Sustainability is at the core of everything we do – from our own operations to the solutions we provide customers that impact communities around the world. Setting high sustainability standards enables our growth and purpose: to build a sustainable and resilient company while advancing the smarter use of water and empowering our customers to solve global water challenges.
Community Impact Stories
UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Good Health and Well-BeingXylem 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 RepresentationXylem 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 SanitationXylem 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 InfrastructureXylem develops and brings to market innovative solutions that create major water, energy and cost efficiencies.
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Sustainable Cities And CommunitiesXylem 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 ActionXylem 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.
Aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Xylem ESG ratings/Indexes
- EcoVadis: Silver (91st Percentile)
- MSCI: AAA
- ISS ESG Corporate Rating: C+ (Prime)
- ISS ESG E&S Quality Score: Environment – 1 / Social – 1
- CDP Climate Change: B
- CDP Water Security: C
Recognitions
- 2024 America's Most Responsible Companies - Newsweek (ranked #2 out of 600 companies)
- 2024 SDG 2000 Most Influential Companies - World Benchmarking Alliance
- 2024 America's Most JUST Companies (6) – JUST Capital
- 2024 Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality in the U.S. - Human Rights Campaign Foundation (4th consecutive year against new criteria)
- 2024 America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity - Newsweek
- 2024 World Benchmarking Alliance’s (WBA) SDG2000 list
- 2024 Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies (15)
- 2023 DE&I Award (Large Gap) Finalist - National Association of Corporate Directors
- 2022 Net Zero Champion - Global Water Award