Water management

Water resource management

Water is a resource with a high impact on the economy, environment and people. Negative impacts would occur if there is the risk that water available would be less than the amount expected.  As several of our key manufacturing operations are located in northern Italy, our operations there were very close to being impacted by water shortages throughout 2022. We have adopted and set specific commitments at Group level for reductions of our water footprint. We have started engagement with internal stakeholders to promote and explain our water stewardship actions.

Since our inaugural sustainability report for year 2019, we have reduced our water withdrawal footprint by 13,9%.

Water consumption is the difference between water withdrawal and water discharged.  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 2022 with total Group water consumption at 467 ML we reduced 2019’s by 6,5%.

Water Withdrawal (ML), 2019-2022

Year Water Withdrawal (ML) vs. 2019
2019 955,7  
2020 880,0 -7,9%
2021 871,0 -8,9%
2022 822,4 -13,9%
 

Water Withdrawal (ML), 2022

Source All areas Water-stressed areas
Surface water (total) 0,7 0,0
Freshwater (1) 0,7 0,0
Other water (2) 0,0 0,0
Groundwater (total) 546,1 0,0
Freshwater (1) 546,0 0,0
Other water (2) 0,1 0,0
Seawater (total) 0,0 0,0
Freshwater (1) 0,0 0,0
Other water (2) 0,0 0,0
Produced water (total) 0,0 0,0
Freshwater (1) 0,0 0,0
Other water (2) 0,0 0,0
Third-party water (total) 275,7 0,0
Freshwater (1) 274,4 0,0
Other water (2) 1,3 0,0
 
Water Withdrawal (ML), 2022
Total Water Withdrawal 822,4
Freshwater (1) 821,1
Other water (2) 1,4
 

(1) Freshwater (≤ 1.000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids)
(2) Other water (> 1.000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids)

Water Discharge (ML), 2022

Source All areas
Surface water (total) 29,6
Freshwater (1) 29,6
Other water (2) 0,0
Groundwater (total) 0,1
Freshwater (1) 0,0
Other water (2) 0,1
Seawater (total) 11,6
Freshwater (1) 11,6
Other water (2) 0,0
Third-party water (total) 314,2
Freshwater (1) 310,1
Other water (2) 4,0
 
Water Discharge (ML), 2022
Total Water Discharge 355,4
Freshwater (1) 351,3
Other water (2) 4,1
 

(1) Freshwater (≤ 1.000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids)
(2) Other water (> 1.000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids)

Water Consumption (ML), 2019-2022

Year Water Consumption (ML) vs. 2019
2019 499,3  
2020 534,2 7,0%
2021 483,6 -3,1%
2022 467,04 -6,5%
 
Water Consumption (ML), 2022
Source All areas Water-stressed area
Total Water Consumption 467,04 0,0