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CSIRO partners global Water Footprint Network
The Water Footprint Network seeks to advance the concept of ‘water footprinting’ as a means of understanding and addressing the negative impacts on freshwater systems of the production and consumption of goods and services. As a Network partner, CSIRO has conducted a range of water footprint case studies on various products – including food products manufactured by Mars Australia – and has been ...
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A vegetarian diet can help reduce water consumption across Europe
Different European regions have very different diets and environmental conditions, meaning their water consumption varies widely. Despite this, switching to vegetarian diets in keeping with regional variation would substantially reduce water consumption in all areas, a new study concludes. Where people choose to eat meat, adopting a healthy diet low in oils and sugar will also reduce water ...
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Water footprints for food
Carbon footprints are now familiar to most people, but food production and trade leaves yet another important mark on the environment – a water footprint. Research has led to a novel strategy for calculating the impact of international food trade on water supplies and the implications for various water users. New calculations could be a key step towards balancing the demands on dwindling surface ...
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The Coca-Cola Company and The Nature Conservancy Release Water Footprint Report
Organizations partner to advance water footprint methodology and analyze the impacts of water use as part of their commitment to global water stewardship. ATLANTA - The Coca-Cola Company and The Nature Conservancy announced today the release of a water footprint report in conjunction with World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden. The report, entitled “Product Water Footprint Assessments: ...
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Trends in AMI for 2022: from meters to business intelligence
AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) is fundamental in a world where data is the most valuable asset, given the amount of information it can produce. More and more water utilities are realizing the value of measuring consumption beyond billing. These infrastructures can improve all business processes, because of the large numbers of sensors deployed on them compared to other IoT systems ...
By Idrica
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The Coca-Cola Company and the nature conservancy release water footprint report
The Coca-Cola Company and The Nature Conservancy announced today the release of a water footprint report in conjunction with World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden. The report, entitled "Product Water Footprint Assessments: Practical Application in Corporate Water Stewardship," examines three pilot studies that were conducted on Coca-Cola products and ingredients. A product water footprint is the ...
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New Water Calculator Launched by Growing Blue
Growing Blue has launched the Water Impact Index (WIIX) Calculator, a new web-based tool designed to measure and reduce the impact of human activity on local water resources. Available online at www.growingblue.com, the new calculator was designed by Growing Blue founding partner Veolia Water. Most water footprint calculators use volume of water as the indicator to assess impact on the water ...
By Growing Blue
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The development in the water and sewerage services is slow
The municipal water and sewerage services are on average at the same level as in 2014, for both water and sewerage. The quality of the services is stably good, but the development in some areas is too slow. This is shown by Norsk Vann's annual condition assessment of the water and sewerage services. You can find the betterVANN report at bedrevann.no. In 2019, 77 municipalities and 9 ...
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Reduced meat consumption in the EU would significantly lessen water usage
A study on how diet can affect water usage in the EU has concluded that a vegetarian diet is the most sustainable, but any reduction in meat consumption would be a move towards more sustainable water use. This study compared the average water footprints, a measure of water use which accounts for both direct and indirect requirements, of four different diets across the EU-27 and Croatia (EU-28). ...
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Borealis undertakes pioneering analysis of water footprint of plastics
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has completed the plastics industry's first assessment of the Water Footprint of plastics materials. The findings will be discussed at the 2009 World Water Week in Stockholm. A Water Footprint measures the actual volume of fresh water that a business or manufacturing process of a product or service removes from the ...
By Borealis AG
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