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Right Tool for the Right Job: Tools and Approaches for Companies and Investors to Assess Water Risks and Shared Water Challenges (2020)
This report seeks to provide an overview of the three leading water tools available for corporate water risk assessment.
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CDP Global Water Report 2019
This report presents an analysis of responses from the 2,433 companies that completed CDP’s water security questionnaire in 2019, with a focus on how companies are responding to the…
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Bending the Curve of Global Freshwater Biodiversity Loss: An Emergency Recovery Plan (2020)
This report presents an Emergency Recovery Plan to bend the curve of freshwater biodiversity loss.
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Scaling Corporate Water Stewardship to Address Water Challenges in the Colorado River Basin (2020)
This report examines a set of key corporate water stewardship actions and activities, with associated drivers and barriers, to identify how the private sector could address some of the…
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On the Frontline: the State of the World’s Water 2020
This analysis examines how climate change is making it harder for people in the world’s poorest countries to rely on being able to drink clean water every day and…
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From Waste to Resource : Shifting Paradigms for Smarter Wastewater Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean (2020)
This report summarizes the work of the World Bank’s initiative “Wastewater: From Waste to Resource,” launched to raise awareness among decision makers regarding the potential of wastewater as a…
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Short-Changed on Climate Change: Money, Water and the People on the Frontline (2020)
This report explores how the already low levels of funding spent on climate change aren’t being targeted to help the worst affected countries deal with the effects, putting billions…
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Digital Technology Opportunities for the Colorado River Basin (2019)
This report is intended to profile the potential opportunities of emerging digital technologies to address the water quality and quantity challenges faced by public and private entities in the…
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Refinitiv Insight: A Deep Dive into Environmental Metrics (2019)
In this report, Refinitiv looks at its ESG database to understand what companies are doing to improve their impact on the environment, and which are positioning themselves for success…
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NatCap Checker (2019)
The NatCap Checker provides practitioners with a self-assessment tool that enables them to assess, communicate and improve the level of confidence in their natural capital assessments.
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Green Cities: Good Health (2019)
This web site provides an overview of the scientific evidence of human health and well-being benefits provided by urban forestry and urban greening.
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The Future We Want – SDG 17 (2019)
The Future We Want is a short film series produced by Global Compact Network Brazil and highlights the impact of the SDGs on people’s lives, with an emphasis on…
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Drinking Water Guide: A Resource for Advocates (2019)
River Network’s Drinking Water Guide is a first step in helping to create a more informed and engaged national network of advocates for safe, clean, affordable, and sustainable drinking…
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UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) (2019)
The UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) provides policy- and decision-makers at all levels with easily accessible and comprehensive analyses to make informed decisions for…
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Global Environment Monitoring System for Freshwater (2019)
The Global Environment Monitoring System for freshwater (GEMS/Water) collects worldwide water quality data for assessments of status and trends in global inland water quality.
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WASH In Health Care Facilities: Global Baseline Report 2019
This Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP) report focuses on monitoring the status of WASH in health care facilities.
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Developing a Global Compendium on Water Quality Guidelines (2018)
This report lays the groundwork for an online compendium to improve access to examples of water quality guidelines and facilitate a better understanding of how water quality demand and…
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Cities Alive: Water for People (2018)
The report explores pioneering water approaches in cities around the world.
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Monitoring the Quality of Surface Waters (WQI Calculator) (2018)
This calculator measures water quality index on a 100-point scale that summarizes results from a total of nine different measurements.
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Ecolab Case Study: Optimizing Performance and Operational Costs at Cobre Las Cruces’ Opencast Mining Site (2017)
This case demonstrates how Ecolab was able to improve the performance and reduce the operational costs of Cobre Las Cruces S.A.’s opencast mining complex in southwest Spain by conducting…
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The Digitization of Water: Intelligent Platforms for Water Abundance (2017)
This report describes how the Industrial Internet can be leveraged to implement intelligent water platforms.
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National Water Quality Data Portal (2017)
The National Water Quality Data Portal (WQP) is a cooperative service sponsored by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Water…
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Rainwater Capture and Storage for Drinking Water – an Iberdrola Case Study (2017)
This case study shows steps taken by Iberdrola SA to advance sustainable water use and the company’s commitment to meeting SDG 6.
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Detroit Hamtramck a General Motors Case Study (2017)
This case study explores how General Motors added an additional retention pond for storm water to a Detroit facility in order to reduce water withdrawals by 20% through rainwater…
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LafargeHolcim Philippines | Green Roof and Water Management in Philippines Government Office Building (2017)
This case study explores LafargeHolcim’s support of the Philippines government’s mission to protect the Laguna Lake area by providing an innovative green roof for the government’s new building which…
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Insights from China’s Textile Manufacturers: Gaps to Overcome for Clean and Circular Fashion (2017)
The textile industry can use this report to target their actions on the most pressing issues and as a guide for their engagement with manufacturers to advance the transition…
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ASC Farm Standards – Good Practices in Aquaculture (2017)
This good practice focuses on the importance and implementation of responsible aquaculture through Aquaculture Sustainability Council’s nine farm standards.
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Financial Risks & Opportunities in Agricultural Supply Chains (2017)
Agriculture’s environmental and social challenges are felt at every stage of food production, typically affecting farmers first, and then rippling across the supply chain to impact traders, distributors, processors…
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ICMM Position Statement on Water Stewardship (2017)
This position statement sets out International Council on Mining & Metals (ICMM) members’ approach to water stewardship.
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Shared Water, Shared Responsibility, Shared Approach: Water in the Mining Sector (2017)
This paper aims to support the goal of improving…
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U.S. EPA Water Data Portal (2016)
The US EPA Water Data Portal provides data and tools that the EPA uses to protect and restore the America's waters to ensure that they are drinkable,…
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USGS Water Data Portal (2016)
Provides real-time and historical data, including surface water, groundwater, water quality, water use data, and flood and drought conditions.
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