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SUSTAINABILITY DEFINITION

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SUSTAINABILITYWhy is it important to Ecolab and our customers?

• It’s the right thing to do

• Consumers are demanding and expecting it

• It’s good for business

– Optimizing net impact by:

– Increasing efficiency

– Minimizing consumption of natural resources

– Reducing operating costs

– Increasing safety

• It drives innovation

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BEST IN CLASS COMPANIES...90% of business decision makers consider sustainability and environmental responsibility to have some importance to their business Source: poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs

Source: Aberdeen Group, May 2009

• View sustainability as a “must have” strategy for long-term business viability and success

• Outperformed their peers by 18%-20% in 2008

• Achieve 6%-10% reductions in a variety of operating costs

• Showed a 16% increase in customer retention

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THEY CONSISTENTLY INVEST IN SIX AREAS

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COMMITTED TO A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH• Economic Progress: Investing in R&D to create innovative, effective products and services;

helping our customers’ businesses be successful; employing people around the world

• Environmental Stewardship: Optimizing our net impact by increasing safety reducing energy and water consumption, and reducing waste – in our own operations and for our customers

• Social Responsibility: Fair and ethical business conduct and support of our associates, communities and business partners

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ECONOMIC PROGRESSOur commitment to exceed our customers’ needs helps us achieve sustainable, profitable growth

• Ecolab provides innovative and effective solutions that help our customers prosper and grow

• Investing in research and development to create the best solutions at the best value

• Delivering effective results at the lowest total cost and impact environmentally

• Contributing financial investments that increase the long-term vitality of our communities

• We invest in our people, equipping them with the tools, technology and training they need while providing opportunities for personal growth and development

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ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIPCreating solutions to maximize product and environmental performance

• Developing products and services that optimize our customers’ water and energy use, with innovative packaging and dispensing methods that reduce waste

• We use environmentally responsible and sustainable energy sources and invest in improving energy efficiency in our own and our customers’ operations

• Minimizing emissions, effluents and waste caused by our operations and dispose of all wastes through safe and responsible methods

• We review the safety, environmental, and regulatory attributes of raw materials and make environmental sustainability a key requirement in the selection of ingredients for new products and services

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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYContributing to the vitality of our communities and the global economy

• Ecolab promotes the well-being of associates, customers and shareholders by contributing to the quality of life in the communities in which we operate

• Our Ethical Sourcing and Environmental Standards require our strategic suppliers to protect the health, safety and human rights of their workers and report on environmental stewardship

• For more than 20 years, the Ecolab Foundation has been making financial contributions to our communities, including donating $2.3 million worth of groceries to local food shelves

• We encourage and support community involvement among our associates