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Zurn Elkay ranked No. 161 on the list of 500, No. 6 in the Capital Goods Sector and No. 3 among Wisconsin-based companies
MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (NYSE: ZWS) has been named one of America’s Climate Leaders 2026 for the second consecutive year by USA Today and Statista.
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (NYSE: ZWS) has been named one of America’s Climate Leaders 2026 for the second consecutive year by USA Today and Statista. The recognition highlights the U.S.-based companies that have reduced their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity the most between 2022 and 2024, as measured by GHG emissions relative to revenue. According to Statista’s analysis, Zurn Elkay achieved a 21.3% reduction in greenhouse gas intensity over the three-year period. Among the 500 companies on the list, Zurn Elkay ranked No. 161 overall, No. 6 in the Capital Goods sector and No. 3 among only 10 Wisconsin-based companies that made the list.
The recognition highlights the U.S.-based companies that have reduced their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity the most between 2022 and 2024, as measured by GHG emissions relative to revenue. According to Statista’s analysis, Zurn Elkay achieved a 21.3% reduction in greenhouse gas intensity over the three-year period. Among the 500 companies on the list, Zurn Elkay ranked No. 161 overall, No. 6 in the Capital Goods sector and No. 3 among only 10 Wisconsin-based companies that made the list.
“Recognition like this reflects the progress we’ve made and the discipline behind it,” said Todd A. Adams, Chairman and CEO of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions. “We remain focused on reducing our environmental impact while delivering solutions that help our customers meet their sustainability goals, from water conservation and water quality to reducing reliance on single-use plastic.”
Zurn Elkay was ranked based on publicly available and independently verified emission data, evaluating year-over-year reductions in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions intensity (compound annual reduction rate), along with CDP rating and broader environmental performance. Zurn Elkay’s sustainability work has also been recognized by Statista and partners Newsweek (in its list of America’s Most Responsible Companies, 2021-2026) and TIME (in its list of World’s Best Companies for Sustainable Growth, 2025-2026).
To learn more about Zurn Elkay Water Solutions and its sustainability efforts, including the company’s most recent sustainability report, visit zurnelkay.com/sustainability.
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, Wisconsin, 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 zurnelkay.com.
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Information in this release may involve outlook, expectations, beliefs, plans, intentions, strategies or other statements regarding the future, which are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based on information available to Zurn Elkay Water Solutions as of the date of this release, and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. The statements in this release are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results could differ materially from current expectations. Numerous factors could cause or contribute to such differences. Please refer to “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in our report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2025, as well as the Company’s subsequent annual, quarterly and current reports filed on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a further discussion of the factors and risks associated with the business.
