Water

Is Perrier ‘natural’ mineral water? French court to decide

New filtration system is part of a broader dossier awaiting approval from local authorities

While pipe replacement delivers the deepest structural reduction in non-revenue water – treated water lost through leaks, theft or inaccurate metering – it can be prohibitively expensive.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Satellites can spot Malaysia’s water leaks, but can they fix them?

Digital tools can buy time, but without major pipe renewal, Malaysia will keep losing water faster than it can save it

A wildfire rages on Studeno mountain above Danilovgrad, Montenegro, Aug 15, 2025. Europe "continues to face degradation, overexploitation and biodiversity loss", noted the EEA, which compiled data from 38 countries across the continent for its report.

Europe must step up efforts to protect environment: report

EUROPE is a world leader in the fight against climate change but must do more to protect its environment and improve its resilience against global warming, the European Union’s environment agency warn...

Bond markets penalise companies that stay on track for their climate targets, an MSCI analysis shows.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 157: Bond markets penalising decarbonisation; Pictet AM eyes adaptation, water investments

This week in ESG: MSCI analysis finds higher spreads for emissions-cutting firms; Pictet sees megatrends in climate change, power demand

Not all forms or uses of AI are equally important, even as the infrastructure required for such technology exacts a heavy environmental toll.
THINKING ALOUD

Trivial AI use can have devastating climate consequences

The unthinking use of resource-guzzling generative AI is bad not just for brains, but the planet

Cedric Lecamp leads Pictet Asset Management's water strategy, which marks 25 years in 2025.

Robust growth drivers for listed equities in water and environmental solutions: Pictet 

[GENEVA] While themes such as digital and robotics have been leading the way in financial performance in recent years at Pictet Asset Management (Pictet AM) – a pioneer in thematic equities – the asse...

Data centres are highly resource-intensive, consuming vast amounts of electricity to power servers and significant amounts of water to cool systems – especially in tropical climates.

The true price of AI

Soaring water and energy demands behind Asia’s data centre boom threaten to trigger a sustainability crisis

(L to R) Scottish brothers Jamie, Lachlan, and Ewan Maclean next to their boat before embarking on a mammoth journey from Peru to Sydney in Australia 14,500 km away.

Scottish rowing brothers aim for record-breaking Pacific crossing

[LIMA] Three Scottish brothers have embarked on a mammoth journey from Peru, hoping to set a record time for rowing across the Pacific Ocean.

The Rhone Glacier and its glacial lake, formed by the melting of the glacier, above Gletsch, in the Swiss Alps in September 2024. Ice loss from the world's glaciers has accelerated over the past decade, scientists said in February.
THE BROAD VIEW

Melting glaciers: the tip of the iceberg in the global water crisis

The fate of the world’s shrinking ice fields is tied to our progress with global water security and climate change

Thames is desperately seeking investors to inject at least £3.3 billion in equity over the next five years to curb chronic leaks and sewage spills, while tackling climate change and a growing population.

Castle Water to offer £4 billion equity to rescue Thames Water

Thames only has enough money to last until early next year