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Corporate Water Disclosure Guidelines (2014)
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Shared Water Challenges and Interests
Understanding "Sufficiency" in Water-Related Collective Action
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Water: A Human and Business Priority (2020)

This article examines how through proactive individual and collective action, businesses can combat the water crisis.

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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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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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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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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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SDG Action Manager (2020)

The United Nations Global Compact is introducing the SDG Action Manager to provide all types of businesses with an opportunity to learn about, manage, and directly improve their sustainability…

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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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Contextual Goals Database (2020)

This database contains leading sustainability goals and commitments set by large companies globally.

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Valuing Water Database (2019)

The Valuing Water Database aims to help you navigate through an array of tools and approaches to water valuation in order to assist you with finding the right one…

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Corporate Water Management and Stewardship: Signs of Evolution Towards Sustainability (2019)

This Briefing note on corporate water management and water stewardship identifies tentative signs of evolution towards sustainability by leading companies.

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Watering the NDCs: National Climate Planning for 2020 and Beyond (2019)

The report is designed to help Parties consider the reality of their water management across sectors, while working towards robust and flexible solutions able to withstand the effects of…

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