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Mika Amanuma, who works for Infrastructure Construction Department of EBARA CORPORATION (EBARA)’s, won the Grand Prize for Woman Engineers at the first CCI Tokyo Young Engineer/Woman Engineer Awards organized by Charming Construction’s Identity Tokyo (CCI Tokyo).

The Brave Blue World Foundation, the not-for-profit initiative behind the acclaimed documentary film on water innovation “Brave Blue World,” has recognized Xylem and partner Manchester City Football Club, owned by City Football Group, with a Lighthouse Award for Innovation in Communication and Partnerships.

For the second year in a row, Xylem has been named to Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies, a list of 400 companies recognized for giving back to the communities they operate in. In 2019, Xylem was ranked 55th in the list, and this year Xylem moved up to 27th place.

For the second consecutive year, Watts Water Technologies, Inc. has been named one of America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek magazine.

The Board of Directors of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) recognized the Hydraulic Institute (HI) among the winners of the 2020 Leadership in Energy Efficiency Awards.

CDP assessed GEA’s efforts in the “water” category for the first time, awarding it an excellent “A” score; GEA also maintained last year’s “A-” rating in the climate benchmark.

An award for companies that drive change despite times of crisis.

The Group maintains its top position for the third consecutive time.

Sensus, a Xylem Brand, in partnership with Arqiva, the U.K.’s leading communications infrastructure and media services provider, was presented with the “performing in exceptional times” award for the delivery in 2020 of a smart water metering network for one of the UK’s largest water providers.

Hiroki Matsuhashi and Takuma Miyaki from Japan receive the prestigious 2020 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for their innovation to prevent soil erosion.