ITT calls for greater investment, innovation to address global sanitation crisis

At the International Water Association's World Water Congress, ITT Corporation's chief executive officer, Steve Loranger, called for greater investment in sanitation and continued focus on innovative solutions to address the health crisis affecting some of the world's poorest regions. Loranger's comments were made during the second event in a discussion series announcing ITT's new corporate philanthropy initiative, ITT Watermark.

According to the World Health Organization, 2.2 million children under the age of five die each year from diarrheal disease. It is estimated that providing children with access to toilets reduces their chances of contracting these deadly diseases by half.

In addition to Loranger, the panel featured Ned Breslin, director of international programs at Water For People, and Dr. Darren Saywell, development director at the International Water Association. The panel was moderated by J. Carl Ganter, director of Circle of Blue, a media project of the Pacific Institute, a non-profit water policy think tank.