Ecolab releases 2025 report

Ecolab has released its 2025 Growth & Impact Report highlighting how the company continues to deliver strong business performance while deepening its impact on customers and communities.

The company said technologies like AI promise extraordinary progress, but they cannot scale without mastering water.

“Water is the foundation of life and business. We cannot create more water, but we can reimagine how we use it,” said Christophe Beck, Chairman, President and CEO, Ecolab. “Companies that act decisively, apply proven solutions and work in partnership will lead the next era of growth.”

In 2025, Ecolab partnered with customers across more than 40 industries and 170 countries. Together, the partnership helped customers:

• conserve the annual drinking water needs of more than 849 million people, equivalent to 245 billion gallons of water
• safeguard 7.7 million people from pollution-induced illnesses by avoiding 4.7 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions
• protect 1.7 billion people from foodborne illnesses and infections
• realise $12.9 billion in cumulative value using Ecolab solutions and services.
   

The company said this performance translated into real-world results, reinforcing how performance and impact fuel each other.

Ecolab applied the same discipline across its operations and communities. The report stated it:

• Delivered record sales, earnings per share, operating income margin and cash flows, fuelled by a culture of safety, inclusion and performance.
• Reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 44% from a 2018 base year, powered 92% of operations with renewable electricity and improved water use efficiency by 36%.
• Advanced basin-level action as a co-founder of the United Nations Water Resilience Coalition, expanded Alliance for Water Stewardship certification to 16 Ecolab facilities and partnered with Water.org to expand global access to safe water and sanitation.
• Accelerated water, digital and AI solutions, including the Water Use Efficiency Index with CDP and Ecolab Water Navigator IQ.
• Invested $24.2 million globally through the Ecolab Foundation to strengthen communities where Ecolab operates.
   

Read the company’s full report here: 2025 Growth & Impact Report.

Image caption: Ecolab headquarters in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. Credit: iStock.com/JHVEPhoto