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Responsible

water
management Wastewater treatment

The 2030 Agenda includes recommendations for the sustainable and responsible use of In order to protect the environment and guarantee the health and safety of crew members, if
water, which is likely to be the most critical natural resource in the decades to come, given a spill or discharge of wastewater occurs, it is specially treated using cutting-edge purification
the problems of access to an ample supply of safe drinking water in many parts of the globe. systems. In 2019 there were 7 spills of lubricating oil, gray water and treated sewage, and all
Accordingly, Costa is working towards both of the water-related SDGs, minimizing water 7 were minor incidents dealt with by the shipboard personnel, who are regularly trained to
wastage in all its marine operations, partly by means of state-of-the-art purification devices take all possible steps to clean up and minimize the environmental impact of a spill in line with
(reverse osmosis systems) but also by reducing the amount of bilge water generated on Company procedures. No grievances about environmental impacts were filed by stakeholders
board and using it again as technical water. At the same time thanks to the use of special during the reporting period.
desalination plants, we have gradually increased the amount of water produced directly
on board (76.29%) so as to reduce as much as possible the quantity bunkered in our ports
of call; in any event, Costa deliberately poses minimal water sourcing impacts to the port
communities in regions experiencing water scarcity or restrictions. Optimization of water use
efficiency for all our shipboard operations is a key part of Costa’s management system; in this
sense the debut of Costa Smeralda marks an important milestone insofar as in addition to
achieving optimum performance with 100% of water produced directly on board, the new
technologies installed on board the flagship allow a drastic reduction in water consumption in
daily operations. For example, the shipboard laundries are equipped with cutting-edge tunnel
washers which, with their internal extraction and recycling system, enable water savings of
50% for each kilogram of washing. Meanwhile, our new Meiko M-IQ dishwashers guarantee
a 35% reduction in daily water consumption, while the new faucets and showers enable an
additional 30% saving. Costa engages its guests, promoting their responsible consumption of
water, by means of a video campaign called Stop the Drop; the effectiveness of the message
is reflected by the fact that we achieved an overall reduction per capita water consumption on
board of some 1.32% compared to 2018.

-1.32% +13% 23.71% 76.29%

TOTAL WATER WATER PRODUCED WATER BUNKERED WATER PRODUCED
CONSUMPTION ON BOARD FROM PORT ON BOARD
(per person per day) compared to 2018 FACILITIES