Product Sustainability
Ecolab is on a continuous journey to be a leader in product safety and sustainability. Our policies and programmes have been developed to protect what is vital – People Health, Planet Health and Business Health.
When it comes to our products, we consider the total impact on both human health and the environment. Our Impacts That Matter criteria and packaging principles help ensure that Ecolab products are designed with sustainability in mind without compromising safety or performance.
Ecolab is a leader in the industry in developing new, effective solutions that help our customers drive operational efficiency, product quality, safety and compliance while minimising environmental impact throughout a product’s lifecycle.
Sustainable Design Principles
Ecolab designs products for maximum positive impact. Our primary objective is to help customers achieve significant sustainability, safety and productivity gains in their own operations, while minimising the footprint of the products we deliver. Everyone at Ecolab shares this responsibility, and the foundations of sustainable design are embedded into our Research and Development processes.
Chemicals Management
Packaging Goals
Ecolab is committed to ensuring that our products and packaging advance safety and sustainability. We continuously improve our designs to help minimise waste and safely deliver best-in-class experiences for our customers. Our commitment to excellence in packaging is supported by a global team of more than 50 packaging professionals, including engineers, materials scientists, analysts and technicians.
By 2030, our ambition is to have moved to reusable or recyclable-by-design packaging for non-regulated products. Currently, 91% of Ecolab’s packaging by weight is reusable or recyclable-by-design.
Reducing Plastic Waste
Discover Ecolab’s commitment to sustainable packaging by accompanying Nevin Sant on a tour of Ecolab’s Water University at our Naperville Campus. Nevin shares key insights into Ecolab’s circular packaging strategy and 2030 ambition to move to reusable or readily recyclable materials in our non-regulated packaging. Ecolab will continue to incorporate post-consumer recycled materials in our packaging where feasible without compromising user safety or performance.