Conducting a Marine Water Quality Study for a Swedish Government Agency

The Situation The UK uses more water than it rains – but awareness of how we can save water is low. Our challenge was to encourage Affinity Water’s users across South East England to do their bit and use water more efficiently. We knew that getting people to change entrenched daily behaviours would take more than…

The Situation Pacific Institute’s objective was to coordinate a clustered pilot in the Noyyal-Bhavani River Basin in South India where three global apparel companies have facilities and operations to drive action informed by catchment context. Anthesis worked with the Pacific Institute, in collaboration with the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE),…

The Situation A Swedish Government Agency wanted to understand and quantify the public value of “good environmental status” (GES) in Sweden’s marine waters in accordance with the European Union’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Anthesis conducted a comprehensive study to measure public willingness to pay to achieve GES in marine waters.  Solutions Water Stewardship Impact…

The Situation Peak Performance is a leading sports apparel brand with an ambitious sustainability agenda. The company took part in the European Clothing Action Plan, which aimed to adopt circular approaches to clothing in collaboration with 13 brands across Europe. Peak Performance worked with Anthesis, in partnership with WRAP, on the area of sustainable fibres, to…

The Situation Galliford Try manage the facilities for two private finance initiative secondary schools. In a time of rising energy costs, the schools were keen to reduce running costs and carbon emissions and to engage building users. Anthesis supported Galliford Try with the application of a total energy management service for the schools to manage…

The Situation A large food and beverage supplier want to define what the company’s Water Stewardship Strategy could look like with the aim of integrating water stewardship into regular business processes so that it becomes an everyday, “business as usual” consideration. Also, to enable the organisation to participate in the CDP Water programme and to…

The Situation City of Stockholm is known internationally for its waters and commitment to responsibility. As part of their continued efforts to uphold this status, Stockholm wanted to evaluate and understand the socio-economic implications of different water and wastewater systems in Norra Djurgårdsstaden with the goal of increasing its energy and resource use efficiency. Solutions…

The Situation The Swedish capital is internationally well-known for its waters, and the City of Stockholm’s Environment and Health Administration wanted to understand the economic value of achieving good water quality in all inland waters in the city, as defined by the EU Water Framework Directive. The client was also interested in the relationship between…

The Situation Through the support of Meat and Poultry Ontario’s Canadian Agricultural Partnership Program, Yorkshire Valley Farms (YVF) was looking to define its organisational purpose, vision, and develop a purpose-driven growth strategy to achieve its sustainability and circularity goals. Solutions Circular Business Models Impact Our Solutions Anthesis started by carrying out a series of assessments…