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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
Recycled
2,400
Withdrawal
85,094,450

2020

Off-site Water Treatment
13,075,846
Recycled
2,400
Withdrawal
74,672,662
  1. 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
Recycling (Open loop)
126
Landfill
260
Energy (Combustion)
66
Energy (Anaerobic digestion)
25
Composting
25
Unknown
16

2020

Recycling (Closed loop)
68
Recycling (Open loop)
38
Landfill
92
Energy (Combustion)
189
Energy (Anaerobic digestion)
10
Composting
20
Unknown
3