Social Innovations
The Role of Social Norms in Energy and Water Conservation
UCLA Professor Noah Goldstein discusses how the power of social norms can been used to promote energy conservation and other prosocial outcomes.
Innovative ways to improve access to basic human needs (more)
UCLA Professor Noah Goldstein discusses how the power of social norms can been used to promote energy conservation and other prosocial outcomes.
Although the market demand exists, there have not been sustainable ways to finance basic water needs. That is, until Water.org introduced WaterCredit in South Asia.
Ned Breslin talks about performance metrics, planning, and financing practices for a longer term vision for water and sanitation.
Asia's water systems are struggling in the face of climate change; a significant water availability gap seems imminent.
ITT Corporation’s Colin Sabol talks about the urgent need for investments in water and sanitation infrastructure.
Environmentally sustainable water use practices can be a source of strategic advantage for businesses in water-distressed regions.
Water is one of the most hidden of our environmental sustainability issues, and yet it poses critical challenges for our future
How we facilitate collaboration influences breakthroughs in innovation and scale.
Peter Gleick explains how and why the world is in a water crisis that is leading to a disconnect between supply and demand