Environment
BP is working to avoid, minimize and mitigate environmental impacts wherever we do business
Our progress in 2013
| What we said we would do | Where we are today | What we plan to do next |
| Assess which operations are in water scarce areas to understand associated risks |
We know around half our major operating sites withdraw freshwater in areas of water stress or scarcity and that these operations account for about 17% of our total freshwater withdrawal |
Investigate future water management approaches taking into account our operations' life cycle water demand and local water resources |
| Seek to work collaboratively with government regulators in planning for oil spill response |
Lessons shared on oil spill response with regulators in Azerbaijan, Brazil and Libya | Continue to develop modelling tools to better predict the consequences of an oil spill to land |
| Focus efforts on energy efficiency where it is relevant for local business management |
8% improvement in energy intensity index at our Toledo refinery in the US between 2010 and 2013 |
Share lessons learned on energy efficiency at Toledo with our other refineries around the world |
