2019
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Action Brief 3.1: Action Learning Projects (2018)
The projects aim to assess the current water use trends, identify and map out the key stakeholders, shared water-related risks, challenges and opportunity at the site and catchment level, and develop a water stewardship plan following the framework of AWS Standard.
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Adapt Now: A Global Call for Leadership on Climate Resilience (2019)
This report focuses on making the case for climate adaptation, providing specific insights and recommendations in key sectors: food security, the natural environment, water, cities and urban areas, infrastructure, disaster risk management, and finance.
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Beverage Industry Continues to Drive Improvement in Water, Energy, and Emissions Efficiency (2019)
The tenth Benchmarking Study released by the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) is a comprehensive quantitative and qualitative benchmark of water, energy, and emissions efficiency in the beverage industry.
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Blue Peace Index (2019)
The Blue Peace Index is a research tool that measures how well countries manage transboundary water resources.
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BRK Ambiental Presents: Women and Sanitation (2019)
This study analyzes, from several complementary points of view, the issue of women’s lives and access to sanitation in Brazil, and how the lack of sanitation compromises the health of Brazilian women.
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Certificate Program in Water Risk Management for the Private Sector (2019)
The certificate program provides managers, analysts, risk officers, decision-makers and consultants with the knowledge and techniques to improve water risk identification, assessments, and management.
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Climate Action and Support Trends (2019)
This report provides an overview of the action taken by governments to address climate change in response to UNFCCC mandates and details the status of climate action and relevant support provided and received.
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CLIMATE CHANGE: Opportunities to Reduce Federal Fiscal Exposure (2019)
This report provides an analysis of the economic costs and benefits of climate change to U.S. sectors and regions.
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Collaborative Conservation and Adaptation Strategy Toolbox (CCAST) (2018)
The Southwest Climate Hub, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, and Forest Service have collaborated to create an online library of conservation case studies.
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Connected and Flowing: A Renewable Future for Rivers, Climate and People (2019)
This report explores how a set of planning approaches, and policy and financial mechanisms, can ensure that the world benefits from the renewable revolution by accelerating the arrival of power systems that are low carbon, low cost, and low impact.
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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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Digital Technology Opportunities for the Colorado River Basin (2019)
This report is intended to profile the potential opportunities of emerging digital technologies to address the water quality and quantity challenges faced by public and private entities in the Basin.
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Drinking Water Guide: A Resource for Advocates (2019)
River Network’s Drinking Water Guide is a first step in helping to create a more informed and engaged national network of advocates for safe, clean, affordable, and sustainable drinking water systems.
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Drought Toolbox (2019)
The Drought Toolbox provides drought stakeholders with easy access to tools, case studies, and other resources to support the design of National Drought Policy Plan.
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Environment Live (2019)
Environment Live is a dynamic on-line platform from the UN Environment’s Science division for sharing contextualized data and knowledge to keep the environment under review.
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Feeding Ourselves Thirsty (2019)
This analysis provides investors with guidance and relevant data for evaluating the water risk management of publicly held companies in the food sector.
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From Water Management to Water Stewardship—A Policy Maker’s Opinion on the Progress of the Mining Sector (2019)
This paper overviews the drivers that have resulted in the mining sector expanding its approach from water management within the operational fence line to catchment water stewardship, along with some major obstacles to continued progress.
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geoFootprint (2019)
geoFootprint is a public and collaborative tool that gives instant access to the environmental footprint of agricultural crops on a world map.
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Global Environment Monitoring System for Freshwater (2019)
The Global Environment Monitoring System for freshwater (GEMS/Water) collects worldwide water quality data for assessments of status and trends in global inland water quality.
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Green Cities: Good Health (2019)
This web site provides an overview of the scientific evidence of human health and well-being benefits provided by urban forestry and urban greening.
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Guidance on Menstrual Health and Hygiene (2019)
This guidance was developed for UNICEF WASH, Education, Health, and Gender specialists or focal points in country offices who are working with their partners to develop programs related to menstrual health and hygiene.
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Guide to Menstrual Hygiene Materials (2019)
This document provides guidance for staff from the UNICEF Supply Division and Programme Division on the selection and procurement of appropriate materials and supplies for menstrual hygiene management, particularly during humanitarian response.
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India Water Tool (2019)
The India Water Tool brings together 20 datasets and risk indicators to help users understand their water risks in India.
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Multi-Benefit Resource Library (2019)
The Pacific Institute has launched a resource library containing insights on the multiple benefits of a broad range of water management strategies.
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Natural Capital Protocol (2019)
The Protocol offers a standardized framework for the identification, measurement, and valuation of impacts and dependencies on natural capital in order to inform organizational decisions.
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New Acre Project (2019)
The New Acre Project allows companies to fund environmental projects on local farms and ranches across Canada, delivering a bundle of ecosystem services, such as cleaner air, cleaner water, and more biodiversity.
