Today, the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) and The Water Council (TWC) announced a partnership to deepen ties and accelerate water innovation and stewardship in the bi-national Great Lakes region, the engine of the North American economy and guardian of the largest freshwater system in the world. “We are thrilled to be partnering…

The Water Council (TWC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) (USACAPOC(A)) to further the country’s capabilities relating to public sanitation, water technology and water talent. Water insecurity is a growing global problem leading to instability that threatens communities around the world. The U.S. Department of…

Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council, highlights Wisconsin’s strong water technology and innovation sector and The Water Council’s role in it in his regular Wisconsin State Journal column. Click here to read more.

NanoAffix Science, a participant in The Water Council’s BREW 2.0 Post-Accelerator, was the featured company in Wisconsin Inno’s The Pitch column. Besides receiving support from The Water Council, NanoAffix is backed by Wisconsin companies A. O. Smith Corporation, Badger Meter and Baker Manufacturing. Click here to read more.

Surprise: A city so known for its beer is also the freshwater technology capital of the United States, and home to one of the most mature water tech hubs in the world. That would be Milwaukee and The Water Council, a nonprofit committed to solving critical global water challenges by driving freshwater innovation and advancing water stewardship. It’s…

Food and beverage companies are recognizing how critical water is and are doing their part to conserve water, but there is still work to be done. Beverage companies especially realize how important water and water resource are. To emphasize water conservation, the Water Council announced a new program to improve, report and recognize good corporate…

The Water Council is pleased to announce Sloan, a global manufacturer of commercial plumbing systems based in Franklin Park, Ill., has signed onto The Water Council’s WAVE program. Sloan is the first company to initiate the program since its formal launch in February. WAVE will help Sloan improve its enterprise-level water stewardship performance and public reporting, concluding with independent verification of its progress.

Thanks to climate change, the next forefront for environmental, social and governance investing could be water.

A portable device to monitor water quality, AI-powered analytics for water utilities and hardware that destroys PFAS chemicals are among the innovations that will be part of The Water Council’s BREW 2.0 Post-Accelerator in 2022. The cohort includes companies from the U.S., Austria, United Kingdom, Canada, India, Sweden and France.