Environmental targets: Defra publishes statutory water limits
Following a lengthy public consultation during 2022, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has secured…
Sustainable water management
Acting on water is acting on net zero
It might not be immediately obvious, but there are a lot of greenhouse gases tied up in water.
Taking Stock; State of the Market Report
Water market regulator Ofwat has published its annual State of the Market report which outlines its assessment of the market, five years on from deregulation.
Water: 2022’s wake-up call for all
Most media attention was focused on how best to manage household water use, so you could be forgiven for assuming that commercial…
Efficiency leads Self-Supply users forum discussion
Representatives from the water market regulator Ofwat, market operator MOSL, and the market’s Strategic Panel, joined the British businesses that have taken control of their water for the Self-Supply Users Forum on Thursday 8th September 2022.
A watershed moment
The conference is being hailed as a watershed moment; a time to review progress on SDG6, the Sustainable Development Goal which is concerned with securing the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all by 2030.
Driving efficiencies and championing water stewardship
In May 2022, Waterscan and J Sainsbury’s plc hosted a working lunch for energy and sustainability managers to demonstrate how the responsible retailer is approaching best-in-class water stewardship.
Transition time
Five years since market deregulation, it is a transitional time for market governance as the new Strategic Panel reveals six priorities which aim to focus on pace of change, prioritise activities with greatest impacts and solve market frictions.
How far is far enough with environmental targets?
Defra’s environmental targets proposal to meet future water demand is a welcome step change.
