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Bridging Physical and Financial Business Water Risk (2014)

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Shared Water Challenges and Interests: The Case for Private Sector Engagement in Water Policy and Management (2014)

This paper articulates the need to allow companies to contribute to water management efforts, to assist them instead of excluding them, and to insist that they operate in a…

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ICMM Water Stewardship Framework (2014)

This framework provides a common direction, a consistent point of reference and a shared language for companies to continue their water stewardship journey together.

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Veolia True Cost of Water Tools (2014)

By including the concept of the True Cost of Water into business decisions, decision makers can better understand the importance of investing in sustainable water practices.

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A Guide to Traceability: A Practical Approach to Advance Sustainability in Global Supply Chains (2014)

This guide is aimed at supply chain, procurement, sourcing and sustainability professionals who seek to improve the sustainability of their companies’ supply chains.

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Nature and Health (2014)

This article presents the state of knowledge with regards to human health and well-being from contact with nature.

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CDP Global Water Report 2013

This report provides investors and purchasers with insight on the adequacy of the corporate response to water issues.

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Grey Water Footprint Accounting (2013)

These guidelines support Grey Water Footprint accounting at its simplest level, using the least detailed approach to estimate the Grey Water Footprint in the case of diffuse and direct…

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Recycle Pump Seal Water – Good Practices in Food Processing

Large amounts of water are used as pump seals in all types of food and beverage manufacturing. This resource, from the California Department of Water Resources, explores how food manufacturers…

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Good Practice in General Manufacturing: Steam Boiler Optimization and Maintenance

The California Department of Water Resources compiled a series of good practices for general manufacturing processes. Specifically, a good practice for reducing potable water use in manufacturing is to…

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WaterAid Participation Ladder Tool (2013)

Monitor how effectively various groups feel like they are participating and involve in decision-making. The visual aid illustrates the different levels of participation. The diagram is to help the…

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Children’s Rights and Business Principles (2013)

Guidance, tools, and approaches to respecting children’s…

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Metsä Board’s Water Use Efficiency Measures (2013)

Metsä Board achieves 16% reduction in water use, reducing its impact on local rivers and lakes.

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Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas (2013)

Understand where and how water risks and opportunities are emerging worldwide.

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Water Action Hub (2018)

The Water Action Hub is an online water stewardship knowledge sharing and collaboration tool developed by the CEO Water Mandate and the Pacific Institute.

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Investing in Forested Landscapes for Source Water Protection in the US (2013)

This publication offers comprehensive guidance on the economics, science, partnerships, and finance mechanisms underlying successful efforts to secure the water-related functions of forests and other ecosystems.

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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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Participatory Learning and Action Toolkit (2012)

To provide a comprehensive, practitioner-oriented, and user-friendly guide, this toolkit includes: 1) background on participatory learning and action (PLA) methodology; 2) a guide for each activity successfully piloted in…

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Bringing a Human Rights Lens To Corporate Water Stewardship (2012)

This paper aims to assist large-scale water-using companies by providing useful approaches to, and concrete examples of, what respect for the human right to water and sanitation means in…

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Water Footprint Assessment (2012)

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Guide to Water-Related Collective Action (2012)

Establish enduring relationships with a broad spectrum of stakeholders, leaders, and individuals to advance sustainable water management.

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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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Real Time Monitoring System: Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) (2011)

The CLTS Monitoring System is developed primarily to support offline / online data entry of sanitation projects, and to improve reporting through simple visual elements.

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SE Asia Apparel Water Action (2011)

A workshop was held for apparel companies operating in Southeast Asia to learn about the importance of water stewardship and share best practices.

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Suez Environnement’s Collaboration with Watershed Stakeholders (2011)

Suez Environnement develops 12 sustainability commitments to protect watershed health.

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Aqua Gauge (2011)

Inform and strengthen your company’s water management strategies and allow your investors to evaluate current water management activities against detailed definitions of leading practice.

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