DuPont Named “Most Sustainable in the Water Sector” by World Finance for Pioneering Water Technologies and Digital Innovation
DuPont Water Solutions has once again been recognized as a global sustainability leader, earning the title of “Most Sustainable in the Water Sector” by World Finance Magazine. This honor highlights the company’s continued commitment to advancing sustainable technologies that reduce the carbon footprint of water purification, conservation, and reuse processes. It also acknowledges DuPont’s growing portfolio of innovations designed to help industries, municipalities, and communities worldwide access cleaner water more efficiently and responsibly.
The award further celebrates the development of the DuPont Water Solutions Sustainability Navigator, an innovative digital platform designed to guide water producers in assessing and improving the environmental performance of their treatment systems. This tool enables users to estimate and compare critical sustainability indicators across different water treatment technologies, promoting transparency and data-driven decision-making in the global water sector.
A Commitment to Sustainable Impact
“At DuPont Water Solutions, our greatest positive impact on the world comes from our innovations—improving water access, treating and reusing more wastewater, and helping our customers meet their sustainability drivers, while driving down the cost of water,” said Karla Butler, Vice President and General Manager of DuPont Water Solutions. “We thank World Finance for the recognition as Most Sustainable in the Water Sector.”
Butler’s statement reflects DuPont’s broader sustainability vision: to enable industries and communities to meet their water needs without compromising environmental integrity. DuPont’s approach is rooted in science and technology—designing solutions that not only improve water quality but also optimize energy use, reduce waste, and minimize emissions.
For decades, DuPont has been a trusted partner for water treatment professionals worldwide. From municipal utilities striving to provide safe drinking water to industrial facilities focused on process efficiency, DuPont’s innovations have been instrumental in addressing complex water challenges while advancing global sustainability goals.
Driving Performance Through Innovation
DuPont Water Solutions continues to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of its membranes, resins, and complete system offerings. These technologies are deployed across diverse applications—municipal water treatment, seawater desalination, industrial reuse, and beyond. Each innovation contributes to a more resilient and resource-efficient water economy.
Central to these efforts are DuPont’s FilmTec™ reverse osmosis (RO) membranes, AmberLite™ ion exchange resins, and IntegraTec™ ultrafiltration (UF) and membrane bioreactor (MBR) systems. These products are engineered to help customers reduce operational costs, energy consumption, and waste generation—key levers for achieving carbon neutrality across the water industry.
A prime example is DuPont’s FilmTec™ BW30 PRO-400 RO element, a groundbreaking advancement in desalination and water purification technology. Designed to convert brackish or saline water into high-quality freshwater, these elements operate at significantly lower pressures than previous versions. This improvement directly translates to reduced energy consumption and lower greenhouse gas emissions, while maintaining high water recovery rates and system reliability.
Originally launched in 2022, the BW30 PRO-400 RO element was featured in an avoided emissions case study published by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). The study quantified the potential carbon savings that could be achieved through the adoption of this advanced membrane technology across large-scale desalination projects. The findings reinforced DuPont’s leadership in developing practical, scalable innovations that deliver measurable sustainability benefits.
The Water Solutions Sustainability Navigator: A Digital Milestone
A major factor contributing to DuPont’s recognition by World Finance is the introduction of the Water Solutions Sustainability Navigator, a first-of-its-kind digital tool developed to help water producers evaluate and compare the sustainability impact of different water treatment approaches.
The Sustainability Navigator enables users to assess indicators such as carbon emissions, chemical usage, wastewater volume, solid waste generation, and physical footprint. Each of these parameters is calculated through validated methodologies, ensuring compliance with ISO standards and third-party verification.
Users can model up to four major water treatment technologies—reverse osmosis (RO), ultrafiltration (UF), ion exchange resins (IER), and membrane bioreactors (MBR)—either individually or in combination. This flexibility allows engineers, sustainability managers, and decision-makers to simulate real-world treatment scenarios and choose the most sustainable configuration for their specific needs.
The Navigator exemplifies DuPont’s belief that sustainability begins with informed choices. By providing transparent, science-based comparisons, the tool empowers users to make decisions that not only meet performance goals but also contribute to long-term environmental stewardship. It also reinforces DuPont’s broader strategy to integrate digital intelligence into its product and service ecosystem, ensuring customers can measure and optimize their sustainability outcomes.
Global Reach and Real-World Impact
DuPont Water Solutions’ technologies are now purifying more than 50 million gallons of water every minute across 112 countries, serving diverse sectors from municipal water treatment to industrial production. These technologies are critical for applications such as seawater desalination, wastewater recycling, and high-purity process water generation for industries including pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, and microelectronics.
In the microelectronics sector, for instance, DuPont’s water purification solutions support the production of semiconductors, where ultrapure water is essential for cleaning and manufacturing processes. By delivering high-performance filtration and ion exchange technologies, DuPont helps manufacturers achieve exceptional water quality while reducing chemical and energy consumption—a key contribution to sustainable manufacturing.
Beyond traditional water treatment, DuPont is also supporting the transition to a clean energy future. The company’s technologies play an important role in enabling the production of green hydrogen, lithium, and other critical materials that underpin renewable energy systems. By helping to purify process water and recover valuable resources, DuPont contributes to both water conservation and energy resilience.
A Broader Perspective on Sustainability Leadership
World Finance’s Sustainability Awards recognize organizations that go beyond compliance to set new industry benchmarks in environmental responsibility, social equity, and ethical governance. Winners are selected for demonstrating measurable progress toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and for driving innovation that benefits both people and the planet.
In honoring DuPont Water Solutions as “Most Sustainable in the Water Sector,” World Finance underscored the company’s holistic approach—combining advanced materials science, digital innovation, and a commitment to collaboration across industries. DuPont’s success lies not just in its technology, but in its ability to enable customers and partners to achieve their own sustainability ambitions.
This recognition is the latest in a series of accolades acknowledging DuPont’s leadership in environmental innovation. The company continues to invest heavily in research and development to expand its sustainability portfolio, with a focus on improving lifecycle performance, reducing waste, and advancing the circular economy for water and materials.
Looking Ahead: A Future of Sustainable Water Access
As the global population grows and climate change intensifies water scarcity, the need for sustainable water management has never been greater. DuPont Water Solutions is actively working to address these challenges by combining scientific expertise with digital intelligence, ensuring that water treatment technologies are not only efficient but also environmentally responsible.
Through its ongoing innovation in membranes, resins, and integrated systems, DuPont aims to enable more communities to secure reliable water access, more industries to reuse and recycle water safely, and more countries to meet their decarbonization and sustainability targets.
Recognition from World Finance affirms DuPont’s role as both a technology leader and a catalyst for positive change. With every innovation, DuPont Water Solutions moves the world one step closer to achieving the shared vision of sustainable water for all.
