GRI-Appendix
303 Water use
103 - Generic Disclosures on Management Approach
NIBE know that water scarcity is a global problem that is increasing. Today we use relatively small quantities of water and our production sites are located where there is access to water. However, the circumstances can change, and that is why we want to monitor our water use.
303-1 - Water withdrawal
The main source of our used water, more than 90%, is municipal water. Water volumes are summarized from invoices or from flow meters at source.
Water withdrawal, cubic meters | Europe | North America | Asia and Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
Municipal water | 132 686 | 109 431 | 90 962 |
Surface water | 657 | 0 | 0 |
Collected rainwater | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ground water | 22 571 | 0 | 1 000 |
Waste water from another organization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total per region | 155 914 | 109 431 | 91 962 |
The total water withdrawal was 357 307m2 during 2017
303-2 - Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water
No water sources are significantly affected.
303-3 - Percentage of total volume recycled
The water is mostly used as cooling water that is recirculated for a long time in a closed system. Process water is also recirculated to a large extent.
Work is ongoing to be able to calculate the recycled volumes. The result for 2017 is 14 percent recycled water. 6 out of 90 companies have reported recycled water (7%).