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THE NETHERLANDS 1 , KENYA 2 , SWITZERLAND 3 , COLOMBIA 4 , SPAIN 5 COMPANY PROFILE: December 2017 1 Good Stuff International B.V. 2 Good Stuff International Africa Ltd. 3 Good Stuff International Switzerland 4 GSI-Latin America y Caribe S.A.S 5 Good Stuff International Spain 1

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THE NETHERLANDS1, KENYA2,

SWITZERLAND3, COLOMBIA4,

SPAIN5

COMPANY PROFILE:

December 2017

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Good Stuff International B.V.2

Good Stuff International Africa Ltd.3

Good Stuff International Switzerland4

GSI-Latin America y Caribe S.A.S5

Good Stuff International Spain

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ABOUT USGood Stuff International (GSI) is a global company that supports people andorganisations to become sustainable water users.

We provide our clients with:

experts and teams for the implementation

of projects on sustainable water use

capacity, training, knowledge to shape

water management abilities, strategies and action

indepth data and information on the specifics of the water situation, water risks,

and opportunities

support for strategic and implementable action planning to work towards

sustainable water use

We have a societal mission: ¨to explore and promote ways for people to live the bestpossible life on Earth while caring for the natural environment and other people.”

GSI was founded in October 2007 in the Netherlands, shortly thereafter, Good StuffAfrica International Limited was established in Kenya. In 2012, GSI Switzerland arose,and GSI Latin America and the Caribbean was established in 2014 in Colombia at thesame time as GSI Spain. GSI has a core team of six driven people working togethertowards the mission across three continents.

Below you find an overview of our expertise and our full track record and clients since2007. For more information please contact us on [email protected], callor skype:

The Netherlands: Derk Kuiper on +31(0)652045772 or Skype d_kuiper

Switzerland: Erika Zarate Torres on +41788902927 or Skype: erika_zar

Colombia: Diego Arevalo Uribe on +573218523054 or Skype: darevalou

Spain: Alex Fernandez Poulussen on +34625243516 or skype: alex.fernandez.poulussen

www.goodstuffinternational.com

www.facebook.com/goodstuffinternational

www.twitter.com/goodstuffint

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EXPERTISE

Water risk strategies and stewardshipCompanies are becoming more prone to water risks e.g. temporal excess or lack ofwater due to climate change, water quality issues, competion for water with vulnerablegroups as well increased water prices and new water regulations. Understanding waterrisks and dealing with these properly is crucial for the long term company operation.

The issue:

For many companies, water is a relatively new topic. As a result water is often not yetpart of core operations. But it should be. Over the last few years, more and moremethodologies, tools and data to conduct company water risk assessments havebecome available (e.g. WRI´s Aqueduct, WWF Water Risk Filter). Knowing how to bestuse these tools and data and how to translate the findings into an action oriented waterstrategy for any specific company is the challenge now.

How we work:

We provide expert support so that companies get a good understanding of their specificwater issues. We select the right tools, methodologies and data to provide companieswith a detailed understanding of the water risks they face. And, we provide support totranslate the water risk findings into an actionable company-specific water stewardshipstrategy based on a watershed approach. In our water stewardship work we align fullywith the water stewardship standard of the Alliance for Water Stewardship.

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Water footprintThe water footprint is an indicator of water consumption and pollution that can becalculated for companies, consumers and sectors, in a site, catchment or country.A water footprint assessment provides a comprehensive assessment of the waterconsumption in terms of soil moisture (green water), abstracted water (blue water)and polluted water (grey water) during a period of time. It also addresses theenvironmental, social and economic sustainability of the water consumption. Theassessment provides the foundation for response strategies to improve the sustainabilityof water use.

The issue:

Often the consumption of water is solely assessed from the point of view of surfacewater abstraction.This is a very incomplete picture of the reality of water consumptionand pollution. As a result, strategies to become to more productive, efficient andsustainable in water use, are not effective in addressing key water issues at hand.

