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 […]
Congress recently overwhelmingly passed the America’s Water Infrastructure Act. Here is the latest national water policy perspective from IH2O guest blogger Dan Kidera of the OB-C Group in Washington DC. Congress just completed the America’s Water Infrastructure Act, a bipartisan and broadly supported comprehensive piece of legislation to address America’s water infrastructure needs. The bill […]
Guest post from Dan Kidera We know there’s a lot of noise emanating from the general direction of Washington DC (and further east), but we’re not taking our eye off the ball on federal policy developments in water. IH2O contributor Dan Kidera presents a summary of the latest developments, including a brief appraisal of what the […]
Urban Drinking Water Innovation Series By Jennifer Sara, Director, Water Global Practice, World Bank Group What if satellites could track water contamination from space? What if AI could predict future vulnerability to drinking water scarcity — equipping decision makers with the tools and insights to act before a city-wide shortage? What if a new toilet was invented […]