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2016 – Water risks that could impact companies’ direct operations
| Row number | Account Number | Company Name | Incorporated Country | CDP Program | Reporting Year | Access | Industry Activity Group | GiCS Sector | Country | River basin | Risk driver | Potential impact | Description of impact | Timeframe | Likelihood | Magnitude of potential financial impact | Response strategy | Costs of response strategy | Details of strategy and costs |
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| 2201 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | Slovakia | Danube | Regulatory-Poor enforcement of water regulation | Higher operating costs | Due to potential changes in the water legislation difficulties in getting the operating permits (wells for water withdrawals, wastewater discharge standards for quality and quantity, rainwater retention) could accrue in the future. This will lead to higher operation costs and investment in new technology. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. | We try to establish preventive actions to start minimizing the potential risks now. Site-specific targets will support these actions and ensure that we reach our goals. Increased investment in new technology and infrastructure as follows:• operating permit for fresh water wells will include advanced measurement and monitoring equipment• higher investment in leakage searching and elimination to increase the security of sufficient water supply and decrease the water losses• usage of reverse osmosis permeate as input for the cooling tower with the aim to reduce the fresh water demand• use of recycled water in water tests• wastewater reuse in the washout of the paint shop• process optimization of the body washer and passivation These actions should minimize the water demand of the production site further and secure the water supply. |
| 2202 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | Slovakia | Danube | Regulatory-Regulation of discharge quality/volumes leading to higher compliance costs | Higher operating costs | Due to potential changes in the water legislation difficulties in getting the operating permits (wells for water withdrawals, wastewater discharge standards for quality and quantity, rainwater retention) could accrue in the future. This will lead to higher operation costs and investment in new technology. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. | We try to establish preventive actions to start minimizing the potential risks now. Site-specific targets will support these actions and ensure that we reach our goals. Increased investment in new technology and infrastructure as follows:• operating permit for fresh water wells will include advanced measurement and monitoring equipment• higher investment in leakage searching and elimination to increase the security of sufficient water supply and decrease the water losses• usage of reverse osmosis permeate as input for the cooling tower with the aim to reduce the fresh water demand• use of recycled water in water tests• wastewater reuse in the washout of the paint shop• process optimization of the body washer and passivation These actions should minimize the water demand of the production site further and secure the water supply. |
| 2203 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | Slovakia | Danube | Regulatory-Statutory water withdrawal limits/changes to water allocation | Higher operating costs | Due to potential changes in the water legislation difficulties in getting the operating permits (wells for water withdrawals, wastewater discharge standards for quality and quantity, rainwater retention) could accrue in the future. This will lead to higher operation costs and investment in new technology. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. | We try to establish preventive actions to start minimizing the potential risks now. Site-specific targets will support these actions and ensure that we reach our goals. Increased investment in new technology and infrastructure as follows:• operating permit for fresh water wells will include advanced measurement and monitoring equipment• higher investment in leakage searching and elimination to increase the security of sufficient water supply and decrease the water losses• usage of reverse osmosis permeate as input for the cooling tower with the aim to reduce the fresh water demand• use of recycled water in water tests• wastewater reuse in the washout of the paint shop• process optimization of the body washer and passivation These actions should minimize the water demand of the production site further and secure the water supply. |
| 2204 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | Mexico | Other: Rio Atojak | Physical- Pollution of water source | Higher operating costs | The production site is situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. In the last years the production site and the surrounding municipalities were exposed to several water shortages. It is expected that the water shortages will become far worse in future. As one consequence the legal regulations for the wastewater discharge to the receiving water body were tightened by the authorities to reduce the river pollution as well as improve the groundwater quality. Due to the sustainable water management of the local authorities and our production site the impacts of the water stress are quite low at the moment. | 4-6 years | Probable | Low-medium | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology; Supplier diversification; Strengthen links with local community | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. | We try to establish preventive actions to start minimizing the potential risks now. Site-specific targets will support these actions and ensure that we reach our goals. Increased investment in new technology and infrastructure as follows:• usage of washing water for the air conditioning (saving about 18.000 m³/a)• improved filtration of rain water for RO-water production (saving about 10.000 m³/a)• replacement of the pre-treatment and KTL of the paint shop (saving about 36.000 m³/a)• improved water recycling due to the usage of DAF (saving about 40.000 m³/a)• more applications for the rainwater (saving about 7.500 m³/a).These actions should minimize the water demand of the production site further and secure the water supply. Furthermore the production site is encouraged in two projects.1. Izta-Popo-ProjectThe project includes the reforestation of 7.5 km² of Izta-Popo hillsides and a monitoring of the local fauna, which will increase the groundwater renewal. Involved in the project are Volkswagen, Volkswagen suppliers, the government and local water suppliers.2. Eco ChavosThis joint project of Volkswagen, the Mexican nature conservation authority and the GIZ (German international association for cooperation) focuses on environmental education as well as the improvement of biodiversity and the connection of habitats. The project area has a size of around 40.000 km² and is situated between Puebla, Hidalgo, Querétaro and San Luis Potosí. |
| 2205 | 20515 | Waste Management, Inc. | USA | Water | 2016 | Public | Trading Companies & Distributors and Commercial Services & Supplies | Industrials | United States of America | Other: Multiple River Basins | Regulatory-Increased difficulty in obtaining withdrawals/operations permit | Delays in permitting | Landfill sites in water stressed regions may encounter difficulty in obtaining lease extensions and capacity expansions due to stricter land use policies and protection of undeveloped lands. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with public policy makers | Low | Beyond water resources efficiency strategies, we continually expand our recycling programs to divert materials from landfills, which use more water. Cost: Less than 1% of our global revenue of $13B. |
