Progress Announcement: The Water Resilience Coalition Announces New Members
April 29, 2026 – The Water Resilience Coalition (WRC), a CEO-led initiative driving corporate action on global water stress, announced the addition of members since its last progress announcement in 2025. New members include Waterscan, Xylem, Niagara Cares (the philanthropic division of Niagara Bottling), Oji Holdings, Suntory Holdings, Suntory Global Spirits and Kilimo.
The Water Resilience Coalition is an initiative borne out of the CEO Water Mandate, a partnership between the Pacific Institute and the United Nations Global Compact. By 2030, the Coalition aims to mobilize a critical mass of companies to build water resilience across their operations and supply chains while investing in collective action to secure water in 100 of the world’s most water-stressed basins.
In parallel, the CEO Water Mandate has grown its number of endorsers to more than 600. By endorsing the Mandate, companies commit to ongoing progress in building water resilience through their direct operations, supply chains, watershed management, and beyond.
“The expansion of the CEO Water Mandate and the WRC reflects the growing recognition among leading companies that water security is essential for sustainable business and resilient communities. By uniting their influence and resources through thought leadership and collective action, these companies are driving impact in some of the world’s most critical basins,” said Jason Morrison, Head of the CEO Water Mandate and President of the Pacific Institute.
“The addition of these new members strengthens the Water Resilience Coalition’s ability to drive transformative action where it matters most, on the ground in the world’s most water-stressed basins. Together, we are scaling collective action and innovation to safeguard water for people, nature, and economies alike,” said Matt Kistler, CEO of the Water Resilience Coalition.
About the Water Resilience Coalition
The Water Resilience Coalition is an industry-driven, CEO-led initiative of the CEO Water Mandate, a partnership between the UN Global Compact and the Pacific Institute. The initiative brings together 40+ leading companies representing $5 trillion in combined market value to advance water security in 100+ priority basins globally and drives collective action that delivers measurable business value while strengthening community water resilience. Learn more at https://ceowatermandate.org/resilience/.
About the Pacific Institute
Founded in 1987, the Pacific Institute is a global water think tank that combines science-based thought leadership with active outreach to influence local, national, and international efforts in developing sustainable water policies. From working with Fortune 500 companies to frontline communities, our mission is to create and advance solutions to the world’s most pressing water challenges. Since 2009, the Pacific Institute has also acted as co-secretariat for the CEO Water Mandate, a global commitment platform that mobilizes a critical mass of business leaders to address global water challenges through corporate water stewardship. For more information, visit pacinst.org.
About the UN Global Compact
As a special initiative of the United Nations Secretary-General, the UN Global Compact is a call to companies worldwide to align their operations and strategies with Ten Principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Our vision is clear: to mobilize business to transform sustainability ambition into action at the scale the world demands. With more than 25,000 participants and a presence in over 100 countries through 5 Regional Hubs and more than 70 Country Networks and expansion territories, the UN Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative.
