RESOURCE LIBRARY

This is a page on The International Finance Corporation’s website that contains the most updated versions of the World Bank Group Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines (known as the “EHS Guidelines.”) Source: The International Finance Corporation: World Bank Group SOURCE: International Finance Corporation

This is a map that tracks the state of national laws protecting transparency, participation, and justice in environmental decision-making. SOURCE: The World Resources Institute

This is a paper that was written in 2012. It provides a critical review on the current technology available for decolorization and degradation of textile wastewater and also suggests effective and economically attractive alternatives.  SOURCE: Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

This is a paper that was written in 2013. It reviews the current scenario with respect to textile industry effluent in Malaysia and technologies available for the treatment of the effluent.  SOURCE: CLEAN – Soil Air Water

This is a report written by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in 2015. It discusses NRDC’s green supply chain program in China. It provides ten best practices for textile mills and case studies applying these practices. NRDC launched its Clean by Design initiative in 2009 as an innovative “green supply chain” program to leverage […]

This is an article that was written in 2012. It discusses the challenges that remain despite wastewater standards keeping pace with water pollution development and technological advances. Source: SGS, an inspection, verification, testing, and certification company. SOURCE: SGS

This is a collection of chemicals management practices and processes to ensure safe and sustainable products throughout the supply chain. Source: The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), a membership-driven trade organization for the outdoor industry. SOURCE: Outdoor Industry Association (OIA)

This is a website for an Initiative of the United Nations Global Compact that mobilizes business leaders on water, sanitation, and the Sustainable Development Goals. The website provides resources and encourages organizations to drive sustainability and security with water stewardship by signing a commitment. This website has been favored by members of our internal task […]

This is a website for an Initiative of the US Department of Energy: Better Buildings. Better Buildings is designed to improve the lives of the American people by driving leadership in energy innovation. Through Better Buildings, DOE partners with leaders in the public and private sectors to make the nation’s homes, commercial buildings, and industrial […]

This is a website for ASTM (American Society for Testing Materials), an international standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, and services. They also provide training and e-learning to show how to test methods in action.

This is a website provides maps that can be used to identify and evaluate water risks around the world.  SOURCE: World Resources Institute

This is a document in Spanish that outlines the terms of the 2009 Salvadorian agreement regarding wastewater. SOURCE: The Food Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations