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Below are select introductory materials on business and access to water. Further reports from a wide range of sources are in the "Access to water" section of our site.
Key reports & guidance
The right to water [PDF], WHO, OHCHR, COHRE, CESR, Water Aid, Feb 2003
World Water Day and related events, Mar 2009
Draft - Business, Human Rights and the Right to Water Challenges, Dilemmas and Opportunities, Roundtable Consultative Report [PDF], Institute for Human Rights and Business, Jan 2009
Concerns, company responses & non-responses
The Resource Centre invites companies to respond to allegations of misconduct. Below are examples of allegations and company responses regarding access to water. We also indicate when a company has not responded.
Bolivia: Reports that Suez subsidiary Aguas de Illimani restricting access to water in El Alto, Jan 2005. Articles sent by Suez as a response.
China: Report that CCTV footage shows Carlsberg joint-venture polluting water supplies, Apr 2007. Carlsberg response. .
India: Concerns that a proposed Coca-Cola bottling plant in Tamil Nadu will deplete water supplies, Aug 2005. Coca-Cola response.
India: Times of India article says pharmaceutical firms DSM, Max India, Ranbaxy are contaminating water in a Punjab village, Dec 2005. Responses by the three companies.
Mexico: Allegations that Minefinders' subsidiary pollutes water sources, Aug 2008. Minefinders response.
Mexico: [Spanish only] Reports that Grupo Agbar (Aguas de Barcelona) limited access to water in Coahuila, Jun 2008. Grupo Agbar response.
New Caledonia: Indigenous group protests Inco's Goro mine, concerned about future impacts on water supply, Apr 2006. Inco response.
Pakistan: Concerns that Nestlé's 'Pure Life' exacerbates drinking water crisis, Apr 2005. Nestlé response.
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