Environmental

Water Use

Water use focuses on water scarcity and how effectively we’re using and conserving our water supply.

SDGs

01.

Clean water and sanitation

Ensuring we contribute to responsible water management

02.

Life below water

Ensuring we use and protect our oceans sustainably

Our Ambition

Reduce water use, especially in areas with high water scarcity risks. Protect the quality of water in the communities where we work and live.

Water Recycling and Reuse

In 2021, we established the following water conservation targets to achieve by 2030:

FCS PROCESS PLANTS:

25% reduction from 2020 baseline (3.00% annual reduction)

FCS THERMAL PLANTS:

10% reduction from 2020 baseline (1.25% annual reduction)

FCS SYSTEMS, FTDS PUMP AND FTDS TANK PLANTS:

Change to 100% low-flow fixtures by 2030.

The majority of the water that we use is related to non-contact cooling. This means that a lot of it is discharged to local sanitation departments, where we have several initiatives in place to minimise the volume of water that we use in production.

Water withdrawal by source

Total water withdrawal

by source in m³