Europe calls time on single use plastic
It’s the final straw for single use plastic straws and plastic-cutlery, stirrers, plates and balloon sticks in European Union countries as the EU Parliament voted this week to ban them by 2021.
Topics: Water/Ocean environment
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Bluewater och 11th Hour Racing utlyser den andra årliga upplagan av Urban Water Challenge, där vinnande entreprenör belönas med upp mot en miljon dollar
Priset ges ut för att accelerera uppfinningsrikedom och hitta lösningar på vattenbristen i framtidens storstäder
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Celebrating World Water Day, Bluewater and 11th Hour Racing announce one-million-dollar 2nd Annual Urban Water Challenge
Award launched for second season to help unleash human ingenuity to tackle urban water threats
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Event organisers need to be bolder when it comes to improving sustainability initiatives
Bluewater Global Brand Ambassador Dee Caffari calls on event organisers to be bold in challenging normal routines to support greater sustainability in her latest Blog for Bluewater. A key, she writes, is to spread the message we all need to act on...
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Solutions for sustainable economies spotlighted at UN’s top environmental meeting in Nairobi
Bluewater says US Nairobi session is vital to boost chances of success in the Paris agreement and spotlight new science on the state of the environment and solutions to challenges.
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Nordea battles single-use plastic bottles with unique water station at Stockholm head office
Nordea, the largest financial group in Northern Europe, today launched a unique programme at its head office in Stockholm to battle the use of single use plastic bottles by providing them free water on demand from a unique Bluewater hydration station so long as they don’t use throwaway plastic bottles..
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Nordea minimerar användandet av plastflaskor för engångsbruk genom att installera en unik vattenstation på huvudkontoret i Stockholm
Nordea, Nordeuropas största finansbolag, lanserar idag en unik Bluewater vattenstation på huvudkontoret i Stockholm som ett steg i kampen mot användandet av plastflaskor.
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Innovative Waterpod launched as Africa’s first affordable drinking water refill station
Out of the box Waterpod launched in South Africa by Bluewater partner I-Drop Water to bring access to affordable clean drinking water to everyone living in water-stressed countries
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Plastics and human health: Hormone health risks under spotlight
Escalating human health risks resulting from the impact of chemicals in plastics on human hormones spotlighted in new White Paper from global water tech leader Bluewater and Portugal’s non-profit, science led Mirpuri Foundation.
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U.S. Water Quality Wake-Up Call: Americans Report Increase in Instances of Water Contamination
Approximately half of Americans worry about lead, PFAS, microplastics and other contaminants in water supply
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Volvo Ocean Race wins new top award for ocean science programme
Bluewater says Volvo Ocean Race science programme winning top Ocean Tribute Award for groundbreaking efforts to understand ocean health further demonstrates the power of sport to be a force for environmental good
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Bluewater sets sights on its clean water for everyone initiatives in 2019, building on company’s 2018 leap forward
Leading-edge Bluewater water purification technologies and solutions diverted almost one million standard-size plastic water bottles from landfills and oceans last year, stepping up investment in like-minded companies in USA and Europe
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What's holding women back in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers, asks Dee Caffari
Bluewater global ambassador Dee Caffari is not only a sporting hero at the top of her sailing game but also a true trailblazer when it comes to sustainability and gender equality. In her latest blog for Bluewater, Dee tackles what needs to be done to encourage more women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), something we thoroughly endorse as a company.
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Bluewater gör strategisk investering om 15 miljoner dollar i FloWater för minskad användning av destruktiva plastflaskor
Den svenska globala marknadsledaren inom vattenreningsteknik hjälper amerikanskt innovationsföretag nå målet att eliminera 1 miljard plastflaskor 2022
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Katowice climate package an important step forward, says Bluewater
Global water purification tech and solutions innovator Bluewater hails UN Climate Change Agreement in Katowice as a landmark step forward that will benefit the health of the planet and all life on it
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Business must scale up efforts to avoid environmental calamity, says top Bluewater executive at UN climate change conference
Six hundred environment government and private sector movers and shakers gathered in Poland for the UN climate change conference have been told business must scale up efforts to tackle looming planet-wide environmental calamity sparked by single-use plastics.
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Global business community needs to step up efforts to halt climate change, says global water tech leader Bluewater
Global business community can do more to help drive climate change agenda by investing in human ingenuity, says global water tech leader Bluewater
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As world marks World Diabetes Day, global action is needed to ensure people have access to high quality tap water
Global action is needed to ensure people have both access and confidence in tap water quality. As world marks World Diabetes Day, Bluewater says it is a role of governments everywhere to promote drinking water.
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Bluewater showcases premium, new-generation water purifiers for luxury homes at Shanghai China International Import Show
New-generation reverse osmosis water purifiers designed for China’s luxury residential market from Sweden’s Bluewater are the highlight of the company’s booth at the massive China International Import Show in Shanghai, November 5 – 10, 2018
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Microplastic tsunami looms ever larger, but Bluewater technology can mitigate risks
Scientific data amassed during the recent-ended Volvo Ocean Race revealed the presence of microplastics in oceans all around the planet, but Race sustainability partner Bluewater showcased technology and solutions able to fix drinking water quality.
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