World Water Week: Nature Conservancy flags up innovative financing, water security and water stewardship
Experts from leading global conservation NGO the Nature Conservancy’s have been discussing innovative financing, water security and water stewardship at World Water Week currently taking place in Stockholm.
Global collective action on water risks - WWF calls for new financing mechanisms
International NGO WWF is calling for a scale up of collective action globally to tackle water risks – especially through engagement with the financial sector around both risk and opportunity.
Portsmouth Water tenders £14m consultative engineering and construction services contract
Portsmouth Water has gone out to tender with a major consultative engineering and construction services contract worth an estimated £14 million.
Stantec – new acquisition will strengthen UK presence
Global design firm Stantec is further expanding its United Kingdom (UK) presence with the planned acquisition of Reading-based Peter Brett Associates LLP (PBA).
Future Cities mission to China: applications now open
Innovative UK businesses working in the smart cities sector can meet potential customers, partners and investors in China’s Greater Bay Area.
Arjun Infrastructure Partners completes acquisition of 75% stake in South Staffordshire Plc
Independent infrastructure investment advisory firm Arjun Infrastructure Partners has completed the acquisition of the 75% equity stake currently owned and controlled by KKR’s infrastructure funds and other accounts in South Staffordshire Plc.
Southern Water to construct world's first smart water development in Southampton
Southern Water has signed a landmark partnership agreement with the company behind Fawley Waterside on Southampton Water to make the planned intelligent city the world's first development with smart water systems built in from the outset.
Green light for vital part of £30m Mytholmroyd flood defence scheme
Plans to construct flood walls at an industrial estate in Mytholmroyd to provide better protection for both businesses and residents have been approved by Calderdale Flood Recovery and Resilience Partnership Board.
Thames Water - Ofwat flags up catalogue of operational and management failures on leakage
Ofwat’s consultation paper on its proposal to impose a penalty on Thames Water for significant failures in its leakage reduction performance published last week has revealed a catalogue of failures in the delivery vehicle the water company put in place to deliver its leakage activities.
Commons Committee want Government to make climate risk reporting for large companies and pensions compulsory
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee is calling on the Government to make it mandatory for all large companies and asset owners—such as pension funds—to report their exposure to climate change risks and opportunities by 2022.