| 2206 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | Mexico | Other: Rio Atojak | Physical-Declining water quality | Higher operating costs | The production site is situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. In the last years the production site and the surrounding municipalities were exposed to several water shortages. It is expected that the water shortages will become far worse in future. As one consequence the legal regulations for the wastewater discharge to the receiving water body were tightened by the authorities to reduce the river pollution as well as improve the groundwater quality. Due to the sustainable water management of the local authorities and our production site the impacts of the water stress are quite low at the moment. | 4-6 years | Probable | Low-medium | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology; Supplier diversification; Strengthen links with local community | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. | We try to establish preventive actions to start minimizing the potential risks now. Site-specific targets will support these actions and ensure that we reach our goals. Increased investment in new technology and infrastructure as follows:• usage of washing water for the air conditioning (saving about 18.000 m³/a)• improved filtration of rain water for RO-water production (saving about 10.000 m³/a)• replacement of the pre-treatment and KTL of the paint shop (saving about 36.000 m³/a)• improved water recycling due to the usage of DAF (saving about 40.000 m³/a)• more applications for the rainwater (saving about 7.500 m³/a).These actions should minimize the water demand of the production site further and secure the water supply. Furthermore the production site is encouraged in two projects.1. Izta-Popo-ProjectThe project includes the reforestation of 7.5 km² of Izta-Popo hillsides and a monitoring of the local fauna, which will increase the groundwater renewal. Involved in the project are Volkswagen, Volkswagen suppliers, the government and local water suppliers.2. Eco ChavosThis joint project of Volkswagen, the Mexican nature conservation authority and the GIZ (German international association for cooperation) focuses on environmental education as well as the improvement of biodiversity and the connection of habitats. The project area has a size of around 40.000 km² and is situated between Puebla, Hidalgo, Querétaro and San Luis Potosí. |
| 2207 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | Mexico | Other: Rio Atojak | Physical-Increased water scarcity | Higher operating costs | The production site is situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. In the last years the production site and the surrounding municipalities were exposed to several water shortages. It is expected that the water shortages will become far worse in future. As one consequence the legal regulations for the wastewater discharge to the receiving water body were tightened by the authorities to reduce the river pollution as well as improve the groundwater quality. Due to the sustainable water management of the local authorities and our production site the impacts of the water stress are quite low at the moment. | 4-6 years | Probable | Low-medium | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology; Supplier diversification; Strengthen links with local community | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. | We try to establish preventive actions to start minimizing the potential risks now. Site-specific targets will support these actions and ensure that we reach our goals. Increased investment in new technology and infrastructure as follows:• usage of washing water for the air conditioning (saving about 18.000 m³/a)• improved filtration of rain water for RO-water production (saving about 10.000 m³/a)• replacement of the pre-treatment and KTL of the paint shop (saving about 36.000 m³/a)• improved water recycling due to the usage of DAF (saving about 40.000 m³/a)• more applications for the rainwater (saving about 7.500 m³/a).These actions should minimize the water demand of the production site further and secure the water supply. Furthermore the production site is encouraged in two projects.1. Izta-Popo-ProjectThe project includes the reforestation of 7.5 km² of Izta-Popo hillsides and a monitoring of the local fauna, which will increase the groundwater renewal. Involved in the project are Volkswagen, Volkswagen suppliers, the government and local water suppliers.2. Eco ChavosThis joint project of Volkswagen, the Mexican nature conservation authority and the GIZ (German international association for cooperation) focuses on environmental education as well as the improvement of biodiversity and the connection of habitats. The project area has a size of around 40.000 km² and is situated between Puebla, Hidalgo, Querétaro and San Luis Potosí. |
| 2208 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | Mexico | Other: Rio Atojak | Regulatory-Increased difficulty in obtaining withdrawals/operations permit | Higher operating costs | The production site is situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. In the last years the production site and the surrounding municipalities were exposed to several water shortages. It is expected that the water shortages will become far worse in future. As one consequence the legal regulations for the wastewater discharge to the receiving water body were tightened by the authorities to reduce the river pollution as well as improve the groundwater quality. Due to the sustainable water management of the local authorities and our production site the impacts of the water stress are quite low at the moment. | 4-6 years | Probable | Low-medium | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology; Supplier diversification; Strengthen links with local community | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. | We try to establish preventive actions to start minimizing the potential risks now. Site-specific targets will support these actions and ensure that we reach our goals. Increased investment in new technology and infrastructure as follows:• usage of washing water for the air conditioning (saving about 18.000 m³/a)• improved filtration of rain water for RO-water production (saving about 10.000 m³/a)• replacement of the pre-treatment and KTL of the paint shop (saving about 36.000 m³/a)• improved water recycling due to the usage of DAF (saving about 40.000 m³/a)• more applications for the rainwater (saving about 7.500 m³/a).These actions should minimize the water demand of the production site further and secure the water supply. Furthermore the production site is encouraged in two projects.1. Izta-Popo-ProjectThe project includes the reforestation of 7.5 km² of Izta-Popo hillsides and a monitoring of the local fauna, which will increase the groundwater renewal. Involved in the project are Volkswagen, Volkswagen suppliers, the government and local water suppliers.2. Eco ChavosThis joint project of Volkswagen, the Mexican nature conservation authority and the GIZ (German international association for cooperation) focuses on environmental education as well as the improvement of biodiversity and the connection of habitats. The project area has a size of around 40.000 km² and is situated between Puebla, Hidalgo, Querétaro and San Luis Potosí. |
| 2209 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | Mexico | Other: Rio Atojak | Regulatory-Limited or no river basin/catchment management | Higher operating costs | The production site is situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. In the last years the production site and the surrounding municipalities were exposed to several water shortages. It is expected that the water shortages will become far worse in future. As one consequence the legal regulations for the wastewater discharge to the receiving water body were tightened by the authorities to reduce the river pollution as well as improve the groundwater quality. Due to the sustainable water management of the local authorities and our production site the impacts of the water stress are quite low at the moment. | 4-6 years | Probable | Low-medium | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology; Supplier diversification; Strengthen links with local community | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. | We try to establish preventive actions to start minimizing the potential risks now. Site-specific targets will support these actions and ensure that we reach our goals. Increased investment in new technology and infrastructure as follows:• usage of washing water for the air conditioning (saving about 18.000 m³/a)• improved filtration of rain water for RO-water production (saving about 10.000 m³/a)• replacement of the pre-treatment and KTL of the paint shop (saving about 36.000 m³/a)• improved water recycling due to the usage of DAF (saving about 40.000 m³/a)• more applications for the rainwater (saving about 7.500 m³/a).These actions should minimize the water demand of the production site further and secure the water supply. Furthermore the production site is encouraged in two projects.1. Izta-Popo-ProjectThe project includes the reforestation of 7.5 km² of Izta-Popo hillsides and a monitoring of the local fauna, which will increase the groundwater renewal. Involved in the project are Volkswagen, Volkswagen suppliers, the government and local water suppliers.2. Eco ChavosThis joint project of Volkswagen, the Mexican nature conservation authority and the GIZ (German international association for cooperation) focuses on environmental education as well as the improvement of biodiversity and the connection of habitats. The project area has a size of around 40.000 km² and is situated between Puebla, Hidalgo, Querétaro and San Luis Potosí. |
| 2210 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | Mexico | Other: Rio Atojak | Regulatory-Poor enforcement of water regulation | Higher operating costs | The production site is situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. In the last years the production site and the surrounding municipalities were exposed to several water shortages. It is expected that the water shortages will become far worse in future. As one consequence the legal regulations for the wastewater discharge to the receiving water body were tightened by the authorities to reduce the river pollution as well as improve the groundwater quality. Due to the sustainable water management of the local authorities and our production site the impacts of the water stress are quite low at the moment. | 4-6 years | Probable | Low-medium | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology; Supplier diversification; Strengthen links with local community | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. | We try to establish preventive actions to start minimizing the potential risks now. Site-specific targets will support these actions and ensure that we reach our goals. Increased investment in new technology and infrastructure as follows:• usage of washing water for the air conditioning (saving about 18.000 m³/a)• improved filtration of rain water for RO-water production (saving about 10.000 m³/a)• replacement of the pre-treatment and KTL of the paint shop (saving about 36.000 m³/a)• improved water recycling due to the usage of DAF (saving about 40.000 m³/a)• more applications for the rainwater (saving about 7.500 m³/a).These actions should minimize the water demand of the production site further and secure the water supply. Furthermore the production site is encouraged in two projects.1. Izta-Popo-ProjectThe project includes the reforestation of 7.5 km² of Izta-Popo hillsides and a monitoring of the local fauna, which will increase the groundwater renewal. Involved in the project are Volkswagen, Volkswagen suppliers, the government and local water suppliers.2. Eco ChavosThis joint project of Volkswagen, the Mexican nature conservation authority and the GIZ (German international association for cooperation) focuses on environmental education as well as the improvement of biodiversity and the connection of habitats. The project area has a size of around 40.000 km² and is situated between Puebla, Hidalgo, Querétaro and San Luis Potosí. |
| 2211 | 57963 | Birla Carbon | USA | Water | 2016 | Public | Chemicals | Materials | Hungary | Danube | Physical-Projected water stress | Plant/production disruption leading to reduced output | Other potential impacts may include closure of operations, employee health and well-being, disruption to sales, property damage, supply chain disruption, and transport disruption. | Unknown | Probable | Unknown | Develop flood emergency plans; Engagement with suppliers; Infrastructure investment; Greater due diligence; Supplier diversification | ||
| 2212 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | Mexico | Other: Rio Atojak | Physical-Increased water stress | Higher operating costs | The production site is situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. In the last years the production site and the surrounding municipalities were exposed to several water shortages. It is expected that the water shortages will become far worse in future. As one consequence the legal regulations for the wastewater discharge to the receiving water body were tightened by the authorities to reduce the river pollution as well as improve the groundwater quality. Due to the sustainable water management of the local authorities and our production site the impacts of the water stress are quite low at the moment. | 4-6 years | Probable | Low-medium | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology; Supplier diversification; Strengthen links with local community | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. | We try to establish preventive actions to start minimizing the potential risks now. Site-specific targets will support these actions and ensure that we reach our goals. Increased investment in new technology and infrastructure as follows:• usage of washing water for the air conditioning (saving about 18.000 m³/a)• improved filtration of rain water for RO-water production (saving about 10.000 m³/a)• replacement of the pre-treatment and KTL of the paint shop (saving about 36.000 m³/a)• improved water recycling due to the usage of DAF (saving about 40.000 m³/a)• more applications for the rainwater (saving about 7.500 m³/a).These actions should minimize the water demand of the production site further and secure the water supply. Furthermore the production site is encouraged in two projects.1. Izta-Popo-ProjectThe project includes the reforestation of 7.5 km² of Izta-Popo hillsides and a monitoring of the local fauna, which will increase the groundwater renewal. Involved in the project are Volkswagen, Volkswagen suppliers, the government and local water suppliers.2. Eco ChavosThis joint project of Volkswagen, the Mexican nature conservation authority and the GIZ (German international association for cooperation) focuses on environmental education as well as the improvement of biodiversity and the connection of habitats. The project area has a size of around 40.000 km² and is situated between Puebla, Hidalgo, Querétaro and San Luis Potosí. |
| 2213 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | Mexico | Other: Rio Atojak | Regulatory-Regulation of discharge quality/volumes leading to higher compliance costs | Higher operating costs | The production site is situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. In the last years the production site and the surrounding municipalities were exposed to several water shortages. It is expected that the water shortages will become far worse in future. As one consequence the legal regulations for the wastewater discharge to the receiving water body were tightened by the authorities to reduce the river pollution as well as improve the groundwater quality. Due to the sustainable water management of the local authorities and our production site the impacts of the water stress are quite low at the moment. | 4-6 years | Probable | Low-medium | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology; Supplier diversification; Strengthen links with local community | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. | We try to establish preventive actions to start minimizing the potential risks now. Site-specific targets will support these actions and ensure that we reach our goals. Increased investment in new technology and infrastructure as follows:• usage of washing water for the air conditioning (saving about 18.000 m³/a)• improved filtration of rain water for RO-water production (saving about 10.000 m³/a)• replacement of the pre-treatment and KTL of the paint shop (saving about 36.000 m³/a)• improved water recycling due to the usage of DAF (saving about 40.000 m³/a)• more applications for the rainwater (saving about 7.500 m³/a).These actions should minimize the water demand of the production site further and secure the water supply. Furthermore the production site is encouraged in two projects.1. Izta-Popo-ProjectThe project includes the reforestation of 7.5 km² of Izta-Popo hillsides and a monitoring of the local fauna, which will increase the groundwater renewal. Involved in the project are Volkswagen, Volkswagen suppliers, the government and local water suppliers.2. Eco ChavosThis joint project of Volkswagen, the Mexican nature conservation authority and the GIZ (German international association for cooperation) focuses on environmental education as well as the improvement of biodiversity and the connection of habitats. The project area has a size of around 40.000 km² and is situated between Puebla, Hidalgo, Querétaro and San Luis Potosí. |
