EMILIO TENUTA TITLE : SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER
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EMILIO TENUTA TITLE : SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER
COMPANY : ECOLAB
INDUSTRY : CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING
LOCATION : UNITED STATES
Having spent nearly 40 years with Ecolab , Emilio Tenuta has held many different positions , including technical marketing and business development roles . But for the last 11 years , Tenuta has been focused on building Ecolab ’ s ESG leadership climate and water strategy .
“ When I first took on this role , sustainability and ESG wasn ’ t what it is today ,” Tenuta shares , “ but at Ecolab , we always had a clear vision . Now , as the business celebrates its 100-year anniversary , we have a clear vision for the years ahead .”
To mark this milestone , Tenuta co-wrote a book , entitled Clean , with Paul Godfrey , Ph . D . using Ecolab as an example of how business can use sustainability as a competitive advantage .
Tenuta concluded : “ But what particularly motivates me each morning , is knowing that , at Ecolab , we are doing well by doing good .” helped prevent almost 6 million pollutionrelated illnesses . These statistics , to me , demonstrate how we ’ re stepping up to help our customers achieve their bold , ambitious goals while making a positive impact for the planet while growing their businesses each year .”
Collaboration for better climate action The water crisis isn ’ t just a humanitarian challenge – it has business implications , too . But , businesses are able to help solve and have a huge impact on these problems .
For example , in 2020 , Ecolab co-founded the Water Resilience Coalition – a CEO-led coalition focused on building awareness and taking action around the water crisis . “ The coalition has been contributing some really meaningful work ,” Tenuta says .