Bacardi Fronts Water Organization

Water is the element that brings life. The renowned spirits and liquor maker Bacardi knows this and has been on the frontline with regards to water conservation. The Bacardi Foundation has partnered with various agencies to promote efficient water use methods and advance research on water resources.This conglomerate of business and industry leaders have banded together to form the Stockholm Water Foundation, an organization that aims to expand the importance, as well as come up with the latest innovations of effective water use and treatment.Among the numerous companies that joined the Bacardi family in this common goal are DuPont, Grundfos Management, General Motors, Hewlett Packard, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, ITT Flygt, Kemira Kemwater, Kaupthing Bank Sverige, KPMG, Uponor Group and Water Environment Federation (WEF).With the Stockholm Water Foundation, Bacardi Limited was able to create the Bacardi Foundation-Stockholm Foundation Professorship at MIT. The professorship is given to a professor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to develop teaching programs and make breakthroughs in water resources research.The Stockholm Water Foundation also recognizes the people who have toiled to provide innovative solutions to the rising problems concerning water resources. The Stockholm Water Prize is given to a person, an organization, or an institution whose findings and research have significant impacts to the water environment and to mankind as well.The Bacardi Company is a pivotal institution that continues to support the actions and efforts of the Stockholm Water Foundation. In this regard, Bacardi is a leading example of a name that prides itself in making the world a better place.Links/Sources:The Stockholm Water Foundation awarded two ecologists for their research creating sustainability by understanding how water works. The Bacardi Company, in accordance with Bacardi environmental policy is a founding member of Stockholm Water.An article discussing the new professorship in MIT which is created and funded by the Bacardi Family and Stockholm Water. The professorship was designed to teach and further improve research efforts in global water conservation.

January 9th, 2009