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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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| 2551 | 32481 | UPM-Kymmene Corporation | Finland | Water | 2016 | Public | Forest and Paper Products - Forestry, Timber, Pulp and Paper, Rubber | Materials | China | Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) | Regulatory-Statutory water withdrawal limits/changes to water allocation | Water supply disruption | In case of water scarcity in Yangtze river, there may be impacts to mill's production volume and possibly also to UPM's paper deliveries to customers. UPM Changshu mill could not produce the targeted amount of paper products due to lack of fresh good quality water.The production capacity of Changshu mill was roughly 900 thousand tonnes of paper in 2015. Also tightening regulation related emission limits may impact UPM's operations. | 1-3 years | Unlikely | Low-medium | Engagement with customers; Engagement with public policy makers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology; Promote best practice and awareness; Strengthen links with local community; Other: Use of ISO 14001 and EMAS | 8 Million € for technology & infra investments. | I) In case of water scarcity in Yangtze river, there may be impacts to mill's production volume and possibly also to UPM's paper deliveries to customers (though on temporal level UPM could replace those from other mills). II) Disruption of production in mill could impact, e.g. 10% downtime in production capacity would mean 10 % loss in sales revenue. |
| 2552 | 32481 | UPM-Kymmene Corporation | Finland | Water | 2016 | Public | Forest and Paper Products - Forestry, Timber, Pulp and Paper, Rubber | Materials | China | Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) | Physical-Declining water quality | Water supply disruption | In case of water scarcity in Yangtze river, there may be impacts to mill's production volume and possibly also to UPM's paper deliveries to customers. UPM Changshu mill could not produce the targeted amount of paper products due to lack of fresh good quality water.The production capacity of Changshu mill was roughly 900 thousand tonnes of paper in 2015. Also tightening regulation related emission limits may impact UPM's operations. | 1-3 years | Unlikely | Low-medium | Engagement with customers; Engagement with public policy makers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology; Promote best practice and awareness; Strengthen links with local community; Other: Use of ISO 14001 and EMAS | 8 Million € for technology & infra investments. | I) In case of water scarcity in Yangtze river, there may be impacts to mill's production volume and possibly also to UPM's paper deliveries to customers (though on temporal level UPM could replace those from other mills). II) Disruption of production in mill could impact, e.g. 10% downtime in production capacity would mean 10 % loss in sales revenue. |
| 2553 | 35223 | BRISA BRIDGESTONE SABANCI LASTIK SAN.VE TIC.A.S | Turkey | Water | 2016 | Public | Tires | Consumer Discretionary | Turkey | Other: Marmara | Physical-Flooding | Property damage | Damage on properties in case of flooding | 1-3 years | Probable | Medium | Develop flood emergency plans; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Use of risk transfer instruments | For flood prevention management, USD 750000 was spent and the flood risk has been drastically reduced. A monthly rate of USD 900 is paid for maintenance cost of flood prevention stations and a yearly rate of USD 1.8 Mio is paid for the insurance of all facilities. | Brisa had flooding problems in 1998 after which Brisa had built an 800 meter long flood barrier and also installed flood gates where the excess water is pumped back to the river. In addition to that we also insure our plant for flooding. |
| 2554 | 32481 | UPM-Kymmene Corporation | Finland | Water | 2016 | Public | Forest and Paper Products - Forestry, Timber, Pulp and Paper, Rubber | Materials | China | Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) | Physical-Increased water scarcity | Water supply disruption | In case of water scarcity in Yangtze river, there may be impacts to mill's production volume and possibly also to UPM's paper deliveries to customers. UPM Changshu mill could not produce the targeted amount of paper products due to lack of fresh good quality water.The production capacity of Changshu mill was roughly 900 thousand tonnes of paper in 2015. Also tightening regulation related emission limits may impact UPM's operations. | 1-3 years | Unlikely | Low-medium | Engagement with customers; Engagement with public policy makers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology; Promote best practice and awareness; Strengthen links with local community; Other: Use of ISO 14001 and EMAS | 8 Million € for technology & infra investments. | I) In case of water scarcity in Yangtze river, there may be impacts to mill's production volume and possibly also to UPM's paper deliveries to customers (though on temporal level UPM could replace those from other mills). II) Disruption of production in mill could impact, e.g. 10% downtime in production capacity would mean 10 % loss in sales revenue. |
| 2555 | 32481 | UPM-Kymmene Corporation | Finland | Water | 2016 | Public | Forest and Paper Products - Forestry, Timber, Pulp and Paper, Rubber | Materials | China | Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) | Regulatory-Regulation of discharge quality/volumes leading to higher compliance costs | Water supply disruption | In case of water scarcity in Yangtze river, there may be impacts to mill's production volume and possibly also to UPM's paper deliveries to customers. UPM Changshu mill could not produce the targeted amount of paper products due to lack of fresh good quality water.The production capacity of Changshu mill was roughly 900 thousand tonnes of paper in 2015. Also tightening regulation related emission limits may impact UPM's operations. | 1-3 years | Unlikely | Low-medium | Engagement with customers; Engagement with public policy makers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology; Promote best practice and awareness; Strengthen links with local community; Other: Use of ISO 14001 and EMAS | 8 Million € for technology & infra investments. | I) In case of water scarcity in Yangtze river, there may be impacts to mill's production volume and possibly also to UPM's paper deliveries to customers (though on temporal level UPM could replace those from other mills). II) Disruption of production in mill could impact, e.g. 10% downtime in production capacity would mean 10 % loss in sales revenue. |
