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Businesses see increased water risk but boardrooms slow to act

Posted Tue, 2012/10/23 - 3:04pm by RCAP

LONDON AND NEW YORK (CDP) -- There is a sharp rise in company reports of detrimental impacts from drought and other water-related issues yet little change in the number of companies with board-level oversight of water strategies and no increase in the number of corporations providing transparent water-related risk assessments to investors.

American Water Summit 2012

Posted Thu, 2012/09/06 - 10:17am by RCAP

American Water Summit
Theme: Business Models For The Future
Chicago
Nov. 14-15, 2012
Sponsored by: American Water Intelligence and Global Water Intelligence

In today's world of constrained resources and limited capital, there is a tremendous need to think creatively and implement smarter models for doing business in the water sector. We are already seeing the impact of new, smarter technologies and innovative project delivery models, but how much further can we go?

Washington Post: Beverage companies, fearing lack of water will hurt business, invest millions in conservation

Posted Fri, 2012/08/17 - 4:36pm by RCAP

This Aug. 8 article begins:

"WEST COLUMBIA, Texas — Fifty miles outside the nation’s fourth-largest city is a massive field of waist-high grass, buzzing bees and palm-size butterflies, just waiting to be ripped up by an entrepreneur.

"Rather than develop this pristine remnant of coastal prairie, vast enough to house more than 300 football fields, the Dr Pepper Snapple Group is investing hundreds of thousands of dollars to ensure it remains untouched...