The Sustainable Water Alliance
What is
it?
The Sustainable Water Alliance will be a catalyst for change in the
water sector. We are setting it up as a social business - i.e. one
which makes profits in order to achieve a social goal rather than to
enrich its shareholders. Our trading activities will include publishing
a magazine called Sustainable Water, and operating conferences on
the sustainable water theme. Both will have a campaigning agenda.
These activities will help build the contacts that we can use to set
up a consulting network and sustainable investment brokerage
which will work with forward-looking water utilities, industry experts
and the new generation of venture philanthropists to make things
happen. Any operating surpluses will be ploughed back into
promotion, lobbying and developing the business.
reform around the world
• Promoting the financial
independence of water utilities
• Developing new financial models
for low-income communities
• Encouraging conservation and potable
water reuse as the most sustainable
solutions to water scarcity
• Supporting renewable water
technologies including low-energy
desalination
• Advocating the adjudication of
water rights to protect nature and
allow for the peaceful transfer of
water between users
Proud sponsors of the launch and founder members of the Sustainable Water Alliance
EarthWater Global
EarthWater Global identifies, develops and manages large-scale, sustainable groundwater resources. EarthWater has developed and demonstrated a revolutionary concept of how fresh water is transmitted through tectonic fractures in bedrock and stored in "Megawatersheds". Megawatersheds are naturally recharged groundwater systems that are strongly controlled by fault and bedrock fracture zones, zones that may extend from tens to thousands of square kilometers. More...
iGlobal Water
iGlobal Water has exclusive long-term agreements to source and export glacier water from Iceland. The sourcing of this water has no environmental impact, and does not interrupt the natural flow of fresh water to the sea. IGlobal Water products are sustainable and carbon neutral as their operations run on green power sources including hydro power and geothermal energy.
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ACWA Power Projects
Our vision: to be a global leader and a value-adding partner in the desalinated water production and power generation sectors.
Our mission: to respond to the urgent need for the private sector to become increasingly involved in owning and operating water and power infrastructure assets enabling social development and economic growth.
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Doosan Hydro Technology
Doosan Hydro Technology is the wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of the largest provider of desalination, Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction based in Seoul Korea. Doosan has a long standing global reputation for providing design, manufacturing and construction of custom engineered water and wastewater treatment plants.
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Why will it work?
Sustainable water really is a triple win: for the environment, for society and for business. We can make campaigning for it an unbeatable business proposition.Advertisers will want to support our publications because they
know that the cause the magazine is supporting is both good for
their business and makes their business look good.
Delegates will want to attend our conferences because they
know that they will be part of something that will make a
difference.
Our consultancy network and investment brokerage will be
successful because it will bring together the best experts, the
best opportunities, and the best investors to make a difference
in the world.
The business will be owned by a charitable trust and funded by zero interest loans from supporters. These will be repaid over time. The real dividend will be an increase in sustainable water management around the world.
What is next?
We need supporters and investors to get this off the ground. If you share our vision for a sustainable world of water,and want to be part of our network for change, come along to the launch of the initiative in London on 21st-22nd April 2008
at the Water, Finance and Sustainability 2008 conference. Nobel Peace Prize winner and social business guru Muhammad Yunus will make a speech on the subject of social businesses in water on the evening of 21st April, while the official launch of the Alliance will take place the following evening.
At the launch we will present a business plan for the Alliance, and in conversation with you develop further ideas to guarantee the success of the project. See you there!