Abbott: Clean, Accessible Water for a Healthy Future
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / March 22, 2023 / AbbottWater sustains life, health, and ecosystems. It's a vital resource for a global healthcare company striving to help people around the world live healthier, fuller lives.But water availability and …
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / March 22, 2023 / Abbott
Water sustains life, health, and ecosystems. It's a vital resource for a global healthcare company striving to help people around the world live healthier, fuller lives.
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But water availability and quality are facing global challenges due to factors like population growth, climate change, industrial expansion, and intensive agriculture. The United Nations predicts a 40% global shortfall of water by 2030 - and it warns that 2.3 billion people around the world don't have adequate access to water and soap for handwashing, critical for a healthy existence.
Water is critical in our efforts to innovate life-changing healthcare technologies. We are committed to efficiently and responsibly managing our water use wherever we work to minimize our impact on local resources.
Our approach is four-fold: improve water efficiency, manage water discharges, apply key water-management practices companywide, and educate our employees and suppliers about the importance of responsible water use.
As part of our 2030 Sustainability Plan, we committed to:
- Achieve water stewardship certification at all high-water-impact manufacturing sites in water-stressed areas.
- Implement accredited water stewardship management practices in more than 75% of all manufacturing sites operating in water-stressed areas.
- Work with 50 key suppliers in high water-stressed areas to reduce water quality and quantity risks to Abbott and the community.
We've been focused on responsible water usage for decades and these goals are meant to target our efforts at making the most impact. We're proud to be making progress and on track to meet these goals by 2030.
Assessing the Environment
Each year, we perform a mapping process to understand where the water we use comes from, how it's treated and discharged and the impact our operations have on local supply. During this process, Abbott has identified 24 of our manufacturing sites globally that operate in water-stressed areas.
In response, we've become a member of the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS), a global collaboration of businesses and NGOs that contribute to the sustainability of local water resources. Two Abbott sites in high-water-impact and water-stressed areas - in California and Spain - received important AWS certification in 2022 and four others in California, Chile, India, and Singapore are working toward certification. Five more sites are slated to pursue future certification during the plan's course.
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