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MORE PERFORMANCE WITH LESS
MINIMIZING SAINT-GOBAIN'S
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT
REDUCING
WASTE GENERATED
BY OPERATIONS
2030 TARGET
REDUCING NON-RECOVERED
WASTE BY 80%
vs. 2017
PRESERVING
NATURAL RESOURCES
2030 TARGET
INCREASING VIRGIN
RAW MATERIALS
AVOIDANCE BY 30%
vs. 2017
PRESERVING
WATER RESOURCES
2030 TARGET
REDUCING WATER
WITHDRAWALS BY 50%
vs. 2017
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
The operational excellence carried out in the WCM
program, in terms of quality and productivity in
particular, is the first approach to reduce waste and
optimize the use of resources.
CLOSED LOOP RECYCLING
Saint-Gobain sites are investing in waste
reprocessing units and in adapting their industrial
processes.
In 2022, investments were made in several sites in the
United States, such as Nashville, Arkansas, where the
manufacturing site is now able to recycle its
production waste in a closed loop (equivalent to
more than 50,000 tonnes per year), thus saving an
equal amount of virgin materials and also avoiding
the environmental impacts of landfill.
Some Saint-Gobain products are indefinitely
recyclable in a closed loop in their industrial
process, such as glass, mineral wools or plaster-
based products. The industrial processes are then
adapted to the replacement of natural raw materials
by recycled materials from internal or external
collections.
Channels are being set up, with the support of
external partners, to collect, transport, sort and
reprocess waste, before turning it into secondary
raw materials that can be reincorporated into the
Group's industrial processes. Other Saint-Gobain
products also accept the replacement of virgin raw
materials by recycled materials from other
consumption channels, such as glass wool, cast iron
pipes, the manufacture of grains and ceramic
powders.
The goal is to take as little water as possible, notably
in areas subject to high water constraints, and to
move towards "zero discharge" of industrial water,
thus avoiding generating new impacts for other
natural environments and/or other stakeholders.
To that end, the Saint-Gobain makes every effort to:
• reduce withdrawals from the natural environment,
and optimize industrial processes to minimize water
consumption;
⚫ reuse so-called "process" water whenever
possible;
recycle on-site or off-site with appropriate
treatments;
⚫ not degrade water quality by reducing and
controlling discharges into the natural environment
and preventing any accidental pollution;
⚫ not compete with the access to drinking water
of local populations.
2022/2023 INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT SAINT-GOBAIN ⚫55View entire presentation