Xylem Watermark | Corporate Citizenship and Employee Engagement News

Xylem Watermark is Xylem’s corporate citizenship and social investment program whose mission is to provide and protect safe water resources for communities in need around the world and educate people about water issues. In 2016, Xylem colleagues around the world came together to volunteer over 21,000 hours to address local and global water challenges across four water-centered focus areas: (1) school and community water access projects; (2) water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) education; (3) water stewardship and water source monitoring; (4) disaster response and risk reduction. Since Xylem Watermark’s founding in 2008, it has provided clean water and sanitation solutions to over three million people in 25 countries. Find out more at: http://xylemwatermark.com

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Xylem Korea Cleans Up Tae An Beach as Part of First-Ever Watermark Activity
On September 22, 2017, all 39 employees from Xylem Korea participated in a beach clean-up at Tae An beach as part of their first-ever Watermark activity.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Xylem Watermark Volunteers Participate in Little Miami River Kleen Sweep
In just two hours, volunteers removed 20 tires and several bags of garbage from the river. Activities like the Kleen Sweep are important for protecting the health of the local Little Miami River, and providing volunteers with the opportunity to get involved with local nonprofit partners, with whom they will continue to plan and execute volunteer events throughout the year.

Environment

Xylem Watermark: Protecting Watersheds and Wetlands
As part of Xylem Watermark’s inaugural Global Month of Service in October 2016, a team of employees helped replenish critical wetlands that protect the New Orleans region of the Mississippi River from soil erosion and flooding.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Xylem Volunteers Clean Up Local Parks and Creeks in Texas Trash-Off
Twenty Xylem employees partnered with Keep Brazos Beautiful (KBB), an organization in Bryan, TX that works to educate and engage Brazos County citizens on the importance of keeping the community clean, green, and beautiful.

Environment

Xylem Watermark Volunteers Educate Children About Water Access and Conservation in Dubai
This event consisted of five different activities for the children, teaching them about their water footprint, informing them of the challenges to water access in developing countries, and inspiring conservation efforts. More than 100 children participated in the day’s activities.

Environment

Making Our Mark on the Global Water Crisis
Water covers 70% of our planet, and it is easy to think that it will always be plentiful. However, as the world’s population continues to soar, so does the need for fresh water that makes up only 2.5% of the world’s water supply. The reality today is that the need for clean, safe water for drinking and sanitation far exceeds the readily available amount.

The need is severe. That’s why Xylem Watermark, Xylem’s corporate citizenship program, provides and protects safe water resources for many of the world’s most vulnerable communities and educates individuals around the globe about water issues.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Xylem Watermark Volunteers Clean Floodgate Near Bridgeport, New Jersey
By participating in a hands-on experience where they were able to see the amount of trash at the floodgate, these Xylem volunteers realized the importance of keeping water sources clean. Through their participation in this event, they helped to protect the water quality of the Delaware River and surrounding water sources.

Environment

Xylem Watermark and Disaster Relief Impact
Since 2008, Xylem Watermark has been committed to Disaster Relief and Risk Reduction and has worked with global nonprofit partner, Mercy Corps, to complete 28 water projects in 19 countries to deliver clean water and rebuild water infrastructure in the aftermath of water-related emergencies, as well as to secure water in vulnerable regions around the world through community engagement, disaster preparedness training, and water infrastructure monitoring and analysis.

Events, Media & Communications

Xylem Watermark Volunteers Educate, Entertain and Fundraise at the Xylem Innovation Opening in Italy
On July 7, 2017, approximately 400 participants came out to the Xylem Innovation Official Opening in Montecchio Maggiore, Italy. A Xylem Watermark section of the opening was managed by Xylem volunteers, who were available all evening to answer questions, collect donations and raise awareness of Xylem Watermark.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Xylem Volunteers Participate in a “Run 4 Water” in Veterans Park, Milwaukee
Participants of this event ran, walked or volunteered to assist during a 5K while carrying buckets of water to symbolize the distance that people around the world must travel to access water.

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