| 2556 | 32481 | UPM-Kymmene Corporation | Finland | Water | 2016 | Public | Forest and Paper Products - Forestry, Timber, Pulp and Paper, Rubber | Materials | China | Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) | Physical- Pollution of water source | Water supply disruption | In case of water scarcity in Yangtze river, there may be impacts to mill's production volume and possibly also to UPM's paper deliveries to customers. UPM Changshu mill could not produce the targeted amount of paper products due to lack of fresh good quality water.The production capacity of Changshu mill was roughly 900 thousand tonnes of paper in 2015. Also tightening regulation related emission limits may impact UPM's operations. | 1-3 years | Unlikely | Low-medium | Engagement with customers; Engagement with public policy makers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology; Promote best practice and awareness; Strengthen links with local community; Other: Use of ISO 14001 and EMAS | 8 Million € for technology & infra investments. | I) In case of water scarcity in Yangtze river, there may be impacts to mill's production volume and possibly also to UPM's paper deliveries to customers (though on temporal level UPM could replace those from other mills). II) Disruption of production in mill could impact, e.g. 10% downtime in production capacity would mean 10 % loss in sales revenue. |
| 2557 | 32481 | UPM-Kymmene Corporation | Finland | Water | 2016 | Public | Forest and Paper Products - Forestry, Timber, Pulp and Paper, Rubber | Materials | China | Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) | Physical-Drought | Water supply disruption | In case of water scarcity in Yangtze river, there may be impacts to mill's production volume and possibly also to UPM's paper deliveries to customers. UPM Changshu mill could not produce the targeted amount of paper products due to lack of fresh good quality water.The production capacity of Changshu mill was roughly 900 thousand tonnes of paper in 2015. Also tightening regulation related emission limits may impact UPM's operations. | 1-3 years | Unlikely | Low-medium | Engagement with customers; Engagement with public policy makers; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology; Promote best practice and awareness; Strengthen links with local community; Other: Use of ISO 14001 and EMAS | 8 Million € for technology & infra investments. | I) In case of water scarcity in Yangtze river, there may be impacts to mill's production volume and possibly also to UPM's paper deliveries to customers (though on temporal level UPM could replace those from other mills). II) Disruption of production in mill could impact, e.g. 10% downtime in production capacity would mean 10 % loss in sales revenue. |
| 2558 | 32481 | UPM-Kymmene Corporation | Finland | Water | 2016 | Public | Forest and Paper Products - Forestry, Timber, Pulp and Paper, Rubber | Materials | Uruguay | Uruguay | Regulatory-Increased difficulty in obtaining withdrawals/operations permit | Loss of license to operate | UPM Fray Bentos could not produce the targeted amount of chemical pulp due to restriction of operations by authorities/UPM to give biological waste water treatment plant time to recover, and to mitigate possible impacts on River Uruguay. | 1-3 years | Unlikely | Medium | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology; Other: ISO 14001 and EMAS environmental management systems and internal Clean Run campaign | No costs currently as waste water treatment plant is in very good condition and management systems don't require major operating costs. | I) In case of major spill would happen at River Uruguay, and production would be restricted fully or partially, there would be impacts to mill's production volume and possibly also to pulp deliveries to customers. II) Disruption of production in mill could influence, e.g. 10% downtime in production capacity would mean 10 % loss in unit's sales revenue |
| 2559 | 32481 | UPM-Kymmene Corporation | Finland | Water | 2016 | Public | Forest and Paper Products - Forestry, Timber, Pulp and Paper, Rubber | Materials | Uruguay | Uruguay | Regulatory-Poor coordination between regulatory bodies | Loss of license to operate | UPM Fray Bentos could not produce the targeted amount of chemical pulp due to restriction of operations by authorities/UPM to give biological waste water treatment plant time to recover, and to mitigate possible impacts on River Uruguay. | 1-3 years | Unlikely | Medium | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology; Other: ISO 14001 and EMAS environmental management systems and internal Clean Run campaign | No costs currently as waste water treatment plant is in very good condition and management systems don't require major operating costs. | I) In case of major spill would happen at River Uruguay, and production would be restricted fully or partially, there would be impacts to mill's production volume and possibly also to pulp deliveries to customers. II) Disruption of production in mill could influence, e.g. 10% downtime in production capacity would mean 10 % loss in unit's sales revenue |
| 2560 | 32481 | UPM-Kymmene Corporation | Finland | Water | 2016 | Public | Forest and Paper Products - Forestry, Timber, Pulp and Paper, Rubber | Materials | Uruguay | Uruguay | Reputational-Negative media coverage | Loss of license to operate | UPM Fray Bentos could not produce the targeted amount of chemical pulp due to restriction of operations by authorities/UPM to give biological waste water treatment plant time to recover, and to mitigate possible impacts on River Uruguay. | 1-3 years | Unlikely | Medium | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology; Other: ISO 14001 and EMAS environmental management systems and internal Clean Run campaign | No costs currently as waste water treatment plant is in very good condition and management systems don't require major operating costs. | I) In case of major spill would happen at River Uruguay, and production would be restricted fully or partially, there would be impacts to mill's production volume and possibly also to pulp deliveries to customers. II) Disruption of production in mill could influence, e.g. 10% downtime in production capacity would mean 10 % loss in unit's sales revenue |
| 2561 | 32481 | UPM-Kymmene Corporation | Finland | Water | 2016 | Public | Forest and Paper Products - Forestry, Timber, Pulp and Paper, Rubber | Materials | Uruguay | Uruguay | Regulatory-Regulatory uncertainty | Loss of license to operate | UPM Fray Bentos could not produce the targeted amount of chemical pulp due to restriction of operations by authorities/UPM to give biological waste water treatment plant time to recover, and to mitigate possible impacts on River Uruguay. | 1-3 years | Unlikely | Medium | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology; Other: ISO 14001 and EMAS environmental management systems and internal Clean Run campaign | No costs currently as waste water treatment plant is in very good condition and management systems don't require major operating costs. | I) In case of major spill would happen at River Uruguay, and production would be restricted fully or partially, there would be impacts to mill's production volume and possibly also to pulp deliveries to customers. II) Disruption of production in mill could influence, e.g. 10% downtime in production capacity would mean 10 % loss in unit's sales revenue |
