Supplier name: Ecolab Ltd.

Publication date: 19.08.2024

Commitment to achieving Net Zero

Ecolab Ltd is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050.

Baseline Emissions Footprint

Baseline emissions are a record of the greenhouse gases that have been produced in the past and were produced prior to the introduction of any strategies to reduce emissions. Baseline emissions are the reference point against which emissions reduction can be measured.

Current Emissions Reporting

Emissions reduction targets

In order to continue our progress to achieving Net Zero, we have adopted the following carbon reduction targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

• Overall Net-Zero Target: Ecolab Inc. commits to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by 2050.

• Near-Term Targets: Ecolab commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 50.4% by 2030 from a 2018 base year.* Ecolab also commits to increase active annual sourcing of renewable electricity to 100% by 2030. Ecolab further commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, fuel and energy related activities, upstream transportation and distribution, and downstream leased assets 25% by 2030 from a 2022 base year.**

• Long-Term Targets: Ecolab commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 90% by 2050 from a 2018 base year.* Ecolab also commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions 90% by 2050 from a 2022 base year.

*The target boundary includes land-related emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks.

**Starting with Ecolab’s 2024 inventory and adjusted for historical years, emissions previously categorized under Category 11 Use of Sold Products will be re-categorized under Category 13 Downstream Leased Assets per the GHG Protocol Scope 3 Standard. 

Progress against these targets can be seen in the graph below:

• Carbon Reduction Projects

Completed Carbon Reduction

Initiatives The following environmental management measures and projects have been completed or implemented since the base year. For more information, please see Ecolab.com/CSR and Ecolab’s 2023 Growth & Impact Report (pages 41-50).

• Ecolab’s Climate Change Position formalizes our commitment to the transition to a clean energy economy by identifying opportunities for our company, suppliers, customers and partners to work together to reduce GHG emissions and transparently report climaterelated information to stakeholders.

• We have science-based targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to support the transition to a low-carbon economy.

• Ecolab is a member of RE100, a renewable energy initiative bringing together businesses committed to using 100% renewable electricity by 2030.

• Ecolab is a supporter of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and publishes an annual TCFD Index on climate-related matters across governance, strategy, risk management and target-setting processes.

• As part of the UN Global Compact Forward Faster Campaign in alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13, Ecolab is committed to “Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.”

• Ecolab has participated in and reported to CDP since 2006 to transparently disclose our environmental impacts. In 2023, we received leadership-level rankings from CDP, earning an A ranking for both Climate Change and Water Security submissions.

• In 2023, we reduced absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 25% from a 2018 base year. We utilize a combination of tactics in line with science-based strategies that aim to reduce emissions in our own operations, including increasing energy efficiency, utilizing renewable electricity and electrifying our fleet of service vehicles. Ecolab is actively expanding energy efficiency projects at Ecolab sites across the globe. Locations in Brazil, China, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States implemented energy-efficiency projects in 2023. Efforts included installation of LED lighting, smart lighting and electric equipment controls and destratifiers to provide optimised indoor air conditions. Facilities also optimised boiler systems and hot water operations, improved insulation and/or altered building temperature settings to reduce energy consumption.
  
  
• In 2023, 64% of total electricity usage is considered renewable. We partner with renewable energy producer Clearway Energy Group through a virtual power purchasing agreement (VPPA) to cover 100% of Ecolab’s annual electricity use in the United States and Canada. In 2022, we announced our partnership with asset management firm Low Carbon on a VPPA to source 100% of the electricity needs for our European sites from the Mörknässkogen wind farm on the west coast of Finland. This project was completed in early 2024 and combined, the two agreements allow us to source nearly 80% of our electric power from renewable sources. Steady construction of on-site solar arrays at a number of Ecolab facilities around the globe help supplement site energy requirements with renewable electricity.

• Our expert team of 26,000 sales-and-service associates drive to customer locations each and every day. To help them commute safely and sustainably, we are transitioning our company-owned fleet to electric vehicles (EVs). Efforts to electrify our fleet in Europe are well under way, specifically in countries where EVs are promoted through governmental investments. We have built momentum particularly in the Nordics region, United Kingdom, Netherlands and Belgium and electric vehicles are part of our standard car selector process in Europe. In 2023, we partnered with Ford Pro™ to accelerate our North American EV fleet transition with the aim to supply 100% of sales and service associates in California with electric vehicles by 2025.

• In 2023, we continued to bolster supplier engagement initiatives — including expectation setting and education — on climate, particularly with suppliers that have a high impact on Scope 3 emissions. We continue to partner with CDP to source carbon-related information, including allocated emissions, from suppliers. As recognition of our efforts, we are included on CDP’s 2023 Supplier Engagement Leaderboard. We consistently train and promote our supplier sustainability programme internally with our procurement teams and externally through annual training sessions with high-impact suppliers

• Our ambition for 2030 Positive Impact is to support customers in achieving carbon neutrality by reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 6 million metric tons, helping prevent nearly 10 million pollution-induced illnesses. In 2023, we helped customers avoid emitting 3.8 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, preventing over 6 million pollution-related illnesses.

Declaration and Sign Off

This Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with PPN 06/21 and associated guidance and reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans.

Emissions have been reported and recorded in accordance with the published reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans and the GHG Reporting Protocol corporate standard4 and uses the appropriate Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting.

Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions have been reported in accordance with SECR requirements, and the required subset of Scope 3 emissions have been reported in accordance with the published reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans and the Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard. This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the board of directors (or equivalent management body).

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