During 2013, Ecolab provided $1.2 million in in-kind product donations
to support global disaster relief efforts. Working in partnership with
non-profit organizations, the company quickly mobilized its needed
cleaning, sanitizing and public health products for distribution to
areas around the world impacted by natural disasters.
“Ecolab’s 44,000 associates understand what it means to be a part of a
community and work extremely well in mobilizing company products during
times of need,” said Kris Taylor, Ecolab vice president of Community
Relations. “After last year’s severe storms in the U.S. and the
devastating typhoon in the Philippines, Ecolab immediately worked with
our non-profit partners to provide needed cleaning and sanitizing
products for use during clean-up efforts. We viewed it as our obligation
to provide our products to those who needed them most.”
In response to the typhoon in the Philippines, Ecolab partnered with
World Emergency Relief to provide over 36,000 cases of cleaning and
sanitizing products, and more than 6,000 laundry bags that local relief
centers used for assembling disaster response kits.
Kristy Scott, CEO of World Emergency Relief, commented, “World Emergency
Relief has partnered with Ecolab for over 15 years. Our two
organizations working together have helped so many people during life’s
most difficult times. The value of Ecolab’s spirit of generosity far
outweighs the value of the products it donates. It is an honor to work
with such a trusted and community-minded company.”
About Ecolab
A trusted partner at more than one million
customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene
and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital
resources. With 2012 sales of $12 billion and 44,000 associates, Ecolab
delivers comprehensive solutions and on-site service to promote safe
food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use, and
improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare,
energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries
around the world.
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