| 2214 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | Mexico | Other: Rio Atojak | Regulatory-Statutory water withdrawal limits/changes to water allocation | Higher operating costs | The production site is situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. In the last years the production site and the surrounding municipalities were exposed to several water shortages. It is expected that the water shortages will become far worse in future. As one consequence the legal regulations for the wastewater discharge to the receiving water body were tightened by the authorities to reduce the river pollution as well as improve the groundwater quality. Due to the sustainable water management of the local authorities and our production site the impacts of the water stress are quite low at the moment. | 4-6 years | Probable | Low-medium | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology; Supplier diversification; Strengthen links with local community | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. | We try to establish preventive actions to start minimizing the potential risks now. Site-specific targets will support these actions and ensure that we reach our goals. Increased investment in new technology and infrastructure as follows:• usage of washing water for the air conditioning (saving about 18.000 m³/a)• improved filtration of rain water for RO-water production (saving about 10.000 m³/a)• replacement of the pre-treatment and KTL of the paint shop (saving about 36.000 m³/a)• improved water recycling due to the usage of DAF (saving about 40.000 m³/a)• more applications for the rainwater (saving about 7.500 m³/a).These actions should minimize the water demand of the production site further and secure the water supply. Furthermore the production site is encouraged in two projects.1. Izta-Popo-ProjectThe project includes the reforestation of 7.5 km² of Izta-Popo hillsides and a monitoring of the local fauna, which will increase the groundwater renewal. Involved in the project are Volkswagen, Volkswagen suppliers, the government and local water suppliers.2. Eco ChavosThis joint project of Volkswagen, the Mexican nature conservation authority and the GIZ (German international association for cooperation) focuses on environmental education as well as the improvement of biodiversity and the connection of habitats. The project area has a size of around 40.000 km² and is situated between Puebla, Hidalgo, Querétaro and San Luis Potosí. |
| 2215 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | South Africa | Other: Swartskop River | Physical-Seasonal supply variability/Inter annual variability | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is as well a scarce resource. Due to the water shortages a close cooperation between the production site and the local authorities has been developed over the last years and the water management of the region could be improved as well as the impacts of the water stress reduced. In future further improvement is necessary, because the water shortages are expected to become worse. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. | We try to establish preventive actions to start minimizing the potential risks now. Site-specific targets will support these actions and ensure that we reach our goals. Increased investment in new technology and infrastructure as follows:• the shutting down of old solvent bourne paint shop and increasing of the new water bourne paint shop capacity• optimization of the general VBH and KTL water usage• optimization of the bleeding off in the cooling tower• rainwater harvesting• implementation of a conditioning unit for the input water of the ROThese actions should minimize the water demand of the production site further and secure the water supply. In addition the production site has the target to reduce the specific water demand per car produced by 25% from 2010 till 2018. |
| 2216 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | Germany | Danube | Regulatory-Increased difficulty in obtaining withdrawals/operations permit | Higher operating costs | The operation permit of the deep water wells is going to phase out by the end of the year and could not be renewed. On this account external water suppliers have to be used in combination with the implementation of water recycling in the production. | Current-up to 1 year | Highly probable | Low-medium | Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Supplier diversification | Planning, development and construction of a new WWTP including an MBR around 6 Mio. € | In 2016 a new WWTPincluding a MBR is going into operation. The effluent will be used as recycling water and should therefore reduce the freshwater consumption by approximately 500.000 m³/a.We try to establish preventive actions to start minimizing the potential risks now. Site-specific targets will support these actions and ensure that we reach our goals. In addition the production site has the target to reduce the specific water demand per car produced by 25% from 2010 till 2018. |
| 2217 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | South Africa | Other: Swartskop River | Regulatory-Regulation of discharge quality/volumes leading to higher compliance costs | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is as well a scarce resource. Due to the water shortages a close cooperation between the production site and the local authorities has been developed over the last years and the water management of the region could be improved as well as the impacts of the water stress reduced. In future further improvement is necessary, because the water shortages are expected to become worse. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. | We try to establish preventive actions to start minimizing the potential risks now. Site-specific targets will support these actions and ensure that we reach our goals. Increased investment in new technology and infrastructure as follows:• the shutting down of old solvent bourne paint shop and increasing of the new water bourne paint shop capacity• optimization of the general VBH and KTL water usage• optimization of the bleeding off in the cooling tower• rainwater harvesting• implementation of a conditioning unit for the input water of the ROThese actions should minimize the water demand of the production site further and secure the water supply. In addition the production site has the target to reduce the specific water demand per car produced by 25% from 2010 till 2018. |
| 2218 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | South Africa | Other: Swartskop River | Physical-Increased water scarcity | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is as well a scarce resource. Due to the water shortages a close cooperation between the production site and the local authorities has been developed over the last years and the water management of the region could be improved as well as the impacts of the water stress reduced. In future further improvement is necessary, because the water shortages are expected to become worse. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. | We try to establish preventive actions to start minimizing the potential risks now. Site-specific targets will support these actions and ensure that we reach our goals. Increased investment in new technology and infrastructure as follows:• the shutting down of old solvent bourne paint shop and increasing of the new water bourne paint shop capacity• optimization of the general VBH and KTL water usage• optimization of the bleeding off in the cooling tower• rainwater harvesting• implementation of a conditioning unit for the input water of the ROThese actions should minimize the water demand of the production site further and secure the water supply. In addition the production site has the target to reduce the specific water demand per car produced by 25% from 2010 till 2018. |
| 2219 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | South Africa | Other: Swartskop River | Reputational-Litigation | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is as well a scarce resource. Due to the water shortages a close cooperation between the production site and the local authorities has been developed over the last years and the water management of the region could be improved as well as the impacts of the water stress reduced. In future further improvement is necessary, because the water shortages are expected to become worse. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. | We try to establish preventive actions to start minimizing the potential risks now. Site-specific targets will support these actions and ensure that we reach our goals. Increased investment in new technology and infrastructure as follows:• the shutting down of old solvent bourne paint shop and increasing of the new water bourne paint shop capacity• optimization of the general VBH and KTL water usage• optimization of the bleeding off in the cooling tower• rainwater harvesting• implementation of a conditioning unit for the input water of the ROThese actions should minimize the water demand of the production site further and secure the water supply. In addition the production site has the target to reduce the specific water demand per car produced by 25% from 2010 till 2018. |
