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Why Your Water Footprint Matters
Every product, service, or process your business delivers leaves a water trail behind, your water footprint. It includes both the direct use of freshwater in operations and the indirect use embedded in your supply chains.
As freshwater scarcity grows worldwide, managing this footprint is no longer optional. It’s both a business imperative and a moral responsibility. While reducing water use should always come first, there will always be a residual footprint that cannot be eliminated. That’s where water footprint compensation comes in: businesses can invest in water stewardship projects that protect, replenish, and restore freshwater sources.
Converting Insight to Action with the New Water Footprint Compensation Platform
To make this process simple and impactful, Water Footprint Implementation (WFI), in partnership with Akvo, has launched the Water Footprint Compensation Platform (Beta).
This integrated platform transforms knowledge into action. Once you’ve measured your water footprint, it guides you through the compensation process and connects you with verified water stewardship projects across the globe.
Pilot projects have already been launched, applying the Act4Water Standard and demonstrating the compensation potential in real-world settings. These experiences have shaped the platform, ensuring businesses can act with confidence.
How the platform works
If your organization is aiming for water neutrality or even water positivity, the journey starts with calculating your direct and indirect water footprint. While reducing water use is the first and most important step, residual water footprint, the portion that cannot be eliminated, can be compensated through investments in certified water stewardship projects. These projects are designed not only to offset your unavoidable water footprint, but also to actively contribute to the restoration and sustainable management of freshwater systems.
The platform gives you access to a portfolio of verified compensation projects, certified upon implementation. These projects range from Constructed wetlands to Invasive species removal. Each project comes with measurable impact indicators, reported in liters and CAPs (Credit Aqua Positive).
Businesses can search and select projects based on region, type, and sustainability goals. Once a project is selected, the platform facilitates matchmaking, real-time progress tracking, and transparent impact reporting all aligned with the Act4Water Standard, which ensures every contribution is credible and verifiable.
What’s in it for your business?
Participating in water footprint compensation is more than good PR, it’s smart, future-proof business. Here’s what your company gains:
- Tangible Sustainability Impact
Contribute directly to restoring freshwater ecosystems and supporting local communities through real, verified projects. These initiatives deliver not only volumetric water benefits, but also measurable environmental, social, and economic co-benefits — from improved biodiversity to job creation and community resilience.
- Brand and Stakeholder Value
Today’s investors, customers, and partners demand transparent, credible action. The platform provides traceable, standard-aligned impact that strengthens your brand and builds stakeholder trust.
Your first step starts here
Whether you’re a small food producer, a global textile brand, or an IT company with water-intensive data centers, the Water Footprint Compensation Method and Platform is tailored for action. The interface is intuitive, the process is streamlined, and expert support is available every step of the way.
Ready to compensate your water footprint?
The water you use today doesn’t have to be lost to the system forever. With the Water Footprint Compensation Platform, you have a concrete way to give back, liter for a liter.
Visit https://waterfootprintcompensation.com/ to explore projects, and begin your contribution to global water sustainability.
Do you have a project that can be compensated? Get in contact with us and let’s look into the possibilities.