2030 Positive Impact
At Ecolab, we grow our business by growing our impact – partnering with customers to deliver measurable value while protecting the resources vital to life.
Our work to create 2030 Positive Impact reflects the change we aim to make for our company, communities, customers and the environment. Together, with our customers and supply partners, we are focused on creating lasting positive impact while simultaneously driving business growth.
In the World
We’re helping our customers grow their business and their impact.
Water
Help customers conserve the annual drinking water needs of 1 billion people, equivalent to 300 billion gallons [1.1 billion m3] of water annually.
Climate
Help customers prevent nearly 10 million pollution-induced illnesses by reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 6 million metric tons annually.
Food
Help customers protect 2 billion people from foodborne illnesses and infections each year by 2030.
Value
Help customers realize $18 billion in cumulative value from the use of Ecolab solutions and services by 2030.
In Our Operations
Alongside our work with our customers, we grow our impact through our high-performing team – applying the same rigor, accountability and ambition to our own operations as we do in enabling customer success to create lasting value for all.
Progressing Toward Net Positive Water Impact
Global water scarcity continues to require urgent action across the world.
As a critical resource to all, responsible stewardship and use of water ties our commitment to our shareholders and communities tightly together. It is a business and social imperative that we grow fast, grow our impact and grow our teams as we work together to address the global water crisis.
Our vision of a water-resilient future relies on tangible action. For Ecolab, that means continuing to drive water management with our customers, while also identifying opportunities to implement water stewardship projects in our own operations. By 2030, we plan to:
- Reduce water impact by 40% per unit production across our enterprise, from our 2018 base year
- Achieve Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Standard certification for sites located within high-risk watersheds
Our 2025 Operational Water Progress
We reduced overall water impact intensity by 36%, from our 2018 base year, by:
- Implementing Ecolab solutions like 3D TRASAR™ and Ecolab® Water Track IQ™ and utilizing digital tools like Water Navigator IQ™ to support smart water management practices
We have achieved Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) certification at 16 of our facilities.
Tackling Carbon Emissions
By decarbonizing our business and empowering customers to do the same, we are driving positive business performance while helping tackle climate change.
Ecolab has near-term science-based targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50% by 2030 from a 2018 base year. We have committed to achieving 100% renewable electricity by 2030 and to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050*. We are also working to reduce Ecolab’s Scope 3 emissions by 25% by 2030 from a 2022 base year across a portion of purchased goods and services, fuel- and energy-related activities, upstream transportation and distribution, and downstream leased assets.
*Includes a 90% absolute reduction of Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions from 2018 base year and Scope 3 GHG emissions from 2022 base year.
Our 2025 Operational Climate Progress
To help meet our goals, we use a combination of tactics supported by science-based strategies. In 2025, we:
- Reduced absolute Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 44% from our 2018 base year
- Sourced 92% of electricity for global operations from renewable sources
- Continued with electric vehicles (EVs) as standard fleet options across much of Europe and China, and in North America completed a full transition of California sales-and-service vehicles to EVs.
Prioritizing Safety Everywhere We Work Through Goal Zero
Safety, health and wellness are foundational to building high-performing teams and delivering consistent business outcomes.
Protecting employees, contractors and visitors is embedded in Ecolab’s values and reinforced through a Goal Zero mindset focused on zero incidents, zero injuries and zero violations. This commitment is shared across the organization and reinforced every day through leadership expectations, training and operational discipline.
Continuous improvement is central to this approach. In 2025, Ecolab reduced its total recordable incident rate (TRIR) by 58% from a 2013 baseline globally and reduced the lost time incident rate (LTIR) by 50% from a 2016 baseline in North America.
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Office of Corporate Sustainability
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St. Paul, MN 55102
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