Taiwan: Water Resources Management

Hydrological variation and compound disaster risk in all regions were increased due to the impact of climate change, the water resource management is more important than ever. Asia Cement adopted water risk management policy to evaluate the risk of water resources to identify the relevant impacts and to commit the recycle and reuse of water. It also defined the key performance indicator of water resource management in order to control water risks and to implement the adaptive strategy.
 

Water Resource Risk Assessment

Based on the World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas analysis, the risk of 2023 water stress at all of ACC’s operations in Taiwan is assessed to be “low-moderate” (10-20%). The risk of water stress at all operations in 2030 is assessed to be “low-moderate” (10-20%) based on a pessimistic scenario, and the risk of water stress at all operations in 2050 is assessed to be “low-moderate” (10-20%). All of our operations are not located in water-stressed regions.

The procedure of Asia Cement water resources risks management includes risks and opportunities identification and evaluation, definitions of the significant risks and opportunities, financial impact analysis and significant risks and opportunities, the corresponding measures and cost estimate steps. In terms of the Asia Cement’s financial aspect impacted by water resources strategy includes possibly increasing operational expenses and reducing revenue, and defining the practical financial impacts as the dollar amount impacted by risk items greater than NT$10 million.

Asia Cement’s target and index of water use

Asia Cement’s information of water use