At Covia, Environmental Stewardship is firmly embedded in our company DNA and we continue to innovate and operate with an intentional focus on protecting our planet.
Through our Goals That Inspire we have established aggressive commitments with targeted and measurable metrics which will require innovation, collaboration and problem-solving from everyone in the organization. Our strategy is designed to not only meet the needs of stakeholders today, but to ensure a sustainable future for generations to come.
Our Goals That Inspire: Environmental Stewardship are centered around:
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Improving our energy efficiency and doing our part to address Climate Change
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Protecting Essential Water Supply by monitoring, recycling and reusing to the extent possible
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Preserving, Restoring and Improving Biodiversity through responsible land use and resource conservation
Below is each 2030 Environmental Stewardship goal along with the metrics for how we will measure success. For full details about our established baselines, progress we have made and the strategy for our Goals That Inspire please see our 2022 ESG Report.
Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% on a per ton basis
Protect Essential Water Supply
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Protect essential water supply by reporting consumption at all sites and recycling 90% of water within stressed areas
Preserve, Restore and Improve Biodiversity
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Implement a conservation biodiversity initiative at all sites with 50% of our mining and processing sites achieving and maintaining WHC certification.
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Develop a conservation plan for 100% of our mining and processing sites that have a species-at-risk present.
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Improve ratio of land rehabilitated to land disturbed.