At ˿Ƶ we recognize that water touches every aspect of our lives,froma morning cup of coffeetoour work, and our world.It’sour purpose at ˿Ƶ to help make water, life’s most essential resource, better for people and the planet through smart, sustainable water solutions. On this, and every day, we recognizethat clean,available waterand energy arefoundational elements of a healthy planet and supportresilient, sustainable business.
Today,I’mpleased to highlightthe progress ˿Ƶ has madewithits Sustainability Strategic Targets, as announced in our recent2025 Sustainability Report,whichare helping to create a better, more sustainable planet.
Water Stewardship
Our Water Stewardship target aims to restore 100% of the water volume withdrawn by ˿Ƶ manufacturing sites in high-water-stress areas annually.
In 2025, we met our annual Sustainability Strategic Target focused on water stewardship by restoring 100% of water withdrawal by manufacturing sites in high-water-stress areas, representing approximately31 million gallonsof water restored tohigh-water-stressareas.1In addition to achieving our annual water stewardship target, we advanced our own operational efforts by:
- Reducing water withdrawal by 34.4% from our 2019 baseline in 2025 and 4.9% compared to 2024
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction
Our Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction target aims to reduce Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 60% by 2030 from our 2019 baseline.
In 2025, we achieved continued progress toward our Sustainability Strategic Target focused on GHG emissions reduction by reducing our Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions by 54.0% from our 2019 baseline. In addition to making progress on our GHG emissions reduction target, we furthered our strategy by:
- Continuing to assess our Scope 3 GHG emissions and planned enhancements to our data strategy
- Completing a climate gap assessment as we work toward a company-wide climate transition plan
Product Design for SustainabilityOur Product Design for Sustainability target aims to complete the sustainability scorecard for 100% of new products.
In 2025, we achieved our Sustainability Strategic Target, focused on sustainable product design, by assessing 100% of new products2with our product sustainability scorecard.3In addition to achieving our annual product sustainability target, we advanced our strategy by:
- Enhancing our sustainability scorecard to better incorporate circular design impact as part of new product design concepts
- Hosting our second annual Sustainability Innovation Challenge
Thank you to ourcustomers,employees,andshareholdersfor helping ˿Ƶ achieve this progress! As we recognize and celebrate Earth Day today,I’mproud of the workwe’redoing to create a more sustainable planetthat’sbuilt for the future.