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Mattel Plans to Cut Utility Bills 40% Using Recycled Water
Mattel Plans to Cut Utility Bills 40% Using Recycled Water
Published on July 15, 2016
About a 4 minute read

Mattel recently became a California water agency’s newest recycled water customer, which will save about 2 million gallons of drinking water per year in the drought-stricken state. The global toy maker, whose brands include Barbie, Fisher-Price and... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Trending: Enter Plastic Waste; Exit Stronger, Safer Materials
Trending: Enter Plastic Waste; Exit Stronger, Safer Materials
Published on July 6, 2016
About a 5 minute read

This week, we examine two innovations that not only divert plastic waste but turn it into stronger, more beneficial materials: IBM has discovered a way to convert polycarbonates into plastics safe for water purification, fiber optics and medical equi... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Dow Celebrates Achieving 2015 Goals, Looks Ahead to 2025 in New Sustainability Report
Dow Celebrates Achieving 2015 Goals, Looks Ahead to 2025 in New Sustainability Report
Published on June 27, 2016
About a 3 minute read

On Monday, The Dow Chemical Company released its 2015 Sustainability Report, culminating Dow’s decade-long 2015 Sustainability Goals, which centered on producing solutions to global challenges including the areas of food, water and energy and conti... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
The True Cost of Water: New Partnerships, Business Models and More Tackling the Global Crisis
The True Cost of Water: New Partnerships, Business Models and More Tackling the Global Crisis
Published on June 20, 2016
About a 5 minute read

On the final afternoon of an action-packed week at SB'16 San Diego, this panel brought together stakeholders working to address different facets of the global water crisis, both locally in California, and internationally. The panel provided an opport... View More

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Community Updates
POWER PLAY
POWER PLAY
Published on June 14, 2016
About a 4 minute read

POWER PLAY Toyota’s New Plano Campus Drafts Impressive Energy & Environmental Line Up   ... View More

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Community Updates
Kohler Launches Six-Minute Shower Challenge to Bonnaroo Attendees
Kohler Launches Six-Minute Shower Challenge to Bonnaroo Attendees
Published on June 8, 2016
About a 3 minute read

According to research from the EPA WaterSense® program, the average American adult spends 8 minutes in the shower, using about 18 gallons of water each time they lather up.* Kohler, a global leader in the manufacture of kitchen and bath products, en... View More

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New Metrics
#BusinessCase: Top 9 Reasons for Businesses to Proactively Manage Water
#BusinessCase: Top 9 Reasons for Businesses to Proactively Manage Water
Published on May 31, 2016
About a 3 minute read

A sustainability manager at a large auto parts manufacturer recently explained the company’s lack of interest in water management this way: “It's not worth our time. Water is too cheap and no one cares." Moreover, the executive acknowledged ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Sustainable Water Management and Facilitating Global Access to Clean Water: Addressing SDG 6
Sustainable Water Management and Facilitating Global Access to Clean Water: Addressing SDG 6
Published on May 19, 2016
About a 2 minute read

Although roughly 70 percent of our planet is covered with water, drinkable water is increasingly becoming a scarce resource. The United Nations has defined access to clean water as one of 17 Sustainable Development Goals; BASF supports the SDGs and i... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
Stakeholder Relations - Invest in It Before You Need to Rely on It
Stakeholder Relations - Invest in It Before You Need to Rely on It
Published on April 29, 2016
About a 6 minute read

As the world’s leading chemical company, BASF has products in all kinds of industries; it employs 112,000 employees globally, services a variety of customers, and has relationships with shareholders and a large numbers of societal stakeholders. Any... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
With 'Electronic Nose' Nanotechnology, We Can Analyze Safety, Chemical Composition of What We Consume
With 'Electronic Nose' Nanotechnology, We Can Analyze Safety, Chemical Composition of What We Consume
Published on April 12, 2016
About a 3 minute read

