💧🌍 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬
Water management isn’t a nice to have, it’s a strategic priority. From cooling machinery to washing and cleaning, proper water management is fundamental to ensure operational efficiency and product quality. We’ve set ambitious targets – to reduce water withdrawals by 42% per ton of glass produced by 2030 (vs 2020 baseline).
Here’s what we’re doing to preserve it:
♻️ Water efficiency systems – in 2025 four of SGD Pharma’s five plants operate closed-loop water systems that reduce water withdrawals and wastewater volumes by reusing water multiple times.
🌧️ Rainwater harvesting – since 2019, our Vemula plant has operated a rainwater harvesting system supported by a 15,000 m³ rainwater recovery tank, reducing reliance on local water sources and the municipal network.
🔁 Cooling systems – Adiabatic cooling systems offer the greatest water savings, using water during high temperature periods only. The adiabatic tower installed in 2024 at Sucy-en-Brie delivered a full year of water savings in 2025. In 2025, our Vemula plant replaced an open tower with an adiabatic system for electrode cooling, reducing water use by approximately 14 m³ per day.
💧 Monitoring and data systems – in 2024, Zhanjiang introduced a remote water-metering system to enable real-time tracking and early alerts. Combined with other technical initiatives, this helped reduce site water consumption by 45% between 2019 and 2025.
But it doesn’t stop there, we continue to raise awareness and initiate dedicated training for site managers to strengthen preparedness for water-related incidents such as localized shortages, system overflows or flooding, and potential pollution risks.
𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭.