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Water use

Water stewardship

As global demand for water grows, we continue to reduce our water consumption and implement responsible water practices. Our processes are not particularly water intensive, but water is critical to many of our operations. And as water stress becomes more pronounced in some areas in which we operate, this will continue to be an area of focus for us.
Since 2015, we’ve reduced our water consumption by 331,000 cubic meters
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Since 2015, we’ve reduced our water consumption by 331,000 cubic meters
In 2018, we reduced our water consumption 6.4% from our 2015 baseline
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In 2018, we reduced our water consumption 6.4% from our 2015 baseline
The amount of water we have saved since 2015 would fill more than 150 Olympic swimming pools
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The amount of water we have saved since 2015 would fill more than 150 Olympic swimming pools

How we measure success

We set annual water reduction goals, and to meet them, we focus on our largest water users and areas of high water stress. We do not consume large volumes of water, and our water use reduction efforts focus on targeted sites. On an annual basis, we evaluate our water use management practices, measure our results and report across our facilities.

Water consumption

Since 2015, we have reduced water consumption from 5,164,000 to 4,833,000 cubic meters, which equals a 6.4 percent reduction.

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CDP response

Since 2006, we have reported our water usage to CDP, an international nonprofit global reporting organization.

View our responses to the CDP Water Questionnaire

Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently and more reliably. Eaton’s 2019 revenues were $21.4 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 95,000 employees.
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