Sustainable water use

The production of beverages is a water-intensive industry. Olvi Group has a target to improve its water efficiency and reduce water withdrawals per litre produced in order to reduce the impact on local water resources. The previous target of less than 2.8 litres per litre produced was achieved in 2023, and now the target is to reduce water withdrawals at the Group level to less than 2.5 litres per litre produced by 2030.

In 2024, 2.79 litres of water were used per litre of finished product, which is a bit less than in the previous year.

Optimising water use

We optimise our water use by paying attention to washing and production planning, detergents and technical equipment solutions.By developing washing solutions, we can also affect the amount of wastewater and the chemical and nutrient load in discharges. We are also continuously seeking and developing solutions to increase water recycling and reuse within the plant or process without compromising high hygiene standards.

Wastewater from our production process is treated at the company’s own or municipal wastewater plant. In cooperation with wastewater treatment plants, we have developed efficient wastewater pre-treatment to improve water quality. This prevents nitrogen and phosphorus, as well as other substances that burden the environment, from entering the wastewater.

Working for a more sustainable value chain

Olvi’s production is dependent on clean water and agricultural raw materials. What happens in our value chain, on the other hand, have an impact on the aquatic environment, biodiversity and climate change. We aim to reduce these impacts in cooperation with our suppliers, for example, by means of sustainable water use, material and energy solutions, and regenerative farming.

We commit our partners to minimising water use and wastewater load and managing adverse impacts, especially in water-stress areas,  in our partners’ Code of Conduct.

We are currently evaluating the nature and water impacts related to especially the production of our raw and packaging materials in order to develop our value chain in an even more sustainable direction.