Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS)

Calling researchers and evaluators interested in #WaterStewardship!   As part of our Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) System activities, AWS has initiated a long-term independent impact evaluation programme to investigate the attributable impacts of the AWS Standard System. This is the first in a series of impact evaluation projects to be implemented in the coming years. We are now seeking proposals for Phase Two of AWS’s first independent Impact Evaluation, which will focus on #WaterGovernance using a large and diverse sample of sites. To learn more about this project and how to apply, download the call for proposals from our website 👉 a4ws.org/aws-jobs Closing date: 23 August 2024 -- #A4WS #WaterStewardship #ImpactEvaluation #Sustainability #Research

The Alliance for Water Stewardship 2024 Annual General Meeting will be held online: 🗓 Date: Thursday, 31 October 2024  ⏱ Time: 14:00-16:00 (BST/ UTC+1) AWS Members can join the event by pre-registering (details have been emailed to each primary contact).  If you are unsure who the primary contact for AWS is within your organisation, please get in touch 👉 a4ws.org/contact --   #A4WS #WaterStewardship  

#WaterRisks to businesses and economies are growing. By 2050, around 46% of GDP could come from areas facing high water risk (WWF, 2023). Are you ready to help businesses and communities build #ClimateResilience through #WaterStewardship? Join an AWS Standard System Training course to gain essential water stewardship skills and an in-depth understanding of the AWS Standard, recognised as the global framework for achieving credible water stewardship. Over four half-day sessions, two highly experienced #A4WS trainers will guide you through key water topics – leading interactive lectures, facilitating group discussions around a fictional case study, answering questions and more. Once you complete the course, you will be invited to join the AWS Professional Credentialing Programme.  Register for an upcoming course in #Spanish, #English or #Chinese:   💧 12-13 and 19-20 August 2024 | 14:00-17:30 UTC | Spanish  💧 19-20 and 26-27 August 2024 | 14:00-17:30 UTC | English  💧 9-10 and 17-18 September 2024 | 07:00-10:30 UTC | English  💧 23-26 September 2024 | 09:00-12:30 China Standard Time | Chinese AWS Standard System Training is also available as a tailored training exclusive to your organisation.  Learn more and register today 👉 https://a4ws.org/training/ -- #A4WSTraining #Water #Sustainability #Training #Learning #Leadership #ProfessionalDevelopment

#Pharmaceutical, #textiles, #foodandbeverage, and #ICT and #microelectronic manufacturing sites have completed Phase 1 of the AWS Impact Accelerator in India, with support from AstraZeneca, Gap Inc., Primark, Unilever, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages and other AWS Members. This achievement marks a positive step towards water stewardship in Chennai and Bengaluru with collaboration across various industry sectors. During the programme, participating sites have: 💧 Completed AWS Standard System Training 💧 Undertaken individual site gap analyses to understand what steps they can take to meet the requirements of the AWS Standard   💧 Taken part in workshops to understand a catchment status report and gained insights to help identify shared water challenges and opportunities in the catchment they operate in What is next for these sites? Those continuing to Phase 2 of the programme will take the knowledge learned in Phase 1 and turn it into action, starting with the development of a water stewardship plan. For those eager to learn more and join the upcoming AWS Impact Accelerators in Bengaluru and Chennai, please reach out to our Programmes Lead, Ashish Bhardwaj sending him a direct message on LinkedIn.  --  #A4WS #WaterStewardship #AWSImpactAccelerator #India #Chennai #Bengaluru

AWS Deputy Board Chair Kathleen Shaver will represent the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) this week at the Water Environment Federation Circular Water Economy Summit taking place in Dallas, Texas.  At the summit, Kathleen will present on water stewardship’s role in a circular water economy as part of the ‘Drivers for Circular Water Strategies’ session. 🗓 Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2024  ⏱ Time: 13:30-15:00 Find out more about the conference 👉 https://lnkd.in/e3vrkpyx If you're attending or would like to connect on these topics, please reach out to Kathleen Shaver directly on LinkedIn.  --   #A4WS #WaterStewardship #CWESummit #circularwatereconomy #conference 

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To better understand the effects of the AWS Standard on catchments and watersheds around the world, AWS is undertaking an Impact Evaluation. Today we are pleased to share the Phase One results. In the study's first phase, over 50 AWS Certified Sites from across a range of geographic regions, strategic sectors and AWS Certification levels were included in a desk review. These sites were studied to understand how the implementation of the AWS Standard is contributing to the five AWS Outcomes: Good Water Governance, Sustainable Water Balance, Good Water Quality, Important Water-Related Areas (IWRAs) and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for all.  Download the new report 👉 https://lnkd.in/ekBFevcm Explore the initial findings below and how they will be used to inform Phase Two 👇 -- #WaterStewardship #A4WS #ImpactEvaluation #WaterAndBusiness

Did you know that ensuring safe access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for employees can yield multiple benefits across communities, businesses and supply chains? Yet, quantifying these benefits has been challenging – until now. The WASH Benefits Accounting Framework, launched at the AWS Forum and developed by CEO Water Mandate and WASH4work, offers: 💧A standardised approach to calculate socio-economic, environmental and institutional benefits of WASH investments 💧Alignment with other water stewardship accounting methods such as Volumetric Benefit Accounting 💧Tools to assess WASH intervention effectiveness and drive improvements As climate change intensifies water risks, companies must invest in climate-resilient WASH solutions. This framework helps build the business case for such investments. Download the full report 👉 https://lnkd.in/e6wCqt9c -- #A4WS #WaterStewardship #WASH #WhatWeAreReading #SupplyChains Pacific Institute Cheryl Hicks André Villaça Ramalho Dr. Gregg Brill Todd Player

Water stewardship and collective action are critical to delivering Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: Clean water and sanitation. But how do we effectively achieve the scale and pace needed? The answer: A new approach to drive solutions to shared water challenges. This valuable insight comes from the recent report, ‘Unpacking collective action in water stewardship,’ co-authored by experts from over 15 leading organisations in the water sector, including the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS). The publication, launched to coincide with the AWS Forum, outlines a framework for scaling water solutions, identifies 10 essential roles for effective collective action and proposes an innovative catchment-level basket fund model. It calls for a new way of working together as an ecosystem of freshwater solution providers, vital for addressing shared water challenges at scale. Download the report here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e5Tjb49i -- #WhatWeAreReading #CollectiveAction #A4WS #WaterStewardship WWF, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), WaterAid, IDH - Sustainability Initiative, SIFAV - Sustainability Initiative Fruit and Vegetables, Global Water Partnership, Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS), CEO Water Mandate, Good Stuff International, Share Sustainability Agency, Oxford Earth Observation (Watermarq), Water Integrity Network (WIN), AstraZeneca, The Rivers Trust, WRAP and Water Witness International.

Congratulations to Azura Group on achieving AWS Certification for their sites in Agadir and Dakhla!  This certification highlights Azura's commitment to water stewardship and represents a step towards addressing water-related challenges in the horticulture sector in Morocco. Read Azura Group's full press release to learn more 👇 -- #WaterStewardship #Sustainability #Horticulture #A4WS #AWSCertification