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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Água e a pandemia da COVID-19: Um plano empresarial para água e COVID-19: Ações práticas para conter a pandemia (2020)

A comunidade empresarial pode desempenhar um papel fundamental no combate à disseminação da COVID-19, bem como reconstruir a economia e reduzir o risco de choques futuros.

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Water and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Business Framework for Water & COVID-19: Practical Actions to Contain the Pandemic (2020)

This Issue Brief aims to articulate the role that the business community can play in combatting the spread of COVID-19, as well as rebuilding the economy and reducing the…

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The AWS E-Standard and Guidance (2020)

The AWS E-Standard and Guidance is an online, interactive version of the AWS Standard 2.0, a globally-applicable framework for major water users to understand their water use and impacts,…

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Sharing Good Practice in Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Standard Implementation (2020)

This report provides findings on good practices of AWS Standard implementation.

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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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WASH Pledge: Guiding Principles (2020)

This publication includes a set of guiding principles that will support companies in their efforts to implement WASH at the workplace – an essential first step for businesses supporting…

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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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The Internet of Water – Inventory Tool (2020)

The mission of the IoW is to build a dynamic and voluntary network of communities and institutions to facilitate the opening, sharing, and integration of water data and information.

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SWA Webinar Series on COVID-19 and WASH (2020)

This webinar series is organized by SWA and consists of dialogues on COVID-19 and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).

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Understanding Hygiene Promotion in the Context of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak (2020)

This note provides guidance on which aspects to consider when planning and implementing a hygiene promotion campaign as part of a broader risk communication and community engagement strategy.

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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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Live: Country Experiences on COVID-19 and WASH (2020)

This live-blog shares WASH approaches Sanitation and Water for All partners are taking in response to the COVID-19 emergency.

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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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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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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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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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Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management Toolbox (2020)

The SSWM Toolbox compiles thousands of “best of” instruments geared to optimize sanitation and water management intervention at a local level all curated in an easy-to-understand yet comprehensive way.

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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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