Water conservation

Managing our impact

We aim to use water responsibly across our business. We use this valuable resource to cool our machines, clean our products and in our sanitary facilities for our workforce. We have targets to reduce water across all sites, and in water stressed areas in particular to ensure we are taking action in the regions where it matters the most. By improving our water usage, we have a positive impact in the communities where we operate.

For 2025, the list of water-stressed countries includes Chile, China, India, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, South Africa, Spain, Turkey and the UAE. Our sites in the state of California, USA, are included in our water stress figures, based on water stress issues within the state. We have continued to make investments in closed loop cooling systems across our sites, making significant strides towards our 2030 goals.

In 2025 we made further improvement in our total water withdrawal. This reduction was driven by our investment in water recirculation projects through 2023 and 2024, better operational efficiency practices and changes in product mix.