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Jan 2012
Principles & Recommended Practices for Corporate Water Stewardship

Dec 29

Worms Feasting on Popular Pesticide-Producing Corn

Dec 24

Nuns Win Hasbro’s Commitment for Safer Toy Packaging

Dec 6
Sourcing Framework for Food and Food Packaging Products Containing Nanomaterials

Dec 2011
Investors Release Best Practices Guidance for Safer Fracking

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Energy Industry
We dialogue with companies about the environmental and social risks associated with their products and operations and press them to be responsible in fuel exploration and production.Woman Gathering Water in Tanzania

Hydraulic Fracturing Resolution with Chevron

Oil Sands Resolution with ExxonMobil

Water
Industry accounts for 22% of the world’s water use which continues to grow rapidly as does industrial pollution of waterways with mountaintop removal in coal mining; hydraulic fracturing with toxic chemicals; and with runoff from large scale meat processing farms.

In a world where 1.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water, we call on companies to adopt and implement a comprehensive human right to water policy:

Human Right to Water
On July 26, 2010 the UN General Assembly declared “the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights."

Woman Gathering Water in Tanzania, by Marco Betti