Unlocking opportunities and advancing practice: Reflections from World Water Week, Stockholm
This week, over 3,100 leaders from business, government, civil society and academia gathered at World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden.
Tag: Water Stewardship
New report highlights the need for companies to prioritize water and sanitation across global supply chains
21 August 2017, London/Geneva: Every year, US$4 billion in working days is lost because of poor sanitation. To date, 1.35 billion people work in small and (…)
Becoming water-smart: Newly released report delves into scalable water and agriculture solutions in India
Mumbai, 9 August 2017: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) newest report, Co-optimizing solutions in water and agriculture: Lessons from India on water security, (…)
Leading companies launch “Business Guide to Circular Water Management”
Today, the WBCSD Water Cluster released the Business Guide to Circular Water Management: Spotlight on Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Helsinki, Finland 7 June 2017. This first-of-its kind Guide brings (…)
Just released: new report assesses opportunities and barriers for advancing Natural Infrastructure in business
Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) issued a report on business incentives for implementing Natural Infrastructure (NI) Geneva, 8 May 2017: This work builds on (…)
WBCSD Members study Jain Irrigation’s innovative and practical solutions for Water-Smart Agriculture
Jalgaon, 3 May 2017: Last month, Jain Irrigation hosted a group of WBCSD member companies for a two-day visit of company’s facilities in Jalgaon, in Maharashtra, (…)
Making freshwater go round – and round, and round and round…
It’s time to get innovative and go circular Today is World Water Day, and organizations around the world are exploring how they can be smarter with (…)
World Toilet Day is everyone’s business: Nestlé’s WASH Pledge success story explains it all
Nestlé factories, like all factories, depend on the people who make them run. Healthy, motivated people fill the workplace with energy and productivity – and (…)
Business, plastics and waste management – the sustainability dream team?
There’s a reason we call our home the “Blue Planet.” Oceans cover most of Earth’s surface and generate roughly 70% of the oxygen in our atmosphere. (…)
The Marine Debris Puzzle: Where Do You Fit In?
Our earth’s ocean provides us with so much—the air we breathe, food and water, plus efficient transportation routes for global commerce, unlimited recreational opportunities, and (…)