Ecolab has received Water Stewardship Verified (WAVE) certification from The Water Council for its commitment to achieving Net Positive Water Impact by implementing conservation measures across company-operated facilities in the United States.
The WAVE certification program helps corporations accelerate their water stewardship and reporting, and demonstrates Ecolab has prioritized water-related action where it matters most leading to meaningful outcomes for its operations, customers, partners, and local communities.
Independently verified by The Water Council, the programme also helps organizations assess enterprise-wide water uses, impacts and risks by providing a framework to achieve sustainability goals by taking impactful, site-level measures.
WAVE certification is a further testament to the incredible work of the Ecolab team to implement an enterprise-wide water stewardship strategy that complements our local actions.
“Effective water stewardship at our operations remains central to Ecolab achieving a net positive water impact by 2030,” explains Emilio Tenuta, Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at Ecolab. “This WAVE certification is a further testament to the incredible work of the Ecolab team to implement an enterprise-wide water stewardship strategy that complements our local actions.”
As part of its vision to create 2030 Positive Impact, Ecolab aims to reduce its water impact by 40 per cent per unit of production across its enterprise. Most recently, in 2023, the company delivered on water stewardship projects resulting in more than 153 million gallons (~580,000 cubic meters) of water savings. Building off the successes and learnings of its own water stewardship projects, Ecolab applies its expertise and technology to help customers meet their own water stewardship goals. In 2023, Ecolab helped customers save 226 billion gallons of water. The company is on pace to help customers conserve 300 billion gallons of water by 2030.
Following a robust water risk assessment and as part of its water action plan, Ecolab works to implement water reduction, reuse, recycling and replenishment strategies at its facilities and in basins with high water stress to help protect water resources of surrounding communities. Whether that’s working to use non-potable water in production processes, implementing advanced water reclaim systems, or working to protect and restore local watersheds through nature-based solutions, Ecolab is committed to continuously improving conservation, reuse, recycling and restoration of water wherever it operates.
Having completed the rigorous process to earn WAVE Certification, Ecolab reinforces the critical importance of sourcing high-integrity data, leveraging real-time insights, and taking a comprehensive enterprise-wide approach to smart water management. The company’s commitment to enact responsible water stewardship practices is more prevalent than ever, as consumer expectations for water stewardship increase and the global water crisis intensifies.
Visit: https://www.ecolab.com/corporate-responsibility/environment/water-stewardship
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