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Questions and answers on the circular economy

October 2013—The next frontier in sustainability is to re-use products to extract their value before disposing of them. How can this be done?

Charting our water future
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Charting our water future

While meeting competing demands for water is a considerable challenge, this report provides greater clarity on the scale of that challenge and how it can be met cost effectively. Read the report and view videos from the launch.more

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Measuring the real cost of water

March 2013—Big savings are available to companies that look beyond their utility bills and understand the broader economic costs of their water consumption.more

Confronting South Africas water challenge
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Confronting South Africa’s water challenge

June 2010—South Africa faces a growing gap between water supply and demand. The most effective solutions will cater to the specific agricultural, industrial, and domestic needs of the country’s different basins.more

Managing water strategically An interview with the CEO of Rio Tinto
interview | McKinsey Quarterly

Managing water strategically: An interview with the CEO of Rio Tinto

January 2010—Tom Albanese explains how Rio Tinto is adapting its operations to a future when climate change may make the world’s dry parts drier and wet parts wetter.more

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Water as a scarce resource: An interview with Nestlé’s chairman

December 2009—The chairman of Nestlé explains why water is “by far the most valuable resource on this planet” and what we must do to conserve it.more

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Next-generation water policy for businesses and government

December 2009—The solution to water scarcity, in part, will come from new technologies for better managing water as a resource. But to make these technologies more effective, business and policy leaders will need to work more closely to implement them.more

The business opportunity in water conservation
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The business opportunity in water conservation

December 2009—For many companies, water efficiency is a long-term requirement for staying in business, a big commercial opportunity, or both.more

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