SDG6

Brand Watch: Facebook and PepsiCo commit to ‘water-positivity’ as climate crisis hits home
Oliver Balch, (Sep 7, 2021)

Oliver Balch reports on how recent natural disasters have prodded brands to target water security as part of their climate response, and how the pandemic is deepening the pay gap
From 500 litres of water a day to 50: P&G heads up partnership to stave off next Day Zero
Angeli Mehta, (Nov 10, 2020)

Angel Mehta talks to P&G's Frantz Beznik about how the 50L Home Coalition brings together companies, regulators and governments to think big on tackling the urban water crisis
Connecting the drops in the battle against climate change
Terry Slavin, (Nov 10, 2020)

CDP’s Cate Lamb tells Terry Slavin she hopes her new role championing water at next year’s COP26 in Glasgow will lead to joined-up thinking on water’s role in the race to net-zero
Scorched earth strategies: How Cargill, Unilever and Diageo are cutting their water footprints
Mark Hillsdon, (Nov 8, 2020)

Agriculture accounts for 70% of water use, yet despite increasing reporting of water risk to CDP, water withdrawals by companies in the food and drink and agriculture sectors continue to rise. Mark Hillsdon reports on three companies that are taking a restorative approach
Finance firms come together in bid to overcome barriers to banking on biodiversity
Angeli Mehta, (Nov 8, 2020)

The World Bank's 2030 Water Resources Group and Ceres' Valuing Water Finance Taskforce are among groups coordinating collective action to address water scarcity as a systemic risk. Angeli Mehta reports
Access to water is ‘matter of life or death’ for millions amid growing pandemic
Mark Hillsdon, (May 2, 2020)

With one in four health facilities lacking basic water services, Mark Hillsdon reports on how Unilever and Colgate-Palmolive are among the companies helping to tackle the critical issue of water, sanitation and hygiene
Building the business case for investing in WASH
Ruth Romer, (Aug 28, 2019)

WaterAid's Ruth Romer says the charity is working with the likes of Unilever, Diageo, Twinings and Gap Inc to show that there are business benefits from providing clean water, decent toilets and hygiene facilities to all workers in supply chains
As global water crisis looms, business as usual is no longer an option
Cate Lamb, (Mar 21, 2019)

On World Water Day Cate Lamb of CDP argues that while some companies, like L'Oréal, are showing leadership, overall action in safeguarding this dwindling resource is falling far short. There has been a 50% rise in companies reporting higher water withdrawals since 2015, according to a CDP report published today
'Companies must be at heart of global push to tackle SDG6'
Ruth Romer, (Aug 31, 2018)

Ruth Romer of WaterAid introduces practical guidance for companies to invest in water, sanitation and hygiene, and says a new project with HSBC in garment factories in Bangladesh and India will help test the business case for WASH

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