Environmental costs
Concerning Wärtsilä’s operations, we have defined expenditures as environmental expenditures if they are related to soil, water and air pollution control, waste management, environmental management, or noise control.
A substantial proportion of the company's investments in product development are targeted at securing environmental compliancy providing short- and long-term benefits for the whole value chain and ultimately for the environment.
| Expenditures |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
R&D costs (MEUR)
|
164 |
165 |
141 |
131 |
132 |
Environmental costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Environmental capital expenditures (MEUR) |
1.0 |
0.6 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
|
Environmental operating expenditures (MEUR) |
3.8 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
4.6 |