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Sustainable management of water resources and access to safe water and sanitation are essential for unlocking economic growth and productivity, and provide significant leverage for existing investments in health and education.  The natural environment e.g. forests, soils and wetlands contributes to management and regulation of water availability and water quality, strengthening the resilience of watersheds and complementing investments in physical infrastructure and institutional and regulatory arrangements for water access, use and disaster preparedness.  Water shortages undercut food security and the incomes of rural farmers while improving water management makes national economies, the agriculture and food sectors more resilient to rainfall variability and able to fulfil the needs of growing population.  Protecting and restoring water-related ecosystems and their biodiversity can ensure water purification and water quality standards. Facts and Statisti...

Gender equality is a fundamental and inviolable human right.  Women’s and girls’ empowerment is an essential factor in expanding economic growth, promoting social development and enhancing business performance. The full incorporation of women’s capacities into labor forces would add percentage points to most national growth rates, to be specific, double digits in many cases.  Further, investing in women’s empowerment produces the double dividend of benefiting women and children, and is pivotal to the health and social development of families, communities and nations. Empowering women and girls and achieving gender equality requires the concerted efforts of all stakeholders, including business.  All companies have baseline responsibilities to respect human rights, including the rights of women and girls. Beyond these baseline responsibilities, companies also have the opportunity to support the empowerment of women and girls through core business, social inv...