On World Water Day, SMC reported that its businesses collectively saved some 33,865,901,000 liters of water from 2017 to 2022 — equivalent to the annual consumption of over 94,000 households, or the monthly use of over 1.129M families. ManilaBulletin
The water savings, part of the company's long-running "Water for All" water sustainability initiative, represent a 21.65% reduction in the use of scarce water across the larger San Miguel Group.
For 2022, Petron was also the top performer, saving 2,082,244,000 liters of water, followed by San Miguel Global Power at 1,500,406,000 liters. Ginebra San Miguel and San Miguel Packaging came in third and fourth with 1,107,000,000 liters and 1,038,094,000 liters, respectively. For example, SMC's newer plants are constructed with built-in rainwater harvesting facilities. Older facilities meanwhile invest to put up rainwater catchment and collection systems.
Still, seawater desalination continued to account for majority of the water reduction, at 2,880,267,000 liters in 2022, from 2,002,458 liters in the previous year. It also invested significantly on the Bulakan Bulk Water Project, to provide potable water at a low price to all water districts in Bulacan province. This, so water districts can deliver potable water to households and end dependence on groundwater extraction, a primary cause of land subsidence which in turn contributes to flooding in the province.
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