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Guide to Water-Related Collective Action (2013)
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Getting in Step: Engaging Stakeholders in Your Watershed (2013)

This guide is intended to assist agencies, organizations, and companies involved with watershed management activities with building a stakeholder group.

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Corporate Water Stewardship: Achieving a Sustainable Balance (2013)

This paper presents a business case and strategy that reconciles these complex issues into a cohesive framework for industry to achieve a 100% sustainable water balance (i.e., water neutrality)…

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Investigating Food and Agribusiness Corporations as Global Water Security, Management and Governance Agents: The Case of Nestlé, Bunge and Cargill (2012)

This article investigates how and why some of the world’s largest food and agribusiness corporations engage in global water management and governance in agro-food value chains and political economy…

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Roles of Companies in Water Management – Extending the Boundaries of Private Sector Responsibility? (2012)

This paper reviews the policies and practices of companies in water use and water management, and considers how they manifest an evolution of private sector roles.

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Water Valuation: Building the Business Case (2012)

This publication highlights the business case for companies to engage in valuing water to enhance their decision-making processes.

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Mitigating Corporate Water Risk (2012)

This paper proposes a decision framework for business water-risk response that considers financial instruments and supply management strategies.

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Water as a Casualty of Conflict: Threats to Business and Society in High-Risk Areas (2012)

This white paper focuses on the ways conflict and high-risk situations can affect water systems, and provides a framework for understanding the nature of water challenges faced in these…

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Global Water Footprint Standard (2011)

The Global Water Footprint Assessment Standard can be used to provide comparable quantification and robust analytics, helping corporations, governments, and researchers manage water resources and achieve greater water sustainability….

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Equity and Inclusion Framework (2010)

This framework provides a common platform from which to develop detailed guidance and plans of action in different areas of work on WASH. It includes minimum standards to apply…

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Climate Change, Water, and Risk: Current Water Demands Are Not Sustainable (2010)

This analysis, performed by consulting firm Tetra Tech for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), examined the effects of global warming on water supply and demand in the contiguous…

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The Business Opportunity in Water Conservation (2009)

To continue operating, companies in most sectors must learn how to do more with less water. Achieving that goal is an opportunity as well as a necessity.

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A Safe Operating Space for Humanity (2009)

This report proposes a framework based on ‘planetary boundaries’ for defining biophysical preconditions for human development.

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Water, Energy, and Climate Change: A Contribution from the Business Community (2009)

Water, energy and climate change are inextricably linked. If we truly want to find sustainable solutions, we must ensure that we address all three in a holistic way. This…

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Climate Change and the Global Water Crisis: What Businesses Need to Know and Do (2009)

Businesses will face vastly increased uncertainty about the availability and quality of their water supplies. It will become increasingly crucial for businesses to incorporate climate change factors when assessing…

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Water Disclosure 2.0 (2009)

This study aims to better understand current water-related corporate reporting practices. Specifically, it looks to illustrate various forms of reporting approaches and contents, identify commonalities, differences, and gaps among…

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Water and Human Rights: Exploring the Roles and Responsibilities of Business (2009)

This paper examines how businesses can adhere to John Ruggie’s “corporate responsibility to respect” principle in the context of access to water.

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From Footprint to Public Policy: The Business Future For Addressing Water Issues (2009)

This paper features a roadmap of water risk identification and management approaches that many companies use to address water issues, framed as a journey from water footprint to public…

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Water Scarcity and Climate Change: Growing Risks for Businesses and Investors (2009)

This report looks at the impact of water scarcity and declining water quality on business and the significant interest investors have in catalyzing companies to look more closely at…

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Understanding Water Risk (2009)

A primer on the consequences of water scarcity for government and business.

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Half Full or Half Empty?: Water-Related Risks and Emerging Opportunities for Financial Institutions (2007)

These guidelines address the broad range of water related risks that are faced by financial institutions and the flip-side of those risks – the significant and growing water related…

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At the Crest of a Wave: A Proactive Approach to Corporate Water Strategy (2007)

This report provides guidance on developing and implementing a water strategy based around innovation, investment, and collaboration.

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Water Resources Management: Optimizing within a Watershed Context (2007)

This resource provides an explanation of a model that was developed to evaluate a broad range of technical, economic, and policy management options within a watershed context.

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Corporate Reporting on Water: A Review of Eleven Global Industries (2007)

This report evaluates how global companies recognize, address, and report their water-related risks and practices.

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Freshwater Resources: Managing the Risks Facing the Private Sector (2004)

This paper provides a snapshot of current global water issues, assesses the water-related risks most relevant for the business community, and describes the general kinds of activities companies can…

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- Stakeholder Dialogue
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