Water management

Water resource management

Water stewardship is one of our key commitments to minimize the environmental effect of our operations.  Water withdrawal is the sum of all water drawn from surface water, groundwater, seawater, or a third party for any use over the course of the reporting period (2021).   

We collect water related KPIs as part of our responsible resource consumption commitment and work at Group and plant level to reduce our footprint.  Back in 2019 we assumed a specific commitment on water stewardship at Group level to reduce that year’s consumption levels by 15% in year 2023.   In year 2021 with total Group water consumption at 483,6 ML we reduced 2019’s by 3,1%.

In 2021 there was no water consumption or water discharge in water-stressed areas.

Third-party water sent for use to other organizations

As much as 90,1% of all water discharged is classified as third-party-water, ending up at municipal water suppliers, municipal wastewater treatment plants, public or private utilities, and other organizations involved in the provision, transport, treatment, disposal, or use of water and effluent.

Notes:
Freshwater (≤1,000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids)
Other water (>1,000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids)