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.
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Wastewater surface water |
471,661 |
523,648 |
496,855 |
500,636 |
Wastewater evaporation |
215,968 |
116,846 |
97,783 |
131,001 |