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New research reveals the business benefits from factory to field of investing in water and toilets

Stuart Mitchell

Clean water, decent toilets and handwashing facilities are vital for business success, and often drive a steep return on investment, WaterAid’s latest research, ‘Boosting business: why investing in water, sanitation and hygiene pays off’, shows. Water and sanitation, at home, in the community and at work are foundations for health and wellbeing. By investing in them, companies can foster a host of socio-economic benefits for employees and their families – boosting productivity, reducing sickness and absenteeism and cutting medical and sick pay costs, according to the new research. Businesses can…

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WaterAid’s weathered dolls houses show how climate change devastates children’s futures

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid has unveiled an installation of three dolls houses – each at different stages of flooding – on the docks of London’s Canary Wharf, to highlight the effects of the climate crisis on children globally and demand urgent action from governments ahead of COP27 this November. The international charity worked with Bristol-based artist and set-designer, Max Dorey, to create the dolls’ houses – populated with everyday childhood items such as toys and letter-blocks – and showing the devastation caused by rising flood waters. The final dolls house is almost completely…

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New research reveals the business benefits from factory to field of investing in water and toilets

Stuart Mitchell

Clean water, decent toilets and handwashing facilities are vital for business success, and often drive a steep return on investment, WaterAid’s latest research, ‘Boosting business: why investing in water, sanitation and hygiene pays off’, shows. Water and sanitation, at home, in the community and at work are foundations for health and wellbeing. By investing in them, companies can foster a host of socio-economic benefits for employees and their families – boosting productivity, reducing sickness and absenteeism and cutting medical and sick pay costs, according to the new research. Businesses can…

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WaterAid launches ultimate cycling elevation challenge

Stuart Mitchell

In partnership with leading tracking app Strava, international charity WaterAid has launched an innovative cycling challenge to help communities whose access to clean water has been affected by climate change.  Unlike most existing challenges which are distance-based, CLIMB-IT is is the first charity-led cycling elevation challenge where participants will endeavour to climb the height of Mount Kilimanjaro, wherever and whenever they want.   The goal is to climb the equivalent of 5,895m between the 1st and 31st October, and by doing so, raise funds for WaterAid and those most vulnerable to…

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New research: Companies need to invest in water and toilets to drive health, wealth and business

Stuart Mitchell

First-of-its-kind research released recently by WaterAid shows when companies invest in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for their employees, their business thrives. Productivity increases, health, morale and loyalty improve, absenteeism reduces, punctuality enhances and staff turnover lowers – ultimately driving business profits.   The new data, released in two reports titled ‘Boosting business: why investing in water, sanitation and hygiene pays off’, supported by HSBC, was carried out in the apparel and leather industries across six workplaces in India and Bangladesh over a two-year period. The reports include projections for the…

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