Environment

It’s no surprise that water is at the core of the United Nations’ new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), given its connection to health, climate change and resiliency. The SDGs seek to improve water quality and to substantially increase recycling and safe reuse globally by 2030.

Increasing the efficiency of water consumption at the industry level will help address these goals and also reduce scarcity issues. From using stormwater to flush toilets to installing low-flow nozzles where appropriate, conserving water will drive efficiency and also help companies save money. Here are some ways businesses can get started.

General Motors is turning its employees’ recycled water bottles into a new life: noise-reducing fabric insulation that covers the Chevrolet Equinox engine. The bottles – collected from five of its Michigan facilities – are also being turned into air filtration components and insulation in coats for the homeless community.

Global power company Enel has partnered with international sustainability standard-setter GRI ahead of the 5th GRI Global Conference: Empowering Sustainable Decisions, which takes place in Amsterdam 18-20 May, 2016.

In this upcoming webinar series, learn how to develop a great climate action plan for your company.

SCS announces 60-day stakeholder comment period for its Sustainably Grown Standard V2.0, the updated version of its well-regarded Sustainable Agriculture Standard.

Grupo Financiero Banorte was included in the STOXX Global Climate Change Leaders index as a result of its strategies for managing risks associated with climate change and its favourable environmental performance, becoming the only Latin America issuer in the index.

Caterpillar customer, Harvest Power, and its partners – including many of Orlando, Florida’s theme parks, hotels and restaurants – are now taking 120,000 tons of organic waste every year and turning it into energy by coupling an anaerobic digester with two Cat® generator sets.

As a supporter of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), CSX is encouraging organizations to apply for grants aimed to restore the habitats and water of the Chesapeake Bay.