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.
| Environmental costs (MEUR) | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Environmental capital expenditures | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| Environmental operating expenditures | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
