The Water Stewardship Australia 2013 Annual Report is available here

Managing water responsibly is a part of managing natural capital.  At the launch of the World Forum on Natural Capital Forum in Edinburgh (21.11.13), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development released a short 2 minute video to communicate why business should be concerned about the management of natural capital.  It addresses the first question…

Breakfast with Mark Brune, Executive Chairman, Mintails Mintails is the first mining company in the world to use the International Water Stewardship Standard as the foundation for the development of a new water policy. The Standard was developed by the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS), and Mintails is applying it in conjunction with the AWS…

The Annual General Meeting of Water Stewardship Australia will be held in Melbourne on Wednesday the 27th of November 2013 commencing at 9:00 a.m. All members are invited to attend to hear a report on the year’s activities and approve the financial statements. An election will be held for Directors of Water Stewardship Australia. A…

Water Stewardship Australia and its international partner the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) held a joint seminar at this year’s International Rivers Symposium in Brisbane.  The well attended session, titled Building Catchment Level Engagement Through Water Stewardship, attracted a range of organisations interested in new approaches to engaging stakeholders in water stewardship. The session was…

Inghams Enterprises has become the first major Australian company to test the new beta version International Water Stewardship Standard. The trial is being conducted at the company’s Somerville plant near Melbourne; the same plant that had previously tested the first Australian Water Stewardship Standard. Since that trial the plant has been rebuilt following a fire.…

With its theme of Water Cooperation: Building Partnerships, Stockholm World Water Week 2013 was a very encouraging event for the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS). AWS co-convened (with GIZ/The Water Futures Partnership and CEO Water Mandate) a seminar on “How Can Corporate Water Stewardship Partnerships Benefit Society?” This seminar was very well attended, and also…

A field trial in the Goulburn Broken catchment has helped to establish water stewardship as a viable tool for meeting customer expectations, promoting best practice and engaging major water users in natural resource management. Water Stewardship Australia undertook the trial of its world-leading water stewardship standard in cooperation with the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority…

Water Stewardship Australia (WSA) has completed its report on the full field trial of the Australian Water Stewardship Standard (Draft 2). The trial was the most comprehensive of any Australian Water Stewardship Standard to date. The project included Dairy Australia, the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority (GBCMA), local farmers and Tatura Milk Industries (TMI). The…