| 2562 | 32481 | UPM-Kymmene Corporation | Finland | Water | 2016 | Public | Forest and Paper Products - Forestry, Timber, Pulp and Paper, Rubber | Materials | Uruguay | Uruguay | Other: Physical - pollution of waste water recipient | Loss of license to operate | UPM Fray Bentos could not produce the targeted amount of chemical pulp due to restriction of operations by authorities/UPM to give biological waste water treatment plant time to recover, and to mitigate possible impacts on River Uruguay. | 1-3 years | Unlikely | Medium | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology; Other: ISO 14001 and EMAS environmental management systems and internal Clean Run campaign | No costs currently as waste water treatment plant is in very good condition and management systems don't require major operating costs. | I) In case of major spill would happen at River Uruguay, and production would be restricted fully or partially, there would be impacts to mill's production volume and possibly also to pulp deliveries to customers. II) Disruption of production in mill could influence, e.g. 10% downtime in production capacity would mean 10 % loss in unit's sales revenue |
| 2563 | 32481 | UPM-Kymmene Corporation | Finland | Water | 2016 | Public | Forest and Paper Products - Forestry, Timber, Pulp and Paper, Rubber | Materials | Uruguay | Uruguay | Regulatory-Unclear and/or unstable regulations on water allocation and wastewater discharge | Loss of license to operate | UPM Fray Bentos could not produce the targeted amount of chemical pulp due to restriction of operations by authorities/UPM to give biological waste water treatment plant time to recover, and to mitigate possible impacts on River Uruguay. | 1-3 years | Unlikely | Medium | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology; Other: ISO 14001 and EMAS environmental management systems and internal Clean Run campaign | No costs currently as waste water treatment plant is in very good condition and management systems don't require major operating costs. | I) In case of major spill would happen at River Uruguay, and production would be restricted fully or partially, there would be impacts to mill's production volume and possibly also to pulp deliveries to customers. II) Disruption of production in mill could influence, e.g. 10% downtime in production capacity would mean 10 % loss in unit's sales revenue |
| 2564 | 35223 | BRISA BRIDGESTONE SABANCI LASTIK SAN.VE TIC.A.S | Turkey | Water | 2016 | Public | Tires | Consumer Discretionary | Turkey | Other: Marmara | Physical-Drought | Water supply disruption | Interruption/difficulties on water supply, disruption of operation and WASH problems in case of drought | >6 years | Unlikely | Medium | Increased investment in new technology; Use of risk transfer instruments | The water cost saved is USD 48000 from 2008 to 2015. We believe the financial impact of change in mean precipitation is broader, the above mentioned item (water cost) is just an example for financial implications. | To effectively utilize water from our groundwater resources, several investments were made in 2015 and thus water saving of 420507 tonnes was realized compared to 2008.For example in 2015, we recovered IHW wastewater. |
| 2565 | 32481 | UPM-Kymmene Corporation | Finland | Water | 2016 | Public | Forest and Paper Products - Forestry, Timber, Pulp and Paper, Rubber | Materials | Uruguay | Uruguay | Reputational-Litigation | Loss of license to operate | UPM Fray Bentos could not produce the targeted amount of chemical pulp due to restriction of operations by authorities/UPM to give biological waste water treatment plant time to recover, and to mitigate possible impacts on River Uruguay. | 1-3 years | Unlikely | Medium | Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure maintenance; Increased investment in new technology; Other: ISO 14001 and EMAS environmental management systems and internal Clean Run campaign | No costs currently as waste water treatment plant is in very good condition and management systems don't require major operating costs. | I) In case of major spill would happen at River Uruguay, and production would be restricted fully or partially, there would be impacts to mill's production volume and possibly also to pulp deliveries to customers. II) Disruption of production in mill could influence, e.g. 10% downtime in production capacity would mean 10 % loss in unit's sales revenue |
| 2566 | 32491 | Motorola Solutions | USA | Water | 2016 | Public | Technology Hardware & Equipment | Information Technology | United States of America | Not known | Regulatory-Higher water prices | Higher operating costs | Motorola Solutions water use is for sanitary purposes only. If water costs are to increase, this would increase the site operating costs. | 1-3 years | Probable | Low | Infrastructure maintenance | To minimize water use, Motorola Solutions has and continues to install water-saving devices. An example is our implementation of motion sensor faucets within washrooms. | |
| 2567 | 35223 | BRISA BRIDGESTONE SABANCI LASTIK SAN.VE TIC.A.S | Turkey | Water | 2016 | Public | Tires | Consumer Discretionary | Turkey | Other: Marmara | Physical-Drought | Closure of operations | Closure of operations and WASH problems in case of unavailability of water | >6 years | Unlikely | High | Increased investment in new technology | The water cost saved is USD 48000 from 2008 to 2015. We believe the financial impact of change in mean precipitation is broader, the above mentioned item (water cost) is just an example for financial implications. | To effectively utilize water from our groundwater resources, several investments were made in 2015 and thus water saving of 420507 tonnes was realized compared to 2008.For example in 2015, we recovered IHW wastewater. |
| 2568 | 35223 | BRISA BRIDGESTONE SABANCI LASTIK SAN.VE TIC.A.S | Turkey | Water | 2016 | Public | Tires | Consumer Discretionary | Turkey | Other: Marmara | Physical-Flooding | Closure of operations | Closure of operations in case of flooding | 1-3 years | Probable | Medium-high | Develop flood emergency plans; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Use of risk transfer instruments | For flood prevention management, USD 750000 was spent and the flood risk has been drastically reduced. A monthly rate of USD 900 is paid for maintenance cost of flood prevention stations and a yearly rate of USD 1.8 Mio is paid for the insurance of all facilities. | Brisa had flooding problems in 1998 after which Brisa had built an 800 meter long flood barrier and also installed flood gates where the excess water is pumped back to the river. In addition to that we also insure our plant for flooding. |
