2014
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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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Bridging Physical and Financial Business Water Risk (2014)
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Driving Harmonization of Water-Related Terminology (2014)
The Mandate Secretariat along with participating organizations have attempted to reach shared understanding of water-related terminology, while also identifying areas where there is divergence in understanding.
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Frontiers of CLTS: How to Trigger for Handwashing with Soap (2014)
The purpose of this document is to outline several practical tools which can be used as a part of CLTS in order to trigger realisation among communities of the importance of handwashing with soap, as well as eliminating open defecation.
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LS&Co. Water Recycle/Reuse Standard (2014)
Levi Strauss & Co. has issued this standard to encourage preservation of fresh water through water recycling.
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Nalco Membrane Technology Helps Fertilizer Plant Reduce Water Use (2014)
This case study explores how Ecolab helped a fertilizer plant in Latin America achieve significant improvements in the performance of its reverse osmosis system with the help of 3D TRASAR Membrane Technology, resulting in reduced use of water, chemicals and labor.
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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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Post-2015 Agenda and Related SDGs Issue Focus: Water & Sanitation (2014)
The purpose of this issue paper is to inform governments and policy makers of the responsible business community’s willingness to contribute to the formation of any water and sanitation goals as well as future implementation efforts involving the private sector.
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Realizing the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation (2014)
The United Nations Special Rapporteur has been working closely with several organizations interested in understanding what the human rights to water and sanitation mean for their work, and how to translate these rights into practice.
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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 manner that justifies their presence and is welcomed by local stakeholders.
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The AWS International Water Stewardship Standard (2014)
AWS Standard is a globally-applicable framework for major water users to understand their water use and impacts, and to work collaboratively and transparently for sustainable water management within a catchment context.
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Understanding “Sufficiency” | The Colorado River Delta: Overdrawn and Dried Up (2014)
With the financial support of companies, NGOs were able to do a restoration project and purchase water for a pulse flow in 2014 to revive the Colorado River Delta in Mexico.
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Understanding “Sufficiency” in Water-Related Collective Action (2014)
By understanding the size and nature of the gap between desired conditions in a watershed (i.e., what might be considered “sufficient” to promote community and ecological well-being) and current conditions, companies can determine how much and what type of action is needed.
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WASH Pledge self-assessment tool for business (2020)
Evaluate the current status of access to safe WASH at the workplace in a given facility of your company.