While water has historically been treated as the world’s most undervalued resource, it is essential for life on Earth, our collective health, and the global economy. To improve global water security and resilience, UpLink and thematic funding partner HCL Group continue to deliver on their vision of building a thriving innovation ecosystem through the Aquapreneur […]
In 2023, The Coca-Cola Foundation partnered with Imagine H2O to de-risk adoption of water innovation for water-stressed communities. The Sustainable Access Solutions Partnership funded four technology pilots in South and Southeast Asia. Today, the Partnership announced three additional pilots while also confirming an expansion of the program in 2024. Atlanta, San Francisco, Singapore Data-driven, village-level […]
Imagine H2O Asia and ADB launched the Accelerating Innovation and Digitalization program in late 2022 to make water innovation more accessible in the Asia-Pacific. The program is now supporting two active technology pilots in Uzbekistan and Bangladesh to improve water efficiency and access. Last year, Imagine H2O Asia and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) partnered […]
Global Partnership Scales Imagine H2O’s Work with Entrepreneurial Water Solutions Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s greatest water challenges has announced an expanded commitment to Imagine H2O, the leading water innovation accelerator and ecosystem for water entrepreneurs. As a global partner, Xylem brings expanded support to […]
Led by the Water GP in collaboration with Imagine H2O Asia, the Water Technology Access Partnership (WTAP) creates new pathways for utilities in the region to identify, test and deploy innovative solutions that accelerate progress towards SDG 6. Learn about the initiative and how it aims to make innovation relevant and accessible to its utility […]
What do San Francisco and Chicago have in common? They’re home to organizations focused on ensuring that water technology entrepreneurs succeed. By creating a new water innovation pipeline from the West Coast to the Third Coast, Imagine H2O and Current will work together to support startups leveraging innovation to solve global water challenges. The goal […]
During the spring 2021 semester, six students from University of Southern California’s Impact Investing Group (IIG) collaborated with Imagine H2O on a consulting project. Their scope of work focused on evaluating how Imagine H2O communicates the impact of the organization, the ecosystem and of the portfolio. They focused on our 2020 Impact Report, our portfolio […]
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 […]
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 […]