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 (…)
Tag: Water
Launching new training program to help business increase investment in natural infrastructure
Honolulu, Hawai’i, 4 September 2016 – We’re excited to launch an online, free training course on Natural Infrastructure for Business (NI4Biz). This course will teach business leaders (…)
New initiative introduced on World Water Day supports business action towards the SDG on universal access to water and sanitation
Today is World Water Day. This year’s theme,Water and Jobs highlights that nearly all jobs and businesses depend on water, yet 38 workers die every hour (…)
WBCSD launches new platform to increase business investment in nature
Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launches an online platform, Natural Infrastructure for Business, to increase awareness of the business opportunities in investing (…)
Scaling up business solutions contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals: The corporate impact venturing approach
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will shape the global development agenda from now until 2030, explicitly call on business to use creativity and innovation (…)
Act today to contribute to universal access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene
November 19 is World Toilet Day. It may sound like a joke, but in many parts of the world, this is a serious issue. One (…)
Corporate WASH Pledge secures access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene for 1.6 million people worldwide
30 companies have now signed the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) WASH Pledge – a business-led initiative that secures access to safe water, (…)
Our oceans need a wave of change
Like many people, sometimes I daydream of a beach when I need a momentary escape from daily life.
Turning waste into resource: CH2M recognized for its work on water reuse
Hardly a week goes by without stories of acute water scarcity making the headlines in geographies such as California, India or South Africa. It is (…)
WBCSD Releases Updated Global Water Tool for Sustainable Water Management
Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is releasing an updated version of the Global Water Tool (GWT) with some of the most (…)