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A local activist has proposed that the city test several composting toilet models outdoors and in public buildings to determine if it is feasible to deploy the units citywide.
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Efforts by the firm AirDye to sharply reduce the water used by the textile industry in coloring fabrics offer marketing lessons to any company than wants to build a green brand.<br />
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Re-opened with fanfare this spring, San Francisco International Airport's iconic Terminal 2 has become the first airport facility to earn gold-level LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
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Whether it's flooding, toxic spills or drought, it's becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the risks that water poses for businesses.
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Although water issues are not generally given the same priority as climate change, companies are increasingly taking stock of the business risks and opportunities posed by water, and they're also growing more adept at collecting and reporting water data.
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Startup company AguaVia thinks it's found a solution to the world's looming water crisis that offers much more than a drop in the bucket.
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A new website from CH2M Hill matches water users with wastewater treatment facilities to promote water reuse.
by Jan Dell
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FedEx Express, the cargo airline of FedEx Corp., has completed its latest contribution to the green roof initiative at Chicago's airports.
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Companies can also use the Ceres Aqua Gauge to analyze and disclose their water-related risks, define measurement and reduction goals, and evaluate their own governance systems for sufficient corporate water management.
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An app that enables LEED users to close gaps between building design and performance is among the cloud-based offerings from a new line business for the Indie Energy Systems Company.
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The CEO Water Mandate Water Action Hub will help companies map stakeholders and existing water initiatives in the watersheds where they operate
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Water stewardship moves well beyond water efficiency and water risk evaluations to engaging on public policy issues and working with stakeholders.
by Will Sarni
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SABMiller, WWF and the German International development agency (GIZ) are imploring other companies and NGOs to participate in the Water Futures Partnership, which they created in 2009 to show the business case for the private sector to promote sustainable water resources management.
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The Navy, DOE and Ag department launch a three-year $510-million-plus project to boost use of advanced biofuels in ships, planes and vehicles, a top clothing retailer in Japan brings its recycling program to the U.S. and Jelly Belly Candy Company taps into high-tech water saving.
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To better manage water-related risks, PepsiCo has tapped The Nature Conservancy to help it study the watersheds of five facilities in the hope that the lessons learned there may be applied across the beverage giant's global operations.
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The biggest toy store company in the U.S. outlined an ambitious agenda to open 21 new stores and renovate 23 others by the end of the year. Behind the ballyhooed expansion plans are a series of green building elements for each site.
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In honor of World Water Week, we've turned to experts working on the front lines at their companies about their biggest successes in reducing their water footprints. Here's what they told us.
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Also taking part in the World Resources Institute's Aqueduct Alliance are Bloomberg, Dow, Goldman Sachs, Talisman Energy, and United Technologies -- all working to develop a new water risk database and mapping tool.
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Corporate concern about water shortages is on the rise, and there are a growing number of tools available to help companies avoid the physical, reputational and regulatory risks that running afoul of water scarcity can pose.
by Will Sarni
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A new report on corporate responses to water scarcity finds that that most demonstrate limited or no evidence of taking action to mitigate water risks.
by Robert Kropp
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Heather King talks to the CEO of the U.S.'s largest publicly traded water utility about the tie between energy and water, finding value in wastewater and the irony of our $21 billion-per-year bottled water habit.
by Heather King
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In a fast-moving virtual conference Tuesday, 60 water experts shared their thoughts on the past, present and future of this growing challenge. Here are 10 memorable quotes that caught our attention from the program.
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At the H2O Global Water Summit in Toronto last week, world-leading companies and authorities on the coming water crisis assessed the state of the market for water technology. Here are five reasons why you should be watching your water.
by Heather King
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The green dentistry movement takes another step forward with the first LEED certification for a private pediatric dental office, a practice in California's Marin County.
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Global food companies that require crops for manufacturing on an industrial scale must strike a delicate balance when it comes to sustainable agriculture as a recent talk involving PepsiCo, General Mills and experts in food and responsible investments shows.