This summer, Xylem closed its $1 billion inaugural Green Bond. With the offering, Xylem has positioned itself as a leader in water-related sustainable financing. Scott Bryan and Kelly Trott of Imagine H2O sat down with Claudia Toussaint, Xylem’s SVP, General Council, Corporate Secretary and Chief Sustainability Officer to discuss Xylem’s evolution into green finance. Photo […]
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Join our 8 startups as they advance progress towards U.N Sustainable Development Goals The Challenge We live in an era where innovation is advancing at an unprecedented rate. Technology is revolutionizing the way we live in cities — how we eat (Plenty), commute (Lime), pay (Stripe) and use energy (Nest). But has it changed the way we […]
Eleven global water technology startups will join the Singapore-based, regional accelerator to jumpstart their solutions in the wider region Across South and Southeast Asia, the pursuit for new water solutions is intensifying as utilities and businesses strive to protect and sustain increasingly scarce resources. The eleven companies selected for Imagine H2O Asia 2020 each provide […]
The water sector is filled with tedious but solvable inefficiency. This trait can be a foundation for successful businesses. With thanks to Paul Graham, take a peek into the business of schlep solving… Have you ever had to complete a tiresome task — bad enough for you to roll your eyes thinking there has to be a […]
Article originally posted on World Bank Water Blog As the global population hurtles towards 9.7 billion people by 2050, it has never been more important to produce more with less. As the water supply and sanitation (WSS) sector continues to face increasing pressures, especially due to the impacts of climate change, governments in the developing […]
The ocean-sized problem that nobody is talking about What if I told you that your aspirations to address the global water and sanitation crisis — were too small? You might ask yourself how you could possibly go bigger given the scope and scale of this challenge? When one endeavors to address some of our biggest water challenges — and […]
The 3rd Annual Urban Water Challenge is calling entrepreneurs Accelerating Water Sustainability Through Innovation to apply to the program and unlock funding of up to $275k Cities around the world are increasingly struggling to meet the growing demand for water in a time of uncertainty. In 2019, Chennai’s local reservoirs vanished, causing residents to wait […]
The Coronavirus fallout economy is going to be hard, but water is core to our ability to respond to the virus, and to underpinning the long-term resilience of society. Well-positioned companies in water hold real advantages in the short, medium and long term. From February 19th to March 18th, the S&P 500 fell 32.4%. In […]
Imagine H2O Asia 2020 provides participating startups with new resources for pilot funding and customer access. The accelerator program is supported by Enterprise Singapore, SUEZ, Moya Asia and ADB Ventures. Applications are due April 2, 2020. The water and climate risks confronting Southeast Asia’s 650 million inhabitants are intensifying. But there’s plenty to be hopeful […]
The theme of the 2020 World Water Day is “Water & Climate Change”. One of the UN Water’s key observations is that “everyone has a role to play.” As the world struggles with the fallout of a global pandemic, this feels more true than ever. Every day, we are seeing profound examples of leadership, courage, […]