Efficiency and Pollution
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6 Principles of World Class Water Stewardship in the Beverage Industry (2016)
The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) members have developed six leadership principles that outline the essentials of water stewardship, plus look forward to what is possible in the future.
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Acciona Agua – Sustainable Water Supply in Water Scarce Regions (2017)
Acciona created the Acciona Agua division to provide global solutions for the sustainable development of the water sector and to supply water to people primarily in water-scarce regions.
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ASC Farm Standards – Good Practices in Aquaculture (2017)
This good practice focuses on the importance and implementation of responsible aquaculture through Aquaculture Sustainability Council’s nine farm standards.
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At the Crest of a Wave: A Proactive Approach to Corporate Water Strategy (2007)
This report provides guidance on developing and implementing a water strategy based around innovation, investment, and collaboration.
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Bending the Curve of Global Freshwater Biodiversity Loss: An Emergency Recovery Plan (2020)
This report presents an Emergency Recovery Plan to bend the curve of freshwater biodiversity loss.
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Beverage Industry Continues to Drive Improvement in Water, Energy, and Emissions Efficiency (2019)
The tenth Benchmarking Study released by the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) is a comprehensive quantitative and qualitative benchmark of water, energy, and emissions efficiency in the beverage industry.
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BP Australia | Water Minimization and Recycling in Refining
A BP refinery in Western Australia started a program to reduce potable water demand while also joining collective action with industrial partners, the local water company, and regulator to recycle municipal wastewater.
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Breaking Down Barriers: Priority Actions for Advancing Water Quality Trading (2018)
This report investigates what’s keeping water quality trading on the sidelines and proposes a detailed action agenda to help get water quality trading on the ground in more watersheds across the United States.
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Business Guide to Circular Water Management (2017)
This Business Guide suggests ways to overcome common barriers encountered in framing or implementing a strategy for circular water management, focusing on the reduce, reuse and recycle steps in the 5Rs approach.
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CDP Global Water Report 2019
This report presents an analysis of responses from the 2,433 companies that completed CDP’s water security questionnaire in 2019, with a focus on how companies are responding to the risks and opportunities posed by water pollution.
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CDP Global Water Report 2020
This report presents an analysis of the 2,934 companies that reported information about their water risks, impacts and associated responses and strategies through CDP’s water security questionnaire in 2020.
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Chemicals Management Module (2015)
Benchmark, establish, build, maintain and improve chemicals management processes, and integrate them with other business processes as part of your overall corporate management system.
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Chlorine Dioxide Program Controls Biological Growth and Saves Water (2018)
This case study explores how Ecolab used a chlorine dioxide program at an Egyptian fertilizer plant to control biological growth in order to reduce water consumption, maintenance costs, corrosion rates, and chemical usage.
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Circular Solution Saves Water and Energy – Ecolab Case Study (2017)
This case study demonstrates how Nalco Water helped a Nestlé milk production plant in Brazil reduce water consumption by forming a plan to use condensate organic water generated from the production of powdered milk as cooling tower make-up.
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Co-optimizing Solutions in Water and Agriculture (2017)
A deep-dive into solutions that deliver value to businesses and farming communities while paving the way to a more resilient future.
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Comprehensive CIP Technology Helps Dairy Plant Reduce Water Use (2018)
A dairy manufacturer used Ecolab’s 3D TRASAR CIP technology to reduce water use and increase quality and consistency of its products at one of its plants in Michigan. Ecolab’s CIP technology provided the plant with a more comprehensive system for cleaning and sanitizing its milk processing equipment and to help protect its products from microbial contamination.
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Context-Based Decision Guide for Water Reuse and Recycling (2020)
This guide is intended to accelerate internal conversations and decisions at the regional and facility level with regards to investments in advancing water stewardship.
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Contextual Goals Database (2020)
This database contains leading sustainability goals and commitments set by large companies globally.
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Cooling Water Technology Increases Cycles of Concentration and Saves Chemical Plant Over $116,000/year (2017)
This case study explores how a chemical plant used Ecolab’s new cooling water technology to successfully decrease the amount of cooling blowdown sent to a municipal wastewater treatment plant by 29 million gallons per year.
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Corporate Water Stewardship: Achieving a Sustainable Balance (2013)
This paper presents a business case and strategy that reconciles these complex issues into a cohesive framework for industry to achieve a 100% sustainable water balance (i.e., water neutrality) in a way that creates business value.
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Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) Standards (2020)
The CmiA standard criteria encompass environmental, social, and economic aspects of cotton farming and ginning.
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CottonUp (2018)
This guide aims to provide professionals with the practical information and resources to either start sourcing sustainable cotton or increase volumes.
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Danone Dairy Plant Quenches Thirst Efficiently – Ecolab Case Study (2017)
In 2014, Danone asked Nalco Water to conduct a Mechanical, Operational, Chemical and Sustainability (MOCS) audit of the water treatment system of its dairy plants in Tchehov, Russia, resulting in the implementation of 3D TRASAR technology to improve system operations and reduce water use.
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Delivering Bright Whites with Green Initiatives – Ecolab Case Study (2017)
This case study explores the results of a U.S. linens provider working with Ecolab to reduce water consumption.
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Detroit Hamtramck a General Motors Case Study (2017)
This case study explores how General Motors added an additional retention pond for storm water to a Detroit facility in order to reduce water withdrawals by 20% through rainwater harvesting and reduce the quantity of water being treated by the city of Detroit.
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Developing a Global Compendium on Water Quality Guidelines (2018)
This report lays the groundwork for an online compendium to improve access to examples of water quality guidelines and facilitate a better understanding of how water quality demand and supply can contribute to appropriate and economical multi-sectoral water resource management.
