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Carbon Trust Launches Water Footprint Certification Scheme
The Carbon Trust announced Monday it is piloting a new Water Footprint label and certification scheme. It is now inviting businesses to certify their water use assessments with the scheme, using the Water Footprint Network’s methodology or the ISO ... View More
Study: Almond Industry on Its Way to Carbon Neutrality Through Byproduct Reuse, Irrigation Management
A new study published in the Journal of Industrial Ecology highlights the progress of the notoriously water-consumptive almond industry in becoming carbon-emission neutral or even carbon negative. The research, undertaken by UC Davis scientists, high... View More
Low-Cost, Energy-Efficient 'Rain Tunnel' Technology Creates Drinking Water from Moisture
A new technology from a Bangalore-based scientist promises a cost-effective way to deliver clean drinking water by harnessing moisture from the atmosphere. The patented ‘Rain Tunnel Technology’ has been integrated into a household plug-in machine... View More
Tech Startup Helping Costco Cut Water Use by 22%
As water-dependent companies seek to cut their usage and survive through punishing droughts, Costco is finding solutions with the help of the latest computing technologies – the cloud, data algorithms, wireless tech and low-cost sensors. Through a ... View More
How Much Water to Make a Cup of Tea? The Importance of Product Water Footprinting for Businesses
Like most British people, I enjoy a nice cup of tea. And like most practitioners of life cycle assessment (a far smaller group), I’m very interested in understanding the full impact of the products I consume.So how much water goes into a cup of tea... View More
U.S. Water Launches Breakthrough in Sustainable, Cost-Saving Water-Cooling Treatment
U.S. Water Services, a water treatment company providing industrial and commercial water management, has announced a breakthrough in sustainable chemistry for cooling water treatment.The PhosZero™ family of water treatment products is designed to p... View More
Sunny Delight Celebrates 5 Years of Zero Waste to Landfill, Further Sustainability Progress
On Thursday, Sunny Delight Beverages Co. (SDBC) released its fifth annual Sustainability Report, detailing its sustainability goals and progress — including an $85 million investment in new production equipment to improve efficiency, a significant ... View More
New 'Water Deeply' Platform Will Help Public Understand California Water Crisis
Following ongoing campaigns to urge both businesses and citizens to more effectively conserve water, this week saw the launch of Water Deeply, a comprehensive new media platform created to connect the public with experts to better understand the Cali... View More
Scientists Looking to Agave, Other Succulents as Model for Engineering Drought-Resistant Plants
As a punishing drought continues to grip California and other areas around the globe, scientists are exploring hardy succulents as a pathway to genetically engineer plants to use less water.Agave and other succulents such as the prickly pear, pineapp... View More
Measurabl, Optoro Partner to Pilot Improved Sustainability Data Collection
This week, startup Measurabl, a provider of sustainability data management and analytics software, announced a partnership with Optoro, a technology company focused on supply chain sustainability for retailers. The “We Are Measurabl” pilot progra... View More
#BusinessCase: SABMiller Saves US $17M Through Water, Carbon Reductions
This week, SABMiller released its annual Sustainable Development Report, announcing progress to reduce water use and carbon emissions and achievement of significant financial savings associated with these environmental measures. ... View More
Ecolab Helped Customers Save 115 Billion Gallons of Water in 2014
Ecolab’s efforts to help customers reduce, reuse, manage and treat water more efficiently led to a savings of 115 billion gallons of water in 2014, according to the company’s 2014 Corporate Sustainability Report, released Thursday.The company als... View More
Water/Energy Nexus Hackathon Seeking Solutions to Critical Drought, Energy Issues
California is experiencing a significant paradigm shift around water and energy, and the 2015 Water/Energy Nexus Hackathon, coming to San Francisco in mid-August, intends to bring some of the smartest minds together to help address these complex issu... View More
Ceres Releases Water Risk Disclosure Search Tool
Ceres has released a new search tool that enables users to access water risk disclosures in company filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).The SEC Sustainability Disclosure Search tool allows users to find disclosures in 4,500... View More
IoT Technology Helping AT&T, IBM Revolutionize City Water Management
AT&T, IBM and Mueller Water Products have teamed up to use Internet of Things (IoT) technology to address water sustainability in cities. Their partnership combines Echologics sensors and sound technology from Mueller Water Products with AT&T... View More
How to Successfully Engage Consumers Around Water Sustainability
A Wednesday afternoon session at SB ’15 San Diego explored compelling case studies on designing and implementing consumer-facing water campaigns. Representatives from Waste Management, Stella Artois and Water.org, the National Hockey League, and Wh... View More
AB InBev Reportedly Most Water-Efficient Brewer in the World
Anheuser-Busch InBev today announced it achieved a water use ratio of 3.2 hectoliters per hectoliter of production from 2013 to 2014, which the company says makes it the most water-efficient brewer in the world.This resulted in saving the equivalent ... View More
AECOM, 100 Resilient Cities Launch Student Competition to Solve Urban Risks
AECOM, Van Alen Institute and 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) on Wednesday launched a new ideas competition calling on multidisciplinary teams of students worldwide to identify risks to urban food, energy or water systems and offer strategies that make ... View More
How Looptworks and Southwest Airlines Partnered to Close a Loop
Fashion is probably the last thing you think about when you see a leather airplane seat – yet through a partnership between Southwest Airlines and textile and accessories upcycler Looptworks, 43 acres of leather collected from 80,000 discarded Sout... View More
Whirlpool, Kohler Commit to Research Project for Net-Zero Water in the Home
Whirlpool Corporation and Kohler will collaborate to identify ways to achieve net-zero water in the home, according to an announcement made this week at SB '15 San Diego.During the conference, representatives from both companies discussed a shared ho... View More
