Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
Microsoft, Facebook and Google have all pledged to replenish more water than they use in their direct operations by 2030. BP has set a target year for 2035, and Gap for 2050. These pledges are coming at a time of huge pressure on global water resources, exacerbated by the climate crisis. … The impacts of the water crisis on business are increasingly clear – threatening semiconductor production in Taiwan, scuttling plans for a brewery in Mexico and sending investors competing for water rights in the Colorado River basin.