Case Studies
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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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Iberdrola’s Operational Improvements and Supplier Engagement (2015)
Iberdrola champions operational water efficiency throughout its value chain.
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Illovo and SUSFARMS: Building Climate Resilient Sugarcane Supply Chains (2017)
This case study looks at how Illovo, a subsidiary company of Associated British Foods, funded various projects, including R&D and water infrastructure, as well as the Sustainable Sugarcane Farm Management System (SUSFARMS) initiative in order to maintain and develop grower supply.
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Imarisha Naivasha Water Stewardship Partnership (2017)
The Imarisha Naivasha Water Stewardship Programme wanted to improve the water availability for communities and businesses in the Lake Naivasha Basin and to improve the water quality by implementing soil and water conservation activities and community water projects.
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Implementation of WASH for Workers and Communities – Case Studies
Nestlé has worked with the WBCSD on adopting and implementing the WASH Pledge throughout their value chain in India, Cameroon, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
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Improved Community Livelihoods and Sustainable Water Management in the River Rwizi Catchment (2017)
This partnership has shown that stakeholder buy-in is a crucial element for the success of the Act Phase. In the case of the partnership in the River Rwizi catchment, ensuring the buy-in and understanding of all stakeholders significantly helped facilitate the implementation of activities and also increased the overall sustainability of the interventions.
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Improvement of Access to Water and Sanitation in Buliisa (2017)
Thoroughness in the stakeholder engagement activities in the Assess Phase led to much easier agreements in the Commit Phase of this partnership on improving water supply and sanitation in two sub-counties in the Buliisa District, Uganda.
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Improving Cooling Water Efficiency at a Petrochemical Plant – Ecolab Case Study (2010)
This case study explores how a petrochemical plant partnered with Nalco and implemented 3D TRASAR technology to ensure system performance and reduce water use.
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Improving Operational Sustainability at an ArcelorMittal Steel Mill – Ecolab Case Study (2017)
Ecolab took multiple steps at ArcelorMittal’s Galati Steel Mill to help create a more sustainable operation, including implementing 3D TRASAR Technology in one of ArcelorMittal’s blast furnace open cooling systems, switching the make-up water source from demineralized water to soft water, and optimizing the recirculation pumps.
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Improving Smallholder Farmers (SHF) Nutrition
GAIN, Unilever, and the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) saw an opportunity to improve the nutrition and health of farmers, workers and their families in supply chains, while working to increase supplier and worker satisfaction, productivity and brand loyalty.
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Investigating Food and Agribusiness Corporations as Global Water Security, Management and Governance Agents: The Case of Nestlé, Bunge and Cargill (2012)
This article investigates how and why some of the world’s largest food and agribusiness corporations engage in global water management and governance in agro-food value chains and political economy networks, and in the emerging forms of transnational water governance.
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Italian Meat Processor Reduces Water and Energy Use – Ecolab Case Study (2017)
This case study shows how Nalco Water strategized to make Italian meat processor Inalca SpA’s operations more sustainable.
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Itawa Springs Protection Project
The Imarisha Naivasha Water Stewardship Programme wanted to improve the water availability for communities and businesses in the Lake Naivasha Basin and to improve the water quality by implementing soil and water conservation activities and community water projects.
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Itza Popo – Replenishing Groundwater through Reforestation in Mexico (2017)
Volkswagen partnered with Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas and local stakeholders to restore the functionality of the ecosystems on the volcanic slopes of Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl in order to replenish groundwater in the Puebla Tlaxcala valley.
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LafargeHolcim France | Water Management and Flood Prevention in France (2017)
This case study looks at LafargeHolcim’s approach to converting a quarry into water retention basins as a solution for flood control.
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LafargeHolcim Philippines | Green Roof and Water Management in Philippines Government Office Building
LafargeHolcim supported the government’s mission to protect the Laguna Lake area and act as an environmental steward by providing innovative technology products for the government’s new building.
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LafargeHolcim Philippines | Green Roof and Water Management in Philippines Government Office Building (2017)
This case study explores LafargeHolcim’s support of the Philippines government’s mission to protect the Laguna Lake area by providing an innovative green roof for the government’s new building which neutralizes the pH of rainwater run-off, among other benefits.
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LafargeHolcim Pledges Support for WASH Initiatives
LarfargeHolcim has committed to the WBCSD WASH Pledge, and is supporting the Open-Defecation Free (ODF) India initiative by using its cement and building materials expertise to construct 3 million toilets.
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Lake Naivasha Initiative | Scoping the Right Level of Engagement (2009)
The horticulture industry around Lake Naivasha leverages collective action to reduce their impact on the lake and engage in water stewardship.
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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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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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Lockheed Martin’s Water Use Efficiency Program (2015)
Lockheed Martin reduced water usage by 25% between 2010 and 2015.
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Lusaka Water Security Initiative (LuWSI) (2017)
LuWSI is a multi-stakeholder collaboration system inspired by and working towards the vision of water security for the residents and businesses of Lusaka.
