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G4 is the latest generation of ESG reporting guidelines and performance indicators released by the Global Reporting Initiative.
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CERES Aqua Gauge is an Excel-based tool and associated methodology that provides companies with a means to assess their own performance and progress in water management.
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WBCSD's "Water for Business" is an online guide for business that provides them with an overview of water tools and initiatives which they can use or engage with.
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WBCSD's "Business Guide to Water Valuation: An Introduction to Concepts & Techniques", is an online guide to help companies better ascertain the true value water has to their business.
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The revised Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas was developed by the WRI and the Aqueduct Alliance (Bloomberg, Dow, DuPont, GE, Goldman Sachs, John Deere, Shell, Skoll Global Threats Fund, Talism...
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WWF and DEG launch the Water Risk Filter, an online water risk tool with data sheets and interactive maps of 235 countries to help businesses and investors address water-related risk...
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The Global Environmental Management Initiative's tool was developed to help companies and other organisations better understand emerging water issues and how they would affect them – th...
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According to the Global Water Partnership, the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) provides a “process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land ...
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The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) have created a tool for companies to map their water use as well as identify and assess their water risk relative to their...
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A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the assessment of the environmental impact of a given product throughout its lifespan. The ISO14040: 2006 LCA aims to provide a clear overview of the LC...
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Following the success of the Carbon Disclosure Project, in 2010, 302 global companies were sent information requests regarding water-related risks and opportunities so institutional in...
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The CEO Water Mandate is working to map the tools and methods available, to minimize duplication of efforts and promote coordination among the various initiatives that have developed th...
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In collaboration with UBS and Bloomberg, CERES released “Murky Waters? Corporate Reporting on Water Risk” in 2009. The water disclosure practices of 100 publicly-traded companies eight ...
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Established in 2010 by the Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), IIRC aims to develop a new internationally accepted approach t...
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In 2010 the Commission issued Guidance Regarding Disclosure Related to Climate Change … find out how this might impact global supply chains in SEC’s Climate Change Guidance could mean i...
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This was established in 2009 by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) and the Global Compact. SSE ...
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Established its Emerging Market Disclosure Project (EMDP) in 2008, to assess and improve corporate. ESG reporting in emerging markets. EMDP has produced several reports on disclosure an...
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Business Roundtable’s S.E.E. (Society, Environment and Economy) Change is "actively pursuing business strategies that combine traditional corporate goals of higher profit with lower cos...
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The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a network-based organisation that aims to mainstream a firm’s disclosure on environmental, social and governance performance. The GRI produce Su...
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Click on the link below for a list of heavy metals and their maximum allowable discharge concentrations according to the People's Republic of China's national standards, as well as info...
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Two main technologies are applied nowadays in desalination projects: I. Membrane Technologies (60%) Reverse osmosis is a process used to purify concentrated solutions of dissolved...
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Main stages in drinking water production: Water withdrawn from the natural environment will follow these three main processes to become suitable for drinking: 1. Settling: Coar...
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Demineralisation is the process of removing mineral contents in water. Water naturally contains dissolved mineral salts, these salts when present in the boiler water can either cause co...
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According to major International Organisations including UNEP, UNDP, World Bank and the World Resources Institute, when the renewable water resources drop below 1,000m3 per person per y...
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When Pure and Ultra Pure Water are used by different types of industries such like wafer plants, solar panel plants and pharmaceutical manufacturers, the quality required may be differe...
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Click on the link below for an overview of the national standards used to measure the quality of municipal water in China including microbiological, toxicological, sensory and general c...
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The two objectives of proper cooling water system management are: 1. To extend the equipment life by avoiding corrosion or scaling of the metal surfaces in the cooling tower 2. To...
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The industrial waste water treatment is separated into 3 main phases, each phase being more or less advanced and complex depending on the nature of the effluent to be treated and the di...
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The industrial waste water treatment is separated into 3 main phases, each phase being more or less advanced and complex depending on the nature of the effluent to be treated and the ...
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Renewable and non-renewable water resources In computing water resources on a country basis, a distinction is to be made between renewable and non-renewable water resources. Re...
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The industrial waste water treatment is separated into 3 main phases, each phase being more or less advanced and complex depending on the nature of the effluent to be treated and th...
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Definition of Recycled Water by the WateReuse Association: "Recycled Water is the water that is used more than one time before it passes back into the natural water cycle. Wastewater...
