Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your engagement activities are consistent with your overall climate change strategy[…]Our ESG Committee is composed of representatives from multiple geographies, businesses and functions and is under the executive sponsorship of the SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, the SVP, Chief Innovation, Technology and Product Management Officer and the SVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer. The committee meets on a regular basis. The objectives of the ESG Committee include but are not limited to:
• Identifying and evaluating emerging strategic sustainability issues, considering: regulatory and legislative developments, NGO stakeholder input, market opportunities, brand/reputation, customers and others, as appropriate
• Coordinating company responses to strategic public policy and regulatory issues
• Establishing Xylem's sustainability goals and objectives
• Developing action plans and associated programs
• Reviewing enterprise-wide sustainability programs and performance, and providing input to the Senior Leadership Team for establishing/modifying the company's goals and objectives
We have established targets related to climate change that impact our products, operations, employees and stakeholder engagement. We will continue to track and report our progress against these goals. We continue to look for energy efficiency improvements in our products, set ambitious goals to reduce emissions and increase resource efficiency. Our corporate citizenship program, Xylem Watermark, informs our employee's perspectives on sustainability through first-hand experiences bringing clean water, sanitation and hygiene education to communities in need, drawing the connection between climate change and water issues. In addition, we work closely with partners to drive collective action. Xylem is focused on our commitment to sustainability and to the UN SDGs, a framework of global commitments to create a fairer and more sustainable world by 2030.
These goals provide an opportunity for Xylem to strengthen our collaboration with stakeholders from a cross-section of industries, communities, governments and the social sector. While we are uniquely poised to help achieve the 17 SDGs through responsible and mindful management of our internal operations and supply chain, CSR programs, diversity and inclusion practices, and most importantly, the products, solutions and services that we offer to customers, we consider six goals our focus SDGs. For an overview of our connection to SDGs, see our Sustainability website.