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“WE CANNOT DO THIS ALONE – IT NEEDS TO BE A JOINT EFFORT ”
EMILIO TENUTA SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER , ECOLAB
and environment . In its operational water and climate goals , Ecolab outlines a number of specific targets , including :
• Reducing the company ’ s water impact by 40 % per unit production across its enterprise , from the 2018 base year
• Restoring more than 50 % of its absolute water withdrawal volume at high-risk sites
• Achieving Alliance for Water Stewardship ( AWS ) Standard certification in high-risk watersheds
• SBTi approved climate target to get to net zero by 2050 and halfway there by 2030
“ We have a lot of big goals ,” Tenuta explains , “ for example , we want to have a net positive water goal by 2030 , as well as the target of being net zero by 2050 . Additionally , we ’ re very proud of our DEI goals , as well as those to impose safety , as safety is at the core of the company .
“ But what really speaks volumes is the positive impact we ’ re making by helping our customers achieve their bold business and sustainability goals in 2022 . For example , we helped our customers conserve 219 billion gallons of water – equivalent to the drinking water needs of 758 million people . We helped our customers provide safe and high-quality food to 1.4 billion people while providing hand hygiene solutions to clean 57 billion hands and avoiding 3.6 million metric tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions , which
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