Despite increasing awareness of how water scarcity can hurt the bottom line, companies are not moving quickly enough to address water risks.
This year’s report gives well-deserved accolades to the companies demonstrating excellence in water stewardship, but also implores others to take swifter, bolder actions towards ensuring a water-secure economy and achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6.
The Navigator is a completely free online tool that offers a roadmap for businesses to take a holistic approach to water management. It is supported by a practical guide to smart, sustainable water practices at the facility level the helps companies advance along a “Water Maturity Curve.”
The AWS Standard 2.0 is the updated version of the International Water Stewardship Standard, the globally-endorsed definition of good water stewardship.
This year, UN-Water is leading a campaign to raise awareness and drive action in support of universal access to drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). Mandate endorsers are invited and urged to support this important effort through their own social media challenges.
Volumetric Benefit Accounting (VBA) is a new, practical approach developed to estimate the benefits of water stewardship activities.
The Special Rapporteur is gathering information on how mega-projects impact the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation.
The “Water and Business” event held during Rio Water Week discussed water challenges, public policy, existing solutions, and lack of basic WASH services.
A forum for corporate leaders responsible for management of water resources through the application and research of technologies and best practices.
On November 28th the UN General Assembly Second Committee adopted by consensus a resolution calling for a midterm review of the Water Action Decade in 2023.