| 2569 | 35223 | BRISA BRIDGESTONE SABANCI LASTIK SAN.VE TIC.A.S | Turkey | Water | 2016 | Public | Tires | Consumer Discretionary | Turkey | Other: Marmara | Physical-Increased water stress | Closure of operations | Closure of operations in case of decrease in available water amount | >6 years | Probable | High | Increased investment in new technology; Water management incentives | The water cost saved is USD 48000 from 2008 to 2015. We believe the financial impact of change in mean precipitation is broader, the above mentioned item (water cost) is just an example for financial implications. | To effectively utilize water from our groundwater resources, several investments were made in 2015 and thus water saving of 420507 tonnes was realized compared to 2008.For example in 2015, we recovered IHW wastewater. |
| 2570 | 35223 | BRISA BRIDGESTONE SABANCI LASTIK SAN.VE TIC.A.S | Turkey | Water | 2016 | Public | Tires | Consumer Discretionary | Turkey | Other: Marmara | Physical-Drought | Higher operating costs | Interruption of operations, increase in operational costs and WASH problems in case of unavailability of water | >6 years | Probable | Medium | Increased investment in new technology | The water cost saved is USD 48000 from 2008 to 2015. We believe the financial impact of change in mean precipitation is broader, the above mentioned item (water cost) is just an example for financial implications. | To effectively utilize water from our groundwater resources, several investments were made in 2015 and thus water saving of 420507 tonnes was realized compared to 2008.For example in 2015, we recovered IHW wastewater. |
| 2571 | 35223 | BRISA BRIDGESTONE SABANCI LASTIK SAN.VE TIC.A.S | Turkey | Water | 2016 | Public | Tires | Consumer Discretionary | Turkey | Other: Marmara | Physical-Flooding | Higher operating costs | Damage on machine/equipment in case of flooding | 1-3 years | Probable | Medium | Develop flood emergency plans; Infrastructure investment; Infrastructure maintenance; Use of risk transfer instruments | For flood prevention management, USD 750000 was spent and the flood risk has been drastically reduced. A monthly rate of USD 900 is paid for maintenance cost of flood prevention stations and a yearly rate of USD 1.8 Mio is paid for the insurance of all facilities. | Brisa had flooding problems in 1998 after which Brisa had built an 800 meter long flood barrier and also installed flood gates where the excess water is pumped back to the river. In addition to that we also insure our plant for flooding. |
| 2572 | 35223 | BRISA BRIDGESTONE SABANCI LASTIK SAN.VE TIC.A.S | Turkey | Water | 2016 | Public | Tires | Consumer Discretionary | Turkey | Other: Marmara | Physical-Increased water stress | Higher operating costs | Increase in operational cost in case of decrease in available water amount | >6 years | Probable | Medium | Increased investment in new technology | The water cost saved is USD 48000 from 2008 to 2015. We believe the financial impact of change in mean precipitation is broader, the above mentioned item (water cost) is just an example for financial implications. | To effectively utilize water from our groundwater resources, several investments were made in 2015 and thus water saving of 420507 tonnes was realized compared to 2008.For example in 2015, we recovered IHW wastewater. |
| 2573 | 35223 | BRISA BRIDGESTONE SABANCI LASTIK SAN.VE TIC.A.S | Turkey | Water | 2016 | Public | Tires | Consumer Discretionary | Turkey | Other: Marmara | Physical-Increased water stress | Water supply disruption | Interruption/difficulties on water supply, disruption of operation and WASH problems in case of drought | >6 years | Probable | Medium-high | Increased investment in new technology | The water cost saved is USD 48000 from 2008 to 2015. We believe the financial impact of change in mean precipitation is broader, the above mentioned item (water cost) is just an example for financial implications. | To effectively utilize water from our groundwater resources, several investments were made in 2015 and thus water saving of 420507 tonnes was realized compared to 2008.For example in 2015, we recovered IHW wastewater. |
| 2574 | 35223 | BRISA BRIDGESTONE SABANCI LASTIK SAN.VE TIC.A.S | Turkey | Water | 2016 | Public | Tires | Consumer Discretionary | Turkey | Sakarya | Physical-Climate change | Property damage | Damage on properties in case of natural disasters such as flooding, storm etc. | Current-up to 1 year | Unlikely | Low | Use of risk transfer instruments | A yearly rate of USD 1.8 Mio is paid for the insurance of all facilities. | Flooding, fire, earthquake and loss of product/ raw material/ semi product are included in the insurance for all facilities. |
| 2575 | 35223 | BRISA BRIDGESTONE SABANCI LASTIK SAN.VE TIC.A.S | Turkey | Water | 2016 | Public | Tires | Consumer Discretionary | Turkey | Other: Kucuk Menderes | Physical-Climate change | Property damage | Damage on properties in case of natural disasters such as flooding, storm etc. | Current-up to 1 year | Unlikely | Low | Use of risk transfer instruments | A yearly rate of USD 1.8 Mio is paid for the insurance of all facilities. | Flooding, fire, earthquake and loss of product/ raw material/ semi product are included in the insurance for all facilities. |
| 2576 | 35233 | AKÇANSA ÇIMENTO SANAYI VE TICARET A.S. | Turkey | Water | 2016 | Public | Construction Materials | Materials | Turkey | Other: Marmara Basin | Physical-Increased water scarcity | Higher operating costs | Increase of water supply costs will lead to higher operation cost. | 4-6 years | Probable | Low | Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Promote best practice and awareness; Water management incentives | The costs are related to the construction of water recycling systems | In case of water scarcity in the region of our cement plants, recycling, harvesting and desalination systems will be alternative solutions. The promotion of best practices and awareness do not pose considerable costs. Employees will have performance initiatives related to water management and/or reduction target. |