In light of this year’s Flint, Michigan water crisis and massive methane leak in Porter Ranch, California, along with increasing awareness of manmade toxicities in our environment, consumers are looking for better tools to control their health and ... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Can Diamond-based Semiconductors Solve the Electronic Industry’s CSR Problems?
Can Diamond-based Semiconductors Solve the Electronic Industry’s CSR Problems?
Published on March 30, 2016
About a 4 minute read

Diamonds may be forever, but they soon could change the way we power electronics by cutting e-waste, conserving water and fighting climate change. Today, semiconductors usually are made of silicon, which, when disposed of as e-waste, poisons children... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Trending: P&G, Levi Strauss, Kohler Broadening Reach of Life- and Water-Saving Innovations
Trending: P&G, Levi Strauss, Kohler Broadening Reach of Life- and Water-Saving Innovations
Published on March 22, 2016
About a 3 minute read

In honor of World Water Day, major brands are making their pioneering water-saving and -purifying innovations available for more widespread use. Kohler Co., a global leader in the plumbing industry, has shipped the first order of its ceramic filtrati... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
The Power of Clean Water in a Four-Gram Sachet
The Power of Clean Water in a Four-Gram Sachet
Published on March 22, 2016
About a 4 minute read

It takes just 30 minutes – using only a bucket, a spoon, a cloth and a four-gram Procter & Gamble sachet – to purify 10 litres of dirty, contaminated water. Rose M lives in a semi-urban area in Kisumu County in Western Kenya with her husband ... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
Ford Expanding Environmental Stewardship Efforts by Sharing Best Practices with Suppliers
Ford Expanding Environmental Stewardship Efforts by Sharing Best Practices with Suppliers
Published on March 20, 2016
About a 3 minute read

Tomorrow, at a forum of the G7 Alliance on Resource Efficiency in Washington, D.C., Ford Motor Company will highlight its new Partnership for A Cleaner Environment (PACE), a program that aims to help the automaker’s suppliers minimize their impact ... View More

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Californians Supporting Recycled Water Use as Long-Term Drought Solution
Californians Supporting Recycled Water Use as Long-Term Drought Solution
Published on March 15, 2016
About a 5 minute read

So far, El Niño has been unable to quell concerns over California’s drought, which is expected to persist or only slightly improve over the next few months. Reduced water flows have reduced hydroelectric power generation in the state at an estimat... View More

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Supply Chain
Report: Water Management Action Plan for Food, Beverage Supply Chains
Report: Water Management Action Plan for Food, Beverage Supply Chains
Published on March 10, 2016
About a 3 minute read

Water quality is an urgent national concern in the UK, where only 17 percent of water bodies currently meet ‘good’ standards. Several businesses are already working with farmers and others in their supply chains to improve the situation, but UK c... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Winning Water Tech Removes Contaminants Using Bubbles, Wastewater Minerals, Biomaterials
Winning Water Tech Removes Contaminants Using Bubbles, Wastewater Minerals, Biomaterials
Published on March 2, 2016
About a 3 minute read

Last week, Veolia, The Water Council and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) announced the first-ever “Pow! ... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Trending: Biomimetic Design Solutions Collecting Clean Water from the Air
Trending: Biomimetic Design Solutions Collecting Clean Water from the Air
Published on February 29, 2016
About a 5 minute read

According to the United Nations, 1.2 billion people live in areas of physical water scarcity and another 1.6 billion people face economic water shortage or lack the infrastructure to take water from rivers and aquifers, making water scarcity one of t... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
FloWater Nixes the Need For Plastic Water Bottles
FloWater Nixes the Need For Plastic Water Bottles
Published on February 29, 2016
About a 5 minute read

The negative environmental impacts of our rampant plastic water bottle use have been well-documented, and despite a growing number of efforts to discourage their use or develop alternatives such as boxed water and edible bottles, Americans alone use ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
California’s Drought Added $2B In Energy Costs, Caused 10% More Emissions
California’s Drought Added $2B In Energy Costs, Caused 10% More Emissions
Published on February 25, 2016
About a 3 minute read

California’s drought is contributing to a dangerous cycle: Reduced water flows have reduced hydroelectric power generation, leading to an increased reliance on natural gas for the state to meet its energy needs. Since climate change is worsening Ca... View More

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