Participation in WRC
The Company participated in the Water Resilience Coalition (“WRC”) as a
Leadership Committee member. The WRC is a new organization established under
the CEO Water Mandate, a United Nations Global Compact initiative. It will
launch industry-driven initiatives for the preservation of water resources in
water-stressed basins all over the world. Through its participation in the
WRC, the Kurita Group works with other companies and organizations to preserve
and restore the world’s water resources with the aim of achieving the SDGs and
realizing its corporate philosophy.
The Company has also participated in
the UN Global Compact and has endorsed the CEO Water Mandate.
Medium-Term Targets of the WRC
Medium-Term Targets
The medium-term targets of the WRC are as follows
| Target year | Target |
|---|---|
| By 2030 |
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Targets and Initiatives of the Kurita Group
In response to the WRC’s targets, the Kurita Group sets the following targets to the Kurita Group’s Materiality “1. Solve issues related to water resources”.
| Target year | Target |
|---|---|
| FY2031 |
Total number of basins where collective actions are implemented and total population in the basins: 7 basins, 700 million people |
Water Conservation Initiative in the US and Brazil
The Kurita Group launched a campaign for solving issues related to water resources, called “Impact Together,” in the Colorado river basin in the US and PCJ river basins in Brazil. During the campaign, which aims to solve both river basins’ water challenges including water scarcity, Avista Technologies, Inc. and Kurita do Brasil LTDA., which are overseas subsidiaries, contributed to the reduction of water usage by providing a superior water savings solution to customers located in the basin regions. In addition, Kurita Water Industries made a monetary contribution to a water conservation project based on the estimated water saved by the solution.
- * Piracicaba, Capivari and Jundiai river basins in San Paulo state
Initiative for the development and socialization of the online platform related to a water conservation
The Kurita Group contributes to the development and socialization of the free online
platform the Water Action Hub, which supports water conservation initiatives of
companies and organizations. The Water Action Hub is managed by The CEO Water Mandate,
which is the upper organization of the WRC, and it has several functions to include
connecting partnerships with implementers who are taking actions for solving water
challenges, as well as searching and sharing valuable information for water
conservation initiatives. In addition, its functions are continually developed for
making it a comprehensive platform which aggregates any information and tools related
to water challenges.
The Kurita Group contributes to the development by testing
and providing early feedback on new features and through monetary support, as well as
the socialization through advocating the value of Water Action Hub in international
conferences such us World Water Week.
- ※ Details of “Water Action Hub” are here.