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Scott McCready appointed AWS Acting CEO

The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) today announce the Board of Trustees’ appointment of Scott McCready as Acting Chief Executive...

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AWS Leadership Transition: A message from AWS Board Chair Max Weisendanger

In 2011, Adrian Sym was appointed as the first Chief Executive of AWS. After 15 years of service, and with...

Aerial View of City with River and Greenery in Salto, Brazil. Pexels/Junior Camargo

Build the skills to implement the AWS Standard Version 3.0

Written by Gracia Plenita Agnindhira, AWS Training and Development Manager Water stewardship enables water users to work together towards common...

AWS Standard Version 3.0 launches at event in Tokyo, Japan 

The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) held the official launch of the AWS Standard Version 3.0 in Japan on 18...

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AWS unveils upgraded global water standard ahead of UN World Water Day

Tokyo / London, 18 March 2026 – The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) today announced the launch of Version 3.0...

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AWS Member Spotlight: Nestlé

Water stewardship is not just a corporate social responsibility (CSR) ‘nice to have’… it is a boardroom priority and the...

Strengthening water stewardship capacity in Tanzania’s public sector

Written by Maheen Malik, AWS Water and Climate Policy Coordinator What comes to mind when you think of Tanzania? The...

AWS China Representative Jason Lu accepts a Bloomberg Green award in November 2025.

AWS named one of Bloomberg Green’s ‘ESG Innovation Drivers’

Shanghai, November 27, 2025 — The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) has been honoured as an ESG Innovation Driver in...

Building water resilience in Bangladesh’s textile sector

The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) convened over 60 key stakeholders in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 29 October for the workshop...

Participants at the AWS Shanghai Water Stewardship Forum 2025.

AWS convenes the second Shanghai Water Stewardship Forum

The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) China Representative Office hosted the ​​Shanghai Water Stewardship Forum​​ in the Jing’an District of...

Strengthening support for AWS Members in Japan

“Japanese companies are already aware of water risks, and water is deeply embedded in Japanese culture. I see great potential...

Celebrating 10 years of AWS Membership: A global movement for water stewardship

In 2015, the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) was formally established as a membership-based organisation. Since then, AWS has grown...

AWS and CNIS sign Memorandum of Understanding to scale water stewardship standards

The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) and the China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS), the publisher of China national water...

Japan Water Stewardship Forum

Japan Water Stewardship Forum 2025: A milestone for cross-sector collaboration

Tokyo, Japan – 1 August, 2025 On Japan Water Day, the Japan Water Stewardship Forum 2025 brought together 170 participants...

AWS Forum 2025: Q&A with Faith Lawrence

The AWS Forum programme takes us to the heart of water stewardship in action, bringing together old friends who have...