WATER WITHDRAWAL AT OPERATED SITES (1)“Operated” sites include all production sites (factories, distribution centres) as well as administrative sites and research centres. The reporting only includes sites with more than 50 people, as specified in the methodological notes (see paragraph 4.5.1.3).
Under the L’Oréal for the Future programme, the Group has set itself the objective of:
- reducing the water withdrawn by factories and distribution centres per unit of finished product by 30% by 2030 compared with 2019;
- reducing the water withdrawn by administrative sites and research centres per 100 hours worked by 30% by 2030 compared with 2019.
Total water withdrawal at operated sites was 2,523 thousand m3, down 3% compared with 2019. Industrial sites reached 2,204 thousand m3 The Statutory Auditors have expressed reasonable assurance about this indicator.in 2023, up 1% compared with 2019, while the production of finished products increased by 12% over the same period. Water withdrawal for operated sites was 0.37 litres per finished product in 2023 The Statutory Auditors have expressed reasonable assurance about this indicator., a decrease of 13% from 2019, including 0.32 litres per finished product The Statutory Auditors have expressed reasonable assurance about this indicator. in 2023 for industrial sites (down 10% on 2019).
Total water withdrawal at administrative sites and research centres was 318 thousand m3 in 2023, down 23% compared with 2019. Water withdrawal was 605 litres per 100 hours worked in 2023 The Statutory Auditors have expressed reasonable assurance about this indicator., an increase of 6% compared with 2019 (- 7% on 2022).
Changes in water withdrawal intensity (in relation to the number of hours worked on site) have been significantly affected by changes in how work is organised. However, while domestic consumption is proportional to the presence of employees on site, this is not the case for all water uses. For example, industrial pilot, laboratory and pre-launch testing activities, which are more related to research and development projects and new product launches, consume a lot of water regardless of the number of employees present. In addition, a minimum amount of water withdrawal is required to maintain and clean technical facilities.
WATER WITHDRAWAL AT INDUSTRIAL SITES
(in litres per finished product)
WATER WITHDRAWAL AT ADMINISTRATIVE SITES AND RESEARCH CENTRES
(in litres per 100 hours worked)
WATER WITHDRAWAL GROUP-WIDE
(in litres per finished product)
WATER CONSUMPTION AND QUANTITATIVE WATER FOOTPRINT OF PRODUCTION SITES
In 2021, in order to take into account the local dimension of water-related issues, the Group created a new indicator: the quantitative water footprint. It is calculated based on a site's the water consumption(2)Difference between the water withdrawal and the wastewater at the exit. and the level of water stress of the local watershed.
The quantitative water footprint is calculated solely for factories, as these account for most (84% in 2023) of the Group’s water withdrawal across all sites. At the end of 2023, 13 of the Group’s 37 factories (35%) were situated in water stressed watersheds.
☑The Statutory Auditors have expressed reasonable assurance about this indicator.
- “Operated” sites include all production sites (factories, distribution centres) as well as administrative sites and research centres. The reporting only includes sites with more than 50 people, as specified in the methodological notes (see paragraph 4.5.1.3).
- Difference between the water withdrawal and the wastewater at the exit.