Good Practices & Technologies
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ASC Farm Standards – Good Practices in Aquaculture (2017)
This good practice focuses on the importance and implementation of responsible aquaculture through Aquaculture Sustainability Council’s nine farm standards.
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Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) Standards (2020)
The CmiA standard criteria encompass environmental, social, and economic aspects of cotton farming and ginning.
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Eco Passport (2020)
Eco Passport is an independent certification for chemicals, colorants and accessories used in the manufacturing of textiles and leather articles.
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Global Organic Textile Standard (2020)
The Global Organic Textile Standard is a leading textile processing standard for organic fibers, including ecological and social criteria, backed up by independent certification of the entire textile supply chain.
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Good Practice in Asphalt Manufacturing: Segregate and Minimize the Use of Release Agents
The European Asphalt Pavement Association compiled a series of good practices for water pollution reduction in the asphalt manufacturing industry. This resource covers the importance of segregating wastewater containing release agents from the general wastewater stream.
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Good Practice in Cement Production: Dry Process Kilns
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s “Cement Sustainability Initiative” recommends using dry kilns processes in cement powder production to reduce water consumption.
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Good Practice in Food Manufacturing: Using Dry Cleaning and Sorting Methods
The California Department of Water Resources compiled a series of good practices for water efficiency in the food and beverage industry. Specifically, a good practice for food manufacturers is to reduce water use in product washing and sorting by switching to dry, mechanical processes when feasible.
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Good Practice in Personal Care Manufacturing: Remove Triclosan from Products
The Canadian Government recommends removing triclosan from personal care products and replacing it with safer chemicals to reduce pollution to aquatic ecosystems.
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Good Practice in Personal Care Product Manufacturing: Use of Sustainable Palm Oil
Palm oil is used within numerous personal products including liquid detergents, soaps, shampoos, lipstick, waxes, polishes, make-up, and more. Although palm oil is chemically stable, productive, and low cost; the expansion of its use has led to deforestation and habitat loss. WWF recommends companies investigate their palm oil suppliers and participate in collations that promote sustainable palm oil supplies.
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Gypsum Drywall Alternatives: Good Practice in Construction Industries (2010)
This good practice lays out green alternatives to gypsum wallboard, which can help prevent ground water pollution and save energy.
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Love Your Clothes (2018)
The Love Your Clothes campaign has been developed together with industry organizations to help change the way consumers buy, use, and dispose of their clothing.
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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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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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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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Recirculating Process Water – Good Practices for Disposal of Industrial Process Water (1978)
The Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management organization recommend reusing or recirculating industrial process water as a good practice for mitigating organic polymer water pollution in pollutant intense adhesive manufacturing processes.
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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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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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Sharing Good Practice in Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Standard Implementation (2020)
This report provides findings on good practices of AWS Standard implementation.
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Solutions for Sustainable Water Savings (2007)
This good practice provides a framework for site managers, corporate officers, engineering firms, and water saving advocates to develop a water efficiency objective, and shows the necessary steps in delivering a reduction of water footprint and measuring the associated financial impact.
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Sustainability Reporting Guidance for the Oil and Gas Industry (2020)
This report provides oil and gas companies with a framework to demonstrate their role in the energy transition by reporting on how they manage climate and sustainability impacts and opportunities.
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Sustainable Cotton Farming – Good Practices in Textile Material Industries
The Better Cotton Principles and Criteria (P&C) assist farmers with sustainable cotton farming, which can improve water quality and water use efficiency.
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Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management Toolbox (2020)
The SSWM Toolbox compiles thousands of “best of” instruments geared to optimize sanitation and water management intervention at a local level all curated in an easy-to-understand yet comprehensive way.
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Sustainable Timber Sourcing – Good Practices in Construction Material Industries
The Forest Stewardship Council created the Principles of Forest Stewardship as a worldwide standard to promote environmentally responsible, socially beneficial and economically viable management of the world’s forests.
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The Five Goods (2018)
‘The Five Goods’ stem from Fashion for Good’s robust definition of ‘good’ and intend to guide the sector with a genuine and accountable framework with the promise of social, economic, and environmental prosperity.
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Treating Wastewater Containing Formaldehyde – Good Practices in Manufacturing Resin (2001)
Many industrial activities utilize formaldehyde as a key chemical in organic synthesis, which can lead to effluents arising from these applications containing significant amounts of formaldehyde. This paper looks at a method using sodium sulphite to convert formaldehyde to an easily biodegradable substance.
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Utilizing Ultra-filtration to Treat Wastewater in Adhesive Manufacturing
Ultra-filtration is a wastewater treatment method that is particularly effective in removing suspended solids, oil and grease, and complex heavy metals. Specifically, ultra-filtration was proven to be a viable unit process for separating adhesives and sealants manufacturing wastewaters into low-volume concentrate streams.
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WASH Solutions from Tata Steel Nest-In (2018)
Tata Steel has developed two prefabricated construction offerings, a modular toilet and a drinking water kiosk, to address drinking water and sanitation challenges globally.
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Water Filter Media of Granulated Ceramics (2018)
This best practice shows how TAM Ceramics filter systems address sustainable water treatment on a large scale, providing safe drinking water to communities with systems that are inexpensive, simple to use, and easy to maintain.
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Water Stewardship in the Indian Textile Industry: A Handbook of Recommended Good Practices (2020)
This handbook shares recommended good practices for advancing water stewardship through improvements in water use efficiency and water quality, focused on primary and secondary processes in textile mills in India.
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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 Use Guidance for Construction Product Manufacturers
Construction product manufacturers are becoming increasingly aware of the potential impact of variable supplies of suitable water and the risk this poses to their businesses. This good practice details steps construction manufacturers in the United Kingdom can take to mitigate water stress, become more water efficient, and utilize products that enable both householders and businesses to minimize their water usage.