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Audi is joining the Alliance for Water Stewardship, a global coalition of companies, NGOs, and the public sector dedicated to efficient water use.
30 Jan 2023 | International News : Mexico
The firm states that this move will allow is San Jose Chiapa site in Mexico to seek certification under the International Water Stewardship Standard, also known as the AWS standard. It states that the successful implementation of the standard will improve the social, ecological, and economic status of the area, while addressing factors including water quality, as well as improving access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene.
Steps toward sustainable water management are also underway at other Audi locations. Audi Brussels, together with its Belgian partner company Hydria, is working to integrate the Brussels South Wastewater Treatment Plant into the water supply for its production site. This will produce a closed water cycle that will save roughly 100,000 cubic metres of drinking water per year.
By 2025, the Audi plant in Neckarsulm aims to get all of its non-potable water through the Unteres Sulmtal wastewater treatment facility, which is also where the plant directs its own wastewater. The resulting circuit will reduce the demand for freshwater by more than 70%.
By 2035, it is anticipated that ecologically weighted water consumption per vehicle produced will decline by about half at Audi's five production sites from 3.75 to roughly 1.75 cubic metres. Additionally, Audi, together with its suppliers, is committing to economical water consumption throughout the entire supply chain.
