It is well documented that one of the major barriers to development is gender inequality. What is less well documented are the female entrepreneurs working to create sustainable solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems in development.
These powerful advocates of e...
WE DON'T TALK ABOUT POO - AND IT'S A PROBLEM
April 23, 2021
In this fast-paced, consumer-driven world, we rarely take the time to talk about sewage and waste, simply because it doesn’t make for ‘polite’ conversation. So, ahead of Compost Week, we at Water Unite want to take the time to address the elephant sized pile of waste i...
Water Unite Impact Investment Vehicle, a partnership between Water Unite and Wellers Impact, is pleased to announce the closing of its first transaction, an investment into the Kenyan sanitation developer Sanivation Ltd (“Sanivation”).
The Water Unite Impact Invest...
INTERVIEW WITH JONATHAN HALL, KANTAR
February 24, 2021
Jonathan Hall, Managing Partner, Sustainable Transformation Practice at Kantar, chats to Water Unite on how consumers are looking to retailers, businesses and governments to 'do the right thing', and how this can be done in a commercial way.
Key Take Outs:Consumers expect b...
THE ETHICALLY CONSCIOUS CONSUMER
February 8, 2021
By Chris Sellers (CEO)
Originally posted on LinkedIn:
A consumer segment has emerged in the last decade that is not defined by the usual metrics of age, race, gender or even economic class. Rather by their concern for society, the environment and their fellow humankind...
2021 - THE GREAT RESET?
January 15, 2021
Our Chair, Lord Malcolm Bruce, former Chair of the Parliamentary Select Committee on International Development, discusses the role Water Unite has in Build Back Better in a Post-Covid world.
Key Take Outs:Successful businesses are adaptableTackling the climate & rebuilding t...
2020 IN REVIEW
December 17, 2020
Duncan Goose, our Founder, has taken a look back at Water Unite's year in 2020 in our new film."2020 has been a really interesting year for lots of reasons, not least because of all the COVID impact, but from a Water Unite perspective, I think there's been some fantastic pro...
WATER UNITE VIRTUAL CONVENING - MEET OUR SPEAKERS
August 6, 2020
Just under four weeks to go until our online convening goes live. Bringing together multiple stakeholders from the private, development, political and finance sectors we will create a new, highly innovative, catalytic fund that addresses the global issues of plastic was...
THE UNITED NATIONS CAN STILL CHANGE THE WORLD
July 2, 2020
One of the effects of the Covid-19 crisis has been the literal and metaphorical drawing up of bridges around the world as nations focus on their own responses to the pandemic. Levels of lockdown, testing, social distancing and economic stimulus packages have all differed cou...
WATER UNITE IMPACT - FINANCING A BETTER FUTURE
June 1, 2020
Water poverty, lack of adequate sanitation, and plastic pollution are three of the most pressing issues that the world faces today. The poorest nations bear the brunt of this devastating reality with hundreds dying every day as a result. While the United Nations’ Sustainab...
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