GF Building Flow Solutions (former Uponor) has published its Sustainability Review 2023, prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative Standards and assured by an independent third party.
What are the challenges in water management today? What is the impact of the ageing water networks on the residential areas? We talked with Ebba Waernbaum - strategist within VA SYD, a regional wastewater organization in the Southwest Skåne about the challenges with hidden water infrastructure and what to consider when planning a new solution.
The division – built on the acquisition of Uponor late last year as well as the building technology segment of GF Piping Systems – is committed to finding new ways to conserve, manage and provide water responsibly. The new name underscores the division’s focus on residential, commercial and public buildings, while GF Piping Systems remains a leading provider for utility and industry flow solutions.
EU's new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive intends to add transparency and provide comparability between companies. In this podcast episode, we spoke to Ella Tanskanen, a Head of Sustainability Services at Greenstep who provides sustainability services and financial services in the Nordic countries. She is also an expert on the EU’s new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive matters.
The term Circular economy is both common and misused. It is a term that has become very popular in the last couple of years. At its core, it is all about resource efficiency. It can be complex, but for many, it means recycling and waste management. However, this only narrows it down to the end-of-life of a product or material but it’s much broader than that. Our guest, Michael Hanf – Lead, Sustainable Business at VTT and host of The Circular Coffee Break podcast opens up the whole meaning of Circular Economy.
Welcome to GWI news, a collaboration from the Urbanista podcast and Global Water Intelligence UK. In this episode our hosts Delfin Vassalo and Tallulah Lutkin, Utility Performance Editor at GWI, take a look at some of the bigger recent stories from the world of the water industry. We discuss some conclusions from COP 28 in Dubai, developments in Direct Potable Reuse, the EU’s new corporate sustainability reporting directive, Germany’s sludge management and the Swedish case which asks, ‘who is responsible for PFAS?’