Tag: The One Foundation

Co-op and Nisa help £20M of funds flow for clean water projects

Stuart Mitchell

On last months World Water Day, Co-op announced that its members and customers have raised over £20 million to date to support clean water and sanitation projects, through its partnership with The One Foundation and Water Unite. The convenience retailer is the only supermarket to have an own brand charity water, which is available at almost 7,500 convenience stores, including independent Nisa retailers who are supplied by Co-op. As part of this initiative, 3p of every litre of Co-op own brand water sold goes to The One Foundation – a…

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£10M raised by British shoppers to tackle water poverty

Stuart Mitchell

British shoppers are helping to tackle water poverty through a unique fundraising initiative, which has created a £10 million fund to provide clean water and sanitation. Almost 7,500 convenience stores, which are supplied by Co-op, are raising cash through water sales to fund life-saving projects in some of the world’s poorest communities. According to the United Nations, 844 million people do not have access to clean drinking water and more than 2.3 billion lack access to a basic, hygienic toilet. In the latest move, Nairobi’s poorest families, who are falling…

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