Abstract
Water is an essential input for industries and economies around the world. It is used to cool industrial processes, to dilute contaminants, as a solvent, and as a key ingredient in many products, among other uses. Industrial water use and wastewater discharge can adversely affect nearby communities and ecosystems. For example, improper wastewater discharge can severely pollute recreational water bodies, contaminate drinking water supplies, and make water unusable for other needs. Excessive groundwater pumping increases pumping costs for local growers. Large water withdrawals can also take water away from other uses and exacerbate water-quality concerns by further concentrating contaminants.
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For more on the EU Water Framework Directive, see: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/waterframework/index_en.html.
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The Pacific Institute is a founding member of the Alliance for Water Stewardship. For more on the Alliance, see: http://www.allianceforwaterstewardship.org/.
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Policy capture exists where organizations unduly dominate a policy-making process to an extent that excludes or subdues other stakeholder views, resulting in policy that favors narrow vested interests to the detriment of the public good (Morrison et al. 2010).
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For more on the CDP Water Information Request, see: https://cdproject.net/CDP%20Questionaire%20Documents/CDP%20Water%20Disclosure%202010%20Information%20Request.pdf.
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Schulte, P., Morrison, J., Gleick, P.H. (2012). Corporate Water Management. In: Gleick, P.H. (eds) The World’s Water. The World’s Water. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-59726-228-6_2
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