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Episode: Water-intensive companies aim to use less
Description: Major corporations in water-guzzling industries such as clothing, food, beverage and technology want to be better stewards of the freshwater they use β especially as drought, floods and other extreme weather intensified by climate change threaten their supply chains. But of 72 companies ranked by a sustainability nonprofit over the past year, few are close to achieving the nonprofit's 2030 targets.
Last year, Ceres launched an effort to press companies with large water footprints to protect those resources and address related financial risks. On October 29, the group released an analysis that included such powerhouses as Coca-Cola, General Mills and Amazon.
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