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Guidance for Companies on Respecting the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation: Bringing a Human Rights Lens to Corporate Water Stewardship

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Summary

This document provides companies with practical measures on how to bring a human rights lens to their existing corporate water stewardship practices. The report is designed to be applicable to a broad range of corporate water users, and underscores the important nature of effective stakeholder engagement throughout the process.

Source
Issuer

UNGC

Year

2015

Region

International

Issuer (type)

United Nations Global Compact Office (International)

Instrument type

Guidance

Disclosure instrument

No

Geographical scope

International

Mandatory or voluntary

Voluntary

Collaborators

Pacific Institute

Text analysis

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    • E focus: climate change, energy, environment, environmental management, environmental policy, fisheries, pollution, recycling, waste, water, water management, water quality, water risk, water risks, water scarcity, water use, conservation
    • S focus: collective bargaining, community development, compensation, discrimination, human right, human rights, social impacts, children
    • G focus: audit, bribery, corruption, lobbying, risk management, accountability
    • Administrative services, Agriculture, Finance, Management, Manufacturing, Mining, Transportation