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Companies Need To Invest in Water and Toilets To Drive Health, Wealth and Business

Stuart Mitchell

First-of-its-kind research released by WaterAid shows when companies invest in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for their employees, their business thrives. Productivity, punctuality, health, morale and loyalty all improve; absenteeism and staff turnover decreases – ultimately driving business profits through increased productivity. 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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WaterAid x British Art Fair: A partnership to turn the tide on the climate crisis

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid recently announces a partnership with British Art Fair, which will see a collection of site-specific, climate-themed works go under the hammer at this year’s fair to raise awareness of the devastating impact of climate change on vulnerable communities’ access to clean water.   British Art Fair, which runs from 29 September – 2 October, is the marketplace for Modern and Contemporary British Art. WaterAid will be curating an exhibition in a dedicated area on the second floor of London’s iconic Saatchi Gallery with the works going up for sale in…

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WaterAid finds 1 in 4 UK women and girls struggle to afford period products as cost-of-living crisis takes its toll

Stuart Mitchell

As the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite, a new WaterAid survey highlights its devastating impact on people who menstruate, with almost a quarter in the UK (24%) saying they or their family have struggled to afford period products in the last year and nearly a third (32%) worrying they won’t be able to afford them in the future. The international charity surveyed 2,000 British people who menstruate aged 14 to 50 to mark Menstrual Hygiene Day on 28 May, uncovering the sometimes-shocking ways people are being forced to reduce costs,…

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Music stars and artists team up with WaterAid to design exclusive postcards for Glastonbury Festival in support of climate campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Glastonbury performers and other music stars including Ringo Starr, FOALS, The Waterboys, KT Tunstall, Wet Leg and Scouting for Girls, as well as legendary designer Dame Zandra Rhodes have created special limited-edition postcards for this summer’s festivals on behalf of the charity WaterAid. Officially launching at Glastonbury, the postcards feature designs that celebrate the power of water and highlight the importance of protecting our planet and people everywhere as part of WaterAid’s Climate Fight campaign. Festival-goers can pick up an exclusive postcard and send one to the Prime Minister calling…

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WaterAid and Wimbledon Foundation create tennis ball mosaic highlighting how clean water saves children’s lives

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid and the Wimbledon Foundation created a giant tennis ball mosaic of a young boy enjoying clean water, to highlight how more than 11,000 children’s lives could be saved during The Championships if everyone, everywhere had access to clean water and toilets.   It took artists from Sand in Your Eye 12 hours to create the tennis court-sized portrait near No.1 Court, showing ten-year-old Tefy from Antsakambahiny village in Madagascar who, with the help of WaterAid and partners including the Wimbledon Foundation, now has clean water at school and near his…

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