Advancing Climate Goals Through Efficient Operations

Ecolab is helping customers reach ambitious climate goals through solutions focused on efficient, responsible operations.

Advancing Sustainable Climate Solutions

Reducing Energy Use, Emissions and Costs Through Smart Water Management

With green technologies and smart water management solutions that
deliver significant water and energy savings, Ecolab is supporting
companies fighting climate change by helping them reduce emissions
and achieve more efficient and sustainable operations.


Ecolab Water for Climate™

Meeting Your Climate Goals Through the Power of Water

The impactful program, Ecolab Water for Climate, is designed to help you accelerate progress toward your climate goals by reducing water usage across your enterprise and quantify its impact on energy, greenhouse gas emissions, and the bottom line.

Climate Expertise

Water Management Programs

Protect your business from water quality issues to help improve operational efficiency, ensure guest satisfaction and advance sustainable operations.

Clean-in-Place Testing and Assurance

Use actionable data and corrective recommendations to improve product quality, increase energy efficiency and lower operating costs.

Performance Monitoring

Gain unmatched insight into critical asset performance to help deliver a step change in production and asset reliability and profitability throughout your entire operation.

System Monitoring

The Ecolab Global Intelligence Center monitors water systems 24-7, ensuring the highest level of expertise is always there to monitor and protect customer systems.

By 2030, we aim to help customers avoid the generation of 6 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually, preventing nearly 10 million pollution-related illnesses.

Our Climate Impact in 2024 

33% 

Reduction in Scope 1 

and 2 GHG emissions, 
from 2018 base year.

71% 

Of our electric power 

came from 

renewable sources.

4.6 million 

Metric tons of GHG emissions avoided 
through use of Ecolab solutions 
and services at customer sites.

ECOLAB3D™ IIoT Platform​

OMNI Analytics is powered by ECOLAB3D. ECOLAB3D is an IIoT platform designed to collect data from monitoring systems, automation tools and more in order to gain enterprise visibility, data-driven insights and prescriptive performance recommendations. Combined with our industry leading services and field expertise, customers on the ECOLAB3D IIoT platform improve performance, manage risk, deliver value and more.

Learn more about Ecolab's safe and secure cloud-based IoT and IIoT Platform.

Let’s Make Water Chapter One of the Climate Story

The Paris Climate Agreement does not mention water, yet climate change and water scarcity are two global problems that are closely connected.

Climate Solutions
 

Boiler Water Treatments - Chemicals, Monitoring and Maintenance Programs

Boiler Water Treatments - Chemicals, Monitoring and Maintenance Programs

Generate safe, reliable steam with boiler water chemical treatments, monitoring, and maintenance from Nalco Water. Achie...

Conveyor Lubrication Systems

Conveyor Lubrication Systems

Our chemistry, service, equipment and expertise keep your food and beverage conveyors running optimally. We provide effe...

Clean Out of Place (COP) Solutions

Clean Out of Place (COP) Solutions

Ecolab's clean out of place (COP) systems and products help you reduce water and energy usage. Custom-engineered COP sys...

Clean in Place (CIP) Solutions

Clean in Place (CIP) Solutions

Optimize your CIP process to ensure food safety and product quality with our range of CIP products, engineered solutions...

Our Expertise in Action

Reducing Emissions Through Smart Water and Energy Use

Circular Solution Helps Nestle Save Water and Energy in Brazil

June 6, 2026

Circular Solution Helps Nestle Save Water and Energy in Brazil

A Nestle milk production plant in southeastern Brazil challenged its suppliers to develop improvement projects that woul...

Cleaning program in Geothermal Power Plant increases electric power generation

March 2, 2026

Cleaning program in Geothermal Power Plant increases electric power generation

Nalco Water helped a Geothermal Power Plant in northern Mexico increase the electric power generation with a cleaning pr...

Helping ADM save 2.3 billion gallons of water

March 2, 2026

Helping ADM save 2.3 billion gallons of water

Through its partnership with Ecolab, ADM has reduced operational costs while conserving natural resources such as water ...

Helping Hilton minimize its environmental footprint

March 2, 2026

Helping Hilton minimize its environmental footprint

Ecolab has collaborated with Hilton properties around the world in many different capacities to jointly drive sustainabl...

Powering Reliable, Clean Energy with Exelon Generation

March 2, 2026

Powering Reliable, Clean Energy with Exelon Generation

From entire industries to individuals, power is crucial for our daily lives. As a leader in power generation, Exelon Gen...

Technology Helps Global Toothpaste Manufacturer Save Water and Drive Productivity

March 2, 2026

Technology Helps Global Toothpaste Manufacturer Save Water and Drive Productivity

Colgate-Palmolive's Mission Hills plant in Guanajuato, Mexico, enlisted Ecolab’s help to improve the efficiency and sust...

Indian Steel Produce Forges Ahead with Water Savings

March 2, 2026

Indian Steel Produce Forges Ahead with Water Savings

As a result of a six-year effort, the business lowered its water consumption by 2.3 billion gallons — equal to one year ...

Paper Mill's Power Plant Turns the Page on a Persistent Problem

March 2, 2026

Paper Mill's Power Plant Turns the Page on a Persistent Problem

Nalco Water’s team of experts identified the source of the magnetite loss in the Paper Mill Power Plant and implemented ...

Resources and Commitments
 

2030 Positive Impact

Water Resilience Coalition

Smart Water Navigator

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