Category Archives: Water

A month without gas or a month without water?

Clean water

Water, water – water everywhere. Such an essential resource and yet one that is so massively undervalued. So much so that water is considered cheap and dispensable, whereas gas, oil and electricity are considered expensive and valuable. But let’s ask this one simple question: “Would you prefer to go a month without a gas supply […]

New Water Footprint Standard Published – ISO 14046

The International Standards Organisation (ISO) has finally published the long awaited standard on water footprinting. This new standard, known as “ISO 14046:2014: Environmental management. Water footprint. Principles, requirements and guidelines” was originally due to be released in 2012. Water footprinting is an environmental accounting technique, much like a carbon footprint, but to measure the amount of […]