Table
1.
Water
targets
of
ICMM
member
companies
as
per
reported
in
2022
sustainability
or
integrated
reports
Reference
to
Targetcategory Target
Company
Water
Target
1.
Companies
that
had
set
a
single
water
target
Water withdrawal targets
Anglo
American
“Reduce
the
abstraction
of
fresh
water
by
50%
against
a
2015
baseline
by
2030”
African
Rainbow
Minerals
“To
reduce
withdrawals
of
potable
water
(surface
and
municipal
sources)
17%
by
2022
relative
to
2011”
Sibanye
Stillwater
To
reduce
reliance
of
operations
on
external
potable
water
infrastructure,
in
water-rich
jurisdictions
to
10%,
and
in
water-poor
jurisdictions
to
40%
by
2030.
Alcoa
“From
a
2015
baseline
of
3.79
m3water/mt
Al,
reduce
the
intensity
of
our
total
water
use
from
water-
scarce
locations
by
five
percent
by
2025
and
10
percent
by
2030.”
BHP
BHP
has
completed
its
most
recent
five-year
sustainability
targets
in
2022.
A
29%
reduction
in
freshwater
withdrawal
volumes
from
adjusted
2017
baseline.
Antofagasta
Minerals
Antofagasta
target
is
for
sea
water
and
reused
water
to
supply
more
than
90%
of
the
division’s
operational
water
withdrawal
by
2025.
Codelco
Codelco:
set
its
targets
in
Sustainable
Development
Commitments.
Lower
water
footprint:
reduce
Codelco
Consumption
of
inland
water
by
60%
for
2030
Reduce
overall
water
use
or
increase efficiency
South32
South32
has
set
a
target
for
operations
to
achieve
at
least
a
10%
improvement
in
water
use
efficiency
by
2027”
Newmont
Newmont:
“All
sites
aim
to
maintain
a
greater-than-5%
reduction
in
fresh
water
consumption,
and
sites
in
water-stressed
areas
aim
to
reduce
by
at
least
10%
From
the
2018
baseline”
Orano
Orano:
“31%
Reduction
in
water
consumption
since
2019
in
its
ESG
indicators.”
“reduction
in
water
use
A
working
group
bringing
together
the
group’s
largest
consumers
was
set
up
in
2021
on
the
subject
of
water
in
order
to
continue
the
efforts
made
within
the
group
(search
for
leaks,
recycling
of
washing
water,
etc.)
in
order
to
keep
the
commitments
to
reduce
abstraction.
Each
major
contributing
site
has
thus
drawn
up
a
multiyear
roadmap
and
the
reduction
of
water
consumption
continued
in
2022
as
part
of
these
action
plans.”
The
reduction
in
the
group’s
water
consumption
between
2004
and
2019
was
–92%
and
between
2019
and
2022
was
–31%.”
Vale
Vale:
“In
2021,
Vale
achieved
its
New
Water
specific
use
reduction
target
(10%
reduction),
launched
in
2018.
Vale
will
release
the
new
target
in
2023,
with
a
horizon
of
2030.”
Water
quality
targets
Teck
“Teck
has
established
plans
for
short-,
medium-
and
long-term
water
quality
targets,
which
are
protective
of
the
environment
and
human
health,
for
selenium,
nitrate,
sulphate
and
cadmium,
as
well
as
a
plan
to
manage
calcite
formation.”
Water stewardship/ catchment targets
Rio
Tinto
Rio
Tinto
has
set
five-
year
water
target:
the
water
targets
were
set
in
2019
and
consist
of
one
Group
target
and
six
site-based
targets,
reflecting
the
catchment-based
approach
and
recognising
that
RT
manage
vastly
different
water-related
risks
across
the
business.”
Minera
San
Cristobal
Minera
San
Cristobal,
on
the
other
hand,
has
only
focused
on
water
use
in
the
community
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