GLOSSARY & MEASUREMENTS > Water Tools

WWF and DEG Launch Water Risk Filter

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 risks. The tool is free and it uniquely offers a practical, … … more


GEMI Water Sustainability Tool

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 – their operations, needs and circumstances. The tool is designed to companies help formulate a sustainable … … more


Global Water Partnership Toolbox – Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)

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 and related resources in order to maximise the resultant economic and social welfare in an … … more


WBCSD – Global Water Tool

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 supply chains and global operations. It allows for the identification … … more


ISO14040:2006 Life Cycle Assessment Environmental management, Principals and Framework

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 LCA and its applications and limitations to a broad … … more


World Resources Institute – Aqueduct

This is a suite of practical tools that measures, maps and explains water risk, providing the necessary context to understand, manage and mitigate the risk. As well as being used to manage and effectively reduce their exposure to water risk, … … more