World Bank Climate Variability Tool

IRI | World Bank

App | Free

This tool allows a user to investigate the historical variability of precipitation and temperature at various time scales over the 20th century near a user-selected location.

Water and Human Rights: Exploring the Roles and Responsibilities of Business (2009)

CEO Water Mandate | Institute for Human Rights and Business

Article | Free | Feb 27, 2009

Primary Functions:Understanding early underpinnings of the Mandate’s guidance on respecting the human rights to water and sanitationThe authors of this paper take the... Read More

WBCSD Water Tool Box

World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Suite of Tools | Free

The WBCSD has developed a certain number of tools, methodologies or principles that aim to support member companies’ sustainability journey.These different tools are... Read More

CDSB Climate Change Reporting Framework

Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB)

Framework / Guidelines | Free | Sep 29, 2012

The CDSB Climate Change Reporting Framework is a voluntary reporting framework designed to elicit climate change-related information of value to investors in mainstream... Read More

Protect, Respect and Remedy: a Framework for Business and Human Rights

John Ruggie

Framework / Guidelines | Free | Apr 06, 2008

Responding to the invitation by the Human Rights Council for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations... Read More

Bringing a Human Rights Lens to Corporate Water Stewardship (2012)

CEO Water Mandate

Article | Free | Jul 31, 2012

Understand international and legal trends related to the human rights to water and sanitationIdentify potential synergies between respecting human rights and existing water... Read More

The Business Case for Responsible Corporate Adaptation: Strengthening Private Sector and Community Resilience (2015)

CDP | ND-GAIN | OXFAM | Rainforest Alliance | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) | DTU Partnerships | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)

Article | Free | May 30, 2015

Primary Functions:Learn how companies can adapt to climate change through a collection of case examples, including some related to waterHighlights the benefits for... Read More

Project ROI: Defining the competitive and financial advantages of corporate responsibility and sustainability

Lewis Institute for Social Innovation at Babson College | IO Sustainability

Book / Report | Free | May 31, 2015

Project ROI’s objective is to assess the business case for CR for the benefit of senior executives,boards of directors, and even Wall Street. The research has asked what,... Read More

The 21st Century Corporation: The Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability

Ceres

Book / Report | Free

The Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability is a resource to help companies re-engineer themselves for success in a world beset with unprecedented environmental and social... Read More

SWP Toolkit: Improving Water Security

Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP)

Framework / Guidelines | Free

This series of toolkits presents an effective and efficient process to address water risks, including long-term water stresses that constrain social and economic... Read More

Blueprint for Business Leadership on the SDGs

United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)

Framework / Guidelines | Free | Sep 21, 2017

The Blueprint for Business Leadership on the SDGs aims to inspire all business — regardless of size, sector, or geography — to take leading action in support of the... Read More

Business Reporting on the SDGs: An Analysis of the Goals and Targets

United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)

Framework / Guidelines | Free | Sep 19, 2017

This report is a first step towards a uniform mechanism for business to report on their contribution to and impact on the SDGs in an effective and comparable way. It... Read More