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In this Forbes article Ecolab’s President and CEO, Christophe Beck, outlines four steps that businesses can take to use water more sustainably and achieve long-term growth:

1. Understand Your Sustainability and Business Goals
2. Gain Insights Into Your Unique Situation
3. Implement Actions That Combine to Create Enterprise-Level Impact
4. Deliver Outcomes That Drive Your Business and The Planet Forward

Businesses are urged to stay up-to-date with changing regulations and adapt their strategies accordingly to mitigate the risks and seize opportunities presented by the transition to a low-carbon economy. This article discusses the increasing importance of complying with climate change regulations and the steps businesses can take to meet these evolving requirements, and emphasizes the need for companies to track and report their carbon emissions and implement strategies to reduce them.

Your goals are the first step. We begin by taking the time to understand where you are and where you want to be, so we can design a blueprint for success.

• We'll learn about your strategy and drivers for water goals at the enterprise and local levels
• Review approach to meet goals within operational constraints and take into account local climate, regulations and water availability
• Compare to industry benchmarks

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Following the Ecolab Water for Climate Blueprint, our on-site industry water experts help implement and maintain solutions. ;

• On-site consulting, project management and service
• Advanced chemistries
• Digital technologies to drive water-reduction strategies
• Engineering design, implementation and operation

Next, we conduct a thorough assessment to uncover insights that inform a successful water strategy and management program.

• Assess manufacturing site operations based on its unique production
• Evaluate designs for the most efficient engineered solutions
• Create an Ecolab Water for Climate Blueprint to reach goals across the enterprise

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Improve your water resiliency, operational performance and productivity with an enterprise partnership. ;

• Reduce water use and impacts on energy and greenhouse gas emissions
• Protect brand equity
• Deliver and report reduction in water use and the impact on energy
• Gain operational and cost efficiency

Pressure is high in the food and beverage industry to address water scarcity and maintain business continuity. It’s not enough to simply focus on the local water problem of the day. Instead, it’s critical to the success of your business to always push what’s possible with water—at the enterprise level and at each plant.

With Ecolab, you can:

• Design your water program with the entire plant in mind
• Scale what is working to other facilities ;

Water is vital to your entire production process, but water scarcity creates concerns about business continuity. You need to differentiate against your competitors, maintain efficiency and achieve growth goals all while conserving water.

To accomplish this, your site leaders need the resources to achieve their production targets and deliver their water goals. It's critical to the success of your business to push what's possible with water, just like you continuously push to maintain your critical assets.

With Ecolab, you can:

• Assess the impact of water in your operations
• Increase the speed and scale of your water savings initiatives
• Demonstrate your enterprise results to your stakeholders

A connected universe means more data and more data centers to keep cool. Water is an efficient coolant but in many places, it's running out.

When using water is your best option but you can’t use too much, balance is key. That means minimizing water use while avoiding risk and protecting growth.

With Ecolab, you can:

• Vet all your cooling options
• Benchmark water and cooling efforts
• Align local water variance with your corporate goals
• Increase capacity in current infrastructure

Boards and shareholders are applying ever-increasing pressure to address the impacts of climate change and water stress. Governments are continuously introducing water legislation. Your customers and their value chain want to work with industry leaders who demonstrate progress towards their sustainability goals.

To achieve your ambitious growth goals while conserving water, your site leaders need the resources to achieve production targets and make smart investments to deliver their water goals. It's critical to the success of your business to push what's possible with water, just like you continuously push to maintain your operational performance.

With Ecolab, you can:

• Assess the impact of water in your operations
• Increase the speed and scale of your water savings initiatives
• Demonstrate your enterprise results to your stakeholders