Stories by Richard Girard

Richard Girard is the corporate researcher at the Polaris Institute.

Bottled Water Industry Targets a New Market: The Global South

Market reports predict that over the next four years sales of bottle water will grow most quickly in Asia, Latin America and Africa.

These are desperate times indeed for bottled water companies, which means they're resorting to desperate measures.

New buildings are being constructed without water fountains, and existing buildings are decommissioning older fountains.

In the UK, private water delivery companies see bottled water as a direct competitor for their product, tap water.

The PET plastic bottles used for bottled water can all be traced back the world's biggest oil giants.

While water shortages are getting worse in areas of increasing urbanization, Coke is digging in their heels there to make more money.

The big bottled water companies are trying to counter negative press by tying their products to charitable causes.