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target of 30% by 2015 after seeing
progress of 7.2% in 2011.
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) continues
to lead on water efficiency, recently
recording its lowest level of water used to
make one litre of product. CCE achieved
a water use ratio of 1.4 litres of water per
litre of product, down from 1.43 litres
per litre of product in 2011.
Bacardi improved its water efficiency
per unit of product by 11% in 2012
compared with 2011, due to increased
production volumes and water efficiency
measures.
Although water use is rising up the
corporate agenda, the physicality of
actually making improvements is proving
challenging. Those who have carried out
extensive research and fully understand
their water use are succeeding while others
are still trying to get to grips with their
data and reduction measures. That said,
the signs are encouraging that, little-bylittle, business is at least acknowledging
the issue and taking the first (of 12?) steps
to drying out.
Leigh Stringer is the energy and
sustainability editor of Sustainable
Business and edie.net
