Canada Pension Plan Investments, the largest direct investor in infrastructure globally, is warning that over recent years - particularly in the period following the launch of the PR19 price review- there has been a marked deterioration in the attractiveness of UK water as an investment proposition.

Covid-19, floods and the growing impacts of climate change are among a range of risks highlighted in the latest National Risk Register (NRR) update for the UK.

Water industry regulator Ofwat is today launching a wide-ranging consultation across England and Wales on what the water sector should look like by 2040.

Water infrastructure and flood risk management both feature in the government’s National Infrastructure Strategy published by HM Treasury last week.

South East Water has been named the Sector Leader in Network Utilities: Water and Sewerage Companies by GRESB in its 2020 Infrastructure Assessment.

NI Water has repeated its warning that historic and ongoing under-investment in the sewer and wastewater networks could have a significant adverse impact on growth plans for parts of cities and over 100 towns across Northern Ireland.

The water sector regulator is looking to set up a panel of experts in economic regulation, development of markets and/or corporate finance to help support the development of its regulatory approach to the next Price Review in 2024 and future assets and resources.

IWJS, one of the UK’s leading wastewater service providers and part of the Utilities Division of M Group Services has been awarded a major new AMP7 framework contract by Severn Trent.

Thames Water has retained its top five-star status after recording its best-ever Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark for Infrastructure (GRESB) survey score.

Anglian Water CEO and co-Chair of The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group, Peter Simpson is to host the latest in a series of high level, net-zero virtual events organised by the group.