How we work:

We help customers and stakeholders to get an integrated picture of the water use of theactivities that they are undertaking and provide a measure of the sustainability of thewater use. The water footprint information provides direction for strategic interventions touse water more productively and become more water sustainable.

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Water and AgricultureAgriculture uses on average 70% of the water that is abstracted globally. Oftenagricultural water use competes heavily with other water users in the energy, industrialand urban water consumption sectors. Efficient and sustainable use of water byagriculture is not a luxury anymore, nowadays it has become an economic as much as asocial and environmental necessity to sustain the sector.

The issue:

Agri-water management is about (agricultural) practices on the farm and in the field thatinfluence water consumption and pollution. It is about soil, manure and fertilisermanagement as well as crop selection, husbandry and irrigation. And, it is about therelation between farming and other water users in the catchment.

How we work:

We provide our customers with clarity on the water situation, in terms of risks andopportunities, on their farms and in their fields. We help formulate key interventions thatimprove efficient water use as well increase productivity. And, we help farmers to placefarming in the context of the catchment and provide a course of action to engagemeaningfully in catchment water management.

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ICT for waterThe enormous pace in ICT development in the last decade has resulted in hugequantities of water-related data and information, strong open source software andprogramming tools and (web)applications that are all extremely relevant for watermanagement. And they are especially relevant for improving water use and productivityin the biggest water consuming sector, Agriculture. We are turning this greatdevelopment into strong positive impacts for our clients.

What we do:

1. we develop and offer a variety of easy to use webapps and tools to make waterinformation readily available for the benefit of clients to improve their overall water useand productivity.

2. we use our unique combination of skills in IT, water, agriculture, data management andanalysis and stakeholder understanding to help our customers to understand which data,information and ICT tools are required to understand their water risks and effectively actto counter these.

Our tools:

• BLUE-THUMB-UP - a free webapp to help farmers improve their water use and

productivity

• Mobile first web-based Watershed Information System

• Geographic Agricultural Water Footprint Calculator(More info, contact Derk

Kuiper)

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Water fundsOften, ongoing water management does meet the full watershed managementobjectives. Reasons can be: water policy implementation does not have sufficient meansto cover the full watershed management costs, or watershed stakeholders are notworking together in the direction of sustainable watershed management. A Water fundmay help. A Water Fund is an institution to enable stakeholders to come together andunderstand the importance of investment in the protection of a watershed to sustainvaluable ecosystem services, for example: water provision and purification.

The issue

The creation of a water fund is a careful, complex and multidimensional process. In theprocess, clear and transparent information and communication exchange between allpublic, private and civil society stakeholders is key to generate joint engagement.Stakeholder work towards the creation of a joint vision and objectives for the Waterfund. The vision brings together the aspirations of the different stakeholder groups forthe watershed in question. Underpinning the process with scientific data and informationon the watershed, the relevant ecosystem services, management costs and their derivedsocial and economic benefits, is imperative. And, to create a functioning water fund,stakeholders need to define country specific legal, institutional, financial and governancemodalities and the operational and communications structure of the fund.

What we do

GSI has a strong track record in the creation and support of water funds. We help ourcustomers to effectively establish functioning Water Funds, And, in doing so, we bringtogether our technical expertise on watersheds, ecosystem services and economicvaluation with our skills in managing multistakeholder platforms, as well as our legal,institutional, financial knowledge and fund raising skills from various countries aroundthe globe.

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Project managementWork in the field of water, development, agriculture and environment is always directedto changing a current situation towards a new improved situation. The activities that arecarried out to create this change are generally organised in the form of projects.with specific objectives and outcomes. To define and design, steer, administer andimplement, monitor and evaluate projects is project management.

The issue

Managing projects well is often a complex task in which content and organisation needto move together effectively. Many environment, water and development organisationsare driven by content for example, to increase irrigation efficiency or to improveenvironmental management or water allocation. As a result capacity on projectmanagement is often a limiting factor in succesful project implementation.

