In last week’s UK we shared our new Future In Action Water Strategy poster. Our EMEA water strategy is to minimise specific total water consumed wherever possible. As a necessary requirement to operate our business, we will adopt a hierarchy of sustainable water use where we reduce freshwater withdrawal and shift to non-freshwater use.

A great example of saving water has been shared on Ideation, from the team at Angerstein Wharf.

The wharf’s mains water tank did not have a low water indicator so would sometimes run out, causing loss of production. The tank would then be topped up using mains water at high cost and impact on the environment. The team came up with the idea of installing a probe sensor linked to an orange-coloured beacon to visually and clearly indicate when the water level was low. This makes it easily visible for the Loading shovel driver feeding the plant, the plant operatives and also office staff. This will reduce the need to use fresh mains water by increasing the use of river water, a more sustainable solution. This idea also reduces down time as the water does not run out. In the first ten days, 2000 cubic feet of water has already been used from the river.