Category: News

Why water is better for your vitality than coffee and tea

Is water better for you than caffeinated drinks such as coffee and tea? Does coffee dehydrate you? We looked into it.

Made Blue Ambassadors win Gaia Green Awards

How proud we can be! No less than three hospitality ambassadors of Made Blue were nominated for the Gaia Green Awards this year and two of them went home with a total of three prizes! View the winners here.

Ethiopia: a personal story

We have been investing in “Clean water: everybody’s business” in Ethiopia for some time now. Genet is one of the beneficiaries and tells her story.

Hygiene solutions by our ambassadors

The Corona crisis also speeds up development and innovation, as is demonstrated by some of our ambassadors. We list a few examples.

Why is local bottling of water sustainable?

Tap or bottle your own water using a tap water cooler.
That is much more sustainable than serving factory bottled bottled water.

Update Said: IT and water

The upscaling of Said’s Water Vending Machines is unexpectedly successful and we still have to be patient. You can read about this here.

i-did shows the impact of textiles via Made Blue

i-did gives used textiles a second life, saving a lot of water that is converted into clean drinking water via Made Blue.

Why Made Blue helps in the fight against plastic soup

We ensure less plastic here, but also fewer plastic bags and disposable bottles in developing countries. You can help in several ways!

Ethiopia: video report impact journey

In 2020 we traveled to our project ‘Making water everybody’s business’ in Ethiopia together with a group of ambassadors. Watch the video report.

Why pay for tap water in a restaurant?

Paying for tap water in the hospitality industry? Why would guests do that? We have had independent research done on this with surprising results.