In a recent panel discussion hosted by Aquacycl, guests representing four major beverage companies focused on fresh water and wastewater issues around the globe and discussed environmental, social and governance (ESG) tactics to maintain the availability and quality of their most important ingredient—water. Panel members included Michael Alexander, global head of water, environment, agriculture sustainability at Diageo; Andy Battjes, director EH&S (environmental health & safety), Brown-Forman; Rajendra Gursahaney (“Guru”), VP engineering – North America at PepsiCo; Dr. Eric Willman, senior director R&D, water processing technology, PepsiCo; and Paul Bowen (ret.), former water and sustainability executive Coca-Cola and a past president of the Water Environment Federation.
The panel’s topic, “Meeting Water-Related ESG Goals in the Beverage Industry: How to achieve 2030 Success,” was moderated by Orianna Bretschger, CEO and founder of Aquacycl. The story of Aquacycl was covered in FE’s Engineering R&D in the March issue, and was entitled, “A novel way to clean wastewater streams.” Fortunately, this panel has been preserved on YouTube, and you can find the site info at the end of this article.