Alliance for Water Stewardship
The AWS International Water Stewardship Standard
AWS is a global membership-based collaboration that unites organizations behind its mission: To lead a global network that promotes responsible use of freshwater that is socially and economically beneficial and environmentally sustainable. AWS achieves this through a global water stewardship system, centered on the International Water Stewardship Standard (the AWS Standard), that drives, recognizes, and rewards good water stewardship performance. The AWS vision is that water users and managers are responsible water stewards, who protect and enhance freshwater resources for people and nature. The AWS Standard provides a globally applicable framework for major water users to understand their water use and impact, and to work collaboratively and transparently for sustainable management within water catchment areas.
It achieves this by engaging sites in understanding and addressing shared water challenges as well as site water risks and opportunities. It asks sites to address these challenges in a way that progressively moves them to best practice in terms of five outcomes:
Good Water
Governance
Sustainable Water
Balance
Good Water
Quality Status
Important Water-
Related Areas
Safe Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene for All (Wash)
Our Global Commitment
Positive Water Stewardship
Our leadership in water stewardship has been certified by independent third parties under the Alliance for Water Stewardship standard for 13 of our 28 factories, the most in the U.S., and awarded BlueTriton Brands eight Platinum Certifications.
Our facility located in Ontario, California was the first AWS-certified site of any kind in North America, while the Cabazon facility was the first facility in North America to achieve an AWS Gold certification. “In August 2020, the Ontario, California water bottling site became the first food and beverage factory in the world to earn Platinum certification under the AWS Standard. Achieving advanced-level certification recognizes the additional effort and positive water stewardship outcomes that go beyond core requirements, including the site’s positive contribution to the local groundwater system, best practice of the site’s water balance, best practice of the site’s water quality, and implementation of a water education program, among others.
We are committed to setting an example as a water steward. The AWS Standard reinforces our role and clearly demonstrates the steps we are taking to manage water resources responsibly.
