Our Impact

What We DoEcolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services. Our 45,000

employees work in 171 countries to protect what is fundamental to life: clean water, safe food,

abundant energy and healthy environments.

$13 billion annual sales

171 countries

25,000 sales-and-service representatives

6,300 patents

19 global technology centers

We help our customers make wise use of water through improved effi ciency, recycling and reuse.

We prevent cross-contamination in food and beverage processing, retail and foodservice environments to help keep food and drinks safe.

We help energy companies extract more energy using fewer resources, and provide our other customers with products and services that minimize energy use.

We develop solutions that reduce the spread of disease and infection across a variety of settings including healthcare facilities.

Ecolab makes an impact all over the globe

U.S./Canada

Latin America

AfricaMiddle East

EuropeAsia Pacifi c

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National Partnership HighlightsVISIONS FOR LEARNINGVisions for Learning provides curriculum-enhancing

classroom materials to schools in 15 communities across the

country. Our major focus is to educate and support our youth

by helping them excel in school, engage in communities and

develop leadership and life skills.

“ Education is the cornerstone of a strong community and a focus of Ecolab’s community giving initiatives.”

Doug Baker, Ecolab chairman

and chief executive offi cer

Contributing to SocietyThe Ecolab Foundation has donated $71 million since its inception in 1986. We focus on educational, cultural,

environmental and community development programs that are good for business and good for society.

$9,650,000$6,764,000Ecolab Foundation

$2,143,000InKind/Volunteer Hours/Disaster Relief

$743,000Corporate Giving

2013 FOUNDATION AND CORPORATE GIVING ECOLAB FOUNDATION

Civic & CommunityDevelopment39%

Environment &Conservation8%

Arts & Culture12%

8% Industry Grants

Youth & Education33%

$912,000in grants awarded to

280schools through the Ecolab Foundation in 2013

FEEDING AMERICA

603hours volunteered at food banks

Employees’ efforts also were supported by grants to food banks totaling more than $56,000 across the U.S.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

4,450hours volunteered refurbishing and building new homes

Grants given to Habitat for Humanity totaling $180,900 supported volunteer efforts.

UNITED WAY

$480,000pledged to 148 United Way chapters nationwide

An Ecolab Foundation match added $588,000.

Community Giving CampaignDuring our 2013 Community Giving Campaign, we raised

a total of $2.1 million (thanks to an Ecolab Foundation

match) for programs such as United Way, Global Impact,

Ecolab’s Health and Wellness partners and other qualifying,

employee-designated organizations.

Culture of GivingEcolab employees are committed to improving the communities in which we work and live. Through

Ecolab Foundation-matched donations, volunteer opportunities and community leadership roles, our

employees are making a positive impact where it matters most.

Providing LeadershipCommunity Relations Councils (CRCs) in many of our U.S.

facilities support community needs and organize local volunteer

efforts. In 2013, CRC committees made grants totaling $700,000

to 501(c)(3) nonprofi t organizations eligible under Ecolab

Foundation guidelines in our focus areas of giving.

$860,000value to our communities

39,000hours volunteered

Restoring Our CommunitiesEcolab and our employees are dedicated to improving our communities. We participate in hands-on

volunteer opportunities to restore the environment and deploy Ecolab products to the frontline of

disaster relief efforts. These are just a few of the many ways we provide what’s essential to life, where

it’s needed most.

$1.2 millionin product donations in 2013

World Environment Day Ecolab partnered with The Nature Conservancy to restore

protected natural resource sites on World Environment Day.

A group of employees based in the Twin Cities visited the Pilot

Knob Nature Preserve where they worked to clear invasive

burdock from the prairie habitat.

“It felt like we made an impact, and I’ll defi nitely take advantage

of other volunteering opportunities in the future,” said Claire

Carlson, a media relations specialist at the St. Paul offi ce.

Teams from Naperville, Ill., Greensboro, N.C., and Sugar Land,

Texas, also participated in the inaugural World Environment

Day activities.

Helping Those Affected by Disaster

1,920 = $960,000grants through our distributed since 1986 to U.S. Community Leadership organizations where employees program volunteer and provide leadership in their communities

$470,000for Typhoon Haiyan

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