Company Website:
http://www.xylem.com
RYE BROOK, N.Y. -- (Business Wire)
As the world continues to face the challenges of climate change, a
growing global population and increasing urbanization, our natural
resources are at risk – especially water. As a leading global water
technology company, Xylem (NYSE: XYL) is committed to solving water
issues, which is a pre-condition for advancing sustainability in all
forms. Today, Xylem outlined its latest progress in its 2015
Sustainability Report, published here.
“Xylem actively addresses the inherent linkages between water, climate
and sustainability,” said Patrick Decker, President and CEO of Xylem.
“We are committed to ensuring that our sustainability initiatives
support our overarching business strategy, and that we foster a culture
that reflects this commitment. Our sustainability framework encompasses
four key areas – our product offerings, our operations, external
engagement, and organization and culture – and allows us to effectively
and seamlessly integrate sustainability into our core business
operations.”
In the report, the Company details progress against its ambitious
five-year sustainability goals, which include driving improvements in
energy efficiency of specific product lines, as well as reducing water
use by 25 percent and greenhouse gas emission intensity by 20 percent.
In addition, Xylem aims to bolster the impact of Xylem Watermark, the
Company’s corporate citizenship program, through increased employee
involvement and donations.
Xylem’s commitment to sustainability is also reflected in the Company’s
recently published report, Powering
the Wastewater Renaissance, which found that the adoption
of currently available, high-efficiency technologies can reduce
electricity-related greenhouse gas emissions from the global wastewater
sector by up to 50 percent. Furthermore, the report showed that since an
upgraded wastewater sector would consume less energy, 95 percent of
these emissions reductions would either pay for themselves or even
result in savings that could be channelled into additional sustainable
upgrades.
About Xylem
Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology provider, enabling
customers to transport, treat, test and efficiently use water in public
utility, residential and commercial building services, industrial and
agricultural settings. The company does business in more than 150
countries through a number of market-leading product brands, and its
people bring broad applications expertise with a strong focus on finding
local solutions to the world’s most challenging water and wastewater
problems. Xylem is headquartered in Rye Brook, New York, with 2015
revenue of $3.7 billion and more than 12,500 employees worldwide. Xylem
was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the last four years
for advancing sustainable business practices and solutions worldwide,
and the Company has satisfied the requirements to be a constituent of
the FTSE4Good Index Series each year since 2013.
The name Xylem is derived from classical Greek and is the tissue that
transports water in plants, highlighting the engineering efficiency of
our water-centric business by linking it with the best water
transportation of all -- that which occurs in nature. For more
information, please visit us at www.xylem.com.
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Xylem Inc.
Media
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jennifer.jacob@xyleminc.com
or
Investors
Phil
DeSousa, +1 914-323-5930
phil.desousa@xyleminc.com
Source: Xylem Inc.
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