AREAS OF INNOVATION
Water
Credits
Water credits are a market-driven financial innovation to catalyze systems change in the water sector.
Water is undervalued.
WWF estimates the global economic use value of water is $54 trillion, which is over 60% of global GDP.
Yet, water is still used as a low value disposable stock – polluting and blocking the lifeblood of our economies.
Systems change is needed to reform the economics of water from this linear model to a circular model that operates in concert with nature.
DIGITAL WATER CREDITS
• Earned for sustainable water usage improvements
• AI measurement ensures high-integrity data
• Accelerates flow of finance into the water sector
Market-driven financial innovation
Water credits harness market forces to motivate companies, farmers and other consumers to use and manage water more sustainably.
Nexus is developing a comprehensive water credits methodology that accelerates the flow of finance into projects that:
• Increase water efficiency
• Reduce water withdrawals
• Improve water quality
• Restore water flows
Groundwater Preservation Example
• Farmers polluting strategic groundwater resource
• Groundwater Quality improvement generate water credits
• Government buys water credits
Water Catchment Example
• Farmers and factories make water usage improvements
• Measurable improvements generate water credits
• Downstream utility buys water credits
