Did you know that diseases from unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war? Or, that women and children often walk miles every day to collect contaminated drinking water, keeping them from school, work or taking care of their families and putting themselves in danger?
Did you also know that every one dollar invested in clean drinking and sanitation projects yields $4-$12 for the local economy, depending on the project?
Atlas Copco North America’s employee-run Water for All organization supports programs that bring clean water and basic sanitation to people in developing nations. And, in celebration of Atlas Copco’s 140th anniversary, the Water for All program donated $60,000 to New York City-based charity: water.
Atlas Copco’s Water for All program has more than 4,000 members worldwide with local organizations in 19 countries. The organization partners with non-political, non-profit aid organizations, such as charity: water, and donations enable partners to dig, drill and protect natural wells and fund rainwater collection systems and basic sanitation. Since the organization’s founding in 1984, Water for All has helped over one million people gain access to clean drinking water.
The Water for All organization is just one example of Atlas Copco’s commitment to global sustainability. For 140 years Atlas Copco has been committed to developing leading-edge technology to drive sustainable product innovation, while incorporating environmentally and socially sustainable practices.
