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Shared Water Challenges and Interests
Understanding "Sufficiency" in Water-Related Collective Action
Corporate Water Accounting
Guide to Managing Integrity in Water Stewardship Initiatives (2015)
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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WASH Pledge Implementation Aditya Birla Group Phase 2 Case Study (2021)

This case study highlights the continuing efforts of Aditya Birla Group for implementation of the WASH Pledge in 243 sites across all geographies.

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Tackling the Global Water Crisis: The Role of Water Footprints and Water Stewardship

Water footprints connect powerful actors – companies, markets, investors, and consumers – to the global water and climate crises. They create new incentives and mechanisms to target and trigger…

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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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WASH Supply Chain Tools (2021)

These resources are intended to help companies understand how to invest in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in the workplace, and to make progress on WASH resilience in their…

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IWRM Action Plan Searcher (2021)

The IWRM Action Searcher is a database of priority actions for advancing IWRM as a means of achieving broader water-related objectives.

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Diageo Water Collective Action Implementation Guide (2021)

This guide compiles the lessons and approaches from Diageo’s experience implementing collective action initiatives in priority basins across the world. Following through on the business case for water stewardship,…

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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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The Value of Water for Business (2021)

This session featured corporate leaders discussing what “water means to the business sector” and why it should be prioritized in business decision making, as well as introduced two practical…

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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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Water and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Business Framework for Water and COVID-19: Rebuilding and Resilience: Phases 2 and 3

This Issue Brief expands on Phase 1 of this framework to further articulate the role the business community can play in combatting the spread of COVID-19, as well as…

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Wastewater 101 Toolbox (2021)

The Wastewater 101 Toolbox offers education, training, and resources related to facilitating and incentivizing the proper treatment of wastewater in the textiles industry.

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Volumetric Water Benefit Accounting (VWBA): A Practical Guide to Implementing Water Replenishment Targets (2021)

This guide is intended as a practical resource to facilitate the application of VWBA methods to meet water replenishment targets.

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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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Period Poverty, Stigma, and Female Hygiene Gaps in the U.S. and Around the World (2020)

This guide describes the ways in which period poverty and stigma affect millions of women in the United States and around the world.

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Global Groundwater Maps and U.S. Drought Forecasts (2020)

NASA researchers have developed new satellite-based, weekly global maps of soil moisture and groundwater wetness conditions and one to three-month U.S. forecasts of each product.

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Water Day at Race to Zero November Dialogues (2020)

This event featured speakers from all over the world exploring how entire sectors are already rapidly transitioning to a zero-carbon future.

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Tap into Resilience Toolkit (2020)

The TIR Toolkit is an interactive resource providing actionable information on decentralized water infrastructure for utility decision makers, management, and staff.

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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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Water Stewardship in the Indian Textile Industry: A Handbook of Recommended Good Practices (2020)

This handbook shares recommended good practices for advancing water stewardship through improvements in water use efficiency and water quality, focused on primary and secondary processes in textile mills in…

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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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A Multi-Benefit Approach to Water Management (2020)

This site includes an overview of the multi-benefit framework, examples for applying the framework, and resources for incorporating multiple benefits into your own work.

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IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions (2020)

The IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions is a user-friendly framework for the verification, design and scaling up of Nature-based Solutions.

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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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Scaling Green Stormwater Infrastructure Through Multiple Benefits in Austin, Texas: Distributed Rainwater Capture on Residential Properties in the Waller Creek Watershed (2020)

This case study explores a collaboration between the Pacific Institute, the City of Austin, the National Wildlife Federation, and Texas Water Trade to scale green stormwater infrastructure on residential…

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Period Poverty: What Is It & How Can We Help? (2020)

All around the world women are being held back in life and even put in danger, simply because of their period. This guide will outline key problems related…

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