How we work

We provide our customers with dedicated support during all phases of the project cyclewith leadership, professionalism, conviction and realism as our strong assets. GSI hasover 20 years of experience in moving ideas to reality in many parts of the world. Wehave done this through projects that we either initiate ourselves or that we design,supervise, administer, implement, monitor and/or evaluate for customers.

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Water educationWater appears in a cycle, the water cycle. In the water cycle, water is present as clouds,rain, soil moisture, streams and rivers, groundwater aquifers, lakes, seas and oceans.Water connects many if not all of earth´s systems. It connects species and ecosystems,rivers with lakes, mountains to seas, earth to the sky, and also us, people, to the entireearth system. Understanding this will help trigger action for more sustainable water use.

The issue

Water is so foundational to our lives, our societies and our economies, that paradoxally,it is often forgotten. Many people and organisations do not really graso that theiractivities and life are often fully dependent on the water cycle. This results in a continuedincrease of water use and water pollutio leading to water scarcity and degradation ofmany of earth´s watersheds.

What we do/ how we work

In all our projects, we help our customers and stakeholders get an increasedunderstanding of water so that they may get more engaged on water and more able toact for sustainable water use. We address, for example: how water appears in andmoves through the water cycle; how it is geographically distributed and moves through inwatersheds; how understanding the water cycle helps to understand other fundamentalnatural cycles like the carbon and nitrogen cycles. We use our wide expertise andexperience in lecturing, workshops and trainings on water, water footprint and watersustainabability. For our trainings, we tranform complex technical data and information toeasy to understand language and graphics.

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Catchment managementCatchment management, watershed management, integrated river basin management,sustainable water management and ecosystem based water management. All thesewater management approaches are nowadays very common in water legislation, policyand institutions around the world.

The issue:

From a hydrological and policy point of view it is logical and most effective to managewater at the catchment level. But when operationalised, the integrated watermanagement approach often brings with it complexities that lead to challenges in theimplementation of activity for sustainable water use.

How we work:

We increase the capacity of stakeholders so that they understand what catchmentmanagement is and how they might engage in it. We help them to understand their owncatchment and water use better to help them to work towards sustainable catchmentmanagement together with other stakeholders. And, we help organise catchment levelmultistakeholder processes so that stakeholder can define and decide, the course ofaction required in the move towards sustainable water management.

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TRACK RECORD END 2007- PRESENT

Water risk and water stewardship1. EDEKA, Creating risk profiles for citrus producers in the South of Spain, 20172. WWF Gemany and WWF Spain, Detailing the water risk indicators at the basin and

subbains levels for the Water Risk Filter for Spain, 20173. WWF Germany and WWF Colombia, Establishment and consolidation of a water

stewardship platform for Water risk management in the Zona Bananera, Colombia.2016, Phase 3 Access the watershed information system for Santa Marta here.

4. Alliance for water Stewardship, Project management for the European and Mediterranean region focusing AWS water stewardship implementation in Southern Spain, 2016-ongoing

5. Alliance for Water Stewardship, Catchment level water stewardship indicatorassessment and implementation in the South of Spain. 2016-ongoing Access thewatershed information system for Rivera Huelva here.

6. WWF Germany and WWF Colombia, Establishment and consolidation of a water stewardship platform for Water risk management in the Zona Bananera, Colombia. 2016, Phase 3, ongoing Access the watershed information system for Santa Marta here.

7. WWF Colombia / Asocolflores, Water stewardship strategy for the flower sector. 2016 – 2017.

8. ISAGEN, Water footprint, water scarcity and risk course for the energy sector. 20169. WWF Colombia and WWF Germany, Water risk and opportunities assesment for

banana production in the Zona Bananera, Colombia. 2014 – 2015, Download the Phase 1 report here

10. International Finance Corporation – South Asia Water Team, India: Support the development of the Corporate Action for Water Security (CAWS) and 2030 Water Resource Group program in India. – 2013 – 2015

Water and Agriculture:

