Authors Peter Schulte and Jason Morrison Pacific Institute www.pacinst.org Stuart Orr WWF International www.panda.org Gavin Power UN Global Compact www.unglobalcompact.org The United Nations Global Compact is a strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. The Pacific Institute is a non-profit sustainability research organization that works to advance environmental protection, economic development, and social equity. The Institute is widely-recognized as a global thought leader regarding water and sustainability. Together, the UN Global Compact and Pacific Institute comprise the CEO Water Mandate Secretariat. The CEO Water Mandate is a unique public-private initiative – established by the UN Secretary General in 2007 and now endorsed by more than 100 companies from a variety of industry sectors – designed to assist companies in the development, implementation, and disclosure of water sustainability policies and practices. WWF is one of the world’s largest and most experienced independent conservation organizations, with over 5 million supporters and a global network active in more than 100 countries. WWF’s mission is to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world’s biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption. Disclaimer All of the views express in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of CEO Water Mandate endorsing companies, stakeholders, or partners. ISBN-10: 189379055X ISBN-13: 978-1-893790-55-1 This discussion paper has been adapted from a chapter featured in The World’s Water Volume 8 (Washington, DC: Island Press, 2014), 19–33. Reprinted by permission of the author and the publisher.