Environmental
The policies and strategies below relate to Anglian Water Services Limited, Anglian Water Group Limited’s principal business, unless otherwise stated.
Environmental Policy & Management
The Anglian Water Integrated Management Framework Policy unifies our management system processes into a single framework, aligned with our Purpose, Values and Behaviours.
Anglian Water operates predominantly in the East of England, the driest regions in the UK, making environmental stewardship essential for its business. Climate change and water scarcity are significant challenges for us. By prioritising environmental sustainability within our ESG framework, Anglian Water can:
- Protect water resources through efficient water management, conservation, and infrastructure investments.
- Reduce carbon emissions by transitioning to renewable energy, optimising operational efficiency, and innovating within water treatment processes.
- Adapt to climate change by improving flood resilience and preparing for extreme weather events that can impact water supply and wastewater treatment.
Climate & Energy
Anglian Water’s climate-related financial disclosures follow the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), and can be found on pages 90-93 of our Annual Integrated Report 2024.
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Biodiversity and Land Use
Part of our role in supporting the environment in the East of England is the management of 49 designated sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs).
Find out more on Taking care of wildlife
See the ‘Environment’ section of our Annual Integrated Report 2024, pages 44- 53, for information around biodiversity net gain, bathing water quality and habitat creation and nature restoration.
We launched our Get River Positive Plan to address river water quality...
Water Resources
The region we operate in is one of the driest and hottest parts of the country. Climate change is also impacting rainfall patterns, which will have a consequence on the availability and quality of water resources. We have always taken along-term view to managing water resources. Our Water Resources Management Plan(WRMP) sets out how we will manage water supply and demand in our region, looking ahead 25 years. Our WRMP19 plan focused on our twin-track approach; investments in new water infrastructure, such as our interconnecting pipeline and new reservoirs; and reducing leaks and encouraging water-wise behaviours, with our customers and businesses. Our WRMP (2025-2050) and BusinessPlan (2025-2030) set out our planned
actions to ensure a safe and securewater resource into the future. Guided by the water needs of our region and ourcustomer
and stakeholder views, we have worked alongside key partners in the East to contribute to Water Resources East Regional Plan and have developed a three-tiered strategy.
Anglian Water Services Water Resources Management Plan and supporting reports:
Water Recycling
Ensuring infrastructure development keeps pace with the expanding needs of our region’s growing population. Alongside development of two new reservoirs and expansion of our interconnector pipeline, this also means growing capacity at our Water Recycling Centres to accommodate over 200,000 new people and 100,000 new properties over the next five years.
Waste, Resource Efficiency and the Circular Economy
Over the past two years, we have been developing our circular economy strategy. We have benchmarked ourselves against industry peers and have worked closely with Business In The Community, using their maturity tool to highlight areas of focus. We are currently at Level 2, classified as ‘Improving’ in terms of our circular economy maturity. We’re now using the tool to develop practical steps to further improve our overall circular economy performance. Sewage sludge treatment and recycling is an area of high circular economy maturity, with the biogas and biosolids produced fully recycled, making the overall process circular in nature.
