Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services. Around the world businesses in foodservice, food processing, hospitality, healthcare, industrial, and oil and gas markets choose Ecolab products and services to keep their environment clean and safe, operate efficiently and achieve sustainability goals.
Nearly
3 million
customer locations
95-year history
of innovation
More than
8,700 patents
48,000 associates
including 26,500 service professionals and 1,600 RD&E scientists, engineers and technical specialists
More than
$15 million donated
through Ecolab Foundation, corporate giving and volunteer hours in 2017
At Ecolab, this is what we do best. Our 48,000 associates help make the world cleaner, safer and healthier by delivering comprehensive solutions and on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies for customers at nearly three million locations in more than 170 countries.
WE ARE EVERYWHERE IT MATTERS
Our innovative products and services touch virtually every aspect of daily life and are used in hospitals, hotels, restaurants, schools, manufacturing plants, refineries and several other locations throughout the world. Many of the world’s most recognizable brands rely on Ecolab to help ensure operational efficiencies, product integrity and brand reputation.
With an unparalleled commitment to personally delivered service and a suite of innovative technologies and science-based solutions, we drive positive economic and sustainable impacts through our customers, operations and the communities in which we operate.
Our people are the foundation of our business model; every member of the Ecolab team contributes to our purpose.
We start with our customers. Ecolab’s ultimate competitive advantage is found in our industry-leading sales-and-service force. Every customer challenge is unique, which is why our 26,500 field associates partner with customers in their facilities, providing on-the-ground consultation and service. Our experts employ a rigorous process to gather data, apply advanced technology, rethink processes and provide solutions to address our customers’ unique economic, social and environmental challenges.
Behind every field representative is a team of researchers, scientists, engineers, regulatory specialists and other experts working diligently to tackle customer challenges, develop new solutions and meet emerging needs.
We gain considerable insight from our customers - the challenges they face and the results they are striving to achieve. This knowledge drives our innovation. The success of our innovation is evaluated by how well our solutions support the goals of our customers.
With our talented team of scientists and our state-of-the-art innovation centers, Ecolab leads the industry in developing new, effective solutions that help customers improve operations and create positive environmental impact.
It is this investment in expertise, research, development and innovation that drives our ability to stay at the forefront of addressing the most pressing and complex business opportunities facing customers and communities.
We are united by our powerful purpose. By the values that guide us in our work. And by the unlimited resourcefulness that helps us solve our customers’ problems. We Are Ecolab – and together, we make the world a better place.
We make the world cleaner, safer and healthier. We protect vital resources. Ensure water and energy are available everywhere. Our products and services prevent disease and infection. Keep food supplies safe. Protect the places where people eat, sleep, work, play, and heal. We touch what is fundamental to quality of life: We keep people healthy. We enhance well-being. We provide assurance, so life can be lived fully. We help our customers succeed. Reduce risk and worry. Free them to grow.
We work with purpose. When there’s a goal, we reach it. When there’s a problem, we solve it. We work safely. Take care in all we do. We strive to do what’s right, what’s fair, what’s honest. We take action together. In teams. Teams made stronger by diverse perspectives. We find inspiration and energy in what we do and how we do it. In growing, learning and celebrating together. In making a difference and serving the greater good.
Ecolab is Everywhere It Matters. Because what we do – and how we do it – matters everywhere.
In 2017, we helped our customers:
Conserve more than 171 billion gallons of water
Manage 1.1 trillion gallons (4.2 trillion liters) of process and potable water
Conserve drinking water for more than 590 million people
And we are working to help our customers save 300 billion gallons of water annually by 2030
Safely produce 44% of the global milk supply
Safely produce more than 25%
of the world’s processed food
Support clean kitchens, serving 45 billion restaurant meals
And we work to help customers prevent more than 1 million foodborne illnesses each year
Conserve more than 12 trillion BTUs
Reduce the water and energy footprint of 40% of the world’s petroleum production
Generate more than 20% of
the world’s power
And we aim to reduce CO2e by 10% in
our own operations by 2020
Clean more than 40 billion hands
Delight guests with more than
800 million clean hotel rooms
Clean 6 million hospital and long-term care patient rooms
And we work to help hospitals reduce the risk of HAIs for as many as 10,000 people
Nalco Water, an Ecolab company, provides innovative solutions for water treatment and management, process improvements and pollutant control – optimizing product quality and operating costs for our customers while reducing their impact on the environment.
Nalco Champion, an Ecolab company, provides on-site services and technology-driven solutions to the natural gas, petroleum and petrochemical industries – delivering recovery, production and process enhancements that help our customers optimize oil and gas production around the globe.