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What is the water footprint?
The water footprint is an essential tool to understand the impacts human have on this essential yet finite resource. Water has become increasingly vulnerable as a result of climate change, population growth and growing pressure on this resource. In this context of global scarcity, there is an urgent need to calculate the water footprint as it is a tool that enables us to understand where, when ...
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GAEA - Case Study
Project Results and Impacts: First oil production company to measure its product’s water footprint Supporting company brand image and reputation Increased awareness of water issues for different stakeholders CSE Solution "Water Footprint" The Water Footprint of a product is the volume of freshwater used to produce the product, measured over the full supply chain. The objective is ...
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Big City, Small Water Footprint
Researchers have found that in general, larger cities have smaller per capita water footprints. Research team hopes to produce tool to predict water use A 2018 study by a team of Penn State researchers has discovered that large cities are generally more water efficient and productive than mid-sized cities. Large cities have a smaller water footprint for their size, but rather than being a ...
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Water Use in the Leather Industry
Leather goods are prized for their beauty and durability, but tanning leather uses and pollutes large amounts of water. In an industry with high water consumption, researchers say best practices include reduce-reuse-recycle With care, leather goods tend to be tougher a1nd more durable than nylon, canvas, or various imitation leather products, but their desirability transcends function and ...
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What Goes Into a Water Footprint?
When you think of the water that goes into everyday items and processes, don’t forget hidden sources A water footprint is, quite simply, a measure of how much water is used to produce a good or service. Processes, products, companies, sectors, and regions also have water footprints, and calculating them is a painstaking process that demands consideration of the water used at every link in ...
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Textile Industry Water Use and Treatment
As the industry turns toward sustainability, decentralized water reuse has potential to reduce ‘virtual water’ toll The textile industry is water-intensive throughout its many processes: sizing, desizing, mercerizing, scouring, bleaching, printing, and finishing. Beyond processing, water footprint calculations often neglect the use of significant amounts of “virtual ...
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Facilitating the beverage industry environmental roundtable
Challenge: With encouragement from several global beverage companies, Antea Group's Global Corporate Consultancy led the formation of BIER in 2006, enlisted the early members and convened meetings to launch this industry group. Our team provides leadership and facilitates the group, helping members to drive efforts toward continuous improvement across the beverage industry on the environmental ...
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The Water Footprint of the Blue Jean
Blue jean manufacturers will soon be adopting new techniques that reportedly reduce the water used in dying by 71-99%. From growing cotton to dying it to laundering finished products, producing blue jeans consumes a large amount of water We may think of that worn pair of blue jeans simply as an old friend, but may not put a lot of thought into how those jeans are made. In fact, a great deal ...
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What Is Virtual Water?
Even goods that contain no actual water can carry a great deal of virtual water “Virtual water” is a concept in use since the 1990s that assumes all of the water required to produce a good remains embedded within the good as it moves along the value chain. With the concept of virtual water, we can say a bowl of completely dry cereal contains all the water that was needed to grow and ...
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