Water

Understanding Our Water Use

Quantifying the impact of our business on water is the first step toward addressing it. We have mapped the physical water risk of every Nordstrom site, gaining insights that will help us target water use efficiencies. What we've found is that California sites—specifically those in Southern California—are the highest risk, with 65% of Nordstrom's extremely high-risk sites located in the state. These insights will help us prioritize where to focus our efforts as this work expands.

Responsible Water Management

Across our operations, we look for ways to responsibly manage and reduce our water impact. In our restaurants, we have taken action to make restrooms more efficient, such as by installing automatic shutoff timers on sinks and reduced-flow toilet facilities. We are also integrating water efficiency requirements into construction criteria for Nordstrom Rack stores—requirements we will continue to roll out across future new store developments.