{"id":5674,"date":"2026-10-26T11:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T11:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.act4water.org\/?p=5674"},"modified":"2026-10-26T12:01:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T12:01:22","slug":"green-finance-institutes-revenues-for-nature-guidebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.act4water.org\/en\/updates\/green-finance-institutes-revenues-for-nature-guidebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Act4Water featured in the Green Finance Institute\u2019s \u201cRevenues for Nature\u201d guidebook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Green Finance Institute (GFI) has included Act4Water’s Water Credits<\/a> (CAPs) as a case study in its guidebook\u00a0Nature-based Models for Unlocking Private Investment into Freshwater<\/em>, part of the Revenues for Nature series. It is a significant recognition: the guidebook is designed for governments, businesses and project developers who want to replicate models that already work to attract private investment into freshwater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What the Revenues for Nature series is<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Revenues for Nature (R4N) is a collection of practical guidebooks from the Green Finance Institute, part of its GFI Hive platform. Each guidebook describes how models that mobilise private capital for nature restoration are implemented, what policy and regulatory action they need, and what lessons they offer. The freshwater guidebook came out in two editions: Part 1 in October 2024 and an expanded edition that adds further models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What the case says about Act4Water<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The GFI describes Act4Water as a voluntary initiative that lets companies offset their water footprint by buying Credits Aqua Positive (CAPs=, each equivalent to 1,000 m\u00b3 of water benefit from verified projects. These credits allow companies to obtain certifications such as Water Committed, Water Active or Water Positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an example, the case features the Viladesuso constructed wetland<\/a> in Galicia funded by Hijos de Rivera (Estrella Galicia): an initial investment of \u20ac245,000 and an estimated 8,910 CAPs over 30 years, or 297 a year. According to the GFI, Veolia helped assess the company’s water footprint, Act4Water validated the project and DNV verified the estimates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAPs as an indicator in sustainable finance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The case also highlights a financial application: the water utility Hidralia secured a sustainability-linked loan in 2023 with CaixaBank, Banco Sabadell and Unicaja Banco, in which CAPs act as a performance indicator. The target is to reach 81% hydraulic efficiency by 2028, with 2022 as the baseline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lessons the GFI highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The water footprint methodology covers both water availability and water quality, so projects can be adapted to local needs, whether scarcity or pollution. Independent verification and upfront funding give buyers confidence. And multi-sector initiatives bringing together CAP generators and buyers, municipalities, communities and the financial sector are key to scaling the model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why it matters for Act4Water<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Having a reference like the GFI document the model supports the approach behind the\u00a0Act4Water Standard<\/a>: independent certification, the water footprint as a basis, and credits with a clear value. It also points the way to adding more projects and buyers. To find out how to certify your organisation, see our\u00a0water sustainability certifications<\/a> for companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources:\u00a0Act4Water Water Credits case study<\/a> and\u00a0Revenues for Nature guidebooks<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Green Finance Institute (GFI) has included Act4Water’s Water Credits (CAPs) as a case study in its guidebook\u00a0Nature-based Models for Unlocking Private Investment into Freshwater, part of the Revenues for Nature series. It is a significant recognition: the guidebook is designed for governments, businesses and project developers who want to replicate models that already work […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5671,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-updates"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.act4water.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.act4water.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.act4water.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.act4water.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.act4water.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5674"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.act4water.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5677,"href":"https:\/\/www.act4water.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5674\/revisions\/5677"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.act4water.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.act4water.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.act4water.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.act4water.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}