eROI Exponential Return on Investment

Quantified Results for Business Performance, Efficiency and Environmental Impact

Ecolab helps customers achieve ambitious business goals and environmental targets—especially in water conservation. With an unparalleled combination of science and service, we deliver exponential outcomes that benefit customers and communities. Fundamental to our approach is an understanding that real and lasting change is accelerated when economic and environmental benefits align with improved performance, operational efficiency and sustainable impact. 

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Delivering Exponential Value

We call this our eROI outcome: the exponential value of business outcomes, operational performance and environmental impact.

Measurement is a critical component of our process to deliver exponential outcomes. Using our proprietary eROISM value approach, we measure our impact and quantify customers' return on investment.

We start with what matters most to our customers – performance – and link performance outcomes to environmental and social metrics and cost savings to demonstrate the triple-bottom-line benefits of sustainability.


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Driving Profitability Through Smart Water Management

Water conservation is a critical component of helping customers achieve ambitious business goals and environmental targets. Ecolab has unmatched expertise in water management, so we know exactly how to develop an inception-to-implementation water strategy for businesses that want to drive profitability. Ecolab has advanced water stewardship in our own company, and we help customers worldwide implement sustainable water strategies that achieve exponential ROI. Learn why businesses can thrive when water conservation is done well.
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Growth & Impact Report

Growing Fast, Growing Our Impact, Growing Our Team

Ecolab is growing fast by growing our impact with high-performing teams. Together with our customers and suppliers, we are focused on continuing our positive performance into the future.

eROI Success Stories 

See How Ecolab Partners With Customers To Solve Their Most Difficult Challenges

Ecolab Innovations Support Four Seasons Global Impact

June 2, 2026

Ecolab Innovations Support Four Seasons Global Impact

our Seasons is focused on increasing operational efficiencies while embracing environmental best practices across its po...

Ecolab Supports Nestlé as it Advances its Growth, Efficiency and Impact Goals

June 1, 2026

Ecolab Supports Nestlé as it Advances its Growth, Efficiency and Impact Goals

Nestlé is committed to achieving efficiencies that fuel value creation to accelerate profitable growth while supporting ...

Driving Business Performance and Circular Water Practices at Moeve’s San Roque Energy Park

May 29, 2026

Driving Business Performance and Circular Water Practices at Moeve’s San Roque Energy Park

Optimizing water use through circular solutions is a key goal for Moeve as well as a strategic priority for Spain, due t...

Accelerating Sustainable Growth with Kraft Heinz

March 2, 2026

Accelerating Sustainable Growth with Kraft Heinz

Kraft Heinz and Ecolab are partnering closely to help achieve the food and beverage company’s ambitious goals, including...

Helping to Power a More Sustainable Future Together with AES Andes

March 2, 2026

Helping to Power a More Sustainable Future Together with AES Andes

The AES Andes Ventanas plant achieved substantial savings in energy, costs, maintenance and labor via 3D TRASAR™ Technol...

Circular Water Reduces Costs, Water and Energy Usage for Linde Gases (Yantai)

March 2, 2026

Circular Water Reduces Costs, Water and Energy Usage for Linde Gases (Yantai)

Linde Gases (Yantai) was looking for solutions that would improve operational efficiencies, meet regulatory requirements...

Helping Sodexo Turn Business and Environmental Ambitions into Actions

March 2, 2026

Helping Sodexo Turn Business and Environmental Ambitions into Actions

In partnership with Ecolab, Sodexo North America has optimized its operations and achieved water, energy and waste reduc...

Helping Sysco Drive Customer Performance and Impact

March 2, 2026

Helping Sysco Drive Customer Performance and Impact

Working with Ecolab, Sysco deployed a suite of solutions aimed at increasing operational efficiencies, enhancing the gue...

Water Savings for ADM Ethanol Facility

March 2, 2026

Water Savings for ADM Ethanol Facility

Ecolab’s CIP technology and associated chemistries led to more consistent fermentation and enhanced system performance a...

Sustainable Success at Marriott Vacations Worldwide (MVW)

March 2, 2026

Sustainable Success at Marriott Vacations Worldwide (MVW)

MVW’s partnership with Ecolab has led to increased performance without tradeoffs.

Lotte Chemical Environmental Impact Goals

March 2, 2026

Lotte Chemical Environmental Impact Goals

Nalco Water solution performed with a significant reduction in NOx.

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Delivering on Our eROI Promise

Our eROI value approach quantifies what matters most to our customers:

  • Business Outcomes: We help customers achieve their goals based on their key business drivers, while ensuring clean, safe and healthy environments.
  • Operational Performance: We identify ways to improve productivity, operational capacity and compliance to ultimately reduce the total cost of operations.
  • Environmental Impact: We help customers minimize impact on the environment to reach their sustainability goals. We measure the sustainable impact of our solutions against a set of sustainability indicators that align with customer key business drivers across a diverse set of industries.

Through eROIoutcomes, we quantify and communicate the exponential value of our solutions to customers and help customers measure progress toward their internal goals.

Simply put, eROIis the outcome of doing business with us.

eROI is the exponential value of improved business outcomes, operational performance and environmental impact we deliver for our customers.

Measurement is a critical component of our process to deliver exponential outcomes. Using our proprietary eROI value approach, we measure our impact and quantify customers' return on investment to link customer business performance outcomes to environmental and social outcomes and cost savings to demonstrate the triple-bottom-line benefits of sustainability.

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Ecolab Global Headquarters
Office of Corporate Sustainability 
1 Ecolab Place
St. Paul, MN 55102

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