Being featured in Sustainable Business Magazine is recognition that a company isn’t just talking about sustainability — it’s demonstrating it. Issue 124 of the publication includes an in-depth profile of Altitude Water and its founder Jeff Szur that makes a compelling case for why atmospheric water generation is one of the most important clean technology developments of the past decade.

The article arrives at a moment of growing urgency. More than 4 billion people face water shortages at some point each year. Water infrastructure in much of the developed world is aging and increasingly contaminated by industrial chemicals. Climate change is accelerating drought cycles and increasing the frequency of weather events that destroy water systems entirely. The need for a scalable, reliable, infrastructure-independent approach to clean water has never been greater.

Altitude Water’s AWG technology is that approach — and the Sustainable Business Magazine profile explains why.

The Mission That Built the Company

Jeff Szur didn’t stumble into the water business. He has been working in the atmospheric water generation sector since 2007, driven by a conviction that water scarcity is one of the most pressing and solvable humanitarian challenges of our time. In 2009, he developed the first ozone purification AWG machine in Trinidad before bringing manufacturing to the United States, specifically to Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, where Altitude Water now employs American workers and maintains the quality control standards that come with domestic production.

Altitude Water was formally founded in 2019, launching with a product line that spans residential, commercial, and military-grade applications — and with an exclusive patent position that no competitor can replicate. Utility Process Patent 7,272,947 makes Altitude Water the only AWG company legally authorized to use ozone purification technology during and after the water generation process, ensuring that every drop produced by an Altitude Water machine is processed to the highest possible standard.

What the Military Knows That the Public Doesn’t

One of the most telling endorsements of Altitude Water’s technology is its adoption by the United States Military. The U.S. Armed Forces have purchased 40 Trident-12 units, 4 Trident-200 units, and 2 Trident-100 units for use in both domestic operations and overseas deployments.

Military procurement decisions are not made casually. They involve rigorous evaluation of reliability, performance, safety, and operational practicality. The fact that the U.S. Military has chosen Altitude Water’s AWG systems as a drinking water source for its personnel — in settings ranging from domestic bases to active deployments — is a powerful signal about the technology’s real-world performance.

For civilian buyers evaluating AWG solutions, military adoption is perhaps the most credible third-party endorsement possible.

A Company That Does Well by Doing Good

The Sustainable Business Magazine profile also highlights Altitude Water’s extensive nonprofit and humanitarian work — a dimension of the company’s operations that reflects Szur’s belief that business success and social impact are not in tension but are, in fact, inseparable.

Altitude Water has supplied clean water to communities in Cameroon, Colombia, Maui, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and across more than 70 countries. Its nonprofit partners include Compassion International, World Vision, Grassroots Aid Partnership, Noah’s Arc, the Footprint Project, the Jean Felicien Gacha Foundation, L’Oreal Women Sustainability Fund, and Barefoot Republic Camp, among others. Szur was honored at the 2024 Forbes Best of Africa Award Ceremony for the company’s Water to Africa initiative and spoke at the Sustainability Summit during UN Climate Week 2024.

Domestically, the company’s Disaster Relief Trailer has been deployed in communities struck by hurricanes and other disasters, providing not just water but power, internet connectivity, and communication — the full infrastructure of daily life, mobile and off-grid.

Why This Matters for Your Business

For companies looking to reduce their environmental footprint, achieve water sustainability goals, and demonstrate leadership on ESG metrics, Altitude Water’s commercial AWG solutions offer a compelling path forward. The T-200, capable of producing 365 gallons of purified water daily, is purpose-built for commercial and industrial operations. The Water Purification Box can process up to 1,500 gallons per day of contaminated source water. And every system operates entirely independent of municipal water infrastructure — eliminating both the risk of supply disruption and the ongoing costs of bottled water programs.

In an era when water quality, water scarcity, and corporate sustainability are converging as business priorities, Altitude Water is positioned to be a foundational partner for forward-thinking organizations.

Read the full feature in Sustainable Business Magazine Issue 124 and learn how Altitude Water can support your sustainability goals at AltdWaterUSA.com.