CEOs Issue Global Call to Action on Water Crisis

Global Compact, July 10, 2007 - “In an extraordinary call to action, a group of chief executive officers representing some of the world’s largest corporations today urged their business peers everywhere to take immediate action to address the emerging global water crisis. The CEOs of six corporations – The Coca-Cola Company, Levi Strauss & Co., Läckeby Water Group, Nestlé S.A., SABMiller, and Suez – announced their call to action at the 2007 Global Compact Leaders Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, where they launched ‘The CEO Water Mandate’ – a project designed to help companies better manage water use in their direct operations and throughout their supply chains.” Read more.