THE SUSTAINABILITY INTERVIEW
His extensive experience spans technical marketing and business management across diverse sectors. These include food and beverage, pharmaceutical, lodging, healthcare, primary metals and automotive industries.
He moved into sustainability leadership 16 years ago and has since seen big changes.
“ The biggest shift I’ ve seen is that sustainability has moved from the sidelines to the centre of the business strategy,” Emilio explains.
ECOLABS’ S 2024 GROWTH AND IMPACT REPORT
Ecolab’ s 2024 Growth & Impact Report demonstrates how the company’ s sustainability expertise has produced outstanding results for partners across industries and continents.
In 2024, it helped its customers conserve 226 billion gallons of water – enough to supply the drinking needs of 781 million people for a year.
Its hygiene and food safety programmes protected 1.7 billion people from foodborne illnesses and infections, supporting sectors including healthcare, food processing and manufacturing.
The company’ s climate-driven solutions enabled customers to avoid 4.6 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to removing nearly one million cars from roads annually.
22 October 2025