Ecolab Included in 2011 Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Performance Leadership Index

The name of Ecolab has been included in the 2011 Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Performance Leadership Index recognizing its efforts to palliate climate change. The company one among the 11 quoted in the index received ‘Band A’ evaluation for possessing a fully incorporated climate change policy that applies notable maturity in its climate change attempts.

The company is also included in the CDP Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) for the second year consecutively. The CDLI brings into spotlight those companies that have proved commitment to stakeholder communications and transparency, governance and strategy in their reporting exercises. Ecolab has scored 91 out of the possible 100 and achieved top rating.

The 2011 CDP S&P 500 Report comprises the outcomes of the CDP analysis on the basis of the responses received by PricewaterhouseCoopers. It is compiled from the information such as the involvement of management and the strategies adopted to address climate change, information on the risks and opportunities, energy emission targets fixed by the corporate and use of energy by the facilities and operations provided by the companies. The report comes handy for the institutional investors and others to evaluate the companies in managing climate change issues.

Ecolab has been implementing green sustainability initiatives and included sustainability metrics in the development of new products, functional improvements and in increasing the efficiency of its operational fleet. Such attempts by the company have lent to reductions in its greenhouse gas emissions.