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Ecolab

Company Profile
ecolab
Enterprise Value: US$74.1 bn
Region: USA
Theme:
Water management
Website: ecolab.com

Sub-theme: Efficient water use

Ecolab sells cleaning products and services to restaurants, hotels, hospitals, food and beverage producers and other businesses. The company has a particular focus on energy and water efficiency. Ecolab has developed a range of products and services that help to reduce, and in some cases even eliminate, the use of water in a wide range of industrial applications. In turn, this helps to lower costs through a reduction of energy and water impacts.

Created with Highcharts 10.2.0Impact Score: 18%Fundamental quality: 88%0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%40%60%80%100%

Impact Score: 18%

The water and energy saving technologies produced by Ecolab provide sanitary benefits at a significantly reduced environmental cost, as well as improved performance, compared with standard alternatives.

Fundamental Quality: 88%

Ecolab is a very well-run company that has developed core expertise in providing cleaning and sanitation services to a variety of industries. Its superior products and thoughtful service model, combined with leading technology, provide strong competitive barriers.

Link to UN SDGs SDG 6
SDG 6 includes a focus on substantially increasing water-use efficiency across all sectors. Ecolab directly supports this through their focus on water efficiency across multiple end markets.
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Impact calculator metric
(per £1m invested in this company FY23)
Water management:
21,000,000 litres of water saved
Recent stewardship topics
  • Executive remuneration
  • Hazardous chemicals
  • Product impact
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Risk of negative impacts
  • <2% of revenues from toxic chemicals used in hygiene control
  • Operations use large amounts of water
  • Operations generate significant greenhouse gases
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