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Certify the positive impact of your project
Become a certified water footprint compensation project and start generating Water Positive Credits.
Companies acquire credits through Act4water, delivering you ongoing financial support to ensure your project continues making a positive impact on water resources.
Benefits of
Access private financing to implement actions with a positive impact on water
Ensure long-term project impact through Water Positive Credit sales
Certify existing projects to meet anti-greenwashing regulations
Act4Water
Standard
Eligible project types
Water efficiency
Reduction of consumption or leakage thus increasing the freshwater availability at the river basin.
Water Resilience
Improved resilience through flood management or aquifer recharge.
Water Quality
Improve water quality of effluents or runoff discharge to environment.
Ecosystems and biodiversity
Regeneration, restoration or depollution of aquatic or terrestrial bodies enhancing biodiversity, nature and ecosystem services.
Water Reuse
Water reclamation for several uses (environmental, urban, industrial or agricultural purposes) that leads to a reduction of freshwater use or an increase in water availability.
Ecofactory
Circularity of resources water-related.
STEP BY STEP
How to become a water footprint offsetting project?
How to become a water footprint offseting project?
1 Preliminary review
Review the main requirements of the Act4water standard to obtain the Water+ certificate.
2 Eligibility
Submit a Preliminary Report for eligibility evaluation (fee applies).
3 Calculate Water Positive Credits
Prepare the Project Report and the Co-benefits Evaluation Document.
4 Verification process
Submit project documentation and a positive verification report from an independent Act4water-accredited entity.
5 Accreditation
Upon successful evaluation, your project will receive Water+ certification and be included in our project portfolio.
Accredit your project
