SES Water has taken a major step forward in its environmental commitments and signed a contract with Haven Power to use 100% renewable electricity for all its treatment works, pumping stations and offices.

Severn Trent has pledged to replace its 2,200 vans, cars and tankers with alternative fuel vehicles as soon as possible as part of its efforts to embrace green energy.

Northumbrian Water Group (NWG), owner of Northumbrian Water and Essex & Suffolk Water, has taken an innovative new approach to annual reporting using the five capitals that organisations depend on to look at their influence and impact in the wider economy, environment and society.

A national initiative to conserve the UK’s peatlands has won a five year extension in a bid to stem the threats of climate change and flooding and tackle critical water supply issues.

Yorkshire Water has appointed multi-national energy company ENGIE as energy supplier in a partnership which will see ENGIE deliver a flexible, competitive energy supply and the aim of reducing the water company’s annual  £53 million electricity costs.

Anglian Water has made financial history this week with the issue of the first ever utility sector Sterling (GBP) Green Bond - the £250 million Bond will finance a range of activities that support its ambitious Love Every Drop sustainability strategy.

In an Expert Focus comment on Waterbriefing, Jon Williams, PwC partner and a member of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures outlines why the recommendations in the TCFD’s final Report have the potential to improve decision-making by investors, lenders and insurers in respect of climate change impacts on companies.

New figures produced by Scottish Water Horizons for Scottish Renewables show.Scotland’s sewers contain enough natural and discarded heat to warm a city the size of Glasgow for more than four months a year,

New figures show that Scottish Water generated enough renewable energy last year to power 11,200 homes.

The Technology Strategy Board has published its new energy strategy for 2012 to 2015 setting out details of its proposed £35m per annum programme, in which offshore renewable energy, including wave and tidal power, plays a key role.