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Research & ResourcesResearch & Resources March 2, 2010 Companies Exposed to Water Risks Are Providing Investors With Too Little Data
Source:Social Funds.com
Global water scarcity has become a material business risk about which investors need information, to the extent that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) included a reference to the issue in its recent interpretive... February 17, 2010 New Report: Largest Companies Fall Short in Managing, Disclosing Water Scarcity Risks
Source:Ceres
BOSTON - Despite growing water-scarcity risks in many parts of the world, the vast majority of leading companies in water-intensive industries have weak management and disclosure of water-related risks and opportunities,...[more] January 26, 2010 EWG Study Finds Hundreds of Pollutants in Nation's Drinking Water
Source:Natural News
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released yet another report indicting the nation's drinking water supplies are being highly contaminated with pollutants. An analysis of 20 million water quality tests performed between... January 2, 2010 Charting our water futureSource:McKinsey & CompanyGrowing competition for scarce water resources is a growing business risk, a major economic threat, and a challenge for the sustainability of communities and the ecosystems upon which they rely. It is an issue that has serious... December 27, 2009 Report finds pollutants lurking in S. Florida tap water
Source:Miami Herald
An environmental group's report found that dozens of chemicals show up in tap water, but utilities and regulators defended the safety of South Florida's drinking water. December 23, 2009 Task force: Lake Lanier is Atlanta region's best bet for drinking waterSource:Atlanta Journal ConstitutionGeorgia should continue to fight to keep Lake Lanier as the Atlanta region’s main source of drinking water while aggressively conserving water, a state task force recommended to Gov. Sonny Perdue on Tuesday. December 8, 2009 The key effects of climate changeSource:BBCAs climate change progresses it is likely to have dramatic affects on the supply of water. In some areas it may increase, for example at higher latitudes, but water-stressed areas in the mid-latitudes are expected to face a... December 8, 2009 Millions in U.S. Drink Dirty Water, Records Show
Source:New York Times
More than 20 percent of the nation’s water treatment systems have violated key provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act over the last five years, according to a New York Times analysis of federal data. November 19, 2009 Carbon Disclosure Project - The Case for Water DisclosureSource:Carbon Disclosure ProjectCDP Water Disclosure has released a new report entitled The Case for Water Disclosure, written by Irbaris who have supported CDP in the development of their new water initiative. It details the rationale for the new programme...[more] November 16, 2009 'There is No More Cheap Water'Source:Voice of San Diego.comTaking a 10-minute shower in early 2007 cost a dime in San Diego. By July 2010, that same shower will cost 15 cents. But apply that increase across every way water is used at home -- the lawn, the laundry, the dishes -- and the... |
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