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Jan. 20, 2026
Water.org, has announced a global initiative to accelerate access to safe water and sanitation, Get Blue. Unveiled in Davos, the initiative sees Water.org team up with Gap Inc., Amazon, Starbucks, and Ecolab to seek to align business leadership, consumer engagement and capital to support Water.org’s market-driven solutions.
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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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Jan. 20, 2026
Water.org CEO on launch of ‘Get Blue’ initiative: There’s a reckoning coming with water. Gap CEO Richard Dickson and Water.org co-founders Matt Damon and Gary White join ‘Money Movers’ to discuss Water.org’s ‘Get Blue’ initiative, sustainability, and more.
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Jan. 20, 2026
Gap CEO Richard Dickson speaks with WSJ Leadership Institute President Alan Murray on the new Get Blue™ initiative with Water.org’s Matt Damon and Gary White, alongside Amazon, Starbucks, and Ecolab—bringing together consumers and capital to support efforts to expand global access to safe water and sanitation.
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Jan. 20, 2026
Water.org has launched Get Blue at Davos alongside global companies, mobilising brands and capital to accelerate safe water access for billions worldwide
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Jan. 19, 2026
Gap Inc. and Amazon join Starbucks and Ecolab join Water.org to launch Get Blue, a new global platform designed to accelerate access to safe water and sanitation. The initiative brings business leadership, consumer engagement, and capital together to help scale Water.org’s proven, market-driven solutions for families and communities worldwide.
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Jan. 19, 2026
The organization Water.org has introduced the Get Blue™ initiative. This endeavor, which is made possible through the collaboration with corporate partners Gap Inc., Amazon, Starbucks, and Ecolab, aims to expand global access to clean water and sanitation.
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Oct. 19, 2023
The Bezos Earth Fund is giving a $10 million grant to Water.org to improve water systems in developing countries that are disproportionally impacted by climate change. The funding aims to reduce water and energy waste and create lasting infrastructure for 20 million people.
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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.
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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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Sept. 20, 2022
Amazon will also help launch one of the largest private investment portfolios in water and climate, bringing lasting water access for 100 million people.
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Dec. 20, 2021
DuPont is supporting Water.org to provide 100,000 people with one year of access to safe water or improved sanitation.
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