| 2220 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | South Africa | Other: Swartskop River | Regulatory-Higher water prices | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is as well a scarce resource. Due to the water shortages a close cooperation between the production site and the local authorities has been developed over the last years and the water management of the region could be improved as well as the impacts of the water stress reduced. In future further improvement is necessary, because the water shortages are expected to become worse. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. | We try to establish preventive actions to start minimizing the potential risks now. Site-specific targets will support these actions and ensure that we reach our goals. Increased investment in new technology and infrastructure as follows:• the shutting down of old solvent bourne paint shop and increasing of the new water bourne paint shop capacity• optimization of the general VBH and KTL water usage• optimization of the bleeding off in the cooling tower• rainwater harvesting• implementation of a conditioning unit for the input water of the ROThese actions should minimize the water demand of the production site further and secure the water supply. In addition the production site has the target to reduce the specific water demand per car produced by 25% from 2010 till 2018. |
| 2221 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Other: Yitong | Physical-Increased water stress | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. Due to sustainable water management of the production site and the region the impacts of the water stress will be quite low even so the expectation is that the water shortages will become worse in future. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | In 2016 the Chinese Volkswagen site will have their “Year of Water” during which several workshops will be held to implement measure reducing the water demand. The following activities are planned:• analysis of the existing water consumption data on shop floor or sub-shop floor level• identification of shop floors with more than an average consumption • defining measures to reduce the water demand• implement these measures and• monitor the success of the measuresThis procedure should decrease the water demand of each site by 20-30% during the next three years, reduce the water demand and preserve water resources in the water stress areas. |
| 2222 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Other: Yitong | Regulatory-Statutory water withdrawal limits/changes to water allocation | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. Due to sustainable water management of the production site and the region the impacts of the water stress will be quite low even so the expectation is that the water shortages will become worse in future. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | In 2016 the Chinese Volkswagen site will have their “Year of Water” during which several workshops will be held to implement measure reducing the water demand. The following activities are planned:• analysis of the existing water consumption data on shop floor or sub-shop floor level• identification of shop floors with more than an average consumption • defining measures to reduce the water demand• implement these measures and• monitor the success of the measuresThis procedure should decrease the water demand of each site by 20-30% during the next three years, reduce the water demand and preserve water resources in the water stress areas. |
| 2223 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Other: Min Jiang | Physical- Pollution of water source | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. Due to sustainable water management of the production site and the region the impacts of the water stress will be quite low even so the expectation is that the water shortages will become worse in future. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Supplier diversification | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified.At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | In 2016 the Chinese Volkswagen site will have their “Year of Water” during which several workshops will be held to implement measure reducing the water demand. The following activities are planned:• analysis of the existing water consumption data on shop floor or sub-shop floor level• identification of shop floors with more than an average consumption • defining measures to reduce the water demand• implement these measures and• monitor the success of the measuresThis procedure should decrease the water demand of each site by 20-30% during the next three years, reduce the water demand and preserve water resources in the water stress areas. |
| 2224 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Other: Min Jiang | Physical-Declining water quality | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. Due to sustainable water management of the production site and the region the impacts of the water stress will be quite low even so the expectation is that the water shortages will become worse in future. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Supplier diversification | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified.At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | In 2016 the Chinese Volkswagen site will have their “Year of Water” during which several workshops will be held to implement measure reducing the water demand. The following activities are planned:• analysis of the existing water consumption data on shop floor or sub-shop floor level• identification of shop floors with more than an average consumption • defining measures to reduce the water demand• implement these measures and• monitor the success of the measuresThis procedure should decrease the water demand of each site by 20-30% during the next three years, reduce the water demand and preserve water resources in the water stress areas. |
| 2225 | 20515 | Waste Management, Inc. | USA | Water | 2016 | Public | Trading Companies & Distributors and Commercial Services & Supplies | Industrials | United States of America | Other: Multiple River Basins | Physical-Climate change | Delays in permitting | Landfill sites in water stressed regions may encounter difficulty in obtaining lease extensions and capacity expansions due to stricter land use policies and protection of undeveloped lands. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with public policy makers | Low | Beyond water resources efficiency strategies, we continually expand our recycling programs to divert materials from landfills, which use more water. Cost: Less than 1% of our global revenue of $13B. |
| 2226 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Other: Min Jiang | Physical-Flooding | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. Due to sustainable water management of the production site and the region the impacts of the water stress will be quite low even so the expectation is that the water shortages will become worse in future. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Supplier diversification | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified.At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | In 2016 the Chinese Volkswagen site will have their “Year of Water” during which several workshops will be held to implement measure reducing the water demand. The following activities are planned:• analysis of the existing water consumption data on shop floor or sub-shop floor level• identification of shop floors with more than an average consumption • defining measures to reduce the water demand• implement these measures and• monitor the success of the measuresThis procedure should decrease the water demand of each site by 20-30% during the next three years, reduce the water demand and preserve water resources in the water stress areas. |
| 2227 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Other: Min Jiang | Physical-Increased water scarcity | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. Due to sustainable water management of the production site and the region the impacts of the water stress will be quite low even so the expectation is that the water shortages will become worse in future. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Supplier diversification | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified.At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | In 2016 the Chinese Volkswagen site will have their “Year of Water” during which several workshops will be held to implement measure reducing the water demand. The following activities are planned:• analysis of the existing water consumption data on shop floor or sub-shop floor level• identification of shop floors with more than an average consumption • defining measures to reduce the water demand• implement these measures and• monitor the success of the measuresThis procedure should decrease the water demand of each site by 20-30% during the next three years, reduce the water demand and preserve water resources in the water stress areas. |
