How Great Lakes Companies are Benefiting from Corporate Water Stewardship

  During this webinar, we discussed the critical role of corporate water stewardship and the importance of robust verification practices in the Great Lakes region. We were joined by the Director of ESG at A. O. Smith, Noelle Brigham, to share their sustainability journey and why water stewardship is an important piece to their operations. […]

Lake Erie’s “Pollution Diet” – New Phosphorus Pollution Limits are a Crucial Step Towards the Restoration of Lake Erie’s Western Basin

Watch the recording from the webinar below! In May 2023, a federal judge in Ohio approved a consent decree that will require limits for agricultural pollution runoff to help alleviate the frequent toxic algae blooms that impact western Lake Erie almost every summer. The consent decree, which concludes six years of public interest litigation, requires […]

Comprehensive Water Stewardship Training

Principles, foundations, and best practices to improve water stewardship strategy and performance from the board room to the shop floor. The Water Council, in partnership with Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP), offers Water Stewardship Training that covers water stewardship concepts and best practices from the corporate level to operational level. It covers the principles and […]

Advancing Water Stewardship in the Great Lakes

Hosted in Partnership by:  Watch the webinar recording below! Containing 20% of earth’s surface freshwater, the bi-national North American Great Lakes maintain vital ecosystems, support numerous industries, and play an important role in the wellbeing of the region’s millions of residents.  With this vast freshwater resource, it is not uncommon for companies operating in the […]

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