Strategy and Business Planning
Showing 101–126 of 126 results
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Understanding Water Risk (2009)
A primer on the consequences of water scarcity for government and business.
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Value Proposition Tool
Positioning statement that explains what benefits the stewardship provides to different stakeholders and how it does it uniquely well.
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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.
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Valuing Water for Sustainable Development (2017)
This article lays out four steps towards better valuation and management of water
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WASH In Health Care Facilities: Global Baseline Report 2019
This Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP) report focuses on monitoring the status of WASH in health care facilities.
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WASH Programme Contribution to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Prevention and Response (2020)
This technical document outlines the overarching strategy and tactics for implementing UNICEF’s COVID-19 WASH response.
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Water & Business: What Every MBA Needs to Know (2020)
This briefing paper highlights the business impacts of water, drawing on examples from companies like Nestle Water, DuPont, Kraft Heinz, and General Motors.
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Water and Climate Change in Southeast Brazil: Impacts and Adaptation (2017)
Slides, recording, and notes from webinar on climate change and water in Southeast Brazil – in English and Portuguese.
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Water and Human Rights: Exploring the Roles and Responsibilities of Business (2009)
This paper examines how businesses can adhere to John Ruggie’s “corporate responsibility to respect” principle in the context of access to water.
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Water Balance Targets (2016)
This report discusses where the concept of water balance came from, the motivations for balance initiatives, types of balance projects and benefits, important considerations, and emerging water stewardship trends in target setting.
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Water Evaluation And Planning (WEAP) (2018)
A user-friendly software and tool that takes an integrated approach to water resources planning. Users register to access this free tool.
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Water Loss Reduction in Zamdela – “Metsimaholo Water Loss Reduction Project” (2019)
This case study looks at actions taken by Sasol to reduce water loss, improve municipal water infrastructure, and improve access to water for the local community in the Zamdela area of the Metsimaholo Local Municipality.
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Water Management and Stewardship (2016)
Overview report on corporate water management and stewardship actions.
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Water Management Expectations to Companies (2015)
An example of how a financial investor expects companies to manage the challenges and opportunities surrounding water resources.
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Water Resources Management: Optimizing within a Watershed Context (2007)
This resource provides an explanation of a model that was developed to evaluate a broad range of technical, economic, and policy management options within a watershed context.
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Water Risk in Brazil and Stewardship as a Response (2017)
Slides and recording from webinar on addressing water challenges through stewardship in Brazil – in English and Portuguese.
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Water Risk Monetizer (2021)
The Ecolab Smart Water Navigator is an easy to use, online tool designed to help protect your business and ensure continued growth. It offers a proven methodology to help organizations bridge the gap between corporate goals and local action.
This free, publicly available tool requires registration to access
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Water Stewardship For Hotel Companies (2018)
This report is intended as a practical resource to define “water stewardship” in the hotel industry to help companies better manage their water use and impacts through six steps.
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Water Stewardship Revisited (2018)
This updated briefing outlines the evolution of water stewardship as we look to the future.
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Water Valuation: Building the Business Case (2012)
This publication highlights the business case for companies to engage in valuing water to enhance their decision-making processes.
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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: Three Essential Ingredients to Resilient Agricultural Supply Chains (2019)
This booklet presents an opportunity for sectors that are reliant upon the agricultural supply chain to take leadership in protecting and improving WASH resources for the people and business in the regions in which they operate.
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Water: A Human and Business Priority (2020)
This article examines how through proactive individual and collective action, businesses can combat the water crisis.
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Watershed Ecosystem Service Tool (2018)
Explore how ecosystem services, land uses, and socioeconomic factors interact across Cambodia’s landscapes.
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WATSCAN Tool for Water Planning and Assessment (2017)
WATSCAN is an integrated IT driven, GIS and Remote Sensing based information system that enables comprehensive watershed evaluation, aimed at devising community-centric water management interventions.
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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.
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World Water Development Report 2019
The 2019 World Water Development Report (WWDR) examines how improved water resource management and access to water supply and sanitation services can help address the causes and alleviate the impacts of poverty and social inequity.