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Water Efficiency at Unilever's Orange River Facilities

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Water Efficiency at Unilever's Orange River Facilities

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Area: 5888268 km2
Countries:
Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
Cities:
Santa Cruz; Manaus; La Paz
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Countries: South Africa
Basins: Orange
Project SDGs:
Includes Sustainable Development Goals from the project and its locations.
Increase Access to Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (SDG 6.1 & 6.2)
Water Quality (SDG 6.3)
Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4)
Sustainable Production (SDG 12.4)
Services Needed: No services needed/offered
Desired Partner: Business
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jan. 01, 2017  »  Ongoing
Project Source: CDP
Profile Completion: 59%

Project Overview

In 2017, we invested €650k on eco-efficiency measures in factories in the Orange basin to minimize environmental impacts inc. water. Rolling out metering helped unlock new insights and drove further water savings. In 2014, we issued a Green Bond, the 1st by a company in the FMCG sector, with one of the new factories financed through this is in the Orange Basin. Various initiatives include included pigging systems, rainwater harvesting, & water recycling. The site achieve…

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In 2017, we invested €650k on eco-efficiency measures in factories in the Orange basin to minimize environmental impacts inc. water. Rolling out metering helped unlock new insights and drove further water savings. In 2014, we issued a Green Bond, the 1st by a company in the FMCG sector, with one of the new factories financed through this is in the Orange Basin. Various initiatives include included pigging systems, rainwater harvesting, & water recycling. The site achieved USGBC LEED Gold building certification in 2017 for water efficient technologies.

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