Draft:Open Water (company)
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Open Water is an aluminum bottled water company headquartered in Chicago. It uses the slogan "More ocean. Less plastic." Open Water is the first bottled water to be certified climate neutral by the Change Climate Project.[1] The company was founded by Nicole Doucet and Jess Page in 2014 under the name Green Sheep Water, which was later changed to Open Water in a 2018 rebrand.[2] The pair attended University of Miami together, where they realized they needed to do something to combat the amount of plastic in oceans in 2009 after watching a documentary.[1] They opted for aluminum as the most sustainable option per their research and got started developing Open Water.[2] They are diverse-supplier certified and woman-owned.[3]
Products[edit]
The company sells both aluminum cans and aluminum bottles of water in still and sparkling. The cans come in either a 12oz or 16oz size. The 12oz is only available in still water while the 16oz can be still or sparkling. The bottles are 16oz and feature a resealable lid.[4] The cans were created to create a less expensive alternative to the bottles in order to be carried at Tortuga music festival in Ft. Lauderdale.[5] The water is source agnostic, meaning that while it goes through a purification and electrolyte addition process, it is not tied to a place like many other bottled waters.[6]
Sustainability[edit]
The founders chose to use aluminum for the packaging due to its high recycling rate. In 2020, all five water options were granted certified climate neutral status by Change Climate Project[7].[8] Initially, many customers were businesses with environmentally conscious missions, but now they serve a wide variety of businesses.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Zuniga, Reanna (27 July 2021). "Notable & Quotable: Jess Page and Nicole Doucet, founders of Open Water". pitchbook.com. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ a b Elejalde-Ruiz, Alexia (2020-02-21). "Water in aluminum bottles. Straw-less lids. Reusable cups. As plastic waste concerns grow, the search for sustainable packaging has gone mainstream". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ p-themes. "Open Water | Canned water for clean oceans". Open Water. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ "Products — Open Water | Canned water for clean oceans". Open Water. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ Lagorio-Chafkin, Christine (Mar–Apr 2021). "IT'S AS CLEAR AS ALUMINUM". Inc. Magazine. 43 (1): 47–48 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ "Nicole Doucet of Open Water: climate-friendly bottled water". Understory. 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ https://www.changeclimate.org/
- ^ Zuniga, Reanna (27 July 2021). "Notable & Quotable: Jess Page and Nicole Doucet, founders of Open Water". pitchbook.com. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Winck, Ben (August 5, 2019). "They had an alternative to plastic water bottles before that was a thing: Open Water makes water in aluminum bottles that recycle more efficiently than plastic, glass and boxed water". Crain's Chicago Business. 42 (31): 4 – via EBSCOhost.
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