Month: August 2023

With an eager yet determined pursuit of a sustainable, equitable, and clean future, a broad collection of energy leaders announced a Joint Vision Statement on the energy transition at Reuters Events Energy Transition 2023 in New York in June. Allyson Anderson Book, our Chief Sustainability Officer, took part in several discussions at the event, and proudly signed this important statement.

Allyson spoke about the need for increasing efficiencies in our sector, decarbonization for hard-to-abate sectors, scaling up climate technologies through digital enablement and as well as the importance of bringing the Global South along for a fair transition.

The vision is shared by those exhibiting, and continuing to advocate for, a more comprehensive and enriched concept of transition that is practical, equitable and fundamentally consistent with international Sustainable Development Goals:

An Inclusive and Just TransitionA Gender Conscious TransitionAn Ecologically Responsible TransitionA Resilience-Oriented TransitionAn Action-Driven TransitionA Collaborative Transition

You can read the vision statement here: https://lnkd.in/gTd75weY

Covia has the privilege of managing a variety of natural resources, which is why conservation and community well-being are deeply embedded in how we operate our mining and processing facilities. In 2022, we continued to invest in additional capabilities and devise strategies to bolster our ability to achieve our water conservation objectives.

Water Stewardship

Water conservation remains a particularly high priority for us given its importance to our local communities and the water intensive nature of our operations. Additionally, water plays a vital role in ensuring the safety, performance, and quality of Covia’s products. Our water management strategy is twofold:

1. Optimizing the water efficiency of our production activities; and

2. Increasing water reuse through the implementation of an aggressive water recycling goal.

Covia’s sites maintain unique surface water and/or groundwater management or conservation plans based on local, regional, and national regulatory requirements. Typical elements of these plans include ensuring water quality, conducting water risk assessments, conserving freshwater resources, recycling water, and supporting community access to clean water. In addition, we partner with local organizations to support increased access to safe water sources. This includes participating in projects focused on water security, quality, and conservation, and protecting the waterways in the areas near our facilities.

Water Use

Summarized below is the volume of fresh water withdrawn and consumed at the facilities with reporting mechanisms in place. Current reporting is site-specific, but we will increase disclosure until 100% of our sites can report on their water management performance.

2022 Water Data Total Fresh Water Withdrawn (thousand cubic meters)37,013Total Fresh Water Consumed (thousand cubic meters)16,991Sites with Water Reporting Mechanisms (percentage of total sites) 80%

 

Goals that Inspire Environmental Stewardship

Protect Essential Water Supply

In 2022, we continued to align our water management strategy with the United Nations’ objectives regarding availability and sustainable management of water, as defined in UN SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation.

TARGET: Recycle 90% of water at sites in water-stressed areas and expand reporting on consumption at all facilities

2022 Progress: During the year, we implemented water consumption reporting capabilities at six sites. Currently, 80% of our sites are tracking water consumption, and we will continue to work with the remaining sites to increase reporting.

As of December 31st, 2022, 25% of Covia’s sites in water-stressed areas achieved their goal of recycling 90% or more of the water used in its operations.

Additionally, we created a dedicated, cross-functional Steering Team to oversee our water efforts in pursuit of our 2030 goal.

For more information about Covia’s water conservation efforts across our sites, please visit the 2022 ESG Report.

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