2018 Corporate Sustainability Report
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Our Performance

Our Plants: Key Performance Indicators
In 2018, Whirlpool Corporation took significant strides to reduce our total energy consumption, our Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions and the amount of waste to landfill, while improving our water efficiency. This performance is the result of a wide range of sustainability and efficiency initiatives implemented across our operational footprint in every global region.

Energy Consumption(total energy in gigajoules)
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GHG Emissions(metric tons of CO2e)
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Materials and Wastes
Total Waste(metric tons)
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Total Waste To Landfill(metric tons)
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Total Hazardous Waste(metric tons)
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Total Nonhazardous Waste(metric tons)
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Water Consumption

Water (m3)

2015

2016

2017

2018

Municipal water

3,311,042

3,434,835

3,551,366

3,567,821

Groundwater

2,491,571

2,188,307

2,059,707

1,496,679

Surface water

83,058

91,648

280,240

222,192

Rainwater

35,495

26,233

22,326

22,464

Recycled water

201,880

203,494

164,376

164,717

Water Discharge

Destination (m3)

2015

2016

2017

2018

Wastewater on-site chemical physical treatment

1,006,161

946,399

1,003,784

999,861

Wastewater on-site biological treatment

547,438

252,287

290,927

291,320

Wastewater off-site treatment

2,076,284

1,809,129

1,844,708

1,888,074

Wastewater land application

39,633

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0

0

Wastewater surface water

471,661

523,648

496,855

500,636

Wastewater evaporation

215,968

116,846

97,783

131,001