Certify the positive impact of your project

Water+ certification allows you to convert your initiative’s impact into Positive Water Credits and connect with companies interested in financing water sustainability projects, making it easier to secure funding and ensure the long-term maintenance of your project.

Benefits of

Access private financing to implement actions with a positive impact on water

Ensure long-term project impact through Positive Water 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.

STEP BY STEP

How to certify a project with Water+

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 Positive Water Credits

Prepare the Project Report and the Co-benefits Evaluation Document, including the calculation of water credits CAPs your project can generate.

4 Verification

Submit all project documentation along with a positive verification report from an independent entity accredited by Act4water.

5 Accreditation

Upon successful evaluation, your project will receive Water+ certification and be included in our project portfolio. The CAPs generated by your project can be acquired by companies committed to water stewardship and nature conservation.

Certify your project