| 2228 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Other: Min Jiang | Regulatory-Increased difficulty in obtaining withdrawals/operations permit | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. Due to sustainable water management of the production site and the region the impacts of the water stress will be quite low even so the expectation is that the water shortages will become worse in future. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Supplier diversification | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified.At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | In 2016 the Chinese Volkswagen site will have their “Year of Water” during which several workshops will be held to implement measure reducing the water demand. The following activities are planned:• analysis of the existing water consumption data on shop floor or sub-shop floor level• identification of shop floors with more than an average consumption • defining measures to reduce the water demand• implement these measures and• monitor the success of the measuresThis procedure should decrease the water demand of each site by 20-30% during the next three years, reduce the water demand and preserve water resources in the water stress areas. |
| 2229 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Other: Min Jiang | Regulatory-Limited or no river basin/catchment management | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. Due to sustainable water management of the production site and the region the impacts of the water stress will be quite low even so the expectation is that the water shortages will become worse in future. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Supplier diversification | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified.At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | In 2016 the Chinese Volkswagen site will have their “Year of Water” during which several workshops will be held to implement measure reducing the water demand. The following activities are planned:• analysis of the existing water consumption data on shop floor or sub-shop floor level• identification of shop floors with more than an average consumption • defining measures to reduce the water demand• implement these measures and• monitor the success of the measuresThis procedure should decrease the water demand of each site by 20-30% during the next three years, reduce the water demand and preserve water resources in the water stress areas. |
| 2230 | 20515 | Waste Management, Inc. | USA | Water | 2016 | Public | Trading Companies & Distributors and Commercial Services & Supplies | Industrials | United States of America | Other: Multiple River Basins | Physical-Drought | Delays in permitting | Landfill sites in water stressed regions may encounter difficulty in obtaining lease extensions and capacity expansions due to stricter land use policies and protection of undeveloped lands. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with public policy makers | Low | Beyond water resources efficiency strategies, we continually expand our recycling programs to divert materials from landfills, which use more water. Cost: Less than 1% of our global revenue of $13B. |
| 2231 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Other: Min Jiang | Regulatory-Poor enforcement of water regulation | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. Due to sustainable water management of the production site and the region the impacts of the water stress will be quite low even so the expectation is that the water shortages will become worse in future. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Supplier diversification | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified.At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | In 2016 the Chinese Volkswagen site will have their “Year of Water” during which several workshops will be held to implement measure reducing the water demand. The following activities are planned:• analysis of the existing water consumption data on shop floor or sub-shop floor level• identification of shop floors with more than an average consumption • defining measures to reduce the water demand• implement these measures and• monitor the success of the measuresThis procedure should decrease the water demand of each site by 20-30% during the next three years, reduce the water demand and preserve water resources in the water stress areas. |
| 2232 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Other: Min Jiang | Physical-Seasonal supply variability/Inter annual variability | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. Due to sustainable water management of the production site and the region the impacts of the water stress will be quite low even so the expectation is that the water shortages will become worse in future. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Supplier diversification | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified.At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | In 2016 the Chinese Volkswagen site will have their “Year of Water” during which several workshops will be held to implement measure reducing the water demand. The following activities are planned:• analysis of the existing water consumption data on shop floor or sub-shop floor level• identification of shop floors with more than an average consumption • defining measures to reduce the water demand• implement these measures and• monitor the success of the measuresThis procedure should decrease the water demand of each site by 20-30% during the next three years, reduce the water demand and preserve water resources in the water stress areas. |
| 2233 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Pearl River | Physical- Pollution of water source | Higher operating costs | The production site is situated in the Pearl River delta, which is below sea level. During the rainy season the whole areas is struggling with floods. Due to climate change the flooding is expected to become worse in the future. Households and industries are producing high wastewater amounts and loads. Therefore the local authorities were obliged to limit the wastewater discharge volumes and loads, especially for the industry. For our production site this meant to invest higher amounts in wastewater treatment as well as recycling technologies. | 4-6 years | Highly probable | Low | Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | All wastewater produced at the production site (industrial and sanitary) is treated efficiently in an MBR. The effluent of the MBR is of high quality, because of the used membrane technology and is used for toilet flushing, the cooling tower and irrigation. |
| 2234 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) | Regulatory-Higher water prices | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. Due to sustainable water management of the production site and the region the impacts of the water stress will be quite low even so the expectation is that the water shortages will become worse in the future. | 4-6 years | Unlikely | Low | Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | In 2016 the Chinese Volkswagen site will have their “Year of Water” during which several workshops will be held to implement measure reducing the water demand. The following activities are planned:• analysis of the existing water consumption data on shop floor or sub-shop floor level• identification of shop floors with more than an average consumption • defining measures to reduce the water demand• implement these measures and• monitor the success of the measuresThis procedure should decrease the water demand of each site by 20-30% during the next three years, reduce the water demand and preserve water resources in the water stress areas. |
| 2235 | 20515 | Waste Management, Inc. | USA | Water | 2016 | Public | Trading Companies & Distributors and Commercial Services & Supplies | Industrials | United States of America | Other: Multiple River Basins | Physical-Climate change | Other: Disruption in Operations | Higher water prices may impact some of our sites that depend on municipal water as only source to run landfill, fleet and support operations. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Establish site-specific targets | Low | For our landfill sites, we protect waterways and watersheds, if there are any, and apply structural best management practices (BMP) to recharge ground water supplies, e.g., stormwater capture using rain gardens and detention basins. We Implement graywater recycling. For all our facilities, especially those in water stressed regions, we implement water efficiency measures by instituting change outs to more efficient fixtures at end-of-life, exploring opportunities for graywater recycling, mitigating water use in landscaping by using native plants that can thrive without use of water and tracking water consumption to identify baseline and set meaningful reduction goals. Cost: Less than 1% of our global revenue of $13B. |
