Economical: Ericsson made an investment in long term solution with a payback period of just 1 year along with annual saving of USD 135,370 from second year onwards. 22,245 bottles were removed from the circulation which meant 100 sq ft of office space saved and put to productive use.

Healthy: Recently, WHO issues a health review owing to the findings that revealed presence of microplastics in bottled water in water bottles from most brands along with an FDA report stating heavy microbial contamination after storage in plastic water bottles. Removing water bottles from circulation enabled Ericsson to protect its workforce from health hazards of bottled water.

Convenient : Bottled water sourcing requires an array of tasks required to maintain a steady availability of bottled water at the workplace. Vendor tracking and stocking of enough water bottles leads to added administrative costs along with wastage of office space. Delivering and loading water bottles at every possible dispenser in the office campus takes countless manhours and tracking time. Drinking water stations cut down the manhours as well as the administrative effort to a considerable extent.

Green: Removing 22, 245 water bottles from the circulation resulted in direct as well as indirect impact on Ericsson’s carbon footprints. 96,098 kg CO2e/annum was cut as a direct impact resulted from cutting on carbon dioxide due to manufacturing and incineration of plastic water bottles. 14,308 kgCO2e/annum was cut as an indirect impact due to carbon emissions during logistics and fuel consumption in delivering the water bottles to the site.