Introduction Our business SwireTHRIVE About our report Other ESG disclosures Appendices Overview Climate Waste WaWatteerr People Communities SwireTHRIVE – WATER Use and manage water responsibly Water withdrawal in 2022 Group water footprint 2022 Progress against targets 2.3% 1.8% 9.7% 16.9M 2022 2030 2050 cubic meters -11%* -30%* water neutrality 7% decrease from 2021 18.1M cbm 86.3% *Compared against a 2018 frozen e昀케ciency baseline and covers businesses included in the target only Companies, communities and ecosystems Our approach is to: depend on access to reliable supplies Further reading of clean water. Population growth and economic development are putting Sustainable Water Policy increased pressure on the planet’s limited freshwater resources, with the UN Reduce our water Recycle water and forecasting a 40% shortfall by 2030. Today, use by improving use alternative climate change is primarily felt in changes e昀케ciency and sources of water adopting new to water, with extreme weather events technologies and unpredictable rainfall impacting the availability and quality of freshwater. Our approach We use water in the beverages we make Ensure our Replenish natural wastewater is safely water sources to clean and cool our facilities and in discharged back to through partnerships providing services to our customers. Our nature goal is to be water neutral by 2050. This means that, at a minimum, our business activities should have no net negative The Group and its operating company impact on local water systems. Our Swire Coca-Cola both received an A- Sustainable Water Policy outlines what rating in the 2022 CDP Water Security we will do to use water responsibly and questionnaire. protect local water sources for the future. SWIRE PACIFIC — SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2022 — 39
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