PepsiCo, Inc., one of the world's largest food and beverage businesses, today published its inaugural water report detailing the company's efforts to conserve and replenish water use in its operations and expand access to clean water across the globe. The release of the report, titled "Water Stewardship: Good for Business. Good for Society." coincides with PepsiCo's participation in Stockholm ...
EQuIS Version 6 contains many additional enhancements to Crosstab reports including an option to show only duplicates, the ability to order analytes within the Crosstab, export a Crosstab to a text file, and two new reports; Analytical and Water Results Report and Action Level Exceedance Format 1 Report. Download EarthSoft Office Hours: New Crosstab Features and Reports in EQuIS™ 6_October ...
The United Nations World Water Development Report, Nature-based Solutions for Water, launched during the 8th World Water Forum, and in conjunction to the World Water Day, demonstrates how nature‐based solutions (NBS) are key to address many of the world’s water challenges in line with sustainable development. According to the report “By 2025, 1.8 billion people are expected to ...
The 2013 World Water Week report “Cooperation for a Water Wise World – Partnerships for Sustainable Development” is now available. The report provides input into the discussions at the 2013 World Water Week in Stockholm, which is held under the theme of Water Cooperation: Building Partnerships. The report also explore emerging issues such as the role of information and ...
TechKNOWLEDGEy Strategic Group (TSG) has announced the release of its annual and widely-read State of the Water Industry report. This concise but comprehensive report, now in its twelfth year, summarizes the grave challenges of the world water situation – as well as the virtually limitless opportunities which this presents to the commercial water product and service providers. The basic drivers ...
Authored by leading thinkers in the field, the six chapters of the 2014 World Water Week report “Energy and Water: The Vital Link for a Sustainable Future” presents analysis and diverse perspectives on opportunities and challenges facing the energy and water communities. The pre event positioning report contains analysis of hot topics such as fracking, hydropower and basin storage. ...
The report provides input into the discussions at the 2014 World Water Week in Stockholm, which is held under the theme of Energy and Water. Through six chapters authored by leading thinkers in the field, it presents analysis and diverse perspectives on some of the key opportunities and challenges facing the energy and water communities. The intention with the report is that it shall act as a ...
The countdown to 2015 World Water Week has started: today SIWI launched Water for Development – Charting a Water Wise Path, prepared as input to the world’s most important annual meeting for water and development issues. Water is crucial for human sustenance, health and dignity; as a driver for business; for food and energy security; and for the ecosystems upon which our societies ...
More than a decade after deadly gaps in drinking water management killed seven people in Walkerton, Ont., the federal government is still failing to ensure all Canadians have access to safe drinking water, according to a new report from Ecojustice. Waterproof 3, the environmental organization's third drinking water report card, gives the federal government an 'F' for lagging in ...
Coordinated national and regional water conservation guidelines are required to address the detrimental impact climate change is having on Canada's water system, according to Simon Fraser University's Adaptation to Climate Change Team (ACT). "The days when Canadians take an endless abundance of fresh water for granted are numbered," warns Bob Sandford, lead author of ACT's new report Climate ...
GRI has started already to update the new GRI Standards, which were released in autumn 2016. The first Standard to be revised is GRI 303: Water and the draft Standard in now available for public consultation. The Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) has appointed a project working group for the revision. According to the group the Standard is now more up to date and “brings the ...
As the world continues to urbanize the impact on water resources and the available supply of water for drinking, agriculture, hygiene and industry is dwindling. Nations around the world, even those rich in water resources, are facing potential conflicts over the planet’s most important commodity. By 2025, a third of the planet’s population (estimated at 9 billion) could find itself ...
The purpose of the Regional Water Intelligence Reports (RWIR) is to provide regular updates on the political economy of transboundary water resources issues, management and development. The RWIR focuses on the socio-economic aspects of water management and highlight the links between water, energy, food and human security from a regional perspective. Disclaimer: The analysis and policy ...
Despite significant efforts to improve access to safe water and sanitation, a new report co-authored by an expert at The University of Nottingham, argues that much more needs to be done. A major survey in Kazakhstan found that, despite meeting the UN definition of what constitutes safe water, a large number of people reported suffering from illnesses like hepatitis and gastroenteritis. A key ...
Event type: Side Event Date: 2012-08-26 Time: 17:45 - 18:45 Convenor: UNEP-DHI Centre for Water and Environment (UNEP-DHI) Co-convenor: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), UN-Water, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Global Water Partnership (GWP) and Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) Room: K16/17 Event Description At Rio+20 UN-Water and UNEP successfully launched ...
Fred Wiesler, Director of Sales and Marketing, discusses his plan to increase the company’s profile and visibility. Wiesler will strengthen these efforts by preparing new product data sheets and sales literature. In addition, he said the company plans to develop a direct regional sales organization in North America and a distributor/agent organization in the rest of the world. QUA now has ...
The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) welcome entries for the fourth edition of the WASH Media Awards. This competition is open to journalists who publish or broadcast original investigative stories and reports on water supply, sanitation or hygiene (WASH) related issues and their impact on individual and country ...
The Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) is pleased to announce a second public comment period for the revised GRI 303: Water Standard. This Standard – currently being updated through the GSSB’s formal due process – has been assessed and revised by an expert multi-stakeholder Project Working Group to reflect global best practice in water management and sustainability ...
Increased demand for food and water resulting from population growth, climate change, and higher per capita water requirements resulting from increased living standards are threatening the already limited ...
There have been several important recent initiatives to address water reporting and management - Corporate Water Disclosure Guidelines and Measure What Matters. The UN Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate initiative has released the finalized Corporate Water Disclosure Guidelines – a common approach for companies to effectively disclose the many elements of their corporate ...