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LIXIL Reaches Major Milestone in Impact Strategy, Improving Sanitation and Hygiene for 103 Million People Globally
LIXIL Corporation ("LIXIL", TSE Code: 5938), maker of pioneering water and housing products, today announced that it has achieved its ambitious goal of improving sanitation and hygiene for 103 million people[1]. Achieving this milestone, the primary target of the Global Sanitation and Hygiene pillar of LIXIL's Impact Strategy and set in 2016, reinforces LIXIL's commitment to further accelerating sanitation and hygiene access worldwide.
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[{"type":"text","content":"TOKYO, Feb. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LIXIL Corporation ("LIXIL", TSE Code: 5938), maker of pioneering water and housing products, today announced that it has achieved its ambitious goal of improving sanitation and hygiene for 103 million people[1]. Achieving this milestone, the primary target of the Global Sanitation and Hygiene pillar of LIXIL's Impact Strategy and set in 2016, reinforces LIXIL's commitment to further accelerating sanitation and hygiene access worldwide.","length":494,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"image","alt":"(PRNewsfoto/Lixil)","displaySize":"","headline":null,"caption":"(PRNewsfoto/Lixil)","className":"","disableSlideshowImg":false,"size":{"original":{"width":400,"height":225,"url":"https://media.zenfs.com/en/prnewswire.com/8bbc16cdc02ebd66036fa2dc4c3aee7e"},"resized":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/ADr6mxR7w04BsaIqYVPwtw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTM5NztjZj13ZWJw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/prnewswire.com/8bbc16cdc02ebd66036fa2dc4c3aee7e","width":400,"height":225}},"href":"https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2918115/LIXIL_Reaches_Major_Milestone_in_Impact_Strategy__Improving_Sanitation_and_Hygiene_for_103_Million_P.html","hrefExternal":true,"rel":"nofollow"},{"type":"text","content":"Safe sanitation and hygiene remain among the most urgent global challenges. Approximately 3.4 billion people[2] still lack access to safely managed sanitation, including 354 million people[3] practicing open defecation. Furthermore, approximately 1.7 billion people[4] do not have basic hygiene services at home. The human cost is devastating: more than 1,000 children under the age of five die every day from diseases spread by unsafe drinking water, poor sanitation, and inadequate hygiene.","length":492,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"These systematic failures result in hundreds of billions of dollars in annual losses from reduced productivity and higher healthcare costs. Yet, there is an untapped opportunity: every $1 invested in sanitation yields a fivefold economic return.","length":245,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"LIXIL's achievement is the result of shipping more than 10 million SATO toilet and hand hygiene products across 59 countries and territories. By establishing a social business and serving underserved communities with affordable and innovative sanitation and hygiene...