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American Water Works
The largest publicly-traded water and wastewater utility in the US, providing regulated drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 24 states.
Visit their site- Enterprise value
- $37.5bn
- Region
- USA
- Theme
- Water Management
- Sub-theme
- Wastewater treatment and water provision
Impact Score
American Water Works provides drinking water at a higher quality standard than the average drinking water utility in the US. In addition, as a result of the company’s treatment services, treated wastewater can be returned to natural watercourses without damaging aquatic ecology and can be reused safely as water for human consumption and for sanitation as well as for industrial and commercial purposes.
Fundamental Quality
American Water Works ranks among the best for earnings growth, best practices and ESG characteristics in the water utilities industry. Its proactive and responsible approach to investment in water infrastructure leads to superior compliance with drinking water and wastewater standards while maintaining water bill stable relative to household income through ongoing productivity improvement.
UN SDGs
American Water Works directly supports SDG 6 by providing good quality drinking water and treating wastewater responsibly.
Find out moreRisk of negative impacts
- Use of hazardous chemicals in water treatment
- Extraction of ground and surface water can have a significant impact on biodiversity
- Large user of energy, contributing to greenhouse gases
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