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Eco Passport (2020)
Eco Passport is an independent certification for chemicals, colorants and accessories used in the manufacturing of textiles and leather articles.
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Ecolab Case Study: 3D TRASAR Technology Reduces Fresh Water Consumption at Chemical Plant (2018)
This case study explores how Ecolab used 3D TRASAR technology and trained experts to reduce a chemical plant’s demand for fresh water through better water resource utilization and improved asset reliability.
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Ecolab Case Study: Ford Saves Water With Smart Technology (2017)
This case study explores how the collaboration between Ford and Nalco Water has focused on a Chicago assembly plant’s cooling towers and pre-treatment baths to reduce water use.
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Ecolab Case Study: Optimizing Performance and Operational Costs at Cobre Las Cruces’ Opencast Mining Site (2017)
This case demonstrates how Ecolab was able to improve the performance and reduce the operational costs of Cobre Las Cruces S.A.’s opencast mining complex in southwest Spain by conducting system audits, service schedules, automating monitoring, installing more efficient filtration technologies, and employee behavior change. Implementation of Ecolab’s recommendations resulted in in a 40% reduction in water discharge, 22% in energy requirements, and over €1,000,000 in operational cost savings.
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Ecolab Case Study: Saving Water and Energy at Asia Pacific Commercial Laundries (2017)
This case study explores how Ecolab used state-of-the-art filtration systems and wash process expertise to save 445 million gallons of water annually at 22 Asia Pacific commercial laundries, leading to reduced energy use and cost savings of $1.5 million per year.
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Ecolab’s Taicang Facility Achieves Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Standard Certification (2017)
This case study presents the journey Ecolab took with WWF and the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) to certify its Taicang facility as the world’s first manufacturing facility to meet the AWS standard certification requirements.
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EDF-GEMI WaterMAPP – A Water Management Application Efficiency Toolkit (2014)
Assess your company’s water efficiency, create visibility for water performance at facilities, estimate water and financial savings from cooling tower or free-air cooling improvements.
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Efficiency in Water Use: Guidance for the Upstream Onshore Oil and Gas Industry (2014)
This document provides good practice guidance for water management in upstream onshore oil and gas facilities.
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From Organic Waste to Energy Ecolab Case Study (2017)
This case study explores a manufacturing plant that converts organic waste into electricity, green gas, and biomass. The plant saved 85% of its process water, 224,900 lbs in polymer consumption, and $160,000 in operations savings by working with Ecolab.
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From Waste to Resource : Shifting Paradigms for Smarter Wastewater Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean (2020)
This report summarizes the work of the World Bank’s initiative “Wastewater: From Waste to Resource,” launched to raise awareness among decision makers regarding the potential of wastewater as a resource.
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geoFootprint (2019)
geoFootprint is a public and collaborative tool that gives instant access to the environmental footprint of agricultural crops on a world map.
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Global Organic Textile Standard (2020)
The Global Organic Textile Standard is a leading textile processing standard for organic fibers, including ecological and social criteria, backed up by independent certification of the entire textile supply chain.
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Good Practice in Asphalt Manufacturing: Segregate and Minimize the Use of Release Agents
The European Asphalt Pavement Association compiled a series of good practices for water pollution reduction in the asphalt manufacturing industry. This resource covers the importance of segregating wastewater containing release agents from the general wastewater stream.
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Good Practice in Cement Production: Dry Process Kilns
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s “Cement Sustainability Initiative” recommends using dry kilns processes in cement powder production to reduce water consumption.
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Good Practice in Food Manufacturing: Using Dry Cleaning and Sorting Methods
The California Department of Water Resources compiled a series of good practices for water efficiency in the food and beverage industry. Specifically, a good practice for food manufacturers is to reduce water use in product washing and sorting by switching to dry, mechanical processes when feasible.
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Good Practice in Personal Care Manufacturing: Remove Triclosan from Products
The Canadian Government recommends removing triclosan from personal care products and replacing it with safer chemicals to reduce pollution to aquatic ecosystems.
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Green Supply Chain: Brand Map (2018)
The Green Supply Chain: Brand Map is a leadership initiative dedicated to showcasing brands’ commitment to supply chain transparency and environmental management.
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Grey Water Footprint Accounting (2013)
These guidelines support Grey Water Footprint accounting at its simplest level, using the least detailed approach to estimate the Grey Water Footprint in the case of diffuse and direct pollution.
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Gypsum Drywall Alternatives: Good Practice in Construction Industries (2010)
This good practice lays out green alternatives to gypsum wallboard, which can help prevent ground water pollution and save energy.
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Harnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution for Water (2018)
This report, focused on water, is part of a series designed to illustrate the potential of Fourth Industrial Revolution innovations and their application to the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.
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Hotel Water Measurement Initiative (2016)
Measure and report on your hotels’ water use in a consistent manner.
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Hyatt Pune Saves Water While Improving Operations (2017)
A 5-star Hyatt hotel in Pune, India, saved 1.8 million gallons of freshwater by working with Ecolab to install 3D TRASAR automation technology for its HVAC systems. This state of the art technology allowed the hotel to provide heating and cooling to over 200 guest rooms while saving freshwater resources. -
Illovo and SUSFARMS: Building Climate Resilient Sugarcane Supply Chains (2017)
This case study looks at how Illovo, a subsidiary company of Associated British Foods, funded various projects, including R&D and water infrastructure, as well as the Sustainable Sugarcane Farm Management System (SUSFARMS) initiative in order to maintain and develop grower supply.
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Improving Cooling Water Efficiency at a Petrochemical Plant – Ecolab Case Study (2010)
This case study explores how a petrochemical plant partnered with Nalco and implemented 3D TRASAR technology to ensure system performance and reduce water use.