Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: Three Essential Ingredients to Resilient Agricultural Supply Chains (2019)
Some of the most challenging water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) issues for companies are within their supply chain. This booklet provides a starting point for how companies can practically approach WASH in supply chains within the broader context of being a water steward.
AWS Performance Monitoring Report
The 2023 AWS Performance Monitoring Report is a comprehensive assessment of AWS’s achievements, learnings and plans for the future.
AWS Case Study – Caithness General Hospital
In November 2019, Caithness General Hospital in Wick, which is managed by NHS Highland, became the first hospital and public-sector agency in the world to achieve AWS certification. NHS Highland, which provides health and social care services in an area representing 41 per cent of Scotland’s land mass, has a responsibility to reduce the environmental […]
AWS Executive Summary – Caithness General Hospital
NHS Highland, which provides health and social care services in an area representing 41 per cent of Scotland’s land mass, has a responsibility to reduce the environmental impact of its activities, including tackling water pollution. In November 2019, Caithness General Hospital in Wick became the first hospital and public-sector agency in the world to achieve […]
Water Risk in the ICT Sector: The Case for Action
In collaboration with the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) and WWF, our first report in the series published on World Water Day 2021, ‘Water Risk in the ICT Sector: The Case for Action’, highlights the risk water poses to business continuity and supply chain resilience in the ICT sector.
The World’s First AWS Group Certification: Ci Técnicas Baltime de Colombia S.A
German food retailer, EDEKA in partnership with the WWF worked with one of their suppliers – Dole Food Company, one of the largest suppliers of fruit and vegetables in the world – to implement the AWS Standard at 11 privately owned banana farms in Colombia, achieving the world’s first AWS Group certification. These large-scale farms […]
WWF Summary Report: Breede Catchment Water Stewardship Programme
This report, led by WWF in partnership with AWS, Marks & Spencer, Woolsworth, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency (BGCMA), shares the lessons learned from the water stewardship initiatives for the second phase of the Breede Water Stewardship Project in the Western Cape and on collective action.
Implementing the AWS Standard – ITC Limited, India
Case study on how the Kovaitamil Nadu unit of ITC Limited PSPD – one of India’s leading private sector companies – became certified as a water stewardship leader.
Implementing the AWS Standard – Nestlé Sheikhupura, Pakistan
Case study on how, in 2017, Nestle Sheikhupura in Pakistan became the first Nestle site in the world to achieve AWS Standard Certification. It shows how uptake of the AWS Standard pushed other industries in Pakistan to improve their practices and understanding of water stewardship.
AWS Good Practices Report
Sharing Good Practices in water stewardship is about improving the efficiency and effectiveness of implementing the AWS standard in real-world conditions. This report focuses on Good Practices to help support those organizations at the beginning of their AWS journey.