The Water Council, a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to advancing freshwater technology and water stewardship, signed memoranda of action (MOA) recently with water technology clusters in France and Spain, highlighting its growing international reach. These agreements aim to facilitate collaboration and exchange of ideas, enable access to new markets for member organizations and support sustainable…

Meet Scott Clawson, Chairman and CEO of Culligan International, the nearly 90-year-old company that’s become the global leader in water services by making filtered water more accessible than single-use plastic. Under Clawson’s leadership, Culligan serves 170 million people worldwide, and the company’s filtration systems have helped avoid the use of 45 billion plastic bottles annually. Hear…

For its Women in Business issue, BizTimes Milwaukee asked six women leaders, including The Water Council Executive Director Karen Frost, about the key to leading through uncertainty. Here’s what Karen had to say: “As a small nonprofit, we are no stranger to uncertainty. In these times, we must focus on our core strengths. It’s my…

Data centers, the cradle-to-cradle economy, changes to the insurance industry and more are on the agenda Oct. 14 and 15 for the second annual Nexus Sustainability Leaders Summit, hosted by The Water Council and Marquette University’s College of Business Administration Sustainability Lab (S-Lab). Featured speakers include Shaolei Ren, an expert on artificial intelligence, energy and…

The Water Council seeks technologies to better manage water quality within water systems and enable smarter, faster decision-making for its fall 2025 Tech Challenge. The semi-annual Tech Challenge is open to anyone with a novel solution for the selected topic, including researchers, individuals, entrepreneurs, startups and established companies. Participants compete for a prize of up…

The Water Council announces the winners of our spring 2025 Tech Challenge, chosen by our sponsors to help solve real challenges in the water sector: Nafura Advanced Technologies and Segura Water, both based in the United Kingdom, and Atkinson Lab, part of Princeton University in New Jersey. The Water Council’s Tech Challenge connects water innovators…

Nine innovative water technology companies from six countries presented their solutions to investors, industry experts and the public during the BREW 2.0 Showcase on June 19 at the Global Water Center. The showcase is the culminating event of The Water Council’s BREW 2.0 Post-Accelerator, a hybrid program designed to help emerging water tech businesses scale. Learn more…

Culligan International, a global leader in consumer water services, announced today it has achieved verification to The Water Council’s WAVE: Assess  program. This verification certifies that Culligan has assessed and is addressing water challenges across its organizational value chain from product design through distribution, operations and services. Culligan joined The Water Council in 2023.

After being with Milwaukee-based nonprofit The Water Council for more than a decade, Karen Frost is settling into the new role of executive director. She previously served as vice president of economic development and innovation. Frost replaces Dean Amhaus, who helped launch The Water Council and served as the nonprofit’s leader for 15 years. Frost…