11. CTA/UPRA/IDEAM/COSUDE, Strengthening of the criteria associated with the useand pollution of water by agriculture to inform policy in Colombia, 2016-2017

12. COLEACP-PIP, Development of two training manuals on water management andirrigation for the horticulture sector in ACP countries – May 2015 December 2015

13. Provincial government of Noord Brabant – The Netherlands viaConceptenbouwers Foundation – Adivisory to and research for the Stadse BoerenUrban Farming Community in three towns in the South of the Netherlands. 2014-2015 – www.stadseboeren.nl

14. National Irrigation Board, Kenya: Feasibility study, detailed design and preparationof tender documents for Lumi Irrigation Scheme, Taita Taveta County, Kenya – 2013 2015

15. National Irrigation Board, Kenya: Developing an irrigation master plan for Daua River in Kenya – 2013 - 2014

16. World Wild Fund for Nature: Report on sustainability of New Green Revolution inAfrica for the World Wild Fund for Nature – 2008-2009

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Water Footprint:17. Mild Coffee Company – Water Footprint assessment of coffee production in

Colombia, 2017-ongoing18. Mars, Water Footprint Assessment for benchmarking of water use in tomato

production in Mars´ supply chain in four countries, 201719. Aquasis, Water Footprint assessment of maize and herbs production by small

holder farmers in Morocco, 2017 - ongoing20. Alliance for Water Stewardship, WWF and EDEKA, Water Footprint assessment

of a citrus farm in South of Spain as part of the AWS implementation - 201721. Inter-american Institute for Cooperation on agricultura (IICA), Costa Rica,

Water Footprint assessment for river basins guide, online introductory and extended courses, four river basin water footprint assesssment case studies, 2016 – 2017

22. Good Stuff International BV – Development of the Geographic Agricultural Water Footprint Calculator tool V2.3 (GAWFC) to automate agri water footprint calculations,2016 - 2017

23. Dominica Compite – Calculation of the green and blue Water Footprint of the entire banana sector in the Dominican Republic, 2016-2017.

24. CTA/UPME – Approximation of a Water footprint assessment of the mining sector in Colombia. 2016

25. IDEAM – Colombia – Calculation of the Water footprint and its sustainability for the 316 watersheds in Colombia for inclusion in the National Water Accounts Study 2014, in close collaboration with the CTA (Centro de technología de Antiochia) – 2014-2015 Access the report here

26. US Forest Service - Technical advisory on the application of the Water Footprint Assessment to the Tenmile River Basin, Montana, USA, 2013 - 2015

27. National Irrigation Board, Kenya - Water Footprint assessment of cropping patters in the master plan for Daua River in Kenya – 2013 - 2014

28. VECO- Eastern Africa, Tanzania – Water Footprint assessment of rice production inthe Lower Moshi Irrigation scheme, Tanzania. 2013-2014.

29. Universidad de Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC), Tunja, Colombia, Water Footprint Workshop, 2013

30. Patrimonio Natural Colombia: Water Footprint of the World Games in Cali, 2013, http://youtu.be/XO4nv9ycqFc

31. Agrofair / Taste: Water Footprint assessment of fair trade bananas – 2012- 2013 http://goodstuffinternational.com/index.php/resources-29/67-water-footprint/127-water-footprint-assessment-supports-development-strategies-for-small-banana-producers-in-ecuador-and-peru

32. Centro de Tecnología de Antiochia, Medellin, Colombia: Supporting theapplication of the Water footprint in the Porce Basin, Colombia. - 2012-2013

33. Ogilvie Group Brussels: Technical support on water footprint for the GenerationAwake campaign. March 2012

34. Water Footprint Network (WFN): Representation of WFN in meetings in Peru andorganisation of technical webinars January 2012 – April 2012.

35. Water Footprint Network: Interim executive directorship and fundraising for theWater Footprint Network – institutional development, interim management businessplanning and marketing and fund raising - www.waterfootprint.org – October 2008 –February 2011.

