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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Environment

Xylem Waterdrop Allows Xylem Partners to Participate in Xylem Watermark
Every time a registered employee of one of Xylem’s commercial partners learns about, selects or specifies Xylem products within Building Services, they collect drops. For every single drop, Xylem contributes one U.S. dollar to Watermark to use toward building a Planet Water Foundation AquaTower, providing clean water and hygiene education at schools around the world.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Xylem Team Ludwigsburg Volunteers at Jugendfarm Kornwestheim
Xylem Germany’s Team Ludwigsburg sent 11 employee volunteers, along with their family and friends, to conduct a clean-up of a children’s and youth’s farm, Jugendfarm Kornwestheim.

Environment

Xylem Volunteers Get Involved in Wroclaw’s Urban Greening Campaign in Partnership with The Development Foundation (Fundacja Rozwoj)
Wroclaw, Poland’s urban greening campaign is aimed at the greening and oxygenation of the city of Wroclaw by planting new vegetation. Volunteers who participated in this event were supporting Xylem’s clean water mission by planting more trees, contributing to a healthier and cleaner environment.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Xylem Watermark and Planet Water Foundation’s Project 24
Planet Water Foundation’s Project 24, an ambitious undertaking on World Water Day, built 24 AquaTowers in 24 communities in just 24 hours. These projects reached a total of 24,000 people. Xylem Watermark and 27 Xylem volunteers assisted in the construction of 6 of these community-based water systems this year on World Water Day, bringing clean water to thousands of people across five countries, including Cambodia, Colombia, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Xylem Watermark Water Challenge Field Testing
Xylem employees inspire students about science, the environment and water with practical, hands-on field experience.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Xylem Germany Volunteers Participate in Instream Restoration
Xylem Germany's Langenhagen team recently supported the company's Xylem Watermark program, volunteering to work on instream restoration in Mecklenheider Forst.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Xylem Wins China Women and Children’s Philanthropy Award For Xylem Watermark Program
Xylem was among 244 recipients who were recognized for their contributions to advancing women during an awards ceremony held by China Women’s Development Foundation in conjunction with China Children’s Foundation, and sponsored by the All-China Women’s Federation, a women’s rights organization that has been operating for over 60 years.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Xylem Honored for Engaging Colleagues in Service Around the Globe
Xylem Inc., a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, announced today it has been honored by Engage for Good (formerly the Cause Marketing Forum) with the Gold Halo Award in the Employee Engagement category.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Xylem’s “Make Your Mark 30-Day Challenge” Spurs Over 4,000 Employee Volunteer Hours and Raises Community Awareness of Water and Environmental Issues
In celebration of World Water Day on March 22, Xylem launched a month-long volunteer challenge that extended through Earth Day on April 22 for Xylem colleagues across the globe to highlight the importance of water and environmental issues.

Environment

Xylem Watermark & Project 24 : Guaduas La Paz, Colombia
Guaduas La Paz Village is home to 800 households and has a total population of over 2,000 people who earn a living mainly from the production of cheese and livestock.

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