Business leaders want water to make a splash at Rio+20

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Chief executives at 45 global companies sign UN communiqué calling for action to deal with water scarcity

The chief executives of GlaxoSmithKline, Nestlé, Coca-Cola and Shell are among 45 companies calling on governments meeting in Rio this week to make water security a top priority and work with the private...

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