Water management

Our approach

We endorsed the United Nations Global Compact CEO Water Mandate, an initiative that advances corporate water stewardship around the world. This endorsement aligns with our water goals as we strive to continuously improve in the six water stewardship areas.

For more information on our strategy, goals and progress, please see our ESG highlights document in the ESG reporting center.

Our Environmental Management Standard requires compliant, responsible and efficient water usage, ensures wastewater treatment and discharges adhere to external and internal standards, and manages water risk at our facilities. Each of our six owned manufacturing sites is responsible for managing and implementing the water resources and requirements of our Environmental Management Standard. In addition, they are responsible for full compliance with local regulatory requirements. 

We manage and treat wastewater from our manufacturing facilities prior to discharge in line with regulatory standards and internal company requirements to minimize environmental impacts. We track and report water on an ongoing basis at our owned sites through a centralized system. Our Environmental Sustainability Center of Excellence (CoE) uses this information to gain insight into the global impact of our water usage. Water management is also part of our manufacturing sites’ environmental sustainability goals.  

Learn more about our total water usage in our performance data tables in the ESG reporting center.

Learn more about our work on climate change, waste management and biodiversity.