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One Water Leadership Insights (2019)
US Water Alliance’s One Water movement seeks to proactively advance policies and programs that manage water resources to advance a better quality of life for everyone. On a monthly basis, US Water Alliance CEO Radhika Fox sits down with an Alliance member to learn about their One Water innovations.
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Online Brine Platform (2019)
The Online Brine Platform is an active web service that aims to promote the flow of secondary raw materials by linking brine owners with mineral/water users and technology providers.
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Physical, Regulatory and Reputational Water Risks as Predictors of Water Stewardship among Global Corporations (2016)
This report examines the most important factors related to Corporate Water Stewardship practice among global corporations that publicly disclosed to the Carbon Disclosure Project Investor Water Program (CDP-IWP).
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Putting Nature to Work: Integrating Green and Gray Infrastructure for Water Security and Climate Resilience (2019)
This report shows how putting nature to work can help deliver infrastructure services with greater impact and lower cost, all the while reducing risks from disaster, boosting water security and enhancing climate resilience.
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Quality Unknown : The Invisible Water Crisis (2019)
This report examines the effects of water quality on economic growth, presenting new evidence and new data that call urgent attention to the hidden dangers lying beneath water’s surface.
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Raising Ambitions on the Road to COP25: High-level Strategic Workshop on Water and Climate (2019)
This workshop’s primary goal was to mobilize and encourage a range of political and institutional stakeholders from water and the climate arenas to continue and improve the long-term visibility of water within climate discussions.
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Refinitiv Insight: A Deep Dive into Environmental Metrics (2019)
In this report, Refinitiv looks at its ESG database to understand what companies are doing to improve their impact on the environment, and which are positioning themselves for success in the transition to low-carbon economies.
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Saving Water at a Gas-To-Liquids Refinery – Ecolab Case Study
Ecolab partnered with a major gas-to-liquids refinery in South Africa to mitigate its cooling water management challenges, helping to manage the refinery’s corrosion, microbial activity, and water consumption.
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Setting Site Water Targets Informed By Catchment Context: A Guide For Companies (2019)
This guide aims to help companies set effective site water targets that are informed by catchment context, which can create value and lessen risks for the company and support collective action.
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Smart Water Navigator (2019)
The Smart Water Navigator is based on a simple, 13-question assessment that offers a practical guide to smart, sustainable water practices, providing a roadmap that will help your facilities improve the way they use water.
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Strengthening the Business Case for WASH – Breakfast Session Summary (2019)
The summary of this session held at Stockholm World Water Week 2019 highlights progress made by companies pilot-testing guidance from Strengthening the Business Case for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, and offers insight on next steps.
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TCFD Implementation Guide (2019)
This paper offers practical guidance on fulfilling the TCFD recommendations for corporate disclosures of climate-related information using market-tested frameworks, standards, and resources from the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB).
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The CEO Water Mandate 2018-2020 Strategic Plan: 2019 Update
The 2019 update to the Mandate’s 2018-2020 Strategic Plan lays out a roadmap for how the Mandate and its endorsing companies can advance water security around the world, and in so doing help manage the many water risks facing businesses, communities, and ecosystems.
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The Decade to Deliver: A Call to Business Action (2019)
This CEO Study on the business contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals explores the views of more than 1,000 top executives across 21 industries and 99 countries on the opportunities and challenges to sustainability.
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The Future We Want – SDG 17 (2019)
The Future We Want is a short film series produced by Global Compact Network Brazil and highlights the impact of the SDGs on people’s lives, with an emphasis on the crucial role of the business sector.
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The Future We Want – SDG 6 (2019)
This is the second film from The Future We Want, a short film series that highlights the impact of the SDGs on people’s lives and emphasizes the crucial role of the business sector.
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The NbS Evidence Platform (2019)
This tool is an interactive map linking nature-based solutions to climate change adaptation outcomes based on a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature.
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The State of Sustainable Business 2019
The 11th Annual BSR/GlobeScan State of Sustainable Business Survey provides insight into the world of sustainable business and identifies common perceptions and practices of corporate sustainability professionals.
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The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2018
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2018 reviews progress in the third year of implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019 uses the latest available data to track global progress on the SDGs and to take stock of how far we have come in realizing our commitments.
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Towards Sustainable Mining: Water Stewardship Protocol (2019)
The purpose of the assessment protocol is to provide guidance to facilities in completing their evaluation of water stewardship performance against TSM indicators.
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UN-Water Annual Report 2018
This report highlights steps taken by UN-Water in 2018 to continue its mission to coordinate the efforts of UN entities and international organizations working on water and sanitation issues.
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UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) (2019)
The UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) provides policy- and decision-makers at all levels with easily accessible and comprehensive analyses to make informed decisions for sanitation, drinking-water, and hygiene.
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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 for your needs.