Climate Journey

We are committed to operating more sustainably by continuously working to measure and reduce our carbon footprint at every stage of our bottle life cycle from the materials we use, to production, bottling, transportation and recycling.

Carbon neutrality

What does it mean to be carbon neutral? It means being certified as carbon neutral by an independent third party based on international standards.

We set our sights on becoming certified as carbon neutral and have achieved it by continuously measuring and reducing our carbon emissions at each stage of our bottle’s life cycle; from the materials we use, to production, transportation and recycling. The emissions that remain are then offset through our work with Livelihood Funds, that has planted 130 million trees. In April 2020, evian was globally certified as carbon neutral by the Carbon Trust.

For the full third-party review report Qualifying Explanatory Statement click here.

What it means to be carbon neutral

Continuing to share our unique water with the world means we need to do everything we can to reduce our carbon emissions and overall footprint. We were certified globally carbon neutral across our whole production lifecycle to the international standards PAS 2060 by the Carbon Trust regarding the following three steps, and will maintain this status by continuing to improve our business model.

Measure our
emissions

Reduce waste
and emissions

Offset
our impact

Carbon neutral
certified

What we are doing to reduce our carbon emissions

What makes our bottling site so unique? It runs on 100% renewable energy generated from hydropower and biogas:

Hydropower is electrical energy (hydroelectricity) that is produced by using water to move turbines that power a generator to produce electricity.

Biogas is composed of methane produced by the breakdown of organic matter, such as agricultural waste, manure, plant material, sewage, green waste or food waste.

Production

Our factory is more than a place for bottling water, it’s also tasked with sustaining a long-term future for the circular economy. This future is being constructed at our factory, the place where all of our products and innovations were created, and where tomorrow’s will be developed to meet its economic, social, and environmental challenges going forward.

Our bottle site is an example of best-in-class energy and environmental management systems. Between 2012 and 2022, the energy consumption per bottle decreased by more than 25%. This reduction has been enabled by several projects, managed by a dedicated team working on a daily basis to monitor and continuously improve energy consumptions.

How we are working to reduce the energy consumption:

  • ISO 50001 certification since 2012
  • implementation of a new efficient production process
  • staff training on energy, waste and water consumption reduction, carbon footprint
  • regular reports of energy consumption and optimization

Our bottling site is also entirely powered by renewable energy.

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Packaging

Considering Packaging & End of life, recycled PET has a 30% lower carbon emissions compared to virgin PET (15% when considering product full life cycle). In complement to advocate for a circular model, evian aims to use only rPET to produce its bottles by 2025. Currently, we have an average of 45% rPET* across our range of bottles. To learn more go to Package and recycling.

*excludes label and cap

Transport

We are continuously optimizing to lessen our environmental impact by increasing efficiency whenever possible. For example, knowing that train transportation carbon footprint is 10x smaller than trucks in France, we transport about 90% of our bottles from our factory to our warehouses by train. Another initiative is that our logistics team is equipped with a carbon calculator to help incorporate carbon impact into decision making.