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Lusaka Water Security Initiative: Wellfield Protection Project (2017)
The objective of this partnership is to protect LWSC wellfields at Shaft 5 and Mass Media, in an environmentally, socially, and financially sustainable manner securing groundwater supply for Lusaka’s residents and businesses.
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Marriott International Achieves Significant Savings in Water – Ecolab Case Study (2017)
This case study explores how Ecolab’s partnership with Marriott International has resulted in significant savings in water, energy, CO2 emissions, and solid waste that help contribute to Marriott’s 2025 sustainability goals.
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Metsä Board’s Water Use Efficiency Measures (2013)
Metsä Board achieves 16% reduction in water use, reducing its impact on local rivers and lakes.
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Mining Co. in Tanzania: Contamination & Supporting Access to Water (2011)
A mining operation in Tanzania confronts their impact on local water quality.
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Mining Company in India: Access to Water and Gender-Related Impacts (2011)
A mining company engages with the local community and an NGO to work towards sustainable water solutions.
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Mississippi Headwaters: The Business Case for Conservation (2019)
This report analyzes the benefits and costs of improving water quality in the Mississippi Headwaters through land preservation and restoration.
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Mlalakua River Restoration Project (MRRP) (2017)
The overall objective of the Mlalakua River Restoration Project (MRRP) was to restore the health of the Mlalakua River and to prevent further pollution.
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MolsonCoors & Clear Creek Watershed Forum (2011)
Molson Coors is the prime motivator in a collective watershed movement engaging in efforts to identify, fund, and implement watershed-improvement projects in the Clear Creek watershed.
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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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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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Natural Infrastructure for Business (2015)
A platform that aims to strengthen the business case for investing in natural infrastructure.
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Natural Infrastructure for Business Platform (2015)
Strengthen the business case for investment in natural infrastructure.
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Navigating Rough Waters: Businesses and Investors Must Adapt for a Water-Stressed Future (2016)
This report is intended to inform both businesses and investors about the reality, risks, and opportunities of water stresses.
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Nestle | Manos al Agua – Intelligent Water Management
Nestlé has partnered with multiple other organizations to formulate an Intelligent Water Management (IWM) plan –
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Nestle | Manos al Agua – Intelligent Water Management (2017)
Nestlé has partnered with multiple organizations to formulate an Intelligent Water Management (IWM) plan to help Colombian coffee bean suppliers improve environmental performance at the farm and watershed level.
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Nestlé: Commitment on Water Stewardship
Nestlé has formally confirmed its public support for the human right to water and sanitation, as adopted by the United Nations General Assembly and the United Nations Human Rights Council.
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Newmont Global Water Strategy
Every Newmont facility has developed a water management charter and plan using an integrated, basin-wide approach that addresses stakeholder and mine water needs and meets all applicable laws and regulations.
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Oil & Gas Company in Tunisia: Conflict and Divisions within Local Communities (2011)
A company faces challenges in engaging local fishing communities.
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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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Paper Mill’s Power Plant Saves Water – Ecolab Case Study (2018)
This case study looks at Nalco Water’s use of 3D TRASAR Technology to generate an annual water savings of 14,430 m3 for a paper mill’s power plant.
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Participatory Learning and Action Toolkit (2012)
To provide a comprehensive, practitioner-oriented, and user-friendly guide, this toolkit includes: 1) background on participatory learning and action (PLA) methodology; 2) a guide for each activity successfully piloted in Kenya; and 3) case studies based on consultants’ experience piloting these tools in the Kenyan context.
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Partnership for a Cleaner Environment (PACE) (2017)
Partnership for a Cleaner Environment (PACE) is a Ford initiative that allows the company to share best practices with its suppliers.
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Procter & Gamble | Water Reduction and Reuse in a P&G Beauty Care Manufacturing Facility (2017)
To ensure the longevity of operations in the region, enable compliance with permit requirements, and exceed sustainability targets, Proctor & Gamble decided to reduce their water risk at their Taicang plant in China.
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Pulse of the Fashion Industry (2018)
This report uses new data and calculations to show that investments in resource efficiency, secure work environments, and sustainable materials can benefit the environment and improve profitability.
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Rainwater Capture and Storage for Drinking Water – an Iberdrola Case Study (2017)
This case study shows steps taken by Iberdrola SA to advance sustainable water use and the company’s commitment to meeting SDG 6.
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Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN)
RAIN is the Coca-Cola Africa Foundation’s (TCCAF) flagship program, and it aims to provide 6 million people in 35 countries in Africa with access to safe water by the end of 2020.
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Rio Tinto | Optimizing the Efficient Use of Scarce Water Resources at Oyu Tolgoi Mine (2017)
Rio Tinto took multiple steps to optimize water use at the Oyo Tolgoi copper and gold mine located in Mongolia’s water scarce South province.