Olam’s Aviv Farm is first site in Africa to achieve AWS certification
Olam International, a leading agri-business operating in 70 countries, has achieved AWS certification for its Aviv Coffee Plantation in Southern Tanzania....
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June 2016 News
Reduced rate for AWS Introductory Membership “AWS Introductory Membership” is valid up to the end of 2016 and allows organizations joining AWS to participate in the design of the next phase of AWS. To encourage maximum participation in this design and decision-making process we are now offering AWS Introductory Membership at a 50% reduced rate. To take advantage of this opportunity please complete and submit the application form. To see who has already joined AWS please visit our members page. AWS Technical Committee members appointed The initial members of the AWS interim Technical Committee have been appointed and their first meeting held. Primarily drawn...
March 2016 News
2020 STRATEGY AND 2016 PRIORITIES Over recent weeks the AWS Board has been working on strategic priorities for the organization, primarily focusing on the next 12 months, but within a draft framework of goals for 2020. The result is a strategic framework: “Building Participation and Ownership; Maintaining Credibility”. We will be engaging our members through the course of this year to further refine the longer term strategic goals for AWS. To join AWS and help shape our strategic direction please visit http://www.allianceforwaterstewardship.org/get-involved.html#join-aws AWS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE TO BE ESTABLISHED In another significant milestone for AWS, we will shortly be establishing the first AWS Technical Committee...
December 2015 News
FIRST AWS GOLD CERTIFICATION Inghams Enterprises, a leading Australian and New Zealand integrated poultry producer, has achieved gold level AWS certification for one of its major production plants. The Somerville processing plant on the Mornington Peninsula (Victoria) is the second site in the world to achieve AWS certification and the first to achieve gold level. AWS Chair and Secretary of Water Stewardship Australia (WSA), Michael Spencer, congratulated Inghams for achieving this milestone. “The team at Somerville has worked consistently over time to improve water management and work with its community on water issues. The plant provides a wonderful example of how industry...
September 2015 News
September 2015 Ecolab Taicang is first AWS certified site We are delighted to share the exciting news that Ecolab Inc. has achieved AWS certification for its manufacturing plant in Taicang, China. This is the first site in the world to be independently certified to the AWS International Water Stewardship Standard. This first certification is a critical milestone as we pursue our mission to promote responsible use of freshwater. It is fitting that Ecolab is the first company to achieve certification, given their leadership in driving improved water use and their consistent support of the aims of AWS. Ecolab partnered with World Wildlife Fund (WWF)...