Hydro's mission is to create a more viable society by developing natural resources and products in innovative and efficient ways.
In our terms, pursuing viability comprises a specific way of bridging viability and business, and a set of performance areas where we measure our progress.
We have an integrated approach to our reporting, and our Viability performance should be seen in context with the other parts of Hydro's Annual Report 2012.
Here we first describe The Hydro Way, a set of guiding principles that govern our activities and underpin our approach to viability. Next, we report on our viability performance in 2012 according to a set of areas that capture our most important viability issues while corresponding to generally acknowledged domains of reporting.
Greenhouse gas emissions from Hydro's ownership equity 1)
Million mt CO2e | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
| Bauxite & Alumina |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
2.8 |
| Metal production |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
4.5 |
| Downstream production |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
| Remelters |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Electricity generation |
5.8 |
7.3 |
6.2 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
| Total |
13.4 |
15.0 |
13.9 |
12.5 |
14.1 |
