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Heineken sets new renewables goal, as Carlsberg downs its CO2 levels
Heineken sets new renewables goal, as Carlsberg downs its CO2 levels

Brewing giants separately announce progress towards cutting carbon and fossil fuel energy use across their global operations

  • Energy
  • 13 February 2018
Free refills: Water industry taps in to new plan to cut plastic bottle use
Free refills: Water industry taps in to new plan to cut plastic bottle use

Whitbread promises to create network of 3,000 water refill sites, as campaign aimed at tackling plastic bottle waste steps up a gear

  • Waste
  • 25 January 2018
Evian vows to become '100 per cent circular brand' by 2025
Evian vows to become '100 per cent circular brand' by 2025

Bottled water giant promises to make all its plastic bottles from 100 per cent recycled material, as it sets sights on delivering 'zero plastic bottle waste'

  • Recycling
  • 18 January 2018
Liwa Strategic Water Reserve: Abu Dhabi unveils record-breaking sub-desert water reserve in bid to boost climate resilience
Liwa Strategic Water Reserve: Abu Dhabi unveils record-breaking sub-desert water reserve in bid to boost climate resilience

Reservoir is hailed as 'breakthrough sustainable engineering feat' as UAE seeks to combat water supply risk

  • Technology
  • 16 January 2018
Salesforce dives headfirst into water recycling with new HQ
Salesforce dives headfirst into water recycling with new HQ

New skyscraper boasts the largest commercial "blackwater" recycling system in the US, delivering a 76 per cent reduction in its water footprint

  • Buildings
  • 12 January 2018
'No one can control the weather': Dry winter prompts summer drought warning across south east England
'No one can control the weather': Dry winter prompts summer drought warning across south east England

Businesses urged to improve water management, as Environment Agency warns of a possible drought this summer

  • Management
  • 08 January 2018
Thirst for success: How Diageo is toasting 20 years as a sustainable drinks business
Thirst for success: How Diageo is toasting 20 years as a sustainable drinks business

The drinks giant boasts Guinness, Smirnoff and Gordon's gin in its roster, and as such views the climate impact on water scarcity as a key priority

  • Workplace
  • 08 January 2018
Where there's muck, there's biocoal
Where there's muck, there's biocoal

A UK firm is planning to this year deliver the first facility in Europe capable of turning a wastewater plant's sewage into a source of 'carbon neutral', clean burning biocoal

  • Waste
  • 04 January 2018
 English rivers polluted by powerful insecticides, first tests reveal
English rivers polluted by powerful insecticides, first tests reveal

Neonicotinoids, banned on flowering crops, were found in nearly all rivers tested, increasing concerns over their impact on fish and birds

  • Biodiversity
  • 13 December 2017
Government moves to boost water quality with new rules for farmers
Government moves to boost water quality with new rules for farmers

Environment minister Thérèse Coffey insists rule changes will be a 'win-win' for both farmers and the environment

  • Policy
  • 01 December 2017
Hubbub urges citizens to come clean about water usage
Hubbub urges citizens to come clean about water usage

Environmental charity Hubbub wants to get the conversation about water scarcity flowing with its new #TapChat campaign

  • Waste
  • 21 September 2017
Investors: Food firms must embrace smarter water practices
Investors: Food firms must embrace smarter water practices

Major report by investor-backed group Ceres reveals corporate water management is improving, but huge risks remain unaddressed

  • Risk
  • 12 September 2017
Molson Coors raises bar with new 2025 climate goals
Molson Coors raises bar with new 2025 climate goals

Beer giant sets out new sustainability strategy to halve overall carbon emissions, improve water efficiency and eradicate waste at manufacturing sites

  • Supply chain
  • 17 August 2017
Environment Agency warns utilities over increase in pollution incidents
Environment Agency warns utilities over increase in pollution incidents

Annual report reveals water quality targets were met across much of the industry, but the number of pollution incidents rose for the first time since 2012

  • Legislation
  • 13 July 2017
Welsh Water turns the tap on 100 per cent green electricity
Welsh Water turns the tap on 100 per cent green electricity

Water supplier seals deal with DONG Energy to secure green electricity supply and bags £250m loan from European Investment Bank to boost on-site renewables capacity

  • Energy
  • 12 July 2017
Thames Water hit with £8.5m fine over 'unacceptable' leaks
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

  • Infrastructure
  • 14 June 2017
Survey: Plastic waste fuelled by Brits' fear of asking for free tap water
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

  • Waste
  • 11 May 2017
Businesses urged to save water after driest winter in 20 years
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

  • Risk
  • 08 May 2017
Businesses urged to harness environmental benefits of open water market
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

  • Management
  • 04 April 2017
Circular water companies make a splash heard 'round the world
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

  • Efficiency
  • 24 March 2017
Thames Water hit by record £20m pollution fine
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

  • Legislation
  • 22 March 2017
Report: Circular systems could save 400 billion cubic metres of water a year
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

  • Supply chain
  • 09 March 2017
Trump vows to tackle 'job-crushing regulations' as assault on Clean Water Rule commences
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

  • Politics
  • 01 March 2017
The state of green business in 2017
The state of green business in 2017

Joel Makower from GreenBiz considers what might lie ahead in 2017 for business sustainability

  • Supply chain
  • 03 February 2017
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