A growing tidal wave hitting businesses can be summarized in three letters – ESG. The environmental, social and governance investing movement may not have fully grabbed the public’s attention – yet – but it is rapidly growing on national and international business radars. In fact, ESG assets are expected to exceed $50 trillion globally by…

Stresses on water supplies are increasing around the world. Supplies are constrained in many areas, and water quality is a persistent concern.

The Water Council sees innovation as a major component in answering water challenges already present and to come. The council is a global hub dedicated to driving innovation in freshwater technology.

WAVE Fills Gap in evaluating water risk By Dylan Waldhuetter, Director of Water Stewardship Solutions Water risk hasn’t received the same attention as carbon emissions in sustainable investing, but if you’re not paying attention to water, you’re already behind. Droughts, floods, deteriorating infrastructure, poor water quality and more are materially impacting companies’ direct operations and…

The Water Council, WMEP/WSBC Commit to Strategic Water Stewardship Approach in Wisconsin As businesses across the world confront increasing water challenges and growing demands for tangible sustainability accomplishments, Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP)/Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council (WSBC) and The Water Council are reaffirming their partnership to meet this challenge in Wisconsin by improving corporate water…

Carbon Tunnel Vision Leads to Missed Opportunities in Water By Matt Howard, Vice President of Water Stewardship There’s no doubt water is a vital piece of the Environmental, Social and Governance equation. Clean, abundant freshwater is just as necessary to business — and life — as clean air. Yet many companies suffer from carbon “tunnel…

The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) is announcing a new collaboration with The Water Council (TWC) to support the organization in the development of a water stewardship program for the automotive supply chain.

ESG Investor interviews Matt Howard, The Water Council vice president of water stewardship, about the importance of context-based corporate water stewardship and The Water Council’s WAVE, a program that allows companies to credibly advance and report water stewardship across the enterprise.

STAR Water Group, an Australian maker of biofiltration technology and bioretention systems and a 2017 alumnus of The Water Council’s BREW accelerator, will soon launch an initial public offering on the Sydney Stock Exchange. STAR (Stormwater Treatment and Reuse) is the first BREW company to go public.

Nutrien, General Mills, Simplot and BASF are working with The Water Council and ALUS on a pilot project aimed at improving water quality and quantity on the eastern Prairies by altering land, water and nutrient management on Manitoba farms.