Are your most lucrative consumers choosing other brands?
In the U.S. 69% Consumers want to hear more from businesses about sustainability and social impact. That includes 75% of Gen Z and 74% of millennials who want brands to communicate more.
- WSS SCORE
Claim Your Water Sustainability Score
Bring Water To The Core Of Your Brand’s Purpose.
Complete each step of the Water Resources Efficiency Index that is relevant to your Industry, using annual operational data.
- Water positive brands
Join the ranks of the Best Water Positive Global Brands
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What Is the Water Sustainability Score (WSS)?
The Water Sustainability Score (WSS) recognizes brands who demonstrate outstanding Water Stewardship.
The WSS is based on 3 key components
- Water resource efficiency index
- Brand alignment
- External engagement
water sustainability score
Because real numbers, empirical industrial data, project outcome validation, and optional investment in independently verified and validated credits determine the scores, the badge helps consumers identify which brands genuinely resonate with their own values.
The score and badge give brands a globally recognized and research-backed validation of true Water Stewardship.
- Water resource efficiency index
Water Resource Efficiency Index (WREI)
The WREI serves as a performance indicator for water efficiency, and it refers to the amount of water used per Business Activity Indicator (BAI)*.
*BAI – A measure of business activity that takes into account the business operations of the water user.
WREI =
Total amount of water consumed by the Business’ facilities
- Brand Alignment
A focus on the interactions within your business that are aligned with your sustainable solutions commitments. A digital questionnaire or phone interview will highlight these factors:
Agility
The speed that a business or facility demonstrates in the face of a voluntary or coerced water challenge, enabling it to stay ahead of expectations.
Direction
Alignment
A defined culture and values to guide how those Water Stewardship plans should be executed. With common systems aligned across the business
- EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT
This brings a sharper focus on
Participation in Community Water Generation
Participation in the Credit Pool
How To Improve Your Water Sustainability Score
01
Understand Your Water Resource Efficiency Index
02
Invest In Water Intervention Solutions
Use the programmed recommendations or work with your program manager to implement the most relevant solutions to improve your WREI
Consumers increasingly want to engage in conspicuous consumerism by associating with brands that really reflect what they believe
03
Complete The Commitment Brief
Consumers are informed activists, and they really hold brands accountable for the promises that they make
04
Purchase Verified Water Credits to Offset Water Consumption
05
Promote and Celebrate Your Score
Once you meet the criteria, you’ll earn the special distinction with a Water Sustainability Score badge.
Once you receive your WSS, you’ll have access to a suite of branding tools and promotional assets
Pricing
Our Price options are based on your specific needs. We provide you with solutions that are relevant to your company’s situation. Speak with one of our WSS® experts to discuss your requirements.
What You Get
- Automated tool that records your claimed consumption
- Self Managed SaaS tools for digital water bank
- Access to Purchase and Trade of Aquakredits
- A WSC badge to use on all your packaging, and marketing campaigns and assets
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What Is Included before you receive your score
- Training session on the tool for Self-managed WREI, WSS and purchase, trade and retirement of aquakredits
- Digital Data assessment and verification
- Subscription to the Digital Water Bank
- Automated Recommendations for interventions in up to 10 facilities
What You Get After You Receive Your WSS
- Automated profile page on Aqverium.com for your brand, with current WSS, list of aquakredits bought, and capturing social impact.
- A custom, royalty-free WSS “Score” and badge to use on all your packaging, and marketing campaigns and assets
- Digital toolkit full of social media images, press materials, shareable content and more
- Your interactive WSS company profile on aqverium.com
- WSS Celebration kit with party materials
- Access to co-branded swag and more
Learn More about solutions for Small Businesses
What Is Included before you receive your score
- Concierge service to calculate WREI for multiple facilities
- Program manager to recommend projects for Aquakredits, for purchase, trade and retirement
- Program manager for recommendations for relevant interventions
What You Get After You Receive Your WSS
Everything in “Medium” +
- A program manager to bridge both your sustainability and marketing teams
- Customized Profile Page on Aqverium for your brand, with current WSS, list of Aquakredits bought, and capturing social impact.
Learn More about solutions for Small Businesses
Why Is Aqverium best suited to issue the WSS?
100+ Years Of Experience
AqVerium’s founders cumulatively have more than 100 years of experience in financial markets, exchange development, Water Filtration technology, and new product development.
Our Aquakredits are Verified Every Step of the Way
Clarity of Purpose and Ambition in the Brand’s water stewardship journey. And a plan to deliver on them over time.
We have a high quality assurance process
Bureau Veritas, industry leading 3rd party assurance provider verifies that our Aquakredit verification and validation protocols and WREI methodology, meet the most rigorous standards for quality.
Latest Perspectives
- FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the tool discern between small, medium or large size businesses?
As a Medium Size Business, can I get the properties and conveniences available to larger brands?
The Water Resource Efficiency Index is calculated based on your water consumption, your Industry Type and Empirical data. And directly influences your Water Sustainability Score (WSS). You can 100% change your WSS by
- First implementing water sustaining solutions
- Purchasing Credits from Water Positive Programs
- Retiring Credits to the AqVerium Pool for recirculation.
