Water use and waste reduction
We aim to conserve water and reduce the waste we produce in our offices as much as possible. We focus on continuous improvement and achieving reductions year over year. Because many of our offices are green buildings with LEED or ISO 14001 certification, they follow stringent requirements for sustainability, including water use and waste management.
To further reduce waste in our offices, Invesco no longer purchases single-use items at our facilities, where practicable. Also, many of our offices have recycling programs for e-waste, batteries and other items, in addition to common items such as aluminum, glass and paper.
In 2020, our water use and waste generation were lower than in the previous year, due to fewer employees using Invesco facilities.
Water Consumption1 by Type
In liters
2019
Off-site Water Treatment | 24,244,278 |
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Recycled | 2,400 |
Withdrawal | 85,094,450 |
2020
Off-site Water Treatment | 13,075,846 |
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Recycled | 2,400 |
Withdrawal | 74,672,662 |
- Note that these metrics do not include former OppenheimerFunds offices, which are not ISO 14001 certified facilities and did not have the resources in place at the time of reporting to provide the necessary data for the calculations.
Waste by Type
In tons
2019
Recycling (Closed loop) | 265 |
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Recycling (Open loop) | 126 |
Landfill | 260 |
Energy (Combustion) | 66 |
Energy (Anaerobic digestion) | 25 |
Composting | 25 |
Unknown | 16 |
2020
Recycling (Closed loop) | 68 |
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Recycling (Open loop) | 38 |
Landfill | 92 |
Energy (Combustion) | 189 |
Energy (Anaerobic digestion) | 10 |
Composting | 20 |
Unknown | 3 |