Water Management

At Arçelik, reducing the water footprint of our operations is one of our top priorities alongside an effective water risk identification and management. As an industry-leading company, we leverage the latest technologies to decrease our water withdrawal in all our manufacturing facilities and utilize the latest datasets and tools for water risk management.

Water Efficiency Efforts

Each year, we carry out water efficiency and rainwater harvesting projects carried out at various locations. For further details about our performance, please refer to Arçelik Sustainability Reports.

Water Risk Management 

We work to identify water risks, in regions of operation as well throughout the value chain in order to take necessary actions for mitigation. Thus, the water withdrawal, discharge and consumption data for these locations are monitored carefully. For further details, please refer to Arçelik Sustainability Reports.

Our 2030 targets:

• Reduce water withdrawal per product by 45% in all manufacturing facilities from 2015 baseline

• Increase the water recycling and reuse ratio to 70% in all manufacturing facilities

Internal Water Price

Arçelik uses the Internal Water Price to encourage investments in water infrastructure and determine the real price of water. We calculate internal water prices (IWP) for each facility separately through determining the current water stress via Aqueduct tool and modelling this for 2020, 2030 and 2040 for three different scenarios (business as usual, optimistic and pessimistic scenario). We implemented a strategy where the cost of water usage is adjusted based on the level of water stress experienced by local watersheds. For further details, please refer to Arçelik Sustainability Reports.

CEO Water Mandate

As part of Arçelik’s water management approach, Arçelik had become one of the 200+ companies that signed the CEO Water Mandate in 2022. CEO Water Mandate is a UN Global Compact Initiative, and a commitment platform for business leaders and learners to advance water stewardship.

Arçelik Water Policy is available here.

Arçelik CDP Water Reports are available here.