# Act for Water & Consumption **How can we consume smarter and protect our most precious resource?** ## Water for life Water, the source of life, it intrigues and fascinates us. Yet, this precious resource is being polluted by the way we consume. Dassault Systèmes wants to address the challenge, and offers, through Virtual worlds, tremendous accelerators for measuring and optimizing the **water footprint** of businesses, supporting the growth of **sustainability-focused innovation** and **empowering future generations**. Discover how Dassault Systèmes propose its Virtual Platform to meet the world's water challenges. **Victoire de Margerie**, VP Corporate Marketing, Branding & Communication Dassault Systèmes, discusses the launch of the second Act of the campaign and **sensitizes to Improve water management**. [Campaign - water for life](/media/1994) [Water source of life](/media/2378) [Watch the interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1iHG9X7rmc) ## O2 [![Over 70% of our planet's oxygen is produced by the oceans](https://www.3ds.com/assets/invest/2021-06/02_en_0.jpg)](https://www.3ds.com/assets/invest/2021-06/02_en_0.jpg) ## Bottle [![Every minute the equivalent of a garbage truck is spilled in the oceans](https://www.3ds.com/assets/invest/2021-06/bottle_en_0.jpg)](https://www.3ds.com/assets/invest/2021-06/bottle_en_0.jpg) ## Car [![It takes 39,090 gallons of water to manufacture a new car](https://www.3ds.com/assets/invest/2021-06/car_en_1.jpg)](https://www.3ds.com/assets/invest/2021-06/car_en_1.jpg) ## Key commitments to address Water & Consumption challenges ## Reduce Water Footprint ## Reduce the water footprint The overconsumption of fresh water is one of the greatest threats the planet faces. Irresponsible use of water to produce consumer goods and services jeopardizes the availability of water resources, which is why the United Nations Decade of Actions includes among its Sustainable Development Goals “ensuring access to water and sanitation for all.” Dassault Systèmes wishes to give our customers, partners and ecosystem the means to better understand their impact on water resources, and work with them to create [sustainable approaches](/about/corporate-responsibility/sustainability-commitment/strategy "Our Sustainability Strategy ") to consumption. We will adapt our solutions to provide customers, in all industries, the ability to measure the water footprint of anything they create and optimize water’s use throughout its lifecycle, starting before market launch. Alice Steenland, Chief Sustainability officer, Dassault Systèmes shares her experience with us. [Creating a Sustainable Future: Technology, Collaboration, and Circular Economy](/media/20631) [Our Sustainability commitment ](/about/corporate-responsibility/sustainability-commitment) ## Accelerate Open Innovation ## Innovation for Water Protection To protect water from over consumption requires the creation of novel solutions to shrink our footprint and enlarge our handprint. Dassault Systèmes [3DEXPERIENCE Lab](https://3dexperiencelab.3ds.com/) is an open innovation incubator that identifies and nurtures innovators, makers and passionate individuals who are developing concrete solutions to address the world’s greatest challenges. The Lab has forged partnerships with projects around the world to help bring sustainable solutions to life, ranging from engineering solutions that harness the power of water to supporting local communities to actively engage in water conservation. [OceanHub Africa](/partners/programs/startup-incubation/oceanhub-africa "OceanHub Africa"), a new partner of the Lab, is an organization inspiring ocean-conscious innovators across Africa and demonstrating the commercial viability of an ocean-minded economy. Alexis Grosskopf, CEO & Co-founder of OceanHub Africa will share his experience with us. [Alexis Grosskopf interview](/media/2396) [Ocean Hub Africa](https://3dexperiencelab.3ds.com/en/news/) ## Empower Future Generation ## Empower future generation Changing our approach toward water starts with empowering future generations with the right skills for sustainable innovation. That is why Dassault Systèmes is strongly committed education especially through [3DEXPERIENCE Edu](https://edu.3ds.com/en), which promises to help people “Never stop growing!” We empower five million students every year on Dassault Systèmes’ solutions. We also contribute to skills development on sustainable innovation thanks to our annual students’ competition “[Innovate for sustainability](https://edu.3ds.com/en/challenges/innovate-sustainability)”. [La Fondation Dassault Systèmes](https://www.lafondation3ds.org/) aims to supports the transformation of education and research. It is helping to address the mission of protecting the world’s water by supporting an innovative educational program, [Mission Ocean](https://www.lafondation3ds.org/projects/mission-ocean). The program nurtures vocations amongst young people to become scientists and innovators and support project-based learning pedagogy that allows students to expand their skills while increasing their sensitivity to sustainable development. [Watch Mission Océan video](/media/2397) [Watch the student challenge](https://youtu.be/6L7q1LL1fYE) ## ## Top articles & videos on Water & Consumption ![](https://www.3ds.com/assets/invest/2021-04/background_water_v3.jpg) ## Dassault Systèmes' employees committed to safeguarding water Watch some testimonies and join us in this incredible journey! ## Our commitment #1 [Watch the video: Our Commitment #1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUomHcSI2JM) ## Our commitment #2 [Watch the video: Our Commitment #2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbDcq-mFnoo%20) ## ## Real-World stories told by Dassault Systèmes customers ![mike horn presentation](https://www.3ds.com/assets/invest/2021-06/ds_capture_ref_mike_01.jpg) [ Watch the video 5 minutes ](https://youtu.be/5eTmce3mfYQ) Latest news [Water for life loop](/media/1993)