Website: Ceres

The Aqua Gauge is a flexible Excel-based tool and associated methodology that allows investors to scorecard a company’s water management activities against detailed definitions of leading practice.

Developed through a nine-month consultation process with representatives from over 50 investment and financial institutions, companies, conservation groups, and other organizations active on water-related issues, the Aqua Gauge builds on the foundation outlined by the Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability and like the Roadmap it focuses on governance and management, stakeholder engagement and disclosure.

The Aqua Gauge is neither a survey nor another channel of corporate disclosure. Its primary aims are to help equity investors interpret and evaluate the information provided by companies on their management of water issues, and to provide a framework to guide investor engagement and dialogue with companies.

From this page, you can download the free report, "The Ceres Aqua Gauge: A Framework for 21st Century Water Risk Management," along with the Ceres Aqua Gauge Excel Tool for both PCs and Macs.