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Water risk management for businesses.Building resilience that lasts.

Effective Water risk management for businesses starts on site. We develop tailored nature-based solutions that protect your company against Water risks, dependencies and site-related exposure.

The 4R Framework

What is your goal for your Water resilience project?

Every company faces its own challenges and risks. We develop projects that work as an answer to your situation. Our 4R Framework helps you find the right one.

1. Reduce risk

When Water becomes a business risk.

Reduce Water risks at your sites and along your supply chains with projects that retain Water, buffer floods and mitigate the consequences of drought.

2. Build resilience

When sites need to become more robust for the long term.

Increase the resilience of your locations by restoring the hydrological function of landscapes and catchments over the long term.

3. Secure resources

When Water needs to be returned to the Water cycle.

Secure the Water resources of your region through tailored projects that retain, recharge or make Water available in the local catchment - in everyone's interest.

4. Show responsibility

When responsibility needs to become tangible and visible.

We document the impact of your projects transparently and create the basis for robust ESG reporting. Project visits, texts and photos included.

Project Types

Every site needs its own approach to Water risk.

The biggest levers for Water resilience are not technical installations but functioning local ecosystems. That is why we develop projects across Europe's three most important Nature-Based Water infrastructures.

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Wetlands

Peatlands, floodplains, streams, ponds and riparian zones are among the most effective natural Water stores. Restoring them improves Water retention, stabilises the landscape Water balance and strengthens biodiversity and climate protection.

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Forests

We develop resilient mixed and “sponge” forests that hold rainfall longer in the catchment, promote groundwater recharge and reduce erosion as well as heat stress.

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Agriculture

Regenerative management can restore soils as Nature-Based Water infrastructure. Measures such as keyline design, humus build-up and biodiversity improve Water retention and strengthen the resilience of agricultural land.

→ Read more about the challenges and solutions of the Water crisis under "Knowledge" and in a personal conversation

Choose your model

Your impact - your decision.

Do you have specific targets such as m³ of Water retention or groundwater recharge? Is your focus on Water filtration? Or rather on reducing flood risk? Choose the path that matches your objectives.

m³1. Volumetric Water Benefits (VWB)

Invest in m³

You have concrete, specific Water targets and Water stewardship activities. We develop tailor-made projects for targeted Water impact in your catchment. Benefits such as Water retention or groundwater recharge are measured, assessed and reported annually. Ideal for companies that want to evidence their specific Water stewardship goals with robust proof.

Benefits
  • · Quantified m³ of Water impact in your own catchment
  • · Dedicated projects, developed and managed exclusively for you
  • · Independently assessed each year for transparent reporting and audit evidence
m²2. Water risk and quality

Enable m² of restoration

You want to address Water and climate holistically and protect yourself against risk. Support the comprehensive restoration of ecosystems in your region. Every contribution backs a concrete restoration project with measurable impact: retention, filtration, buffering. Ideal for companies that want to support their Water and sustainability goals visibly and document them in line with CSRD or EMAS.

Benefits
  • · Measurable restoration per m² (m³ possible)
  • · Easy entry through standardised project packages and project participations
  • · Multiple benefits for Water, climate and biodiversity
How we work

Our journey together: From first call to measurable impact.

In four steps, we develop the right Water resilience project: From analysing your Water dependencies to measurable impact on the ground. As fast as it takes, as thorough as it needs.

  1. 01
    Understand

    We analyse your individual starting point, sites and sustainability goals as the basis for project development.

  2. 02
    Design

    We develop the right Nature-Based Water resilience project for your catchment and your objectives.

  3. 03
    Restore

    We implement your project successfully with experienced local partners, project management and scientific expertise.

  4. 04
    Verify

    We document impact with AI-assisted monitoring, independently assessed evidence, reporting and project visits for your stakeholders.

Impact & Verification

Measurable impact. Internationally recognised.

1. Volumetric Water Benefits (VWB)

We measure impacts such as Water retention, groundwater recharge or natural Water filtration using the internationally and scientifically recognised Volumetric Water Benefits (VWB) methodology. The impact is created where it is needed: in the same catchment as your sites. The results of this independent methodology are externally assessed and can be documented for reporting, regulators and investors.

2. SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)

At the same time, our projects contribute directly to several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - particularly in the areas of Water, climate, biodiversity and sustainable land use.

SDG 6 - Clean Water and SanitationSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and ProductionSDG 13 - Climate ActionSDG 15 - Life on LandSDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

→ Discover current RESPOND projects and their impact

Your potential analysis

What about your Water Context?

Share your sites and priorities with us. Within 72 hours you will receive a first assessment of your Water risks and options for action.

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