Water
Thames Water hit with £8.5m fine over 'unacceptable' leaks
Watchdog says failure to meet commitment to tackle leaks justifies maximum automatic fine for utility, but there is better news for the company's clean energy efforts
Survey: Plastic waste fuelled by Brits' fear of asking for free tap water
Keep Britain Tidy and Brita UK call for more public water fountains to help cut down on the billions of plastic bottles thrown away each year
Businesses urged to save water after driest winter in 20 years
Water companies and the NFU in the south of England report lower than average ground water levels, prompting green groups to warn of threat to rivers and wildlife
Businesses urged to harness environmental benefits of open water market
Businesses, charities, and public sector organisations granted freedom to switch water suppliers for the first time
Circular water companies make a splash heard 'round the world
A host of leading companies are starting to apply circular economy thinking to the water industry, and the approach could deliver major savings
Thames Water hit by record £20m pollution fine
Judge rules company guilty of 'wholly unacceptable' pollution that saw 1.5 billion litres of untreated sewage released into the River Thames
Report: Circular systems could save 400 billion cubic metres of water a year
ING Bank report argues closed loop systems in global water industry could provide cheaper and more eco-friendly alternative to desalination
Trump vows to tackle 'job-crushing regulations' as assault on Clean Water Rule commences
President's first speech to Congress promises to combine deregulatory agenda with promotion of 'clean air and clear water', but questions remain over jobs figures
The state of green business in 2017
Joel Makower from GreenBiz considers what might lie ahead in 2017 for business sustainability
Businesses pay more than £1.5m to charities for breaking green laws
Environment Agency imposes civil sanctions on firms such as Heineken UK, Anglian Water Services, and Tata Steel
Inside NVP Energy's plan to clean up the wastewater treatment industry
Irish start-up uses a pioneering system of low-temperature anaerobic digestion to deliver on-site wastewater treatment that delivers a green energy bonus
Inside Cambrian's water-as-a-service financing model
Cambrian Innovation is shaking up the wastewater market with its innovative business model
Proctor & Gamble hits energy and water reduction targets four years early
P&G releases first ever 'Citizenship Report' on sustainability detailing progress on climate, water, waste and energy goals
Blenheim Palace goes green
Oxfordshire palace says it has invested in solar panels and almost halved water use in past three years
Tesco to phase out microbeads from its products
All of the supermarket's own-brand cosmetics and cleaning products will be free from the tiny plastic pieces within a month
Reports: Saudi Arabia draws up water and energy efficiency programme
Kingdom will review generous subsidies on water and energy use to encourage more efficient use of resources
Investors worth $1tn urge US meat firms to beef up water risk management
45 leading institutional investors send letters to four of USA's largest meat producers ahead of Thanksgiving
CDP: Companies not moving fast enough to tackle $14bn bill from rising water risks
New report reveals leading blue chips are failing to adequately address water-related risks despite soaring costs
Water - The next commodity crisis?
EEF's Finella Elliott warns businesses could be sleepwalking into a water security challenge
Major food brands join challenge to slash supply chain water use
Diageo, General Mills and Kellogg among the major corporates to join new Ceres-WWF AgWater Challenge
UK water firms call for 'do not flush' labelling on wet wipes
Letter to trading standards body calls for manufacturers to remove 'misleading' labelling to prevent wipes from blocking sewers and washing up on beaches
Four bold collaborations tackling California's drought
Non-profits with corporates such as Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola, General Mills are throwing their weight behind big water projects in the Golden State
Monsanto: 'The only way to sequester carbon is through plants'
Monsanto's Mark Edge tells BusinessGreen how the controversial seed giant is working to curb the environmental impact of agricultural practices
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