Xylem: Sustainability Is at the Very Center of Who We Are and What We Do
A message from President & CEO Patrick Decker
Sustainability is at the very center of who we are and what we do at Xylem. As a leading global water technology company, we deal with one of the world’s most urgent sustainability issues — responsible stewardship of our shared water resources — on a daily basis. Our linkage to this huge, extremely urgent challenge informs how we think about sustainability and drives us to move with speed to become a more sustainable company.
About Xylem
Xylem is a leading global water technology company committed to “solving water” by creating innovative solutions to meet the world’s water needs. The Company’s products and services move, treat, analyze, and return water to the environment, in public utility, residential and commercial building services, industrial and agricultural settings.
As water security becomes a more urgent global priority, Xylem is helping customers invest in water and wastewater infrastructure that solves their water challenges in three key areas: water productivity, the efficient movement, treatment and use of clean water; water quality, the cost-efficient and sustainable management and renewal of wastewater; and water resilience, helping communities prepare for and recover from water-related risks.
Xylem does business in more than 150 countries through a number of market-leading product brands, and its 12,500 employees bring broad applications expertise with a strong focus on identifying comprehensive, sustainable solutions.
The Company is headquartered in Rye Brook, New York with 2015 revenue of $3.7 billion. Xylem was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the last four years for advancing sustainable business practices and solutions worldwide, and the Company has satisfied the requirements to be a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series each year since 2013.