Water Resilience Coalition Releases 2023 Impact Report | |
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The Water Resilience Coalition has released its 2023 Impact Report "Turning Ambition into Action." The report highlights the Coalition’s significant strides to convene the private sector towards ambitious 2030 global water goals.
The Pacific Institute plays a leadership role. The Coalition is an initiative of the CEO Water Mandate, a partnership between the Pacific Institute and the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative.
Learn more in the Impact Report about the Water Resilience Coalition’s plan to expand collective action to 100 global basins by 2030. By the end of 2023, 35 global companies with operations in more than 140 countries were part of the Coalition.
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Report Launch: WASH Benefits Accounting Framework | |
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The CEO Water Mandate and WASH4Work launched the "WASH Benefits Accounting Framework" this month.
This innovative framework is designed to help companies calculate and communicate the socioeconomic, environmental, and institutional benefits of investments in safely managed and climate-resilient WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) services.
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Pacific Institute Celebrates 10,000 Followers on LinkedIn | |
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We are excited to celebrate connecting with 10,000 followers on LinkedIn. Who are our followers?
They are policymakers, scientists, journalists, elected leaders, philanthropists, United Nations leaders, utility representatives, foundation leaders, partnering NGOs, private sector CEOs, community members, academics, and many others working to advance water resilience.
Haven’t officially followed the Pacific Institute yet on LinkedIn? We invite you to join us today – and invite others in your network to join, too.
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Pacific Institute Represented at 10th World Water Forum | |
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The Pacific Institute was recently tapped for its expertise at the 10th World Water Forum in Bali, Indonesia. The World Water Forum is one of the largest global gatherings of the water sector, meeting once every three years.
Pacific Institute President and Head of the CEO Water Mandate Jason Morrison spoke last month at the Forum’s Executive Roundtable Dialogue.
“Flowing Forward Faster: Best Practices in Corporate Water Stewardship” explored innovative strategies, impactful initiatives, and real-world case studies that demonstrate effective corporate water management and water sustainability efforts from the CEO Water Mandate. The event was hosted by the Indonesia Global Compact Network .
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New Blog Chronicles Recent India Visit to Witness Progress of Collective Action | |
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Businesses are partnering to drive meaningful impact on water resilience goals through collective action in river basins around the world. The Pacific Institute recently visited India to witness progress in four basins prioritized for action by the Water Resilience Coalition.
The Water Resilience Coalition's ambition is to build water resilience in 100 priority basins by 2030.
In this blog, Jason Morrison, President of the Pacific Institute, chronicles a week of forums, workshops, and group meetings with over 100 corporate and NGO leaders across three cities in India.
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New Blog Addresses Household Water Affordability | |
Pacific Institute at the AWS Global Water Forum 2024 | |
New Blog Highlights WASH Pledge and SDG6 | |
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The WASH4Work initiative, hosted by the Pacific Institute-led CEO Water Mandate, announced that from January to March 2024, 95 new companies around the world have signed the WASH Pledge. The WASH Pledge signals a company’s commitment to taking action towards providing universal access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) across its operations, supply chains, and the communities where they operate.
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Pacific Institute Celebrates World Environment Day | |
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This month, the Pacific Institute celebrated World Environment Day. We spotlighted our efforts towards land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience.
At the Pacific Institute, our work focuses on several key areas: Salton Sea restoration, water efficiency, water reuse, and nature-based solutions.
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Pacific Institute Senior Researchers to Guest Edit Special Issue of "Frontiers in Sustainability" | |
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Dr. Klaudia Schachtschneider and Dr. Gregg Brill will be guest editors for a Special Issue of "Frontiers in Sustainability."
This issue will explore the multifaceted roles of the private sector in championing NBS and outline strategies to build a robust business case that aligns corporate sustainability ambitions with habitat restoration, management, protection, and creation.
The editors are seeking submissions of research. Learn more below.
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Pacific Institute Senior Fellow and Co-Founder to Give Opening Keynote at National Academy of Sciences Workshop | |
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On June 24, Pacific Institute Senior Fellow and Co-Founder Dr. Peter Gleick will be giving the opening keynote at the National Academy of Sciences workshop in Irvine, California.
His keynote will address "Learning Resilience – Lessons for Managing Transboundary Water Resource Vulnerabilities in Central Asia.”
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Dr. Gregg Brill Presents to Cranfield University Center for Water, Environment, and Development | |
Pacific Institute Researchers Featured at ACE24 | |
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This week, Pacific Institute Senior Fellow and Co-Founder Dr. Peter Gleick and Senior Researchers Michael Cohen and Dr. Sonali Abraham were featured at the American Water Works Association's ACE24 in Anaheim, California.
Cohen's session, "Saving the Oasis: Strategies for a Resilient Colorado River" highlighted strategies for a resilient Colorado River. Dr. Abraham's session "Saving Water in Affordable Housing, One Leaky Toilet at a Time" featured a recent Pacific Institute case study. Dr. Gleick gave the keynote address, "Water 2050 Ideas into Action: Creating our Water 2050 Future."
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Pacific Institute Researchers Host United Nations Global Compact Academy Session | |
The world's most influential media outlets frequently turn to the Pacific Institute to provide expert, science-based insights on water challenges and solutions. Here are just a few of the media highlights from the past month. | |
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