Corporations as Custodians of the Public Good?

Therese Rudebeck is a lecturer in environmental economics at University of St Andrews. Prior to joining University of St Andrews, she was a research associate at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford. Her research interests include corporate water strategies, and businesses’ role in public water management and governance. More broadly, she focuses on the intersection between global politics and natural resources management.Dr Rudebeck holds a PhD and an MPhil in Geography from University of Cambridge. She received her M.A. in Sustainable Development and International Relations from the University of St Andrews. Alongside her research, she has worked with the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), the Global Water Partnership (GWP), the 2030 Water Resources Group (WRG), and the European Water Stewardship (EWS).

• Chapter 1. Introducing Corporate Water Stewardship in the Context of Global Water Governance.- Part I: Incorporation.- Chapter 2. Understanding the Enabling Environment.- Chapter 3. The Rise of Corporate Water Stewardship.- Part II: Involvement.- Chapter 4. Companies and Water Resources Management.- Chapter 5. Companies and Water Sanitation and Hygiene.- Part III: Influence.- Chapter 6. Corporate Legitimacy in Collective Action.- Chapter 7. Corporations and the Shaping of the Global Water Agenda.- Chapter 8. Imagining Pathways Forward: Corporate Water Stewardship and the future of Global Water Governance.