Tag: Chetan Mistry
Water – the emerging precious resource
Wenn du mich siehst, dann weine - “If you see me, then weep”. This is a startling message to stumble upon, carved into one of numerous 'hunger stones' in various European rivers. The hunger stones were medieval traditions indicating when a river's levels have dropped so low that famine will follow.
The Ozone and UV revolution that is changing the hygiene industry
Humans have known about the importance of clean water for millennia. Yet modern water treatment would be the envy of past civilisations. Through chemicals such as chlorine, we've curtailed the presence of dangerous viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites in our water and food.
Water scarcity is a growing risk for companies
Sustainability has become a major investment focus. News headlines frequently point to how investors are sidestepping old energy sources such as coal, favouring greener and more sustainable alternatives. According to the US Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US SIF), the size of the US sustainable investment since 1995 has increased more than 25-fold, today totalling portfolios worth $16.6 trillion.
Can we create a water-secure South Africa?
South Africa's high water yield areas concentrate mostly along the Drakensberg as it moves south past the western border of Mozambique, through Kwazulu-Natal and thins out before it reaches the Eastern Cape. Then there is a smattering of additional areas along the mountains of the Western Cape. The rest has practically no such zones.
