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TIME - Highlights From the 2026 TIME100 Dinner

Jan. 20, 2026

Water.org Co-Founder Matt Damon underscored the global water crisis at the TIME100 Davos Dinner, where 2 billion people still lack access to safe water—burdens that fall disproportionately on women and girls, who often miss school or work to collect it. Through Water.org’s WaterCredit solution, which directs 90% of loans to women and maintains a 98% repayment rate, the organization has helped more than 85 million people to date.

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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 Online - Water.org partners with Amazon, Starbucks and others on ‘Get Blue’ initiative

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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Food&Drink Digital - Get Blue: How Water.org is Promoting Safe Water & Sanitation

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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CNBC - Water.org Launches New Initiative

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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Wall Street Journal - Gap CEO Richard Dickson on Partnering With Matt Damon on Water

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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ETN - Gap, Amazon back safe water initiative

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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Clean the Sky - Water.org Partners with Major Brands on the Get Blue™ Initiative

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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The Hollywood Reporter - Bezos Earth Fund, Water.org Team on $10M Effort to Improve Safe Water Infrastructure (Exclusive)

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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AWS - 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.

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Newsweek - 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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Amazon - Amazon will donate $10 million to help a million people get access to safe water

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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