Ecolab Manufacturing Facilities in California Receive Alliance for Water Stewardship Certification

Carson and City of Industry plants achieve benchmark for responsible
water management

ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies
and services, has achieved Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS)
certification at its two manufacturing facilities in California, in
Carson and City of Industry. The AWS
International Water Stewardship Standard (AWS Standard) is a leading
global standard for responsible water management.

ÔÇ£To be a responsible business, we believe you need to seek growth while
minimizing your impact on the environment,ÔÇØ said Emilio Tenuta, Ecolab
vice president of Corporate Sustainability. ÔÇ£Every day, we are committed
to growing our business while advancing sound principles of water
stewardship, both within our operations and through our ongoing work at
customer sites throughout the world.ÔÇØ

The AWS Standard is a framework designed to promote sustainable
freshwater use. The free, globally consistent and locally adaptable
standard outlines a set of water stewardship criteria and indicators for
how water should be stewarded at a site and within a watershed that is
environmentally, socially and economically beneficial.

Ecolab is a founding partner of the AWS. In 2015, the companyÔÇÖs
manufacturing plant in Taicang, China, which is located in a
water-sensitive area in the Taihu basin of the Yangtze region, was the
first site in the world to receive AWS Standard certification.

ÔÇ£We strategically evaluated our manufacturing footprint and are
implementing the AWS Standard at sites with high water scarcity, quality
or regulatory risks,ÔÇØ added Alex Blanco, Ecolab executive vice president
and chief supply chain officer. ÔÇ£Achieving certification at our two
manufacturing facilities in water-stressed California was a priority.ÔÇØ

EcolabÔÇÖs facilities in Carson and City of Industry produce chemistries
to help ensure clean water, safe food, healthy environments and abundant
energy, and improve operational and sustainability outcomes for
companies in a wide range of industries.

ÔÇ£Ecolab continues to be an industry leader in water stewardship. AWS
certification at these two sites demonstrates that companies create
competitive advantages through superior water stewardship performance,ÔÇØ
said Matt Howard, North American director for AWS. ÔÇ£We cannot take our
freshwater resources for granted. ThatÔÇÖs why AWS, its members and
partners encourage North American companies to embrace the International
Water Stewardship Standard.ÔÇØ

Ecolab is one of nearly 100 leading organizations from across sectors
that are advancing the efforts of AWS to protect the worldÔÇÖs limited
freshwater resources by helping water users identify and mitigate water
risks and their operational impact on water resources.

About Ecolab
A trusted partner at nearly three million
customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene
and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital
resources. With annual sales of $14 billion and 48,000 associates,
Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and
on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments,
optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies for
customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial
markets in more than 170 countries around the world.

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About the Alliance for Water Stewardship
AWS is a global
membership-based collaboration that unites organizations behind its
mission: To lead a global network that promotes responsible use of
freshwater that is socially and economically beneficial and
environmentally sustainable. AWS achieves this through a global water
stewardship system, centered on the International Water Stewardship
Standard (the AWS Standard), that drives, recognizes, and rewards good
water stewardship performance. The AWS vision is that water users and
managers are responsible water stewards, who protect and enhance
freshwater resources for people and nature. The AWS Standard provides a
globally-applicable framework for major water users to understand their
water use and impact, and to work collaboratively and transparently for
sustainable management within water catchment areas.

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Contacts

Ecolab Inc.
Roman Blahoski, 651-250-4724
[email protected]