Blanca Antizar, Director of Consultancy, Europe at Isle, has been granted a Fellowship of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.

Elemental Excelerator, a start-up commercialization program, is partnering with Isle Utilities, a global innovation forum, to focus on innovation in the water sector in Hawaii and the Pacific region. Together, the two organizations will convene water-sector leaders and industry experts in Hawaii to identify challenges faced by water utilities, engineers, and policymakers.

The IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition is the global event for water professionals covering the entire water cycle. The 2018 edition took place in Tokyo last week (17-20 September) with a key focus the digital economy, megacities, diffusion of innovation, disaster resilience and sustainability. Isle accompanied to provide innovation support.

Ben Tam, of Isle’s UK business has been awarded the Institute of Water ‘Continuing Professional Development’ Award and the ‘Eastern Area Committee Member of the Year’, 2018.

After Piers’ note number 177, you’ll know that Isle is sending a staff member into space*. Find out who won and read some of the best 300 word submissions.

When Piers Clark set up Isle, he did so with a social conscience. Every year, one third of Isle’s profits go towards REEF (the Revolving Economic Empowerment Fund), an Isle foundation aimed at giving soft loans to water projects around the globe.