| 2577 | 37091 | PTT Global Chemical | Thailand | Water | 2016 | Public | Chemicals | Materials | Thailand | Other: East Coast - Gulf River Basin | Physical-Climate change | Plant/production disruption leading to reduced output | Climate change leading to increased drought and more extreme weather events | Current-up to 1 year | Probable | Low | Other: The Water committee monitors the status of El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) from the forecast centers | Costs are minimal to none because we use publically available reports from NOAA’s National Weather Service. | To manage the risk of El Nino and La Nina, the committee monitors the status of ENSO from the forecast centers. In the Pacific Ocean, the likelihood of El Nino is 100% in Aug-Dec 2015 which would impact the winter of Thailand by increasing the temperature. Increased temperature could lead to increased drought. |
| 2578 | 37091 | PTT Global Chemical | Thailand | Water | 2016 | Public | Chemicals | Materials | Thailand | Other: East Coast - Gulf River Basin | Physical-Drought | Plant/production disruption leading to reduced output | Drought leading to disruption of water supplies. | 1-3 years | Probable | High | Infrastructure investment; Increased capital expenditure; Other: Closely monitoring the water situation and the result of drought management measure as well as monitoring the long term water management project and conduct 2R (Reserve/ Revisualize) measure and 3R (Reduce/ Reuse/ Recycle) measure. We use 2R for external water sources and 3R for internal water usage. | In 2014 our additional capital expenditure related to mitigating drought was 80 million baht for the construction of a new pipeline. This new pipeline is for freshwater from our sea water reverse osmosis plant. Using this pipeline reduces reliance on freshwater, which is affected during drought. This is out of total allocated budget for drought related expenditure in 2014-2015 of 500 million baht. | In addition to the 80 million baht used for pipeline we have an additional 13 million baht worth of projects around waste water recycling and improvements to other water related infrastructure. The Eastern region has medium-risk of drought according to the risk mapping of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. The study of rain and climate forecast that the likelihood of drought or no rain is during a period of 10 months from November 2014 to August 2015. The Rayong area will not face the water scarcity problem in 2015, despite no mitigation measures. However in 2016, there will be measures that control/reduces the water consumption for a period of 4 months between June to September. These measures include our infrastructure projects and also plans to reduce water consumption in way that minimally affects our day to day business. The mitigation measures will be according to the assumption that the water conditions will be similar to the period between 2004- 2005. The worst case that the plants have to reduce 50 % of water consumption which may cause production disruption risk and reduce 12,900 MTHB of net profit. In another scenario PTTGC may need to reduce 10 % of water consumption which may cause 720 MTHB reduction of net profit. PTTGC has established a mitigation plan and management approach to mitigation risk. |
| 2579 | 37091 | PTT Global Chemical | Thailand | Water | 2016 | Public | Chemicals | Materials | Thailand | Other: East Coast - Gulf River Basin | Physical-Flooding | Transport disruption | Flooding leading to the temporary transport disruption | Current-up to 1 year | Probable | Low | Develop flood emergency plans | Estimated to be around 2 million baht. | We initiated planning on Business Continuity in 2012, and each Business Units are required to derive a Business Continuity Management (BCM) plan. This BCM has rolled out for some of our Business Units from 2013 to 2015. The BCM provides emergency response procedures in the event of incidents such as flooding. The risk of flood could come from the excessively heavy rain released to waterways or canals. The impact does not affect the production line but may affect transportation. The protection plan is to regularly dredge the canal and prepare the water pumps. |
| 2580 | 37091 | PTT Global Chemical | Thailand | Water | 2016 | Public | Chemicals | Materials | Thailand | Other: East Coast - Gulf River Basin | Regulatory-Higher water prices | Higher operating costs | Higher water prices leading to higher operating cost for PTTGC. | >6 years | Highly probable | Low | Increased capital expenditure; Promote best practice and awareness; Other: Conducting 3R measure to reduce the impact | Cost of waste water recycling using our waste water recycling plant is 13 million baht. This would help us to save an estimated 5 million baht compared to purchasing water. | Increasing of East Water operational cost and affects the water price as well as operation cost of PTT Group, which include PTTGC. The likelihood of the risk is high, but the impact to production cost is low. Also, PTT Group implements a 3R (Reduce, reuse, recycle) approach to reduce that impact. This includes recycling wastewater, which is cheaper than purchasing water. We also can produce water from seawater, which is more expensive than purchased water. |
| 2581 | 44674 | Synthomer plc | United Kingdom | Water | 2016 | Public | Chemicals | Materials | United Kingdom | Thames | Physical-Projected water stress | Property damage | This plant is located in the south east of England within a water stress area. | 4-6 years | Probable | Medium | Establish site-specific targets; Promote best practice and awareness | Not determined | The primary focus is on efficient water usage and working to meet long term company targets to only consume the water that is sold in our products |
| 2582 | 37091 | PTT Global Chemical | Thailand | Water | 2016 | Public | Chemicals | Materials | Thailand | Other: East Coast - Gulf River Basin | Physical-Declining water quality | Plant/production disruption leading to reduced output | Declining water quality affects the level of water treatment required prior to use in production processes which may include the need for more chemicals to treat water. | 1-3 years | Highly probable | High | Engagement with suppliers | Approximately 150 million baht cost of using water from our waste water treatment system | The turbidity of water in Dok Krai and Nong Plalai Reservior exceeds the standard criteria due to rains increasing erosion and sedimentation within the basin. Conductivity of water from East Water is therefore diminished. It affects clean water production by increasing operational cost due to the need for more chemicals to treat water. Likelihood of this risk is high, especially in early rainy season. However the impact is extreme as production could be disrupted. East Water reduced the risk by establishing reservoirs of 220,000 cubic meters and 12 million cubic meters for stocking raw water in order to collect precipitation. |
