Tag: Xylem

Hackers help communities combat effects of dangerous floods at Europe’s biggest hackathon

Stuart Mitchell

Global water technology company, Xylem, congratulated a team of hackathon participants that has come up with a new way to respond to abrupt flood events. Team Res–Queue won HackZurich 2021’s Xylem Water Challenge with their innovative solution to help people affected by dangerous flooding intensified by climate change. Participants were asked to create an interactive platform where lifesaving information and updates can be accessed and shared within seconds by communities affected by flooding events. The winning team achieved this over a non-stop 40-hour hackathon event in Zurich, Switzerland. The Res-Queue…

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Xylem Expands Investment In Next Generation Of Water Innovators

Stuart Mitchell

Global water technology company, Xylem, is expanding its investment in youth innovation to empower the next generation to solve the world’s greatest water challenges. The diverse program, including over 60 events in 2021, builds on Xylem’s 25 year sponsorship of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize with innovation competitions, in addition to community outreach initiatives and a global innovation incubator program. The winner of the 2021 Stockholm Junior Water Prize will be announced at a ceremony on August 24, during World Water Week. The annual competition brings together students from 40…

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Xylem And Cityzens Giving Launch Programme To Provide Vital Water Education To 5,000 Young People

Stuart Mitchell

On World Water Day, global water technology company Xylem teamed up with City Football Group’s global foundation programme, Cityzens Giving, to empower a network of 100 Young Leaders to deliver innovative projects that will use football to provide vital water education to 5,000 young people in five cities around the world. The Water Heroes Academy combines seed funding, educational tools, training and mentoring from Xylem and Cityzens Giving, giving participants all they need to create their own unique programmes. Over the next twelve months, the youth-led projects – located in…

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Xylem And Planet Water Foundation Provide More Than One Million People With Clean Water And Hygiene Education

Stuart Mitchell

Xylem, a leading global water technology company, has today announced that its long-time partnership with Planet Water Foundation has provided more than one million people with access to safe, reliable drinking water and hygiene education. The milestone was achieved through ten years of partnership centered on a shared mission to create stability and equity for communities that lack access to clean water. Through the partnership, Xylem has sponsored the deployment of over 500 clean water projects in 14 countries across Asia-Pacific and Latin America. Over the last decade, more than 1,600 Xylem employees…

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Xylem Donates 300,000 Units of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Essential Workers

Stuart Mitchell

Xylem, a leading global water technology company, has donated and delivered more than 300,000 pieces of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to frontline workers in 2020, working alongside its partners. The personal protective equipment went to healthcare facilities and to water utility operators working to keep essential services flowing in local communities. In March, Xylem began re-purposing some internal manufacturing capacity, including three-dimensional printing and injection molding, to develop protective face shields for essential workers. The program has continued through the year, as Xylem worked with distribution partners to deliver 150,000…

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