Instead, this new effort involves workers, suppliers and companies as active partners in efforts to improve child and maternal health, promote gender equality and empower women, combat disease, strengthen local communities and protect the environment wherever they do business.
"Anyone whose property is prone to flooding should ensure they have a supply of sandbags ready to protect their home or business should they need to, " the local authority said in a statement.
The stakes are huge for corporations, which theoretically could be held liable for any actions of the government in nations where they do business, pay taxes, and rely on local forces to protect their assets.