| 2583 | 37091 | PTT Global Chemical | Thailand | Water | 2016 | Public | Chemicals | Materials | Thailand | Other: East Coast - Gulf River Basin | Physical-Inadequate infrastructure | Supply chain disruption | A blackout (i.e. power blackout or failure of infrastructure) would have an impact on water transmission system of East Water’s production process. | 1-3 years | Unlikely | High | Engagement with suppliers; Increased capital expenditure; Other: Using on site water regeneration | Cost of strategy is zero, as East Water has already built their own reservoirs and we also have our own reservoirs | Water transmission of East Water company (Supplier) depends on pumping system. A blackout would have an impact on water transmission system of East Water’s production process. However the likelihood is low because East Water has uninterrupted power supply and reservoir in high land. |
| 2584 | 37113 | OMNIA HOLDINGS LTD | South Africa | Water | 2016 | Public | Chemicals | Materials | South Africa | Vaal (WMA) | Regulatory-Regulation of discharge quality/volumes leading to higher compliance costs | Higher operating costs | The conditions of Sasolburg’s water use license are extremely stringent. The effluent discharge conditions for Chlorides and Nitrates exceed those of the incoming potable water, which would require significant capital for water treatment. In addition, the groundwater quality license conditions are also not feasible. As a result of this, the site is forced to operate its cooling towers at 3 cycles instead of the full 6. The implication of this is that the site is forced to purchase additional potable water at significant cost. | 1-3 years | Probable | Medium-high | Engagement with public policy makers; Increased capital expenditure | The site is purchasing an additional 1290 ML of potable water per year at a cost of R24 million a year. | Omnia is dealing with this problem by engaging directly with the water regulators (DWS) regarding the license conditions. Omnia has proposed a risk-based approach to addressing groundwater quality. The water use licence is currently being reviewed and Omnia is waiting for feedback from DWS. The site has also investigated the possibility of constructing a water treatment plant but the costs related to this are not financially feasible. The costs incurred (R24 million) from addressing this risk are direct operational costs and are derived from invoices. |
| 2585 | 37113 | OMNIA HOLDINGS LTD | South Africa | Water | 2016 | Public | Chemicals | Materials | South Africa | Vaal (WMA) | Regulatory-Unclear and/or unstable regulations on water allocation and wastewater discharge | Higher operating costs | The conditions of Sasolburg’s water use license are extremely stringent. The effluent discharge conditions for Chlorides and Nitrates exceed those of the incoming potable water, which would require significant capital for water treatment. In addition, the groundwater quality license conditions are also not feasible. As a result of this, the site is forced to operate its cooling towers at 3 cycles instead of the full 6. The implication of this is that the site is forced to purchase additional potable water at significant cost. | 1-3 years | Probable | Medium-high | Engagement with public policy makers; Increased capital expenditure | The site is purchasing an additional 1290 ML of potable water per year at a cost of R24 million a year. | Omnia is dealing with this problem by engaging directly with the water regulators (DWS) regarding the license conditions. Omnia has proposed a risk-based approach to addressing groundwater quality. The water use licence is currently being reviewed and Omnia is waiting for feedback from DWS. The site has also investigated the possibility of constructing a water treatment plant but the costs related to this are not financially feasible. The costs incurred (R24 million) from addressing this risk are direct operational costs and are derived from invoices. |
| 2586 | 44674 | Synthomer plc | United Kingdom | Water | 2016 | Public | Chemicals | Materials | South Africa | SOUTH AFRICAN WATER MANAGEMENT AREAS (WMAs) | Physical-Increased water stress | Higher operating costs | Increasing water costs are inevitable as infrastructure improvements to the local supply are looked at.Other potential impacts include water supply disruption (also likely with the next few years) and in the worst case scenario might involve closure if the Municipality diverted supplies from industry to ensure domestic needs were met. | >6 years | Probable | Medium | Establish site-specific targets; Promote best practice and awareness | Not determined | Short term the focus is on reducing water losses and improving efficiencies to drive down overall consumption. Other activities under consideration include installation of an effluent treatment plant with recovery of water for washing purposes, and looking at storage and use of rainwater.The company is in the process of divesting the South African site - this should be completed in 2016 so once done the actual potential impact is zero. |
| 2587 | 44674 | Synthomer plc | United Kingdom | Water | 2016 | Public | Chemicals | Materials | South Africa | SOUTH AFRICAN WATER MANAGEMENT AREAS (WMAs) | Physical-Inadequate infrastructure | Higher operating costs | Increasing water costs are inevitable as infrastructure improvements to the local supply are looked at.Other potential impacts include water supply disruption (also likely with the next few years) and in the worst case scenario might involve closure if the Municipality diverted supplies from industry to ensure domestic needs were met. | >6 years | Probable | Medium | Establish site-specific targets; Promote best practice and awareness | Not determined | Short term the focus is on reducing water losses and improving efficiencies to drive down overall consumption. Other activities under consideration include installation of an effluent treatment plant with recovery of water for washing purposes, and looking at storage and use of rainwater.The company is in the process of divesting the South African site - this should be completed in 2016 so once done the actual potential impact is zero. |
| 2588 | 44763 | Flowers Foods Inc | USA | Water | 2016 | Public | Food & Beverage Processing | Consumer Staples | United States of America | Other: GHAASBasin1077 | Physical-Increased water stress | Water supply disruption | With the WBCSD Global Water Tool, Flowers Foods identified the San Antonio, TX plant with water risks that could generate a substantive change in its operations. An inadequate water supply would mean either the plant would have to increase spending to obtain more water or halt or minimize production. | 1-3 years | Probable | Low | Promote best practice and awareness | We expect water conservation efforts to cost less than $20,000. | The manufacturing site is included in Flowers Foods’ company-wide Smart Saves program and 2016 water initiative. Part of this initiative is to promote best practices across all manufacturing sites and raise awareness of water costs and impacts. Plant management have access to monthly water intensity tracking on the internal energy management website to monitor their water usage regularly. |
