What does AWS do?

The Alliance for Water Stewardship Inc. (AWS) is building a global water stewardship system to be launched in 2013 to promote and reward sustainable use of water by major water users. The system will comprise globally consistent principles (and criteria) for responsible water use set out in an International Water Stewardship Standard; a multi-stakeholder governance structure to eventually own the stewardship Standard and system, a credible verification process for performance against the standard, and; a recognised international brand that drives participation and rewards participants in the system.

The Standard is being developed through the multi-stakeholder global Water Roundtable process.