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Attendees gather for group photo at AWS Standard 3.0 launch in Tokyo

19 March 2026

Water governance standard launches in Tokyo with emphasis on felt practice

The Alliance for Water Stewardship released Version 3.0 of its certification standard at Suntory's Tokyo headquarters, bringing stakeholder engagement and catchment-level planning to corporate water management across the Asia-Pacific region.

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Aerial view of forested watershed with river running through valley

12 March 2026

Nestlé certifies all bottling sites under AWS Standard — but what counts as stewardship?

Nestlé's achievement of AWS certification across 39 bottling sites raises deeper questions about how corporations govern shared water resources — and whether certification frameworks can transform extraction into genuine stewardship.

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