SHERIDAN, WYOMING – June 10, 2025 – Ecolab Inc. has published its 2024 Growth & Impact Report, showcasing a record year of performance, sustainability milestones, and progress toward its 2030 Positive Impact ambitions. With impact at the core of its operating model, Ecolab continues to demonstrate how customer value, environmental outcomes, and business growth can move forward together.
Strategic Growth Backed by Clear Results
The 2024 report highlights quantifiable achievements across water conservation, emissions reduction, and public health protection. Ecolab’s solutions helped customers:
- Conserve 226 billion gallons of water, equivalent to the drinking water needs of 781 million people;
- Protect 1.7 billion people from foodborne illnesses and infections;
- Avoid 4.6 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG); and
- Achieve $9.1 billion in cumulative value from the use of Ecolab solutions and services.
The report frames this performance within the company’s broader growth strategy, as summarized by Chairman and CEO Christophe Beck:
“Ecolab’s winning formula is to grow fast by growing our impact and growing our team,” said Christophe Beck, Chairman and CEO, Ecolab. “As companies around the world seek a path to greater profitability and resource efficiency, the Ecolab team is showing once again how we can achieve simultaneously great performance and positive impact in our own business while helping our customers deliver the same. I want to thank our team for the incredible performance and positive impact they delivered in 2024 and continue to deliver every day on our path to achieve our 2030 ambition.”
Driving Sustainability Through Internal Innovation
While Ecolab’s primary impact stems from its customer partnerships, the company also demonstrated leadership within its own operations and communities. Notable accomplishments in 2024 included:
- Water resilience: Continued its work as cofounder of the Water Resilience Coalition (WRC), which has grown to include 40 companies with a combined market capitalization of $5 trillion. As WRC basin champion for California, Ecolab convened the second annual forum of the California Water Resilience Initiative (CWRI), aligning with public sector goals.
- Renewable energy: Achieved 100% renewable electricity in Ecolab’s EU operations, reaching 71% renewable globally and on track to 100% by 2030.
- Fleet electrification: Accelerated efforts to convert Ecolab’s North American sales and service fleet to electric vehicles by 2030.
- Alternative fuels: Collaborated to grow the Minnesota Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) hub alongside the Greater MSP Partnership, Delta Air Lines, Xcel Energy, and Bank of America, aiming to scale SAF production and use.
- Science-based climate targets: Earned approval from the Science-based Targets initiative (SBTi) for Ecolab’s near- and long-term GHG emissions targets.
- Leading certifications: Secured additional Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) certifications, bringing its total count of AWS-certified facilities to 13.
- Circular economy: Avoided 15.9 million pounds of virgin plastic resin and launched new products like the Disinfectant 1 Wipe and Ecolab® ReadyDose™, advancing waste reduction ambitions.
- Community impact: Donated $21.7 million to global communities through product donations, cash grants and associate volunteerism.
- Winning teams: Drove record results while cultivating a winning team committed to engagement and inclusion for all associates across its global workforce.
- Recognition: Received accolades for corporate responsibility, climate and water leadership from Ethisphere, CDP, JUST Capital, Dow Jones, Fortune and others.
A Blueprint for Purpose-Led Performance
By aligning business goals with environmental and social progress, Ecolab is helping reshape how industry measures success. The company’s work with high-profile partners such as Delta Air Lines and the Water Resilience Coalition shows how cross-sector collaboration can amplify results.
The report concludes with a clear call to maintain momentum through 2030 and beyond. Ecolab’s integrated model of innovation, partnership, and operational excellence sets a high benchmark for purpose-driven companies across global sectors.
Explore Ecolab’s full 2024 Growth & Impact Report at https://www.ecolab.com/corporate-responsibility/growth-and-impact-report.