2016
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6 Principles of World Class Water Stewardship in the Beverage Industry (2016)
The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) members have developed six leadership principles that outline the essentials of water stewardship, plus look forward to what is possible in the future.
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Breede Catchment Water Stewardship Programme – Summary Report (2016)
Learn about collective action and collaborative water management from a real-world example in South Africa.
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CDP Global Water Report 2016
This report is based on CDP’s annual request for investment-relevant information on listed companies in sectors exposed to water risk.
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Colgate-Palmolive’s Customer Engagement (2016)
Colgate-Palmolive launches a campaign to raise customer awareness about the importance of saving water at home.
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Diageo’s Assessment of Local Regulatory Context (2016)
Diageo addresses local water-related risks, specifically around water governance in basins where it has operations.
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Duratex’s Water Measuring Tools (2016)
Duratex showed a 6.6% reduction in water withdrawals in 2015.
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Earth Security Index 2016: Business Diplomacy for Sustainable Development (2016)
The Earth Security Index provides leaders in business, government and society with a way to assess forces and scenarios that can shape a country’s development challenges, including water insecurity, water pollution, water virtual imports, and more.
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Ford Motor Company’s Engagement with Employees and Suppliers (2016)
Ford commits to reducing operational water use by 30% per vehicle from 2015-2020.
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From Doing Better to Doing Enough: Anchoring Corporate Sustainability Targets in Science (2016)
This paper discusses what managers must consider when attempting to set science-based targets for their impact on the climate, land and water.
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High and Dry: Climate Change, Water, and the Economy (2016)
The impacts of climate change will be channeled primarily through the water cycle, with consequences that could be large and uneven across the globe. Water is a vital factor of production, so diminishing water supplies can translate into slower growth that cloud economic prospects.
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Hotel Water Measurement Initiative (2016)
Measure and report on your hotels’ water use in a consistent manner.
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Hygiene Matters Research Initiative (2016)
Swedish pulp and paper company SCA has partnered with WSSCC to create a common platform for raising awareness about the importance of hygiene and sanitation and challenging taboos surrounding personal hygiene.
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Laundry Solution Yields Savings and Guest Satisfaction – Ecolab Case Study (2017)
This case study shows how Ecolab assessed Kinseth Hospitality’s cleaning operations and implemented a program to reduce water use and save energy.
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Managing Menstruation in the Workplace (2016)
This academic paper focuses on the importance of providing adequate menstrual hygiene management for women and girls in the workplace.
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Natural Capital Accounting: The Coca-Cola Water Replenishment Program (2016)
This case study examines The Coca-Cola Company’s collaboration with denkstatt to develop a methodology and practical tool that assess the additional ecosystem benefits of water replenishment projects.
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OMV’s Water Risk Assessment and Management Process (2016)
OMV analyzes and addresses significant water-related risks as part of its bi-annual Enterprise-Wide Risk Management process.
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Open Source: Water Innovation (2016)
This good practice shares Levi Strauss & Co’s innovative water conserving finishing techniques. The company’s Water<Less process can save up to 96 percent of the water used in the denim finishing process.
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Pretreating Wastewater: Good Practice In Cosmetics Production
A wastewater treatment program developed by Veolia optimizes water management at a L’Oreal cosmetic manufacturing plant by pretreating wastewater, resulting in reduced energy consumption, chemicals usage, and sludge production.
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REEL COTTON Code of Conduct Version 2.0 (2016)
The REEL Code of Conduct Version 2.0 provides a verifiable, private standard, based on the REEL COTTON Sustainable Agricultural Practices Hand Book Version 2009 with additions to cover the entire Environmental facet.
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Scaling Corporate Action on Access to WASH in Supply Chains – White Paper (2016)
This paper lays out current company approaches and highlights potential areas to explore during the project’s second phase, focused on developing tools, guidance, and resources.
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The IWA Principles for Water-Wise Cities (2016)
IWA’s Principles for Water-Wise Cities establish a framework that assists urban stakeholders achieve sustainable urban water and emphasizes the importance of collaboration.
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Toward Water Risk Valuation: Investor Feedback on Various Methodologies Applied to 10 Energy ListCo’s (2016)
This report looks at investor concerns and thoughts on water risk valuation approaches, and sets out recommendations for better inclusion of water risks in decision-making processes.
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Use of Market-Based Incentives in Watershed Management (2016)
Managing watersheds shouldn’t just be about regulations. It should be about developing complementary models for the protection and rehabilitation of watersheds through community participation schemes, public-private partnerships and private investment structures.
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WASH Bottleneck Analysis Tool (WASHBAT) (2016)
WASH-BAT is an analysis and monitoring online tool developed to assess the enabling environment of WASH delivery by tracking the removal of barriers to services at national, regional, service provider, and community levels. Users register for access.
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WASH@Work: A Self-Training Handbook (2016)
ILO, in collaboration with member States and social partners, provides several training tools and international instruments to promote occupational safety and health (OSH).
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Water and Sanitation Interlinkages across the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2016)
This brief analyses the central role of water and sanitation to describe the links and interdependencies between the targets of SDG 6 on water and sanitation and those of other SDGs.
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Water Management and Stewardship (2016)
Overview report on corporate water management and stewardship actions.
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Water Stewardship: Leading Practice Sustainable Development Program for the Mining Industry (2016)
This handbook provides s provide practical guidance on environmental, economic and social aspects through all phases of mineral extraction, from exploration to mine construction, operation and closure.
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Water-Using Corporations as Agents Of Water Security, Management and Governance (2016)
This report looks at private sector actors who have power to affect water management and governance processes and their water security outcomes, and investigates their strategies, drivers, and legitimacy.
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Woolworths’ Collective Action to Clear Alien Plants in the Breede Catchment (2016)
Case study on collaborative water stewardship and invasive plant species removal in South Africa.
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World Economic Forum Meeting WASH Discussion Summary (2016)
Discussion of the private sector’s role in achieving universal access to WASH.
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World Water Development Report (2016)
Report highlighting the economic impact of access to water, the positive correlation between investments in the water sector and economic growth, and the key role of water in the transition to a green economy.