Facility / River Basin
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Managed Aquifer Recharge Portal (2018)
Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) represents a viable method for sustainable water management. This viewer provides a global overview of MAR suitability maps and MAR case studies and their relevant parameters.
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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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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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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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Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Water – Addressing the Global Crisis (2018)
This Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) gives an introduction to many different aspects of water, including finance, diplomacy, and water services.
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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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Minimize Agricultural Phosphorus Impacts on Water Quality (2006)
This good practice contains a suite of best management practices intended to reduce agricultural phosphorus runoff into surface water, including soil and water conservation practices, management techniques, and social actions appropriate for specific agronomic, environmental, and socioeconomic conditions.
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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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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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Monitoring the Quality of Surface Waters (WQI Calculator) (2018)
This calculator measures water quality index on a 100-point scale that summarizes results from a total of nine different measurements.
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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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Nedbank Water Savings Guide (2020)
This guide shares information on making the best of every drop of water, with tips on how to save water and help shape a water-secure future.
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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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No Water No Growth (2018)
This report seeks to provide an overview of the way in which the social and economic development of continental Asia is dependent on the resources of ten rivers.
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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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On the Frontlines: Climate Change Threatens the Health of America’s Workers (2020)
This report reviews the latest evidence documenting how climate change is threatening the health and safety of workers, identifies research needs, and offers a series of federal policy recommendations to protect workers in an increasingly climate-disrupted world.
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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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Onsite Non-Potable Water Reuse Practice Guide (2018)
The Non-Potable Water Reuse Practice Guide is written with practicing architects and other building design professionals in mind and provides explanations of why you may want to consider non-potable water reuse for projects.
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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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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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Performance in the Watershed Context Concept Paper (2015)
This local watershed concept paper provides a practical perspective on the effects of local watersheds on your business, outlines the basic structure of a practical approach for applying changes, and advances stakeholder understanding of watershed conditions and challenges.
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Performance in Watershed Context Insights Paper (2017)
The purpose of this paper is to share insights BIER has accumulated to help companies make informed water-related investments across a portfolio of operational sites.
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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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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 to period poverty, what’s being done, and how it can be eradicated for good.
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Polyester Plant Cools Down and Reduces Wetlands Discharge (2017)
Ecolab helped a polyester resins and fibers plant reduce the amount of wastewater sent to a municipal treatment plant by 29 million gallons of water annually using products containing Performance Polymer and 3D TRASAR technology, supporting the plant’s sustainability objectives and improving worker safety by reducing chemical handling.
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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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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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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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Reducing Stormwater Pollution – Good Practices In Timber Products Facilities
This good practice looks at ways to mitigate stormwater pollution from timber products facilities.
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Reducing Water Consumption at a Textile Service Operator in Europe – Ecolab Case Study (2015)
This case study explores how a partnership between Ecolab and a leading textile service operator in Europe has resulted in processes and solutions that deliver quality washed textiles, while reducing water and energy use.
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Replenish (2015)
This brief introduces WWF’s perspectives on replenish and how it can fit into broader water stewardship strategies.
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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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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.
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Rising Water Stress Risk Threatens US Coal Plants, Largely Clustered in 5 States (2020)
This article explores how many US coal-fired power plants are facing water stress due to climate change.
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Roles of Companies in Water Management – Extending the Boundaries of Private Sector Responsibility? (2012)
This paper reviews the policies and practices of companies in water use and water management, and considers how they manifest an evolution of private sector roles.
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Safer Chemistry Innovation in the Textile and Apparel Industry (2018)
This report provides an overview of safer chemistry innovation in the textile and apparel sector and identifies hazardous chemicals, which can end up discharged into the environment, potentially causing surface water pollution.
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Sasol and Lebalelo Water Users Association in South Africa (2011)
Mining companies in South African recognize water-related risks to their business, and create a water users association to collaborate with NGOs, government, and communities to address water issues.
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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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Scaling Corporate Water Stewardship to Address Water Challenges in the Colorado River Basin (2020)
This report examines a set of key corporate water stewardship actions and activities, with associated drivers and barriers, to identify how the private sector could address some of the water challenges in the Colorado River Basin.
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Scaling Green Stormwater Infrastructure Through Multiple Benefits in Austin, Texas: Distributed Rainwater Capture on Residential Properties in the Waller Creek Watershed (2020)
This case study explores a collaboration between the Pacific Institute, the City of Austin, the National Wildlife Federation, and Texas Water Trade to scale green stormwater infrastructure on residential properties in Austin.
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SE Asia Apparel Water Action (2011)
A workshop was held for apparel companies operating in Southeast Asia to learn about the importance of water stewardship and share best practices.
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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.