Difference between revisions of "Business Alliance for Water and Climate"
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|Starting year=2015
 
|Starting year=2015
 
|Secretariat=Sébastien Pellion, SUEZ, Tour CB21 - 16 place de l’Iris, 92040 Paris La Défense, France, Tél : +33 (0)1 58 81 55 51, e-mail: sebastien.pellion@suez.com
 
|Secretariat=Sébastien Pellion, SUEZ, Tour CB21 - 16 place de l’Iris, 92040 Paris La Défense, France, Tél : +33 (0)1 58 81 55 51, e-mail: sebastien.pellion@suez.com
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|Organisational structure=The Alliance is led by the UN Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate, CDP (ex-Carbon Disclosure Project) Water, WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development) Water and the French company SUEZ. All companies and private-sector-related organizations/networks can join the initiative.
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|Organisational structure=The Alliance is led by the UN Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate, CDP (ex-Carbon Disclosure Project) Water, WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development) Water and the French company SUEZ.  
 
|Geographical coverage=Global
 
|Geographical coverage=Global
 
|Type of initiative=Technical dialogue,Implementation
 
|Type of initiative=Technical dialogue,Implementation
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|Funders=Unclear
 
|Funders=Unclear
 
|Non-profit organisations=CDP, CEO water Mandate
 
|Non-profit organisations=CDP, CEO water Mandate
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|Business organisations=Altereo
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Astra Zeneca
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Azliworld
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Banka Bioloo
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Carrefour
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Danone
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Diageo
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Engie
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Exergy
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Fujitsu Limited
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Gas Natural Fenosa
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Greenflex
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Grupo Nutresa*
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GSK
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International Water Savers Environmental Services
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Jain Irrigation
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Michela Cocchi studio legale
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Netafim
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Pernod Ricard
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Pipa
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Saint-Gobain
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Suez
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Tata*
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Tiger Brands
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Tongaat Hulett
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Unilever
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Veolia
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Vitens NV
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Weir Capacity
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Woolworths
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AFEP
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Alliance for Water Stewardship
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Business in the Community
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CDP WATER
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CEO WATER MANDATE
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East African Primary Teacher's College
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Fosterin Education &Environment for Development
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FP2E
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PFE
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Udyama*
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Vlakwa
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Water Footprint Network
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WBCSD
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WWF*
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*signatories of the BAFWAC declaration after COP21
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|Short and long-time objectives=The Business Alliance for Water and Climate aims at achieving 100 signatories by 2018 (global stocktake) representing $1 trillion revenues compared to 44 signatories in 2016 representing $680 billion.
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|Roadmap and work plan=1. First milestone: secure 100 corporate signatories by 2018 representing $1 trillion in revenues.
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- To date, more than 30 companies across 5 continents representing $680 billion in revenues have joined BAFWAC and committed to take action
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- We have partnered with We Mean Business through its Commit to Action campaign to launch the first water-related commitment that will increase the number of signatories
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2. Second milestone: to catalyze and facilitate effective water action
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- Technical workshops and webinars have been held
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- Best practice information and dissemination platforms have been created
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- Monitoring and tracking of progress against commitments is underway
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- Collaborative action opportunity identification is underway
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|How are you tracking progress of your initiative=Tracking of individual participants progress is made either through:
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- CDP Water questionnaire
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- CEO Water Mandate Communication on Progress
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For any signatory organization which does not answer either the CDP questionnaire or the CEO Water Mandate Communication on Progress, questionnaire to be sent on an annual basis for tracking progress against commitments.
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|Progress that has been made by your initiative=Since COP21, the Business Alliance for Water and Climate made several progress:
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- Advocacy: participation to the Technical Expert Meeting on Adaptation in Bonn on May 26th following SUEZ contribution in response to paragraph 126 of the Paris Agreement declaration. This event focused on enhancing the implementation of adaptation action, with emphasis on gaps, needs, challenges, options and opportunities for implementation on the ground; means of implementation, including for the improvement of climate information services and understanding of scientific information at the national level; and good practices for reducing vulnerability. 
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- Exchange of best practices: webinars hosted by CDP and CEO Water Mandate and covering, amongst other topics: how to use the Alliance for Water Stewardship standard to reduce impact; how to assess exposure to water risk using WRI’s aqueduct tool; and how to use the Water Action Hub to find partners for action.
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- Organization of events: 2 major events organized by the founding partners of the Business Alliance for Water and Climate
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1) SUEZ convened together with the French Ministry of Environment a high level luncheon on water action & climate change which gathered various French companies from water-intensive sectors: the objective was to raise awareness among CEOs on water related risks and to incentivize them to commit to the Business Alliance for Water and Climate.
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2) The CEO Water Mandate convened a working session during Stockholm World Water Week on August 28th: the 2016/2017 orientations of the Business Alliance for Water and Climate were presented to the public, as well as the introduction of the We Mean Business Water Commitment. Furthermore, 3 case study were presented by three companies that have not yet joined the BAFWAC (Olam International / IFC, Dow Chemicals and OCP) in order to foster interest of new companies.
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- Integration of the Business Alliance for Water and Climate within the We Mean Business Take Action commitment campaign, through the label "Commit to Water Security" under the Resilience section. It is the first private-sector led commitment focusing on water and climate.
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|Tracking adaptation progress (quantitative)=Not assessed yet
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|Tracking mitigation progress (quantitative)=Non applicable
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|Tracking finance progress(quantitative)=The aggregate revenue of BAFWAC declaration signatories since COP21 is equal to $120 billion.
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|Available reporting=Results and achievements are made publicly available through the CEO Water Mandate's Water Action Hub website: https://wateractionhub.org/cop21-declaration/
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In some specific occasions, press release can be used as a way to showcase results obtained by members of the initiative.
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|How to join your initiative=1) Register to the initiative online at:
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https://wateractionhub.org/cop21-declaration/
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2) Sign and send the BAFWAC declaration at:
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bawf@cop-21.net
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General

