SATO
TypePrivate
IndustrySocial business and Hygiene
Founded2013
Headquarters
Tokyo
,
Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Erin McCusker, Leader
ProductsSanitation and Hygiene
ParentLIXIL Group
Websitesato.lixil.com

SATO is a multinational social business that offers sanitation and hygiene products.[1][2]

History

SATO was launched in 2013. The business is part of LIXIL, an organisation founded in 2011 through the merger of five Japanese building materials and housing companies, and other international brands.[3]

SATO launched the first toilet pan in Bangladesh in January 2013.[4] As of March 2023 SATO has operations in India, Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Philippines, and Indonesia.[5]

In 2016, SATO initiated the sale of its water-saving toilets in India.[6] Subsequently, in 2020, the company commenced manufacturing the SATO Tap within India.[7] As of 2022, SATO launched the SATO Tap for commercial distribution in the country .[8]

In 2022, SATO announced plans to upgrade toilets in 43 schools in Kenya.[9]

Partnerships

SATO has established collaborations with USAID and UNICEF.[10] as well as a partnership with FINISH Mondial, which aims to improve access to safe sanitation and promote hygiene practices in low-income countries, accelerating the achievement of SDG6 across Africa and South Asia.[11]

Awards and recognition

  • 2017 - SATO Toilets Named a Finalist in Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards[12][13]
  • 2018 - Won Innovation of the Year at Ethical Corporation Responsible Business Awards[14]
  • 2018 - Good Design Award[15][16]
  • 2018 - Red Dot Award 2018: Honourable Mention for SATO 923W model[16]
  • 2019 - The Index Project Award[17]
  • 2020 – Time – The Best Inventions of 2020 - for SATO Tap[18]
  • 2021 – SATO Tap named as Finalist in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas Award in Developing-World Technology category[19]
  • 2023 – Named in Fast Company’s Brands That Matter 2023[20]
  • 2023 – Awarded an Edison Patent Award for the SATO collector system[21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Toilets making a difference: LIXIL's SATO helping to achieve UN SDGs". 50climateleaders.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sato Toilets Provide Sanitary Conditions In The Community". silafrica.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Global Sanitation & Hygiene". lixil.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "LIXIL's SATO Achieves New Milestone with First Profitable Market in Bangladesh". 3blmedia.com. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "LIXIL to Expand SaTo "Safe Toilet" Market Globally". plumberswithoutborders.org. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Lixil to bolster water-saving toilet business with Indian launch". nikkei.com. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "SATO Introduces Innovative Handwashing Solution, SATO Tap, for Families in India and Other Developing Nations to Enhance Hygiene Practices". prnewswire.com. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "SATO Tap, an award-winning handwashing solution, primed to improve hygiene practices in the country, is now accessible to all". aninews.in. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  9. ↑ James, Wamathai (9 March 2022). "SATO launches initiative to upgrade toilets in 24 schools in Kenya". hapakenya.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "LIXIL's SATO brand joins UNICEF to accelerate sanitation and hygiene access for over 3.5 million people in India". unicef.org. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "FINISH Mondial and SATO, part of Lixil, join hands to accelerate the achievement of SDG6 across Africa and South Asia". finishmondial.org. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "LIXIL Corp.'s SATO Toilet Is Selected as Award Finalist". retrofitmagazine.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "LIXIL's SATO toilet selected as finalist in Fast Company's 'World Changing Ideas' awards". phcppros.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "LIXIL wins coveted 'Innovation of the Year' at Ethical Corporation Responsible Business Awards" (PDF). lixil.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "Good Design Award". g-mark.org. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  16. 1 2 "SATO Toilet Model Uses 80% Less Water. Wins Good Design Award". sustainabilitynext.in. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  17. ↑ "SATO Toilet Pan". theindexproject.org. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  18. ↑ "THE BEST INVENTIONS OF 2020". time.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  19. ↑ "World Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Developing-World Technology Finalists and Honorable Mentions". fastcompany.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  20. ↑ "SATO AWARDED IN FAST COMPANY'S 2023 BRANDS THAT MATTER LIST". fastcompany.com. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  21. ↑ "Awarded an Edison Patent Award for the SATO collector system". fastcompany.com. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.