SCOTTISH Water’s climate work has been recognised at a global water congress and exhibition in Canada.
The organisation was among the winners in a climate-related recognition programme at the prestigious International Water Association’s (IWA) World Water Congress and Exhibition 2024 in Toronto.
The utility was successful in the IWA’s Climate Smart Utilities Recognition Programme, which aims to inspire utilities to become increasingly climate smart and embrace the cultural shift required for a water-smart future.
The recognition programme is built on the IWA Climate Smart Utilities Vision and is articulated around three inter-connected pillars to tackle Climate Change: Adaptation, Mitigation and Leadership.
Scottish Water was recognised in an award for companies deemed to have already made ‘substantial progress’ towards net zero.
Welcoming the success, Alex Plant, Scottish Water’s chief executive, said, “We are delighted to have been recognised in the Climate Smart Utilities Programme 2024. This award demonstrates that Scottish Water has made substantial progress on both climate change mitigation and adaptation and has been assessed as an internationally leading utility.
“It acknowledges what we’ve achieved to date as well as the big ongoing commitments we’ve made to ensure climate change mitigation and adaptation are at the forefront of our future plans and ambitions. This award gives us great momentum for when the International Water Association’s (IWA) World Water Congress and Exhibition moves to Glasgow in 2026.”
