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Innovation at Work
Innovation the World Relies On
Rooted in science, our innovative and determined problem-solvers help make the world cleaner, safer and healthier. We deliver comprehensive programs and solutions, with focused, data-driven insights and unmatched service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for our customers. Throughout our more than 100 years helping customers improve their operations and address clean water solutions, food safety and sanitation, health and climate challenges, we have registered thousands of patents and developed countless solutions to the world’s greatest challenges.
Innovation Strategy
Ecolab’s innovation strategy is based on:
Technology
Developing innovative solutions, programs and systems known for providing effective, clean, safe and healthy solutions.
Insights
Offering increased visibility into usage data, predictive analytics, electronic service reporting and insight-driven problem-solving.
Service
Improving operational efficiency, product quality, safety and sustainability through industry-leading service.
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Global Focus
The world’s most pressing challenges need the world’s best problem solvers.
Water
We manage more than 1 trillion gallons of water for our customers, who leverage our expertise and solutions to significantly reduce, reuse and recycle water and protect this valuable resource.
Food
Our experts are on the forefront of food safety with solutions that span farm to table, helping to protect 1.7 billion people from foodborne illnesses and infections.
Health
We help reduce the risk of 2.1 million infections, while keeping the places we gather and heal cleaner and safer.
Climate
We help our customers conserve more than 65 trillion BTUs of energy and avoid 4.6 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually.
Expertise and Innovation Facts
1,100
R&D Scientists and Technical Specialists
1,200
Digital Experts
21
Global Technology and Innovation Centers
11,300
Patents
Expertise in Action
The Science of Impact
Delivering Exponential Value for Our Customers
Our solutions help customers achieve ambitious business and environmental goals. Measurement is critical component of our process, and through our proprietary eROI℠ value approach, we measure our impact and quantify our customers’ return on investment.
