BusinessChief - How are Global Leaders Tackling Water Scarcity?
Jan. 20, 2026
Amazon, Gap, Starbucks and Ecolab unite for Water.org's Get Blue initiative, mobilising business leadership to tackle the global water crisis.
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Sustainability Magazine - Get Blue at WEF: Water.org, Amazon & Ecolab’s Water Strategy
Jan. 20, 2026
Water.org has joined with Gap, Amazon, Starbucks and Ecolab to launch Get Blue, a global initiative to help the 2.1 billion people who lack safe water, and the 3.4 billion people who lack safe sanitation, access these essential resources.
Read moreAxios - Water.org’s Matt Damon and Gary White & Axios’ Amy Harder
Jan. 19, 2026
Axios national energy correspondent Amy Harder speaks to Water.org co-founders Gary White and Matt Damon to discuss the organization's announcement of its Get Blue initiative.
Read moreAxios - Matt Damon courts Davos set to partner with Water.org
Jan. 19, 2026
Water.org Co-Founders Gary White and Matt Damon took the stage at Axios House to announce their new initiative, Get Blue, to partner with corporations to help more people gain access to safe water.
Read moreImpakter - Unlocking the Flow of Capital to End the Global Water Crisis
Sept. 11, 2025
In Impakter, our CEO and Co-founder, Gary White, explores how aligning capital across philanthropy, investment, and infrastructure is key to solving the global water crisis. Drawing on more than three decades of leadership in water and sanitation, Gary shares how Water.org, WaterEquity, and WaterConnect are working to bring lasting access to safe water and sanitation to families and communities around the world.
Read moreTIME - The Key to Solving the Global Water Crisis
March 22, 2025
The global water crisis is one of the most urgent and complex challenges facing humanity today. More than 2.2 billion people lack access to safe water, and 3.5 billion lack access to safely managed sanitation. This crisis undermines health and safety, education, and economic opportunity.
Read moreGlobal Heroes - World Water Day 2024: Matt Damon and Gary White on the Power of Water
March 22, 2024
On World Water Day, we reflect on the vital role water plays in every aspect of life. Still, in an era defined by innovation and progress, one in 10 people grapple with a lack of access to safe water, while one in four face the harsh reality of life without a toilet. Discover insights from Water.org co-founders Matt Damon and Gary White on the transformative power of water in this Global Heroes feature.
Read moreSystems Catalyst Podcast - Uniting Philanthropy and Capital Markets with Water.org
Aug. 21, 2023
Philanthropy and the private sector haven’t always known how to work together. On the Systems Catalyst Podcast, Water.org co-founder and CEO, Gary White, shares how we can collaborate to solve our world's more pressing issues.
Listen hereAWS - Innovating with AWS will help us solve the world's water crisis in our own lifetimes
March 22, 2023
A new AWS-based learning management system will make it easier for Water.org to enable access to safe water to people living in poverty around the world.
Read moreUN Today - No smoke on the water
March 1, 2023
Co-founders of Water.org, Matt Damon and Gary White on global water inequality.
Read moreImpacting Our Future - Matt Damon and Gary White Want to Ease the Global Water Crisis With Innovation
Oct. 10, 2022
Actor Matt Damon and entrepreneur Gary White are fighting to change water crisis numbers.
Read moreNewsweek - Time to Rethink How We Get More People Safe Water
Sept. 20, 2022
Matt Damon, Gary White, and Kris Licht provide their perspective on what needs to be done to end the global water crisis.
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