In 2022, Novartis withdrew 52.1 million m3 of water, of which 14.4% was consumed

Operational Water Consumption

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Damola D. Aug 29th, 2023
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Around 4 trillion m3 of freshwater is used worldwide every year1. Only 3% of the total available water on Earth is freshwater, and only 0.5% is for human consumption2. Around 20% of the total water consumption is used by industry3;p7. Companies sh...

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Operational Water Consumption

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