| 2589 | 44763 | Flowers Foods Inc | USA | Water | 2016 | Public | Food & Beverage Processing | Consumer Staples | United States of America | Other: GHAASBasin1077 | Physical-Increased water scarcity | Water supply disruption | With the WBCSD Global Water Tool, Flowers Foods identified the San Antonio, TX plant with water risks that could generate a substantive change in its operations. An inadequate water supply would mean either the plant would have to increase spending to obtain more water or halt or minimize production. | 1-3 years | Probable | Low | Promote best practice and awareness | We expect water conservation efforts to cost less than $20,000. | The manufacturing site is included in Flowers Foods’ company-wide Smart Saves program and 2016 water initiative. Part of this initiative is to promote best practices across all manufacturing sites and raise awareness of water costs and impacts. Plant management have access to monthly water intensity tracking on the internal energy management website to monitor their water usage regularly. |
| 2590 | 44763 | Flowers Foods Inc | USA | Water | 2016 | Public | Food & Beverage Processing | Consumer Staples | United States of America | Other: GHAASBasin1077 | Physical-Projected water scarcity | Water supply disruption | With the WBCSD Global Water Tool, Flowers Foods identified the San Antonio, TX plant with water risks that could generate a substantive change in its operations. An inadequate water supply would mean either the plant would have to increase spending to obtain more water or halt or minimize production. | 1-3 years | Probable | Low | Promote best practice and awareness | We expect water conservation efforts to cost less than $20,000. | The manufacturing site is included in Flowers Foods’ company-wide Smart Saves program and 2016 water initiative. Part of this initiative is to promote best practices across all manufacturing sites and raise awareness of water costs and impacts. Plant management have access to monthly water intensity tracking on the internal energy management website to monitor their water usage regularly. |
| 2591 | 44763 | Flowers Foods Inc | USA | Water | 2016 | Public | Food & Beverage Processing | Consumer Staples | United States of America | Other: GHAASBasin1077 | Physical-Projected water stress | Water supply disruption | With the WBCSD Global Water Tool, Flowers Foods identified the San Antonio, TX plant with water risks that could generate a substantive change in its operations. An inadequate water supply would mean either the plant would have to increase spending to obtain more water or halt or minimize production. | 1-3 years | Probable | Low | Promote best practice and awareness | We expect water conservation efforts to cost less than $20,000. | The manufacturing site is included in Flowers Foods’ company-wide Smart Saves program and 2016 water initiative. Part of this initiative is to promote best practices across all manufacturing sites and raise awareness of water costs and impacts. Plant management have access to monthly water intensity tracking on the internal energy management website to monitor their water usage regularly. |
| 2592 | 44763 | Flowers Foods Inc | USA | Water | 2016 | Public | Food & Beverage Processing | Consumer Staples | United States of America | Trinity River (Texas) | Physical-Increased water stress | Water supply disruption | With the WBCSD Global Water Tool, Flowers Foods identified the Houston, TX plant with water risks that could generate a substantive change in its operations. An inadequate water supply would mean either the plant would have to increase spending to obtain more water or halt or minimize production. | 1-3 years | Probable | Low | Promote best practice and awareness | We expect water conservation efforts to cost less than $20,000. | The manufacturing site is included in Flowers Foods’ company-wide Smart Saves program and 2016 water initiative. Part of this initiative is to promote best practices across all manufacturing sites and raise awareness of water costs and impacts. Site management have access to monthly water intensity tracking on the internal energy management website to monitor their water usage regularly. |
| 2593 | 44763 | Flowers Foods Inc | USA | Water | 2016 | Public | Food & Beverage Processing | Consumer Staples | United States of America | Trinity River (Texas) | Physical-Projected water stress | Water supply disruption | With the WBCSD Global Water Tool, Flowers Foods identified the Houston, TX plant with water risks that could generate a substantive change in its operations. An inadequate water supply would mean either the plant would have to increase spending to obtain more water or halt or minimize production. | 1-3 years | Probable | Low | Promote best practice and awareness | We expect water conservation efforts to cost less than $20,000. | The manufacturing site is included in Flowers Foods’ company-wide Smart Saves program and 2016 water initiative. Part of this initiative is to promote best practices across all manufacturing sites and raise awareness of water costs and impacts. Site management have access to monthly water intensity tracking on the internal energy management website to monitor their water usage regularly. |
| 2594 | 44763 | Flowers Foods Inc | USA | Water | 2016 | Public | Food & Beverage Processing | Consumer Staples | United States of America | Trinity River (Texas) | Physical-Increased water scarcity | Water supply disruption | With the WBCSD Global Water Tool, Flowers Foods identified the Houston, TX plant with water risks that could generate a substantive change in its operations. An inadequate water supply would mean either the plant would have to increase spending to obtain more water or halt or minimize production. | 1-3 years | Probable | Low | Promote best practice and awareness | We expect water conservation efforts to cost less than $20,000. | The manufacturing site is included in Flowers Foods’ company-wide Smart Saves program and 2016 water initiative. Part of this initiative is to promote best practices across all manufacturing sites and raise awareness of water costs and impacts. Site management have access to monthly water intensity tracking on the internal energy management website to monitor their water usage regularly. |