36. World Wide Fund for Nature: Leading the Water Footprint Working Group, aninformal multistakeholder initiative on the application of the water footprint in acorporate setting financed by the World Wild Fund for Nature, 2007-2008

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Water Funds:37. The Nature Conservancy Colombia – Technical design of the Bucaramanga Water

Fund, 2016-201738. The Nature Conservancy Colombia – Technical design of the Santa Marta Water

Fund, 2016-201739. GIZ, Bavaria – Water futures, Colombia – Design and operationalisation of the

Alianza BioCuenca - a Water Fund for the Northern Region of Santander – 2014 –ongoing.

40. Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC): Developing a proposal with options for the establishment of a Lake Victoria Environmental Trust Fund and identifying sources of financing for the Lake Victoria Basin Commission – February 2011 – April 2012. Report found at: http://195.202.82.11:8080/handle/123456789/4/browse?value=Lake+Victoria+Environmental+Trust+Fund+%28LVETF%29&type=subject

41. The Nature Conservancy (USA): Technical support to develop a water benefitsquantification tool for the Nature Conservancy– 2008

Project management42. Water Services Trust Fund, Kenya, Impact Assessment of Rural and water

resources investment programme, 2015 - ongoing43. National Environmental Trust Fund, Kenya, Development of Monitoring and

Evaluation framework, manuals and training, 2015 – ongoing.44. World Wide Fund for Nature: Mid-term review of the Market Transformation

Initiative - 201245. National Environment Trust Fund Kenya: Developing a portfolio of Flagship

projects, 201246. Ewaso Ng’iro North Development Authority, Government of Kenya, Mid-Term

review of the AfDB funded Ewaso Ng’iro North Natural Resources ConservationProject (ENNNRCP), – 2011.

47. Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC): Peer review and editing of consultancyreport on Mara River Basin Natural Resourced Management Institutional CapacityNeeds Assessment, Lake Victoria Basin Commission, 2010.

48. The National Environment Trust Fund in Kenya: Production of Project CycleManagement, Monitoring Manuals and capacity building workshops for The NationalEnvironment Trust Fund in Kenya – 2009-2010.

49. World Wide Fund for Nature Eastern Africa Programme: Interim management foran international NGO in Eastern Africa – 2008-2009

50. World Wide Fund for Nature Southern Africa Regional Programme: Reviewprogramme “Promoting an Ecosystems Based Approach to SustainableDevelopment in The Zambezi River Basin” for an the World Wide Fund of Nature inSouthern Africa with a proposed budget of 3,5 MIO Euro per year for four years -2008

51. World Wide Fund for Nature International, Switzerland. Analysis and advice onstrategic direction for the World Wild Fund for Nature – 2008

52. World Wide Fund for Nature: Strategic research to identify opportunities to scaleup a Europe wide market based conservation programme for the World Wild Fundfor Nature - 2008

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53. World Wide Fund for Nature Guyanas: Evaluation and adaptation of freshwaterconservation and development programme for the World Wild Fund for Nature inGuyana and Suriname with a total budget of 2 Mio Euro per year for five years –2007

54. National Aids Control Council Kenya: Consolidating HIV/AIDS capacity buildingmaterials in Kenya for the National Aids Control Council – 2008

Water Education:55. Water board Aa and Maas (via Conceptenbouwers foundation) – The Netherlands,

technical and facilitation support to a multistakeholder workshop for a portfolio ofurban water management projects in the city of ´s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands -2015.

56. Centro de Technología de Atiochia-GSI-LAC, Water Footprint Network (WFN), Execution of the WFN certified Global Water Footprint Standard Training Course in Medellin, Colombia, 20-23 May 2015

57. University of Cadiz, Spain, Lecture on water and water footprint in light of World Water Day– March 2015

58. School for industrial organisation (Escuela de organización industrial) – Cadiz,Spain – Lecture on Water Footprint – 2015.

59. Accenture: Development of an on-line introductory and advanced course on waterand water management for Accenture – 2008

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