| 2236 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) | Physical-Increased water stress | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. Due to sustainable water management of the production site and the region the impacts of the water stress will be quite low even so the expectation is that the water shortages will become worse in the future. | 4-6 years | Unlikely | Low | Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | In 2016 the Chinese Volkswagen site will have their “Year of Water” during which several workshops will be held to implement measure reducing the water demand. The following activities are planned:• analysis of the existing water consumption data on shop floor or sub-shop floor level• identification of shop floors with more than an average consumption • defining measures to reduce the water demand• implement these measures and• monitor the success of the measuresThis procedure should decrease the water demand of each site by 20-30% during the next three years, reduce the water demand and preserve water resources in the water stress areas. |
| 2237 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) | Physical-Seasonal supply variability/Inter annual variability | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. Due to sustainable water management of the production site and the region the impacts of the water stress will be quite low even so the expectation is that the water shortages will become worse in the future. | 4-6 years | Unlikely | Low | Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | In 2016 the Chinese Volkswagen site will have their “Year of Water” during which several workshops will be held to implement measure reducing the water demand. The following activities are planned:• analysis of the existing water consumption data on shop floor or sub-shop floor level• identification of shop floors with more than an average consumption • defining measures to reduce the water demand• implement these measures and• monitor the success of the measuresThis procedure should decrease the water demand of each site by 20-30% during the next three years, reduce the water demand and preserve water resources in the water stress areas. |
| 2238 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) | Physical-Projected water stress | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. Due to sustainable water management of the production site and the region the impacts of the water stress will be quite low even so the expectation is that the water shortages will become worse in the future. | 4-6 years | Unlikely | Low | Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | In 2016 the Chinese Volkswagen site will have their “Year of Water” during which several workshops will be held to implement measure reducing the water demand. The following activities are planned:• analysis of the existing water consumption data on shop floor or sub-shop floor level• identification of shop floors with more than an average consumption • defining measures to reduce the water demand• implement these measures and• monitor the success of the measuresThis procedure should decrease the water demand of each site by 20-30% during the next three years, reduce the water demand and preserve water resources in the water stress areas. |
| 2239 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) | Regulatory-Limited or no river basin/catchment management | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. Due to sustainable water management of the production site and the region the impacts of the water stress will be quite low even so the expectation is that the water shortages will become worse in future. | 4-6 years | Unlikely | Low | Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | In 2016 the Chinese Volkswagen site will have their “Year of Water” during which several workshops will be held to implement measure reducing the water demand. The following activities are planned:• analysis of the existing water consumption data on shop floor or sub-shop floor level• identification of shop floors with more than an average consumption • defining measures to reduce the water demand• implement these measures and• monitor the success of the measuresThis procedure should decrease the water demand of each site by 20-30% during the next three years, reduce the water demand and preserve water resources in the water stress areas. |
| 2240 | 20515 | Waste Management, Inc. | USA | Water | 2016 | Public | Trading Companies & Distributors and Commercial Services & Supplies | Industrials | United States of America | Other: Multiple River Basins | Physical-Increased water scarcity | Other: Disruption in Operations | Higher water prices may impact some of our sites that depend on municipal water as only source to run landfill, fleet and support operations. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Establish site-specific targets | Low | For our landfill sites, we protect waterways and watersheds, if there are any, and apply structural best management practices (BMP) to recharge ground water supplies, e.g., stormwater capture using rain gardens and detention basins. We Implement graywater recycling. For all our facilities, especially those in water stressed regions, we implement water efficiency measures by instituting change outs to more efficient fixtures at end-of-life, exploring opportunities for graywater recycling, mitigating water use in landscaping by using native plants that can thrive without use of water and tracking water consumption to identify baseline and set meaningful reduction goals. Cost: Less than 1% of our global revenue of $13B. |
| 2241 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) | Regulatory-Regulation of discharge quality/volumes leading to higher compliance costs | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. Due to sustainable water management of the production site and the region the impacts of the water stress will be quite low even so the expectation is that the water shortages will become worse in future. | 4-6 years | Unlikely | Low | Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | In 2016 the Chinese Volkswagen site will have their “Year of Water” during which several workshops will be held to implement measure reducing the water demand. The following activities are planned:• analysis of the existing water consumption data on shop floor or sub-shop floor level• identification of shop floors with more than an average consumption • defining measures to reduce the water demand• implement these measures and• monitor the success of the measuresThis procedure should decrease the water demand of each site by 20-30% during the next three years, reduce the water demand and preserve water resources in the water stress areas. |
| 2242 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) | Regulatory-Statutory water withdrawal limits/changes to water allocation | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. Due to sustainable water management of the production site and the region the impacts of the water stress will be quite low even so the expectation is that the water shortages will become worse in future. | 4-6 years | Unlikely | Low | Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | In 2016 the Chinese Volkswagen site will have their “Year of Water” during which several workshops will be held to implement measure reducing the water demand. The following activities are planned:• analysis of the existing water consumption data on shop floor or sub-shop floor level• identification of shop floors with more than an average consumption • defining measures to reduce the water demand• implement these measures and• monitor the success of the measuresThis procedure should decrease the water demand of each site by 20-30% during the next three years, reduce the water demand and preserve water resources in the water stress areas. |
| 2243 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) | Physical-Seasonal supply variability/Inter annual variability | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. Due to sustainable water management of the production site and the region the impacts of the water stress will be quite low even so the expectation is that the water shortages will become worse in future. | 4-6 years | Unlikely | Low | Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | In 2016 the Chinese Volkswagen site will have their “Year of Water” during which several workshops will be held to implement measure reducing the water demand. The following activities are planned:• analysis of the existing water consumption data on shop floor or sub-shop floor level• identification of shop floors with more than an average consumption • defining measures to reduce the water demand• implement these measures and• monitor the success of the measuresThis procedure should decrease the water demand of each site by 20-30% during the next three years, reduce the water demand and preserve water resources in the water stress areas. |
