Consultation opens on water climate bond standard
The Climate Bonds Initiative and consortium partners, Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA), Ceres, World Resources Institute and CDP, have released for public comment...
International: BP and Repsol release case studies on water management
BP has released a case study that focuses on water minimisation in refining at the Australian Kwinana Refinery. The programme aimed to minimise water...
Low-flush toilet offers retrofit option
The UK-designed and manufactured 1.5 litre flush toilet, Propelair, has announced new partnerships with the Cornwall Sustainable Building Trust (CSBT), UK, and has been...
United States: Ultrapure water technology facility opens
Evoqua Water Technologies has officially opened a testing and demonstration facility for the microelectronics industry’s ultrapure water technology needs within the company’s Rockford centre of excellence. The new Ultrapure...
Siemens to build automated water management system in sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa could benefit from a plan by Siemens AG to build a fully automated water management system.
Using advances in automation, the Internet of...
Brazil: New water loan eliminates foreign exchange fluctuations
The water company, Aegea, has received the first disbursement of its loan approved under the Brazilian Reais Local Currency Initiative that aims to eliminate foreign exchange risk exposure...
Markets-based approach to help solve global water scarcity
Using creative impact investing solutions can help alleviate water scarcity, restore ecosystems, support farmers and drive sustainable water management, says a new report by...
Seven hundred of world’s largest companies to carry out water assessment
South Pole Group, a sustainability solutions provider, is partnering with CDP, that operates a global natural capital disclosure system, to carry out the world’s...
Alliance to ‘transform technology’ at Thames Water
Global companies have joined up to work together to deliver Thames Water’s future technology services and projects.
The new Technology and Transformation Alliance will sit alongside the...
Pipe manufacturers set to cash in on US water market, says new report
Pipe and hardware companies are poised to benefit from heightening concerns about US municipal water infrastructure with US$300 billion of forecasted capital expenditures over...
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Toronto Water – serving the host city of the World Water...
Toronto Water has transformed the city’s water management. Ahead of IWA’s World Water Congress & Exhibition in the capital of the Canadian province of...
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UNU report warns on tipping points if environmental risks not addressed
A new report released by the United Nations University (UNU) has found that drastic changes to fundamental socioecological systems are likely if environmental risks...
