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Message from Patrick DeckerBringing access to sustainable, clean and affordable water to more people around the world — while protecting the environment — is both our purpose and our business.
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Sustainability Strategy
Learn more about how Xylem is helping to build a more resilient and sustainable world while creating social and economic value.
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Message from Claudia Toussaint
Amid the challenges of COVID-19 in 2020, we came together to create environmental, economic and social value, and advance a more sustainable world.
Save more than 16.5 billion
cubic meters of water
Reduce over 3.5 billion
cubic meters of non-revenue water
Treat 13 billion
cubic meters of water for reuse
Prevent over 7 billion cubic meters of polluted water
from flooding communities or entering local waterways
Provide access to clean water and sanitation solutions for at least
20 million people living at the base of the global economic pyramid
Ensure 100% of our employees
have access to clean water and safe sanitation at work, at home and during natural disasters
Use 100% renewable energy
at our major facilities
Use 100% process water
recycling at our major facilities
Give 1% Xylem employees’ time
and 1% company profits to water-related causes and education
Sustainability in Action
Awards & Ratings
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Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating 18.1 (Low Risk) ESG Report 78 (Leader)
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EcoVadis Score: 68/100 95th Percentile and Gold Medal
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ISS CDP Water Scarcity A- and Climate Change A-
UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Good Health and Well-Being
Xylem reduces water contamination that threatens human health with digital technologies that enable our customers to treat drinking water and prevent polluted water from flooding communities or entering local waterways.
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Gender Representation
Xylem is committed to increasing gender representation in leadership positions within the organization, and eliminating pay differences based on gender, race or ethnicity.
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Clean Water and Sanitation
Xylem develops and brings to the market innovative solutions that help solve critical water issues for communities, including those that help the millions of people living at the base of the global economic pyramid.
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Industry, Innovation And Infrastructure
Xylem develops and brings to market innovative solutions that create major water, energy and cost efficiencies.
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Sustainable Cities And Communities
Xylem improves the safety and quality of life of millions of people living in economically-challenged communities and/or affected by water-related catastrophes by enhancing access to clean drinking water.
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Climate Action
Xylem helps utilities and businesses build resilience, with technologies including water reuse solutions that help ensure a continuous supply of safe water in the face of scarcity caused by climate change.
