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# Methods

## Featured resource

[![Accelerating water action in agricultural supply chains](https://blueriskintel.com/hubfs/Accelerating-water-action-in-agricultural-supply-chains-1.jpg)](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/accelerating-water-action-in-agricultural-supply-chains)

**[Methods](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/tag/methods)   • May 2026**

### [Accelerating water action in agricultural supply chains](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/accelerating-water-action-in-agricultural-supply-chains)

 Practical steps for building supply chain water resilience This guide provides a pragmatic approach to addressing water-related dependencies, impacts, risks, and opportunities (DIROs) in agr…

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## The full library

A short list of useful resources to help understand and act on water risk

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**[Methods](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/tag/methods)   • May 2026**

### [Accelerating water action in agricultural supply chains](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/accelerating-water-action-in-agricultural-supply-chains)

 Practical steps for building supply chain water resilience This guide provides a pragmatic approach to addressing water-related dependencies, impacts, risks, and opportunities (DIROs) in agricultural …

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**[Methods](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/tag/methods)   • September 2025**

### [Volumetric Water Benefit Accounting 2.0](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/volumetric-water-benefit-accounting)

 Since its initial publication in 2019, Volumetric Water Benefit Accounting (VWBA) has been broadly adopted and is regarded as a best-practice resource for providing transparent, credible, and comparab…

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**[Methods](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/tag/methods)   • August 2025**

### [The VWBA Withdrawal Method and Precipitation Variability](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/application-of-the-vwba-withdrawal-method-to-incorporate-precipitation-variability-for-agricultural-activities-that-reduce-water-applied-to-crops)

 Application of the VWBA Withdrawal Method to Incorporate Precipitation Variability for Agricultural Activities that Reduce Water Applied to Crops This guidance document prepared by Bluerisk and Kilimo…

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[![ICMM’s Water Stewardship Maturity Framework](https://blueriskintel.com/hubfs/BLU_water-stewardship-maturity-framework.jpg)](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/icmms-water-stewardship-maturity-framework)

**[Methods](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/tag/methods)   • November 2023**

### [ICMM’s Water Stewardship Maturity Framework](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/icmms-water-stewardship-maturity-framework)

 ICMM’s Water Stewardship Maturity Framework is a practical tool designed to enhance the stewardship of shared water resources in ways that are socially equitable, environmentally sustainable and econo…

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**[Methods](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/tag/methods)   • September 2022**

### [BHP’s Approach on Setting Site Water Targets with Catchment Context](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/setting-site-water-targets-informed-by-catchment-context-bhps-approach)

 Setting Site Water Targets Informed by Catchment Context: BHP’s Approach The objective of this white paper is to share BHP’s approach to setting context-based water targets (CBWTs) by applying three p…

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**[Methods](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/tag/methods)   • August 2022**

### [Exploring the Societal Value of Corporate Water Stewardship Projects](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/beyond-volumes-exploring-thesocietal-value-of-corporate-water-stewardship-projects)

 Beyond Volumes: Exploring the Societal Value of Corporate Water Stewardship Projects. In response to emerging water challenges, a growing number of companies are engaging in corporate water stewardshi…

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[![How Companies can Drive Measurable Impact in Watershed Health](https://blueriskintel.com/hubfs/BLU_a-recipe-for-impact-key-ingredients-for-companies-to-drive-measureable-impact-in-watershed-health.jpg)](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/recipe-for-impact-key-ingredients-for-companies)

**[Methods](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/tag/methods)   • March 2022**

### [How Companies can Drive Measurable Impact in Watershed Health](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/recipe-for-impact-key-ingredients-for-companies)

 A Recipe for Impact: Key Ingredients for Companies to Drive Measurable Impact in Watershed Health The global water crisis is not only impacting communities and ecosystems, it is also creating reputati…

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**[Methods](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/tag/methods)   • May 2021**

### [Setting Enterprise Water Targets: A Guide For Companies](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/setting-enterprise-water-targets-a-guide-for-companies)

 Setting water targets at the enterprise level that respond to local contexts has proved challenging because water is not an equally material issue across corporate value chains. Environmental, social,…

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[![A Practical Guide to Implement Water Replenishment Targets](https://blueriskintel.com/hubfs/BLU_volumetric-water-benefit-accounting-a-practical-guide-to-implementing-water-replenishment-targets.jpg)](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/a-practical-guide-to-implementing-water-replenishment-targets)

**[Methods](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/tag/methods)   • January 2021**

### [A Practical Guide to Implement Water Replenishment Targets](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/a-practical-guide-to-implementing-water-replenishment-targets)

 Building on information required to apply the AWS Standard framework, this guide helps practitioners apply the steps outlined in the VWBA method to identify and implement activities, measure progress,…

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**[Methods](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/tag/methods)   • September 2019**

### [Drained by data](https://blueriskintel.com/resources/drained-by-data)

 The explosion of data centers across the U.S. is one of the economic hallmarks of the 2020s. And with data in demand, so too is the demand for water these centers need to operate.

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