Australasian Bottled Water Institute
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The Australasian Bottled Water Institute Inc. or (ABWI) is an Australian bottled-water industry lobby group. It is a regional member of the International Council of Bottled Water Associations (ICBWA).
The regions covered are Australia
, New Zealand
and Oceania
. The ABWI is the certifying organization for water bottlers in Australasia
as well as the peak industry council. The Institute represents its members to industry regulators, bureaucrats and media affiliations as well as regulates and provides information on all types of bottled water
. The members (bottled water companies) also rely on the aid of the ABWI to assist in fulfillment of government requirements/standards in order to reach and sustain a high standard of quality in product. Previous to (unknown date) The ABWI was called the Australian Chapter of the International Bottled Water Association
.
The regions covered are Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and Oceania
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
. The ABWI is the certifying organization for water bottlers in Australasia
Australasia
Australasia is a region of Oceania comprising Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes...
as well as the peak industry council. The Institute represents its members to industry regulators, bureaucrats and media affiliations as well as regulates and provides information on all types of bottled water
Bottled water
Bottled water is drinking water packaged in plastic or glass water bottles. Bottled water may be carbonated or not...
. The members (bottled water companies) also rely on the aid of the ABWI to assist in fulfillment of government requirements/standards in order to reach and sustain a high standard of quality in product. Previous to (unknown date) The ABWI was called the Australian Chapter of the International Bottled Water Association
International Bottled Water Association
The International Bottled Water Association, or IBWA, founded in 1958, is a trade association of companies in the bottled water industry....
.