Blue chips fight to keep head above water

Jessica Shankleman
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CDP study finds many of the world's leading firms are already facing serious water scarcity risks

Nearly a quarter of the world's largest and most water-intensive companies are already being directly affected by water scarcity, according to a new study from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). The...

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