Name of initiative Business Alliance for Water and Climate (BAfW)
LPAA initiative Yes
NAZCA Initiative Yes
Website address https://wateractionhub.org/cop21-declaration/
Related initiatives
Starting year 2015
End year
Secretariat Sébastien Pellion, SUEZ, Tour CB21 - 16 place de l’Iris, 92040 Paris La Défense, France, Tél : +33 (0)1 58 81 55 51, e-mail: sebastien.pellion@suez.com
Organisational structure The Alliance is led by the UN Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate, CDP (ex-Carbon Disclosure Project) Water, WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development) Water and the French company SUEZ.
Geographical coverage Global
Name of lead organisation BAfW is jointly managed by the CEO Water Mandate, CDP, and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) on behalf of the companies who sign its declaration.
Type of lead organisation Network/Consortium/Partnership
Location/Nationality of lead organisation France

Description

Description The declaration is a call to action and an executive leadership commitment from companies around the world to address urgent sustainable development challenges related to water and climate.
Objectives Implementation of all action plans designed by endorsing companies; Scaling-up potential of the initiative: to be built collectively.
Activities Depending on its level of maturity, each signatory company commits to join all or one of the three following levels of ambition

and describes the action taken: 1/ Analyze and share water-related risks to implement collaborative response strategies. 2/ Measure water footprint with existing standards. 3/ Reduce impacts on water availability and quality in direct operations and all along the value chain. The actor should also report on the progress to the CDP, which is one of the leading organisations for this initiative.

One or two success stories achieved

Monitoring and Impacts

Function of initiative Technical dialogue, Implementation
Activity of initiative Knowledge production and innovation, Goal setting (ex-ante), Technical operational implementation (ex-post), Knowledge dissemination and exchange
Indicators
Goals
Comments on indicators and goals
How will goals be achieved
Have you changed or strenghtened your goals
Progress towards the goals Since COP21, the Business Alliance for Water and Climate made several progress:

- Advocacy: participation to the Technical Expert Meeting on Adaptation in Bonn on May 26th following SUEZ contribution in response to paragraph 126 of the Paris Agreement declaration. This event focused on enhancing the implementation of adaptation action, with emphasis on gaps, needs, challenges, options and opportunities for implementation on the ground; means of implementation, including for the improvement of climate information services and understanding of scientific information at the national level; and good practices for reducing vulnerability.

- Exchange of best practices: webinars hosted by CDP and CEO Water Mandate and covering, amongst other topics: how to use the Alliance for Water Stewardship standard to reduce impact; how to assess exposure to water risk using WRI’s aqueduct tool; and how to use the Water Action Hub to find partners for action.

- Organization of events: 2 major events organized by the founding partners of the Business Alliance for Water and Climate 1) SUEZ convened together with the French Ministry of Environment a high level luncheon on water action & climate change which gathered various French companies from water-intensive sectors: the objective was to raise awareness among CEOs on water related risks and to incentivize them to commit to the Business Alliance for Water and Climate.

2) The CEO Water Mandate convened a working session during Stockholm World Water Week on August 28th: the 2016/2017 orientations of the Business Alliance for Water and Climate were presented to the public, as well as the introduction of the We Mean Business Water Commitment. Furthermore, 3 case study were presented by three companies that have not yet joined the BAFWAC (Olam International / IFC, Dow Chemicals and OCP) in order to foster interest of new companies. - Integration of the Business Alliance for Water and Climate within the We Mean Business Take Action commitment campaign, through the label "Commit to Water Security" under the Resilience section. It is the first private-sector led commitment focusing on water and climate.

How are you tracking progress of your initiative Tracking of individual participants progress is made either through:

- CDP Water questionnaire - CEO Water Mandate Communication on Progress

For any signatory organization which does not answer either the CDP questionnaire or the CEO Water Mandate Communication on Progress, questionnaire to be sent on an annual basis for tracking progress against commitments.

Available reporting Results and achievements are made publicly available through the CEO Water Mandate's Water Action Hub website: https://wateractionhub.org/cop21-declaration/

In some specific occasions, press release can be used as a way to showcase results obtained by members of the initiative.

Participants

Participants Number Names
Members 0  
Companies 0
Business organisations 0
Research and educational organisations 0
Non-governmental organisations 0
National states 0
Governmental actors 0
Regional / state / county actors 0
City / municipal actors 0
Intergovernmental organisations 0
Financial Institutions 0
Faith based organisations 0
Other members 0
Supporting partners 0
Number of members in the years
2018
52
Have only national states as participators


Theme

Transport Agriculture Forestry Business Financial institutions Buildings Industry Waste Cities and subnational governments Short Term Pollutants International maritime transport Energy Supply Fluorinated gases Energy efficiency Renewable energy Supply chain emission reductions Adaptation Other Resilience Innovation Energy Access and Efficiency Private Finance
No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No
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Not only have national states as participators

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