Congratulations to Hanzhi Chen for winning a Water Conservators’ Company Dissertation Prize for his dissertation entitled ‘The Impacts of Flame Retardants on Soil Quality, Human Health and the Environment from Agricultural Use of Sewage Sludge’, submitted for the degree of Master of Science in Environmental Engineering at Imperial, London. Deputy…...
The New Towns Task Force and Water
The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators has offered to provide the government’s New Towns Task Force with a detailed briefing on regulations governing water use and waste water disposal, and the relevant government strategies as they relate to housing development. The briefing will be based on the Company’s submissions to…...
Sustainability Policy update
The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators has the promotion of sustainability at the heart of its thinking and activities, well captured in its vision of ‘Promoting a Diverse and Sustainable Environment’. It has broadened its Climate Action Plan into a Sustainability Policy with objectives that are consistent with the United…...
Water Conservation Trust CIO
The Trustees of the Company’s charity, The Water Conservation Trust CIO*, met on 6 May 2025 to review progress on education projects and to consider what should be included in the five-year plan 2025-2030. Trustees agreed that the priority should be on education, with a review of the University Bursary…...
Thank you for your generosity
Members of The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators not only support its charity, The Water Conservation Trust, but also give directly to deserving causes in the City of London and beyond.  The receiving organisation is announced at each lunch and thanks to the sterling efforts of collector Nigel Cartwright and…...
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Efforts by organisations to promote diversity and inclusion are falling into disrepute with some senior leaders because they are not delivering value to staff, customers, and shareholders.  Leaders generally want to tackle discrimination and open-up opportunity in their companies, but the work has itself proved politically charged and potentially divisive. The…...
Creating great music to support charity
One way to create great music is to fill St Paul’s Cathedral with cathedral choirs and clergy supported by the Lord Mayor, City Corporation and Livery Masters and representatives. Our singing was significantly enhanced by the amazing voices of St Paul’s, Litchfield and Bradford Cathedral choirs. Little can beat the…...