| 2244 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Other: Urumqi River | Physical-Projected water scarcity | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. Due to sustainable water management of the production site and the region the impacts of the water stress will be quite low even so the expectation is that the water shortages will become worse in future. | 4-6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with community; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | In 2016 the Chinese Volkswagen site will have their “Year of Water” during which several workshops will be held to implement measure reducing the water demand. The following activities are planned:• analysis of the existing water consumption data on shop floor or sub-shop floor level• identification of shop floors with more than an average consumption • defining measures to reduce the water demand• implement these measures and• monitor the success of the measuresThis procedure should decrease the water demand of each site by 20-30% during the next three years, reduce the water demand and preserve water resources in the water stress Areas.Already one implemented measure is the reuse of wastewater after ultrafiltration for irrigation and cleaning processes. |
| 2245 | 20515 | Waste Management, Inc. | USA | Water | 2016 | Public | Trading Companies & Distributors and Commercial Services & Supplies | Industrials | United States of America | Other: Multiple River Basins | Physical-Increased water scarcity | Delays in permitting | Landfill sites in water stressed regions may encounter difficulty in obtaining lease extensions and capacity expansions due to stricter land use policies and protection of undeveloped lands. | >6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with public policy makers | Low | Beyond water resources efficiency strategies, we continually expand our recycling programs to divert materials from landfills, which use more water. Cost: Less than 1% of our global revenue of $13B. |
| 2246 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Other: Urumqi River | Physical-Projected water stress | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. Due to sustainable water management of the production site and the region the impacts of the water stress will be quite low even so the expectation is that the water shortages will become worse in future. | 4-6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with community; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | In 2016 the Chinese Volkswagen site will have their “Year of Water” during which several workshops will be held to implement measure reducing the water demand. The following activities are planned:• analysis of the existing water consumption data on shop floor or sub-shop floor level• identification of shop floors with more than an average consumption • defining measures to reduce the water demand• implement these measures and• monitor the success of the measuresThis procedure should decrease the water demand of each site by 20-30% during the next three years, reduce the water demand and preserve water resources in the water stress Areas.Already one implemented measure is the reuse of wastewater after ultrafiltration for irrigation and cleaning processes. |
| 2247 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Other: Urumqi River | Regulatory-Higher water prices | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. Due to sustainable water management of the production site and the region the impacts of the water stress will be quite low even so the expectation is that the water shortages will become worse in future. | 4-6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with community; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | In 2016 the Chinese Volkswagen site will have their “Year of Water” during which several workshops will be held to implement measure reducing the water demand. The following activities are planned:• analysis of the existing water consumption data on shop floor or sub-shop floor level• identification of shop floors with more than an average consumption • defining measures to reduce the water demand• implement these measures and• monitor the success of the measuresThis procedure should decrease the water demand of each site by 20-30% during the next three years, reduce the water demand and preserve water resources in the water stress Areas.Already one implemented measure is the reuse of wastewater after ultrafiltration for irrigation and cleaning processes. |
| 2248 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Other: Urumqi River | Physical-Seasonal supply variability/Inter annual variability | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. Due to sustainable water management of the production site and the region the impacts of the water stress will be quite low even so the expectation is that the water shortages will become worse in future. | 4-6 years | Probable | Low | Engagement with community; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | In 2016 the Chinese Volkswagen site will have their “Year of Water” during which several workshops will be held to implement measure reducing the water demand. The following activities are planned:• analysis of the existing water consumption data on shop floor or sub-shop floor level• identification of shop floors with more than an average consumption • defining measures to reduce the water demand• implement these measures and• monitor the success of the measuresThis procedure should decrease the water demand of each site by 20-30% during the next three years, reduce the water demand and preserve water resources in the water stress Areas.Already one implemented measure is the reuse of wastewater after ultrafiltration for irrigation and cleaning processes. |
| 2249 | 20309 | Volkswagen AG | Germany | Water | 2016 | Public | Automobiles & Components | Consumer Discretionary | China | Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) | Physical-Increased water stress | Higher operating costs | This production site is also situated in a region with water stress and so fresh water is a scarce resource. Due to sustainable water management of the production site and the region the impacts of the water stress will be quite low even so the expectation is that the water shortages will become worse in future. | 4-6 years | Unlikely | Low | Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with suppliers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance | The equipment costs for the water reduction are allocated to the total costs of the projects and therefore could not be separately identified. At the moment we are estimating the costs for the installation of additional water saving technologies. | In 2016 the Chinese Volkswagen site will have their “Year of Water” during which several workshops will be held to implement measure reducing the water demand. The following activities are planned:• analysis of the existing water consumption data on shop floor or sub-shop floor level• identification of shop floors with more than an average consumption • defining measures to reduce the water demand• implement these measures and• monitor the success of the measuresThis procedure should decrease the water demand of each site by 20-30% during the next three years, reduce the water demand and preserve water resources in the water stress areas. One implemented measure is the reuse of treated wastewater for irrigation and toilet flushing, which is reducing the water demand of the production site by about 90.000 m³/a. |
| 2250 | 57963 | Birla Carbon | USA | Water | 2016 | Public | Chemicals | Materials | Germany | Weser | Physical-Flooding | Plant/production disruption leading to reduced output | Other potential impacts may include closure of operations, employee health and well-being, disruption to sales, property damage, supply chain disruption, and transport disruption. | Unknown | Probable | Unknown | Develop flood emergency plans; Engagement with suppliers; Infrastructure investment; Greater due diligence; Promote best practice and awareness; Supplier diversification |
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CDP's water program motivates companies to disclose and reduce their environmental impacts by using the power of investors and customers. The data CDP collects help influential decision makers to reduce risk, capitalize on opportunities and drive action towards a more sustainable world. This dataset comes from question W3.2c asking companies to list the inherent water risks that could generate a substantive change in their business, operations, revenue or expenditure, the potential impact to their direct operations and the strategies to mitigate them.
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