Forward Purchasing — Water Credits
Support verified water conservation before it happens. Forward purchasing lets corporate contributors back farmer and household efficiency upgrades in advance — funding the work that generates Verified Water Credits.
How Forward Purchasing Works
Choose Your Volume
Indicate how many cubic metres of verified water benefit you'd like to support. Whole credits, 1 VWC = 1 m³.
Forward Rate
Forward purchasing is priced at $1.00 per m³, compared with the $1.25 per m³ spot price — reflecting your support ahead of verification.
We Fund the Upgrades
Your contribution funds verified efficiency upgrades (farm irrigation, rainwater harvesting) that generate measurable, verified water savings.
Credits Delivered on Verification
As savings are independently verified and credits issued, they are allocated to your forward contract with a Diamond Standard certificate confirming the verified source.
Why Forward Purchase
Fund Real Upgrades
Your support directly finances the irrigation and harvesting upgrades that create new water savings — not just buying existing credits.
Rate Advantage
Forward support is priced below spot ($1.00 vs $1.25 per m³), recognising you commit ahead of verification.
Measurable Contribution
Every credit is 1 m³ of independently verified water benefit, traceable in the public registry.
Forward Calculator
Select your volume and preferred term to see your forward purchase figures.
Total Volume
100,000 m³
Contributor tier
Forward Value
$100,000
at $1.00/m³
Savings vs Spot Price
$25,000
vs $1.25/m³ spot
Forward Tiers
Contributor
10,000–100,000 m³
$1.00/m³
- Diamond Standard certificate
- Public registry listing
Corporate
100,000–1,000,000 m³
$1.00/m³
- Priority allocation
- Account contact
- ESG-ready reporting
Strategic
Most Engaged1,000,000+ m³
$1.00/m³
- Named portfolio segment
- Co-branded reporting
- Direct catchment selection
Who Is This For
Food & Beverage
Water as a core input — support resilience in your catchments.
Agribusiness
Back the irrigation upgrades that drive measurable savings.
Manufacturers
Industrial water stewardship contribution.
Mining
Catchment and community water investment.
Commercial Property
Portfolio-level water stewardship reporting.
ESG Investors
Verifiable, registry-backed water contribution.
Portfolio Availability
3
Verified Projects
1
Countries
Projects across ZW