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Respecting the Human Rights to Water & Sanitation (2015)
Guide to Setting Site Water Targets Informed by Catchment Context
Guide to Responsible Business Engagement with Water Policy (2010)
Understanding Key Water Stewardship Terms
Guide to Water-Related Collective Action (2013)
Water Resilience Coalition
Volumetric Water Benefit Accounting (VWBA): A Practical Guide to Implementing Water Replenishment Targets (2021)
Setting Enterprise Water Targets: A Guide for Companies (2021)

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Mission-Critical: Invest in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for a Healthy and Green Economic Recovery (2021)

This report provides an updated investment case for WASH services, reflecting major global challenges such as climate change, COVID-19 response and recovery, and building resilience.

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Collective Action & Water Funds (2021)

The third article in this three-part series from The Nature Conservancy focuses on how Water Funds can be used by businesses to address water risk via collective action.

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Collective Action to Address Water Security (2021)

The second article in this three-part series from The Nature Conservancy outlines why collective action for corporate water users is key to addressing water risk.

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CDP Global Water Report 2020

This report presents an analysis of the 2,934 companies that reported information about their water risks, impacts and associated responses and strategies through CDP’s water security questionnaire in 2020.

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UN World Water Development Report 2021

This report presents a number of methodologies and approaches to valuing water across different use sectors and shows how these tools have been applied to improve water management.

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Benefit Accounting of Nature-Based Solutions for Watersheds: Guide (2021)

This guide indicates which specific NBS activities can be implemented in various habitats and suggests methods for measuring the benefits.

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The Role of Onsite Water Systems in Advancing Water Resilience in Silicon Valley (2021)

This report examines the opportunities and challenges associated with scaling onsite non-potable water systems (ONWS) in Silicon Valley.

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Rising Water Stress Risk Threatens US Coal Plants, Largely Clustered in 5 States (2020)

This article explores how many US coal-fired power plants are facing water stress due to climate change.

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Leveraging the Power of Collaborations (2020)

This report explores the dynamics driving the evolution of company collaboration in and across sectors and highlights some of the innovative models that have developed.

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Troubled Waters (2020)

This piece explains the causes of water stress, why it is likely to intensify in the decades ahead, and sketches out financial implications for portfolios.

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Avaliando os benefícios das Soluções Baseadas na Natureza para o planejamento de bacias hidrográficas (2020)

Esta avaliação da paisagem é o resultado da Fase 1 de um projeto de três fases e foi projetada para informar o caminho a se seguir para envolver o…

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Water Risk Scenarios: TCFD-Aligned Scenarios to Help Companies and Investors Turn Risk into Resilience (2020)

The aim of this brief is to provide an overview of the new WWF Water Risk Filter scenarios and guidance on how scenario analysis can help companies and investors…

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Desalination’s Role in a Circular Water Economy Research Brief (2020)

This research brief highlights key policy insights from the publication “Desalination for a Circular Water Economy” in Energy and Environmental Sciences.

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On the Frontlines: Climate Change Threatens the Health of America’s Workers (2020)

This report reviews the latest evidence documenting how climate change is threatening the health and safety of workers, identifies research needs, and offers a series of federal policy recommendations…

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UN Global Compact 20th-Anniversary Progress Report: Uniting Business in the Decade of Action (2020)

This report provides an assessment of how companies participating in the UN Global Compact are adopting the Ten Principles and taking action to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals…

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Incorporating Multiple Benefits into Water Projects: A Guide for Water Managers (2020)

This guidebook uses a “multi-benefit framework” to provide a modular, flexible approach for water managers interested in incorporating multiple benefits into water management decisions.

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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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Mapping Public Water Management: Proof of Concept (2020)

This technical note tests a novel data collection approach that relies on crowdsourcing data from multinational enterprises with operations across many geographies.

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Make Way for the Future of Sanitation (2020)

This report provides a review of new enterprise models shaping the development of a transformational sanitation economy.

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Water & Business: What Every MBA Needs to Know (2020)

This briefing paper highlights the business impacts of water, drawing on examples from companies like Nestle Water, DuPont, Kraft Heinz, and General Motors.

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WASH Programme Contribution to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Prevention and Response (2020)

This technical document outlines the overarching strategy and tactics for implementing UNICEF’s COVID-19 WASH response.

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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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World Water Development Report 2020: Water and Climate Change (2020)

The 2020 U.N. World Water Development Report focuses on the challenges, opportunities and potential responses to climate change, in terms of adaptation, mitigation and improved resilience that can be…

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The Business Case for Sustainable Hotels (2020)

This report offers research that analyzes the business case for sustainable hotels under six categories, and provides recommendations, evidence and actions for each partner in the property value chain.

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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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Corporate Water Resilience in an Uncertain Future (2020)

This paper summarizes existing literature assessing the physical risks of climate change to the private sector and examples of how the private sector can address these risks and build…

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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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Context-Based Decision Guide for Water Reuse and Recycling (2020)

This guide is intended to accelerate internal conversations and decisions at the regional and facility level with regards to investments in advancing water stewardship.

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Achieving Abundance: Understanding the Cost of a Sustainable Water Future (2020)

This Working Paper proposes a method whereby any decision-maker can calculate the cost required to deliver sustainable water management to a geography.

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