Climate Change Data

Autoridad del Canal de Panamá (ACP)

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022-10 to 2023-09)

Reporting Period: 2022-10 to 2023-09

Environmental Metrics

Water Consumption:2,884 Mm3/year (consumed by locks)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Water Resources Management
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Community Development
  • Human Capital
  • Corporate Social Responsibility

Environmental Achievements

  • Planted more than five million seedlings in the watershed in collaboration with local communities.
  • Implemented efficient coffee production and marketing methods, resulting in over $1 million in sales through the Environmental Economic Incentives Program (PIEA).

Social Achievements

  • Issued over 22,000 property titles to residents of the Panama Canal and surrounding watershed.
  • Continued execution of the Employee Health and Wellbeing Improvement Program.
  • Held over 20 sports leagues with over 100 teams and 3,100 workers.
  • Sponsored an intercollegiate indoor soccer tournament for Panamanian students.

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented a staggered toll scheme, generating greater revenue.
  • Strengthened commitment to transparency, communication, and service to users through real-time information.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Ensure water resource sustainability for human consumption and Canal operations.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Implement the Panama Canal Watershed Definition and Expansion Project.
Short-term Goals:
  • Develop solutions for water availability.

Environmental Challenges

  • Unprecedented drought with consequences for water availability for human consumption and Canal operations.
  • Lowest rainfall in the 1898-2023 period, resulting in a water deficit of 574 Mm3.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implemented water optimization measures, including cross-filling in lockages, use of water-saving basins, draft restrictions, and reduced daily transits.
  • Proposed the Panama Canal Watershed Definition and Expansion Project to the National Government.
  • Developed the water projects program to assess viable options to strengthen and modernize the water resource management system and identify additional water sources.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Drought
  • Changes in rainfall patterns

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: IFRS Accounting Standards

Third-party Assurance: KPMG