| 2595 | 44763 | Flowers Foods Inc | USA | Water | 2016 | Public | Food & Beverage Processing | Consumer Staples | United States of America | Trinity River (Texas) | Physical-Projected water scarcity | Water supply disruption | With the WBCSD Global Water Tool, Flowers Foods identified the Houston, TX plant with water risks that could generate a substantive change in its operations. An inadequate water supply would mean either the plant would have to increase spending to obtain more water or halt or minimize production. | 1-3 years | Probable | Low | Promote best practice and awareness | We expect water conservation efforts to cost less than $20,000. | The manufacturing site is included in Flowers Foods’ company-wide Smart Saves program and 2016 water initiative. Part of this initiative is to promote best practices across all manufacturing sites and raise awareness of water costs and impacts. Site management have access to monthly water intensity tracking on the internal energy management website to monitor their water usage regularly. |
| 2596 | 45103 | AbbVie Inc | USA | Water | 2016 | Public | Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences | Health Care | Germany | Rhine | Other: Brand loyalty & market erosion. | Plant/production disruption leading to reduced output | Inability to maintain maximum production at this larger European site could result from the identified water-risk drivers. Interrupted production would also result in decreased sales and negative media coverage. Brand loyalty could erode with resulting decreased market share of impacted products. | >6 years | Unlikely | Medium-high | Alignment of public policy positions with water stewardship goals; Cost increase management through regulated tariff-setting process; Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Increased capital expenditure; Increased investment in new technology; Other: Shift manufacturing to backup site. | 500,000-550,000 Euros (fluctuated by foreign exchange rates with US Dollar). | Details of Euro cost estimates & summary strategic activities: Shift manufacturing, Capital expenditure & infrastructure investment (300,000); Lost market share (200,000); External engagement (5,000). |
| 2597 | 45103 | AbbVie Inc | USA | Water | 2016 | Public | Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences | Health Care | Germany | Rhine | Physical-Rationing of municipal water supply | Plant/production disruption leading to reduced output | Inability to maintain maximum production at this larger European site could result from the identified water-risk drivers. Interrupted production would also result in decreased sales and negative media coverage. Brand loyalty could erode with resulting decreased market share of impacted products. | >6 years | Unlikely | Medium-high | Alignment of public policy positions with water stewardship goals; Cost increase management through regulated tariff-setting process; Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Increased capital expenditure; Increased investment in new technology; Other: Shift manufacturing to backup site. | 500,000-550,000 Euros (fluctuated by foreign exchange rates with US Dollar). | Details of Euro cost estimates & summary strategic activities: Shift manufacturing, Capital expenditure & infrastructure investment (300,000); Lost market share (200,000); External engagement (5,000). |
| 2598 | 45103 | AbbVie Inc | USA | Water | 2016 | Public | Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences | Health Care | Germany | Rhine | Physical-Drought | Plant/production disruption leading to reduced output | Inability to maintain maximum production at this larger European site could result from the identified water-risk drivers. Interrupted production would also result in decreased sales and negative media coverage. Brand loyalty could erode with resulting decreased market share of impacted products. | >6 years | Unlikely | Medium-high | Alignment of public policy positions with water stewardship goals; Cost increase management through regulated tariff-setting process; Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Increased capital expenditure; Increased investment in new technology; Other: Shift manufacturing to backup site. | 500,000-550,000 Euros (fluctuated by foreign exchange rates with US Dollar). | Details of Euro cost estimates & summary strategic activities: Shift manufacturing, Capital expenditure & infrastructure investment (300,000); Lost market share (200,000); External engagement (5,000). |
| 2599 | 45103 | AbbVie Inc | USA | Water | 2016 | Public | Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences | Health Care | Germany | Rhine | Physical-Projected water stress | Plant/production disruption leading to reduced output | Inability to maintain maximum production at this larger European site could result from the identified water-risk drivers. Interrupted production would also result in decreased sales and negative media coverage. Brand loyalty could erode with resulting decreased market share of impacted products. | >6 years | Unlikely | Medium-high | Alignment of public policy positions with water stewardship goals; Cost increase management through regulated tariff-setting process; Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Increased capital expenditure; Increased investment in new technology; Other: Shift manufacturing to backup site. | 500,000-550,000 Euros (fluctuated by foreign exchange rates with US Dollar). | Details of Euro cost estimates & summary strategic activities: Shift manufacturing, Capital expenditure & infrastructure investment (300,000); Lost market share (200,000); External engagement (5,000). |
| 2600 | 45103 | AbbVie Inc | USA | Water | 2016 | Public | Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences | Health Care | Germany | Rhine | Physical-Increased water scarcity | Plant/production disruption leading to reduced output | Inability to maintain maximum production at this larger European site could result from the identified water-risk drivers. Interrupted production would also result in decreased sales and negative media coverage. Brand loyalty could erode with resulting decreased market share of impacted products. | >6 years | Unlikely | Medium-high | Alignment of public policy positions with water stewardship goals; Cost increase management through regulated tariff-setting process; Engagement with community; Engagement with public policy makers; Engagement with other stakeholders in the river basin; Establish site-specific targets; Infrastructure investment; Increased capital expenditure; Increased investment in new technology; Other: Shift manufacturing to backup site. | 500,000-550,000 Euros (fluctuated by foreign exchange rates with US Dollar). | Details of Euro cost estimates & summary strategic activities: Shift manufacturing, Capital expenditure & infrastructure investment (300,000); Lost market share (200,000); External engagement (5,000). |
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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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