Case study where states, tribes, and regions share information about regulatory tools for facilitating progress towards meeting the U.S. Clean Water Act goals, particularly in harmed water bodies.
US EPA (2005): Water Quality Standards: Examples of Alternatives to Changing Long-term Designated Uses to Achieve Water Quality Goals. Washington, DC: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) URL [Accessed: 02.05.2019]
This note discusses the type of information required to design adequate subsidies, where it can be found, and ways to deal with lack of available data to design subsidies.
GOMEZ-LOBO, A. FOSTER, V. HALPERN, J. (2000): Infrastructure Reform, Better Subsidies, and the Information Deficit. Washington DC: The World Bank URL [Accessed: 29.04.2019]
This presentation describes the main dimensions of CSR as well as disadvantages and advantages.
HEIMANN, G (2008): Corporate Social Responsibility Global Standards & Policies in Practice. The Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry URL [Accessed: 29.04.2019]
This is a paper which shows how to guarantee adequate and affordable water and sanitation services for vulnerable households. In the example of Chile, where the public authorities determine how the subsidy is applied, but mostly private companies deliver the service — under a scheme with built-in incentives to ensure cost-effective service delivery by the companies and low wastage by the customers.
GOMEZ-LOBO, A. (2001): Infrastructure Incentive-Based Subsidies. Designing Output-Based Subsidies for Water Consumption. Washington DC: The World Bank URL [Accessed: 29.04.2019]
Unilever Indonesia has a factory in East Java, 5km from the Brantas river. The river becomes heavily polluted from local industries as it passes through Surabaya. In 2001, Unilever 'adopted' four riverside villages and with local actors improved basic communal sanitation, created a household waste management process and introduced a 'greening' programme.
CSR Europe (2001): Cleaning up the Brantas River, Indonesia. Brussels: CSR Europe URL [Accessed: 29.04.2019]
Over 100 years of industrial activity has gravely polluted the soil around several Umicore sites. Today, Umicore wants to end the practice of passing on this inheritance of previous generations to the next and undertakes a large-scale sanitation project of the soil and groundwater on and around its four sites in Flanders.
CSR Europe (2004): Covenant on Soil and Groundwater Sanitation. Government and Corporation Cooperating for a Healthier Environment. Brussels: CRS Europe URL [Accessed: 29.04.2019]
This book systematically examines the targeting performance of consumer utility subsidies in 32 programs from 13 water utilities as well as a similar sample of electricity utilities. Most of the programs involve volume-based subsidies, which are common in the water sector.
KOMIVES, K. FOSTER, V. HALPERN, J. WODON, Q. (2005): Water, Electricity, and the Poor: Who Benefits from Utility Subsidies? . Washington DC: The World Bank URL [Accessed: 29.04.2019] PDF
This report is a comprehensive analysis of the data and information collected for the ‘Study on the Nepalese Private Sector’s Involvement in Water and Sanitation’. The main aim of this study was to understand the private sector’s willingness to partner up with development sector for water and sanitation issues as part of their CSR activities.
NEPALI, N ; SHRESTHA, R. (2008): Report On The Study of Nepalese Private Sector’s Involvement in Water and Sanitation . المُدخلات: UN HABITAT Water for Asian Cities Programme Nepal: URL [Accessed: 29.04.2019]
This is a publication describing the different faces of subsidies. However, it is mainly written from the sanitation point of view.
EVANS, B. VOORDEN, C. van der PEAL, A. (2009): Public Funding for Sanitation. The many Faces of Sanitation Subsidies. Geneva: Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council URL [Accessed: 29.04.2019] PDF
This publication is aimed at creating awareness on the particular characteristics of CSR in Asia and points towards the challenges that businesses will have to deal with when operating in the region. As with other regions, CSR in Asia must address Asian challenges and the priorities of Asian stakeholders.
CSR ASIA (2009): CSR in Asia: the Real Picture. Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) URL [Accessed: 29.04.2019]The International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) is a project designed to put the spotlight on subsidies and the corrosive effects they can have on environmental quality, economic development and governance.
Since the 1980s, the Swiss federal government has actively pursued a policy to reduce the emission of pollutants from heating systems. The program bases upon three measures, which are regulatory in nature: emission thresholds, systems inspections with permits and heating controls.
KAUFMANN-HAYOZ, R. BAETTIG, C. BRUPPACHER, S. DEFILA, R. DI GIULIO, A. FLURY-KLEUBER, P. FRIEDERICH, U. GARBELY, M. JAEGGI, C. JEGEN, M. MOSLER, H.J. MUELLER, A. NORTH, N. ULLI-BEER, S. WICHTERMANN, J. (2001): A Typology of Tools for Building Sustainability Strategies. المُدخلات: KAUFMANN-HAYOZ, R. ; GUTSCHER, H. (2001): Changing Things – Moving People. Strategies for Promoting Sustainable Development at the Local Level. Basel: 33-108. URL [Accessed: 29.04.2019]Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) official link from the European Union (EU) for sustainable and responsible business. This website contains the main EU statements towards CSR.
Short case study about how direct subsidies are an increasingly popular means of making infrastructure services more affordable to the poor in Chile. Under the direct subsidy approach, governments pay part of the water bill of poor households that meet certain eligibility criteria.
FOSTER, V. GOMEZ-LOBO, A. HALPERN, J. (2000): Designing Direct Subsidies for the Poor — A Water and Sanitation Case Study. Washington DC: The World Bank URL [Accessed: 29.04.2019]
The company’s biannual report on their CSR activities is a fine example on how much companies are willing to invest into CSR and how it is used to work on the image of the company.
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY (2009): Live Positively. Our commitment to making a positive difference in the world. (= 2008/2009 Sustainability Review ). THE COCA-COLA COMPANY URL [Accessed: 29.04.2019]
The main question that this paper tries to answer is “How should water be priced by a state water company in poor developing country?” This is a critical paper where the economic arguments for and against subsidised water are critically developed.
MENG, J. (2008): Water Subsidy Design: Implications and Consequences. URL [Accessed: 29.04.2019]
This guide provides a detailed description of the approach and his related core elements. The seven-step approach guides the reader and user through all important aspects of the PHAST planning process. Furthermore, important participatory methods for planning activities are described and training materials are included.
WHO (1998): PHAST Step-by-Step Guide: A Participatory Approach for the Control of Diarrhoeal Disease. Geneva: World Health Organisation WHO URL [Accessed: 26.04.2019]
