NAPERVILLE, Ill., Oct. 26, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nalco (NYSE:NLC), providing essential expertise for water, energy and air, announced today that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world's largest corporate citizenship and social responsibility organization.
Created in 2000 as part of the United Nation's efforts to spur support of its Millennium Development Goals, the United Nations Global Compact requires an organization's commitment to ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. More than 5,000 companies have joined the United Nation's Global Compact.
"Nalco has always been committed to being a responsible corporate citizen," said Erik Fyrwald, Nalco's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "The Nalco Code of Ethical Business Conduct and our Safety, Health, Environment and Sustainability Principles align with the principles of the United Nations Global Compact. We will continue to reduce water and energy use while also cutting waste and air emissions for our customers as well as in our own operations. We remain focused on our goal of earning customers for life and enhancing the lives of our employees while protecting the planet."
To learn more about Nalco's sustainability commitments and actions please visit www.nalco.com/sustainability.
More information about the United Nations Global Compact is available at www.unglobalcompact.org.
About Nalco
Nalco is the world's leading water treatment and process improvement company, delivering significant environmental, social and economic performance benefits to our customers. We help our customers reduce energy, water and other natural resource consumption, enhance air quality, minimize environmental releases and improve productivity and end products while boosting the bottom line. Together our comprehensive solutions contribute to the sustainable development of customer operations. Nalco is a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. More than 11,500 Nalco employees operate in 130 countries supported by a comprehensive network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices and research centers to serve a broad range of end markets. In 2008, Nalco achieved sales of more than $4.2 billion. For more information visit www.nalco.com.
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