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William Sarni

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Will Sarni has been providing consulting services to private and public-sector enterprises for his entire career, with a focus on developing and implementing corporate-wide sustainability and water strategies.

Will Sarni has been providing consulting services to private and public-sector enterprises for his entire career, with a focus on developing and implementing corporate-wide sustainability and water strategies. He has worked with companies across a range of industry sectors in evaluating the technical viability and market potential of innovative water technologies, market entry strategies and supporting M&A programs.

An internationally recognized thought leader on water strategies, Sarni is a columnist on sustainability and water strategies for GreenBiz and OOSKA News and has authored numerous articles and presented on: the value of water, water technology innovation, agriculture and the Internet of Things, and the energy-water-food nexus.

He is the author of: “Corporate Water Strategies” (Earthscan 2011, and in Chinese by Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press 2013); “Water Tech – A Guide to Investment, Innovation and Business Opportunities in the Water Sector” (Sarni, W. and Pechet, T., Routledge 2013); and “Beyond the Energy – Water – Food Nexus: New Strategies for 21st Century Growth” (Dō Sustainability 2015). He is currently working on the forthcoming books, “Water Stewardship and Business Value: Tapping the Full Value of Water Stewardship” (Sarni, W., Orr, S. and Grant, D., Earthscan 2017) and “Public Policy Innovation at the Energy, Water, Food Nexus: 21st Century Solutions to 19th Century Public Policy and 20th Century Infrastructure” (Sarni, W. and Koch, G., Greenleaf Publishing 2017).

Sarni is a Board Member of The Water Footprint Network and 10.10.10.org and Founder of WetDATA.org. He was a 2016 X-PRIZE Bold Visioneer for the Safe Drinking Water Team and is on the: Scientific Program Committee for Stockholm World Water Week; Executive Council of NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS); Editorial Board of the Journal of Water Security; Water Working Group for the Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC) to the OECD; and a Technical Advisor for the Climate Bonds Initiative: Nature-Based Solutions for Climate and Water Resilience.

 

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Water report

Between the lines of the CDP's global water report

December 1, 2014

By William Sarni
Companies must stop treating water risk like carbon. Insight from this annual survey shows what corporations are missing, and where there's hope.
  • Water Efficiency & Conservation
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Where is water tech when you need it?

October 20, 2014

By William Sarni and Scott Bryan

Looking at the numbers, it is clear that despite the drought, investors have been ignoring a huge opportunity to address water scarcity and quality. 

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Carbon neutrality and water: Do they mix?

April 22, 2014

By William Sarni

Carbon neutrality is easy to understand and quantify, but water is slippery stuff. Here's how to make a water strategy that makes sense.

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