Mr. Patrick Thomas, President of the IHP National Committee of Brazil opened the session by highlighting the importance of freshwater and by stressing Brazil's commitment to water sustainability.
Mr Patrick Thomas, president of the IHP National Committee of Brazil open the session by highlighting the importance of freshwater and by stressing Brazil's commitment to water sustainability.
Race for Water is the ambassador boat of the Multi One Attitude Foundation, working with UNESCO to use sailing as a means for education and awareness of key water sustainability issues, particularly ocean pollution.
The Summit brought together policymakers, scientists, experts and business executives in order to promote water sustainability in arid regions, and to tackle the urgent water and wastewater challenges they are facing -- including the water energy nexus that is gaining prominence on the international agenda.
The interview, conducted by Mr. Bert Diphoorn, UN-Water vice chair, shed light on international water strategy and policy and the effectiveness of collaboration to achieve water sustainability and to meet global demand for potable water, as well as on the role of the water-food-energy nexus in sustainable growth.
The Multi One Attitude Foundation (MOAF), a charitable organisation that aims to use sailing as a means for education and awareness of key water sustainability issues, has joined with UNESCO, to promote a shared mission to raise public understanding of the urgent need to preserve and protect our ocean and fresh water.
The aim of these efforts is to help meet the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on environmental sustainability, water supply, sanitation, food security and poverty alleviation.
The goal of such efforts is to contribute to the achievement of the Millenium Development Goals on Environmental Sustainability, Water Supply, Sanitation, Food Security and Poverty Alleviation.
The main target is to reduce carbon and water footprints alongside improving product sustainability.
Jennifer explained that water is a new priority sustainability issue globally which the company needs to tackle head on.
In recent months, the USGA has declared long-term environmental sustainability, particularly water usage, to be one of its top policy issues.
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Poul Engberg-Pedersen (IUCN) proposed that thinking about the energy-water-food nexus lifts sustainability from a CSR issue to the strategic business level.
Mainelli also has founded London Accord which solicits reports from investment banks, academics and others on subjects such as green initiatives, water, suitable investing and sustainability.
It is my opinion that in the next 50 years, the issue of water is going to become the sustainability issue for companies to tackle.
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The stories from this DVD deal with the issues that fall under United Nations Millennium Development Goals like drinking water, education, literacy, environment sustainability, social equity, human rights etc.
One good example for the SAI Platform from Coca-Cola is how the company has been connecting the sustainability dots between biodiversity and water in its support for wetlands projects in Europe.
Participants in the conference include stakeholders, representatives of UN-Water members and partners, representatives and experts of the UN Global Sustainability Panel, members of UNSGAB, representatives of UNDESA, representatives of the success stories and initiatives in water and green economy.
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This focus on fracking is part of a larger effort by investors to urge a broad array of companies to increase their attention to the risks posed by climate change, dirty energy sources, water scarcity, rainforest destruction and other global sustainability challenges.
One of the companies highlighted in the New Sustainability Champions report was Filipino firm Manila Water.
"Up until now we have considered aspects of sustainability -- climate, energy, water, food, poverty, and social development -- in isolation, " he said.
But many companies do not yet have an energy strategy, let alone broader sustainability strategies to manage the use of water, land, and other resources.
The Symposium targeted a wide range of sustainability topics, including clean energy, water efficiency, climate and adaptation, sustainable buildings, greening the supply chain, and more.
The Symposium will target a wide range of sustainability topics, including clean energy, water efficiency, climate and adaptation, sustainable buildings, greening the supply chain, and more.
The Sustainable Agriculture Code covers a large number of sustainability issues ranging from biodiversity and soils to water and waste.
This book presents a current and global synthesis of scientific findings and policy recommendations for scientists, water managers and policy makers towards adaptive management of groundwater sustainability under future climate change and variability.
Among the sustainability issues getting close attention in the report is water.
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Edifier's factory is located in a special high tech economic zone with emphasis on environmental sustainability including state of the art recycling, solar power generation and treated water reuse.
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All our new products need to contribute to sustainability in at least one of our five focal areas: energy and climate, water and wastewater, materials and waste, safety and health, and social progress.
In May, Coca-Cola Co. appointed a new chief sustainability officer and created an office of sustainability, tasked with overseeing the company's efforts around areas such as recycling, water management and climate protection.
The roundtable featured presentations from business and academia all of which indicated that biodiversity is indeed an emerging key sustainability issue which links to other critical issues such as climate change, energy efficiency, water, employment and social equity.
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