We are committed to acting as a steward of the natural environment. This is evident in our approach to water conservation. Although our operations are not especially water-intensive, we recognize the need to reduce water usage in our production processes. Each of our manufacturing facilities has controls in place to monitor water use, and through our collective efforts, we are making progress throughout our enterprise.

To achieve our water conservation aspirations, we strive to make continuous improvements in our water-related processes, management systems and equipment. This includes installing closed-loop water systems and heat exchangers. In addition, we conduct water use-specific reviews and implement strategies to reduce wastewater and stormwater pollutants. We manage our storm water runoff at each facility to prevent inadvertent contaminant discharge and meet local permit requirements.

We consider water stress when assessing our operations and making capital expenditure decisions. Before RPM moves, adds or closes any operations, we evaluate our potential impact on the environment and water resources against our assessment matrix. This assessment matrix was developed using the World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas.  

Our Goals for Water Conservation 

We are working to identify and implement additional opportunities for water reuse and conservation and collaborating with suppliers to do the same.

RPM is working to safeguard species that share the spaces around our operations. We are currently tracking capital projects to verify they are not in areas of high biodiversity, and if they are, working to minimize the impact on local habitats. Currently, RPM has no locations in close proximity to protected and high-value biodiversity habitat areas.