% of Water recycled in several CAC 40 companies

The goal of this project was to research the 6th Sustainable Development Goals. Clean water is one of the main concerns in the world and it is a fact that many of the waste comes from business, especially big corporates that work in the industrial sector.

Thanks to the sustainability reports that are available to the public through corporate social responsibility actions I had the chance to analyze the metric "Water Recycled (%) (G4-EN10-b)". This metric asks how much percentage of the water used by these companies has a second use or is put through a recycling process. This is a major concern because most utilities use a lot of water just to cool down machines. The contact of this water in the machine in a lot of cases is harmful to the sanity of the water but with a correct use of water treatment it is easily preventable.

I researched 3 companies: Total, Air Liquide and Vinci. Air Liquide showed a 83%, Total 80% and Vinci 77%. Giving an average of 80% of water recycled or reused during their processes.

I found a bit of relief to know that most companies have a very high percent of reusing water for their facilities. Although we need to find a better way to cool down machinery or change completely the procesess so we can leave the water out of it. It is a good measure that companies have good water treatment programs but it is not sustainable in the long term and it must change.