Rising population, increasing industrial and agricultural activities in new markets, pollution and climate change impacts are combining to put unprecedented stress on local water resources. (wbcsdcement.org)
Growing and processing sugar is the first step of making rum — and it's also one of the most environmentally destructive — resulting in soil degradation and erosion, the overuse and pollution of local water resources, the spread of pesticides and fertilizers, emissions of greenhouse gases, and habitat destruction. (treehugger.com)
The decision to return clean water to local communities wasn't an idea dreamt by a bright - eyed Coca - Cola employee, but rather a decision following years of mounting dissatisfaction from locals, consumers and NGOs who have seen the company exhaust local water resources in small communities in the developing world. (globalopportunitynetwork.org)