Authors Brian Richter and Kari Vigerstol The Nature Conservancy www.nature.org Cate Lamb CDP www.cdp.net Peter Schulte and Jason Morrison Pacific Institute www.pacinst.org The CEO Water Mandate seeks to mobilize a critical mass of business leaders to advance corporate water stewardship – in partnerships with the United Nations, civil society organizations, governments, and other stakeholders. Launched in 2007 by the UN Secretary-General, the CEO Water Mandate is overseen by the UN Global Compact, and implemented in partnership with the Pacific Institute. The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. CDP is an international, not-for-profit organization providing the only global system for companies and cities to measure, disclose, manage and share vital environmental information. We work with market forces to motivate companies to disclose their impacts on the environment and natural resources and take action to reduce them. 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: 1893790622 ISBN-13: 978-1-893790-62-9