Corporate Water Stewardship

The Pacific Institute has long been known for its ability to inform and mobilize the business community to take water action. A 2004 Pacific Institute report was among the first to call the global business community’s attention to intensifying water risks.  

Since 2007, the Pacific Institute has convened the private sector to take action on water through the CEO Water Mandate. Working in partnership with the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, the CEO Water Mandate offers a powerful forum for more than 350 companies to share practices and forge partnerships to address urgent water challenges.  

The Pacific Institute also partners with the United Nations Global Compact to directly engage CEOs from major companies to elevate water action on corporate agendas. Launched in 2020, the Water Resilience Coalition convenes some of the world’s most influential companies and CEOs to build water resilience in their operations and supply chains. These companies are also taking collective action in 100 high-priority basins identified by the Pacific Institute. Today, companies with operations in more than 140 countries have joined the effort. Together with local communities and NGO partners, they are investing in river basins across Asia, Africa, South America, and North America.