Partner Profile

Ecolab Inc.
Location	Saint Paul, MN
Goal	Ecolab Inc. pledges to reduce U.S. GHG emissions by 20 percent per dollar sales from 2006 to 2012.
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Company Description With 2004 sales of $4.2 billion, Ecolab Inc. is a leading global developer and marketer of premium cleaning, sanitizing, pest elimination, maintenance and repair products and services for the hospitality, foodservice, institutional and industrial markets. Ecolab shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ECL. "Ecolab strongly supports EPA's Climate Leaders industry-government partnership as a critical component of our commitment to conserve resources and preserve the quality of the environment. Our long-term success is due, in part, to Ecolab's adoption of three key principles of sustainable business development: stewardship to the environment, contributions to society, and the creation of economic value for our shareholders. Climate Leaders will be a key partner in our corporate sustainability programs." - Robert Gifford, Vice President of Supply Chain Management