Water
Initiatives to reduce water use are in place in several Electrolux facilities. In 2010 a target was set to reduce water use by 20% by 2014 using 2010 as the baseline year. 2012 performance is on course to exceed the target.
Water withdrawal reported includes water circulated for cooling purposes.
Electrolux is a signatory of the UNGC CEO Water Mandate.
Biodiversity
Land owned adjacent to protected areas
The factory at Solaro (83,523 m2) is adjacent to the protected area called “Parco delle Groane” and the Revin facility (54,866 m2) is adjacent to the river Meuse protected area called “Natura 2000”.
Significant impacts of activities
Solaro and Revin emit 3 tonnes of solvents, particles and other emissions to air, down from 3.5 tonnes in 2011. There were no emissions to water and emissions from combustion processes at the factories are not taken into consideration. No significant impacts have been identified.