Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation Kicks Off 125th Anniversary Celebration with Release of Its 2024 Sustainability Report
20 February 2025 - 9:15AM
Business Wire
- 2025 marks 125 years of innovation in sustainable water
solutions
- In 2024, Zurn Elkay products saved 32.5 billion gallons of
water and prevented the need for 19 billion single-use plastic
water bottles
- Compared to its 2021 baseline, Zurn Elkay has achieved a 23%
reduction in energy intensity and a 38% reduction in GHG
intensity
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE: ZWS), a leading provider of
innovative water solutions, kicked off its 125th anniversary year
celebration with the release of its 2024 Sustainability Report.
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Zurn Elkay Water Solutions, a leading
provider of innovative water solutions, kicked off its 125th
anniversary year celebration with the release of its 2024
Sustainability Report. (Photo: Business Wire)
The report highlights Zurn Elkay’s progress in addressing
critical water challenges and improving operational sustainability,
including advancements toward its 16 timebound goals. Notably, the
company reduced its energy intensity by 23% from its 2021 baseline,
surpassing the 15% reduction target set for 2024. Zurn Elkay is
also on track to meet its goal of a 50% reduction in GHG intensity
by 2030, achieving a 38% reduction since 2021. The report details
improvements to the supply chain sustainability program, enhancing
integrity and reducing risk through supplier screenings and audits.
Additionally, Zurn Elkay established four new goals for associate
health and safety, waste reduction, philanthropic giving and
associate development programs.
“Through the advancement of our sustainability strategy, we
envision a more sustainable future as we deliver customer-focused
solutions that make clean water more accessible and sustainable,
minimize our environmental footprint and foster a workplace that
empowers our associates,” said Todd A. Adams, Chairman and
CEO of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions. “Our legacy of innovation is
rooted in Simply Doing the Right Thing.”
In 2024, the company launched several innovative solutions,
including a Total Cost of Ownership and Sustainability Calculator
to highlight the environmental and economic benefits of Zurn Elkay
products; an easy-to-install residential filtered faucet with a
commercial-grade filter certified to remove lead, PFOA/OS and
microplastics; connected filtered bottle filling stations; and a
Hydro•X flush valve that eliminates the need for external power
sources. More than 86% of Zurn Elkay’s revenue comes from products
that conserve water, reduce energy and protect clean water sources.
In 2024, these products saved 32.5 billion gallons of water,
delivered 2.3 billion gallons of filtered drinking water and
prevented 19 billion single-use plastic bottles.
The report highlights Zurn Elkay’s advocacy for filter-first
legislation in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, New
Jersey and Massachusetts to ensure K-12 students have access to
clean, filtered drinking water. As part of its $1.3 million in
philanthropic giving, Zurn Elkay expanded its Fountains for Youth
program, donating filtered bottle filling stations to school
districts such as San Francisco Unified School District, Milwaukee
Public Schools and East Ramapo [NY] Central School District,
benefiting more than a million students.
Zurn Elkay Celebrates a Significant Milestone in 2025
The release of the 2024 Sustainability Report coincides with the
company’s announcement of its 125th anniversary, a milestone few
companies achieve. In 1900, John A. Zurn, a 26-year-old from Erie,
Pennsylvania, purchased discontinued patterns and tooling for a
patented backwater valve and set up shop in a barn. Zurn Elkay will
celebrate this milestone with employees throughout the year.
To view the report and learn more about Zurn Elkay’s
sustainability efforts, visit the company’s Sustainability
website.
About Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
Named one of America’s Most Responsible Companies and one of
America’s Greenest Companies by Newsweek and one of the World’s
Best Companies for Sustainable Growth by TIME, Zurn Elkay Water
Solutions is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI, and is a
growth-oriented, pure-play water management business that designs,
procures, manufactures and markets what we believe to be the
broadest sustainable product portfolio of specification-driven
water management solutions to improve health, hydration, human
safety and the environment. The Zurn Elkay product portfolio
includes professional grade water safety and control products, flow
systems products, hygienic and environmental products and filtered
drinking water products for public and private spaces. Learn more
at www.zurnelkay.com.
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