Revised targets build on strong previous environmental performance,
will guide operations through 2017
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Following a strong performance on earlier environmental goals, Ecolab
Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and
services, has set new five-year targets to further improve the
environmental impact of its operations.
"Sustainability is core to our purpose of making the world cleaner,
safer and healthier," said Douglas M. Baker, Jr., Ecolab chairman and
chief executive officer. "Through our total impact approach, we consider
the economic, social and environmental impacts of our products and
services to deliver sustainable results for our customers and improve
our own operations."
Ecolab merged with Nalco Company in December 2011. As individual
companies, both Ecolab and Nalco were committed to sustainable
operations and minimizing environmental impacts. This commitment has
been strengthened through the combined company's expanded expertise and
broader reach.
Using the combined company's 2012 metrics as an operational baseline,
Ecolab has set new goals to further improve its environmental impact
within the next five years. Among these new targets, Ecolab will work to
achieve a five percent reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, a 10
percent reduction in water use and wastewater discharge, and a 10
percent reduction in solid waste, per million dollars in sales.
The updated environmental performance targets build upon the success
both Ecolab and Nalco had achieved toward their previous environmental
goals. Both firms were pacing ahead of targets at the end of 2011, when
the two companies merged and concluded their legacy programs.
Ecolab achieved a 19 percent reduction in U.S. GHG emissions from the
2006 baseline, attaining 95 percent of its stated goal within 83 percent
of the time frame. Ecolab also reduced waste by 20 percent between 2009
and 2012, against a target of 18 percent. In 2007, Nalco set a target of
reducing its total energy use 10 percent globally by the end of 2012,
and achieved 84 percent of its goal within 80 percent of the planned
time frame.
Ecolab has been recognized numerous times for its sustainability
leadership. In 2012, the company was named to the Dow Jones
Sustainability World Index, the FTSE4Good Index, the Carbon Disclosure
Project's Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index for the third consecutive
year and to the Maplecroft Climate Innovation Index for the third
consecutive year. Ecolab also received the American Chemistry Council
Responsible Care Energy Efficiency Award, the NAFA Fleet Management
Association Sustainable Fleet Award and was named to Ethisphere
Institute's list of the world's most ethical companies for the seventh
consecutive year.
About Ecolab
A trusted partner at more than one million
customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene
and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital
resources. With 2012 sales of $12 billion and 44,000 associates, Ecolab
delivers comprehensive solutions and on-site service to promote safe
food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use and
improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare,
energy, hospitality, commercial laundry and industrial markets in more
than 170 countries around the world.
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Source: Ecolab Inc.
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