Our Mission
Through technology, innovation, product quality, and design, we work with governments, donors, and individual consumers, to understand the need for safer water.
impact
LifeStraw is in business to bring safe drinking water to those who need it most. We are a humanitarian company with a retail program; impact drives everything we do.
responsibility
We innovate technology powerful enough to prevent some of the most harmful diseases and emerging contaminants in the world and we back it with the most rigorous testing in the business.
beautiful design
We use simple, Danish design that ensures our products are beautiful, functional, and sustainable.
technology & innovation
We recognize our obligation to measure our footprint and minimize our environmental impact and we commit to ensuring that respect, diversity, inclusion and equity are a conscious part of all of our work.
The Story of LifeStraw
LifeStraw was built on a partnership with The Carter Center. Our story starts 25 years ago...
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A nongovernmental organization, The Carter Center has helped to improve life for people in more than 80 countries by resolving conflicts; advancing democracy and human rights; preventing diseases; and improving mental health care.
“Their first reaction was no, we’re not in the business to make and sell retail products to the American market,” she recalls. “We’re in the business of improving the health and quality of life of people in low-resourced countries.”
Alison Hill, CEO of LifeStraw
Vestergaard is built on the foundation of humanitarian entrepreneurship – that doing good is good business.
They believe that investing in the development of new technologies and establishing new markets within hard to reach or under resourced populations presents both great business opportunities and be an incredible force for good.
“What has made our impact program successful sits within our communities. Our LifeStraw team members live in these communities, have their own kids in these schools and run the program — they are the leadership behind that.”
Alison Hill, CEO of LifeStraw
For every product purchased, a child in need receives safe water for an entire year. This unique program is fully operated by LifeStraw through local staff and partners.
“Our long-term investments in these communities build value for the company by delivering unique impact to our customers, by enabling an environment where we receive continuous product feedback, by empowering our own employees across the globe to participate in our humanitarian work, and by authenticating the brand’s ability to deliver safe water globally.”
Alison Hill, CEO of LifeStraw
"LifeStraw achieved carbon neutrality and we are working on building science-based targets to grow responsibly. We took steps to reduce plastics from our packaging."
Alison Hill, CEO of LifeStraw
Certified B Corporations are businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose.
Our Technology
How LifeStraw Works
Microfiltration Membrane
LifeStraw's membrane microfilters are made of hollow fiber membrane technology, a similar technology used in kidney dialysis.
0.2 Micron Pore Size
These membranes are made of small straws that contain microscopic pores of 0.2 microns in diameter.
Bacteria & Parasites Cannot Pass
Bacteria, parasites, microplastics, dirt, silt, sand and cloudiness are blocked and unable to pass through because they are too large.
Only Clean Water Goes Through
Dirty water enters one side of the straws and clean water passes through the pores.
Dirty water sucked through bottom of the straw.
Clean water sucked through top of straw.
Cleans 99% of bacteria and viruses.
Our Impact
Each water droplet represents LifeStraw's impact over the globe.
United States
angola
ghana
mali
fiji
indonesia
malaysia
vietnam
myanmar
bangladesh
india
ethiopia
somalia
kenya
tanzania
uganda
south sudan
chad
switzerland
canada
puerto rico
colombia
nicaragua
el salvador
honduras
guatemala
mexico
You can make an impact too.
For every product purchased, a child in Africa receives 5 years of clean water.
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