In India, where the government promoted a twin-pit system, we developed the V-Trap toilet system to address local problems of clogging and time-consuming installation. By replacing the traditional, fixed approach to installation with an adjustable V-shaped unit that also uses our unique trap ...
As a shared-value collaboration, this partnership has made a remarkable impact, reaching over 12.7 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, India, Indonesia, and Nigeria by the end of 2023. The success of the initiative is anchored in its support for community-led total sanitation (CLTS...
Development, Interior Design and Real Estate categories.MainlandChinaswept the maximum awards(146 awards)followed byThailand(69 awards).This was closely chased bySingapore(58 awards)andHong Kong(54 awards).Other important markets includingVietnam(44 awards),India(26 awards),Philippines(26 aw...
and in 2018 the government announced that most people were only taking half of their annual paid leave⁴. In a bid to address this, Japan passed its new “work style” reform bill on June 29, 2018. It was designed to create a fairer workplace, decrease overtime, and offer workers gre...
Improving sanitation more broadly, however, requires wide-ranging solutions to address everything from product supply to financing. A key issue facing these communities, for example, is affordability. For many people living day-to-day on small household budgets, improving sanitation isn’t immediately...
We realized that we could use this expertise to address the social issue of plastic waste. This became the starting point for the development of revia.” Composite plastics, commonly used for products like food packaging, are made up of several layers and cannot be separated at home, so they...
It delivered 24 front-end prototypes for laboratory tests in the US and Europe and in-home field trials in India and South Africa. The results of the testing suggest the reinvented toilet product would be able to achieve international sanitation standards, and LIXIL is now readying to advance ...
AQUA CERAMIC is the first material in the world that is able to address the four main issues that affect the cleanliness of toilets: scuffing and scratching, marks from waste, stains caused by prolonged exposure to hard water, and the build-up of bacteria. The technology incorporates super-hyd...