All Articles About Water

BSR Insight Article: Understanding and Managing Water-Related Risks

Linda Hwang, Former Manager, Research

Last week, visualizing.org and Circle of Blue opened their World Water Day data visualization challenge, calling on designers and data experts to create visualizations on the topic of urban water issues. The challenge highlights the difficulty shared by many sectors in presenting the complexity of water issues in simple, easy-to-understand ways. For companies, the challenge is compounded by the need to present information on different types of water-related risks for multiple locations and to a variety of audiences. Read more →

Posted: March 1, 2011 | Topics: Environment, Water

Blog: Out of Africa: Water Access & Safety [Photo]

Wei Dong Zhou, Former General Manager, Tanoto Foundation

I just returned from the China-Africa Enterprise Development and Ecocomic Transformation conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. While there, I visited a village about 50 kilometers from the center city to understand local living condition and, in particular, water access and safety. Water access is big issue for most Africa countries, especially in rural areas. Outside the capital of Addis Ababa, each family has access to water only once a day. In addition, the water quality needs to improve significantly since there is no basic canal sanitization system. Read more →

Posted: February 23, 2011 | Topics: Water

BSR Insight Article: The Business Case for Water

Linda Hwang, Former Manager, Research

Last week, BSR and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development co-hosted a forum in Washington, D.C. on corporate water strategies. JPMorgan Chase's James Fuschetti delivered the event's keynote address on the business case for investing time and resources into activities linked to water stewardship. He noted that having a clear understanding of the physical water risks for global facilities and meeting local stakeholders' expectations for water use are just two benefits of a proactive water strategy. Read more →

Posted: February 7, 2011 | Topics: Strategy & Integration, Supply Chain, Water

BSR Insight Article: State of Green Business 2011

GreenBiz's fourth annual "State of Green Business" report presents the top 10 trends and 20 indices for measuring how well companies are improving their environmental performance. According to the report, green business did not die during the recession; rather, companies are diving deeper and investing in longer-term sustainability initiatives. Read more →

Posted: February 7, 2011 | Topics: Consumer Products, Energy, Environment, Financial Services, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Health Care, Information & Communications Technology, Media & Entertainment, Mining, Reporting & Communications, Toxicity & Product Design, Transportation, Travel & Tourism, Water

Report: Electronics Supply Networks and Water Pollution in China: Understanding and Mitigating Potential Impacts

Electronics manufacturing has become an important economic contributor to China’s success, but its rapid growth has come with environmental costs as well, including negative impacts on water quality. Read more →

Posted: January 25, 2011 | Topics: Information & Communications Technology, Supply Chain, Water | Download (PDF)