About EBC Foundation

Mission

The European Benchmarking Co-operation (EBC Foundation) assists drinking water- & wastewater utilities in improving their services through benchmarking and learning from each other’s experiences, good practices and innovations.

Structure 

EBC Foundation was initiated in 2005 by Dutch- & Nordic water utility associations & the 6-Cities Group and is structured as a not-for-profit foundation under Dutch law. EBC Foundation is based in The Hague, The Netherlands and governed by a Board composed of representatives from the water industry: water utility Aquanet (Poland), water utility associations FIWA (Finland), Norsk Vann (Norway) and Vewin (The Netherlands) and the European federation of national water utility associations, EurEau.

Activities 

Since 2007, over 300 unique utilities from more than 45 countries have participated in EBC benchmarking programmes, underscoring the broad impact of EBC’s benchmarking activities.

In addition to its annual programme, EBC also supports regional benchmarking initiatives developed jointly with local partners, enabling utilities in different regions to benefit from structured performance assessment and shared learning.

Furthermore, EBC plays an active role in Water Operator Partnerships (WOPs), where benchmarking serves as a foundation for peer‑to‑peer learning and capacity building. In recent years, EBC has contributed to several EU‑funded WOPs, including partnerships with BDWSS in Bahir Dar (Ethiopia) alongside lead partner HSY (Helsinki), and with SEDAPAL in Lima (Peru) together with Canal de Isabel II (Madrid). EBC has also supported the VEI/WaterWorX WOP with PAWD, the national water association in the Philippines. 

Viktoria Iskova

Managing director

Chuan Jiet Teo

Programme coordinator

Peter Dane

Programme advisor

Peter Geudens

Methodological support

Pol van den Bergen 

(Prisma) Programme support

Janine Pikoleit

(ABF Research) Platform support

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