Focus - Natural Hydration Council

The three leading bottled water brands in the UK launched the Natural Hydration Council (NHC) earlier this month. The organisation says it is not a lobby group but aims to research and promote the environmental, health and other sustainable benefits of natural bottled water. Ben Cooper spoke with the NHC’s director, Jeremy Clarke, about the challenges the NHC faces.

Focus - Leading bottled water groups respond to pressure

25 September 2008

GLOBAL: Bottled water sales continue to rise in 2007- research

12 September 2008

Negative publicity for bottled water in the US and Europe failed to stem growth in the sector around the world last year, according to recent research.

UK: Consumers' thirst for bottled water drying up - research

24 July 2008

Consumers’ thirst for drinking bottled water is drying up according to a survey by UK consumer magazine Which?

UK: Ethics and flood relief boost UK bottled water market

3 April 2008

Ethical brands, which provide a portion of sales or profits to alleviate water shortages in the developing world, more than doubled their volumes in 2007, according to the 17th annual UK Bottled Water report.