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Major corporations in industries that produce clothing, food, drinks and technology services use a lot of water. 

生产服装、食品、饮料和技术服务行业的大型企业消耗大量水。 

However, many companies say they want to be more responsible about the freshwater they use. Drought, floods and extreme weather also threaten their supply chains. 

然而，许多公司表示，他们希望对自己使用的淡水更加负责。 干旱、洪水和极端天气也威胁着他们的供应链。 

The nonprofit environmental group Ceres ranked 72 companies for their sustainability efforts. Ceres said few of the businesses are close to reaching the 2030 goals set by the group, which is based in Boston, Massachusetts. 

非营利环保组织 Ceres 对 72 家公司的可持续发展努力进行了排名。 Ceres 表示，很少有企业能够接近实现该组织设定的 2030 年目标，该组织总部位于马萨诸塞州波士顿。 

Last year, Ceres launched an effort to push companies with large water usage to protect water resources. Recently, the group released a study that included the corporations Coca-Cola, General Mills and Amazon. 

去年，Ceres发起了一项行动，推动用水量大的企业保护水资源。 最近，该组织发布了一项研究，其中包括可口可乐、通用磨坊和亚马逊等公司。 

“There’s no doubt that companies need to do better,” said Kirsten James. She is a program director for water at Ceres. 

“毫无疑问，公司需要做得更好，”克尔斯滕·詹姆斯说。 她是 Ceres 的水项目总监。

Ceres said the companies were chosen from four industries based on their size and use of water. They were ranked based on several factors, including promises to protect the amount and quality of the water they use, as well as the environments that supply it. They were also tested on whether they helped improve access to water and sanitation in communities where they do business. Ceres used publicly available information, including information the companies provided to the government through March.

Ceres 表示，这些公司是根据规模和用水量从四个行业中选出的。 他们的排名是根据几个因素进行的，包括承诺保护其使用的水量和质量，以及供应水的环境。 他们还接受了测试，看看他们是否帮助改善了他们开展业务的社区获得水和卫生设施的情况。 Cere