The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) offers a free comprehensive Global Water Tool (GWT) that provides relevant water information for international corporations. The GWT is a massive database that renders relevant facts on water information with respect to local communities. Water is a fundamental business asset. Accurately accessing risk management and implementing effective strategies [...]
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Anheuser-Busch: Brewing a Beerable Future
Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) produces one of the world’s top five consumer products, as well as four of the top 10 selling beers world-wide. How do they make sure that their beer is sustainable down to the last sip? Hugh Share is AB InBev’s Global Director, Beer & Better World. In an interview, Share told WaterWideWeb, [...]
Water Survey, a matter of water
Empowering Women with Water
Promoting gender equality and empowering women is the third Millennium Development Goal (MDG) to be reached by 2015. The lives of women are particularly affected by access to clean water—or lack thereof. Empowering women in the developing world will require more than micro-finance loans and entrepreneurial efforts. It will require water, and plenty of it. Peter [...]
African Water Facility (AWF)
Africa is the second driest continent on earth after Australia. Water scarcity is caused by a variety of problems draughts, water pollution, and limited water sources. With agriculture becoming endangered and sanitation problems causing mortal diseases.The African Water Facility (AWF) is an organization launched in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AFDB) that finances and promotes sustainability projects to render water accessible to local population and therefore ameliorate their living conditions.
Dead Sea
The name “Dead Sea” is a translation from the Hebrew name “Yam ha Maved” which means “Killer Sea”. This sea with a high concentration in salts is known for having beneficial health consequences on the human body. In the past years, historians, scientists and experts are worried that the Dead Sea might be dying due to the constant lowering of the water level.
corporate watch, other sectors
P&G corporate social responsibility
Procter & Gamble has one of the most impressive portfolios of leadership brands in the world. This giant corporation has employees in close to 80 countries and holds some of the most famous brands like Pampers®, Tide®, Ariel®, Always®, Whisper® or Pantene®. In 2004, in collaboration with various organizations, P&G created the Children’s Safe Drinking Water programs (CSDW), that helps raise awareness around the globe about the importance of having access to quality drinking water.
National Water Footprint
Wealthy countries like the United States or Australia are now facing threats such as water scarcity, draughts or water pollution. While mass media are advertising the importance of water conservation and encouraging an eco-green habit even when it comes to the daily house chores; most of us haven’t realized that producing things such as paper or clothes also uses a tremendous quantity of water.
Mekong River
Starting in Tibet and finishing up in Vietnam, the Mekong river affects the lives of around 60 million people, amongst the poorest individuals on the face on the earth. One of the world’s longest rivers, Mekong also runs through China, Burma, Laos and Thailand. This precious wetland serves for various vital activities such as irrigation, fishing, transportation, industrial and domestic supply of water.
Water footprint: a corporate strategy
Now that you have read our useful tips on how to reduce the water footprint of your daily consumptions this post offers a series of tips and useful advice for corporations and firms of all size to conserve water and lower their water footprint. Corporate social responsibility in order to preserve water adds equity to a company’s identity but most importantly enables to diminish their expenses.
Tunis Water project
On June 17, The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved the Northern Tunis Wastewater Project for US$ 8.03 million. The goal of the project is “to reduce the environmental impact of treated wastewater dischared into the Gulf of Tunis by building a submarine outfall.
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A Long Time Coming: Coastal Access for Bolivia
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