Institute for Human Rights and Business has recently published the draft report on Business, Human Rights and the Right to Water: Challenges, Dilemmas and Opportunities, Roundtable Consultative Report. The Reports attempts to ‘summarise the points of view of a group of individuals representing business, international organisations, and civil society who have contributed to issues pertaining to the right to water.’ In this way, it suggests that ‘business has three potential responsibilities concerning water: as a user or consumer as an enabler of access to water and as a provider or distributor of water.’ The Report further observes that: Given that…
