Global Activities

Recognizing its responsibility as a good neighbor and corporate citizen, ITT provides support and leadership to a number of global environmental, educational and other community activities.

Stockholm Water Prize

Founded in 1990, the $150,000 Stockholm Water Prize is presented annually to an institution, organization, individual or company that has made a substantial contribution to the preservation, enhancement or availability of the world's water resources. The Prize recognizes outstanding research, action or education that increases knowledge of water as a resource and protects its usability for all life. ITT is a founding member of the Stockholm Water Foundation, which established the Stockholm Water Prize.
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Stockholm Junior Water Prize

ITT is the global sponsor of the international Stockholm Junior Water Prize competition, which brings together the world’s brightest young scientists to encourage their continued interest in water and the environment. Each year, thousands of participants in over 30 countries enter national competitions for the chance to represent their nation at the international final held during the World Water Week in Stockholm. Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden is the Patron of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize.
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ITT Award for Excellence in Student Water Journalism

The ITT Award for Excellence in Student Water Journalism recognizes a high school student for outstanding reporting — in either print or broadcast media — on a water-related environmental issue. The award is administered in partnership with the Quill and Scroll Society, an international organization founded in 1926 by a group of high school advisers for the purpose of encouraging and recognizing individual student achievement in journalism and scholastic publication. ITT established the award in 2006.
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National Geographic Partnership

ITT is engaged with National Geographic on a multi-faceted partnership to raise awareness of global water issues. The cornerstone of the partnership is ITT's underwriting of the television series National Geographic's Strange Days on Planet Earth, a documentary series that investigates the scale of the current water crisis and explores potential solutions. In conjunction with the program, ITT and National Geographic have produced a companion educator's toolkit designed to engage students across the United States.
www.pbs.org/strangedays

World Business Council for Sustainable Development

ITT is co-char of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s water initiative, where we helped create and drive adoption of the Water Tool, a free and easy-to-use tool for organizations to map their water use and assess risks relative to their global operations and supply chains. The Council is a CEO-led, global association of some 200 companies dealing exclusively with business and sustainable development.
www.wbcsd.org
Download the Global Water Tool Brochure

World Water Monitoring Day

ITT is providing global support to advance World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD), an international outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world. Held annually between September 18 and October 18, the program engages communities in monitoring the condition of local rivers, streams, estuaries and other water bodies. WWMD is coordinated by the Water Environment Federation and the International Water Association.
www.worldwatermonitoringday.org

Water for People

ITT is a worldwide sponsor of Water For People as it works with the public, not-for-profit, academic and community sectors to confront the many water-related issues we face on a global basis and to bring safe water and sanitation to all people.
www.waterforpeople.org

The Rural Water Project

ITT is committed to developing a portable water treatment system that can be used for disaster relief. The goal of this effort — named the Rural Water Project — is to manufacture systems with low enough price points or enough portability to be used by villages in rural Africa or Asia who most need this type of technology. Work is now underway at the ITT facility in Shanghai to create an easy-to-manufacture, easy-to-use and easy-to-transport water treatment system to turn contaminated water into drinking water.
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International Water Academy

As part of its dedication to raising global awareness of vital water management issues, ITT is a founding member of the Water Academy in Oslo, Norway, an independent research foundation and a leader in global water diplomacy. The Academy promotes the preservation of global water resources through awareness-building and conflict resolution.
www.thewateracademy.no