Water-Use Management
As the global population grows, water use increases and the need for water
resources becomes more serious. Climate change also has the potential to
bring about reductions in glacial water resources and changes in
precipitation patterns, further driving the need for water usage reduction.
Plants producing Nissan vehicles and parts are located all over the
world, and they all use water as part of the production process. The
company is making efforts to manage and reduce water usage at all of its
production plants. It plans to achieve a 15% reduction from fiscal 2010
levels in water usage per vehicle produced by fiscal 2016.* To achieve this,
Nissan has carried out water usage surveys at each of its plants and
developed an index for assessing future water risks. The company sets
targets based on the level of risk as it works to reduce water usage.
Nissan is also working to reduce water usage at its Global Headquarters by
processing rainwater and wastewater from kitchens and other sources to use for
flushing toilets and watering some plants.