Water Sustainability Forum Explores New Water Economy

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The Water Sustainability Forum 2010, Oct. 13-14 in Chicago, Ill., USA, at the Hyatt McCormick Hotel, is tightly focused on the new water economy in today's business and industry. It examines the right steps to intelligently manage water and explores how to find solutions for 2011 environmental and financial goals.

Hosted by World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Alliance for Water Stewardship, Water Innovation Alliance, Ernst & Young, McKinsey & Company, and Nalco Company, this new Forum will provide the tools needed to take action, including:

• Impact and opportunity of impending 2012 global water standards
• Water use risk—reinventing corporate practices
• How to move from water and energy strategies to implementation
• How others have succeeded—case histories and lessons learned in water management
• Emerging technologies and best practices in water conservation.

The mill and plant histories presented at Forum are the very best, most recent operating floor studies and best practices from the most well-known multinational corporations. They look closely at practical steps these facilities have taken to shrink their water footprint and innovatively use water, whether in the form of new management practices, plant and process changes, or installing new technologies.

A pre-Forum workshop on Day 1 (October 13), titled "The Water Energy Nexus," analyzes energy costs of water movement, heating, cooling, treatment, and disposal, cost benefits for driving water management and efficiency, and leveraging green incentives and tax credits. Also on Day 1, Speakers and attendees will be treated to a special networking reception at Chicago's Field Museum to experience the Climate Change Exhibit, which uncovers natural evidence for climate change and examines its impact on our atmosphere, oceans, land, and societies. Participants can also contribute to the creation of a Water Energy Nexus white paper, and will receive contributing credit in the paper, as well as an advanced copy of the finished document.

More information is available online, along with registration forms and instructions.