The Water Gives. We Give Back. 🌍
Splendor comes from an extraordinary place. Protecting it is part of our responsibility.
There is something different about water when you know where it comes from.
Splendor originates in Ecuador, a country defined by extraordinary natural diversity - from the Andes and Amazon to the Pacific coast and the unique ecosystems of the Galápagos Islands.
It is a place where biodiversity is not an abstract concept. It is all around you.
And when something as fundamental as water connects your brand to a place like this, we believe there is a responsibility to give something back.
For Splendor, sustainability isn't simply about the bottle or what happens after you drink it. It is about recognizing the natural environment that makes our story possible and supporting the people and organizations working to protect it.
Giving back from the beginning
Through our membership with 1% for the Planet, Splendor gives 1% of gross sales to environmental organizations working to create positive change.
It is a simple principle: if we benefit from the natural world, we should contribute to protecting it.
Our giving focuses particularly on giving back to our home of Ecuador, supporting organizations whose work spans biodiversity, conservation, environmental restoration and the communities that depend on healthy ecosystems.
Because protecting nature is also about protecting the people and places connected to it. Read on for a bit more about our specific partnerships within our 1% for the Planet Certification:
Protecting the Galápagos
The Galápagos Islands are one of the world's most extraordinary ecosystems and one that requires extraordinary care.
As an Official Conservation Ambassador of the Galápagos Islands, Splendor partners with Fundación Jocotoco, supporting biodiversity conservation projects across Ecuador, including efforts to protect the critically endangered Galápagos petrel.
The Galápagos petrel spends much of its life at sea, returning to the islands to breed. Like so many species found in this remarkable ecosystem, its survival depends on protecting the delicate habitats it calls home.
Supporting conservation means helping protect not just one species, but the wider ecosystems in which they live.
Restoring habitats and communities
Our commitment extends beyond the Galápagos.
In Ecuador, we also support organizations working at a local level to address some of the environmental and social challenges facing communities and ecosystems.
Casa Interamericana works to address food and water insecurity while tackling the impacts of illegal mining and deforestation, issues that can have profound consequences for both people and the environment.
Fundación La Iguana creates biodiversity gardens that help restore natural habitats within Ecuador's urban communities. By bringing native plants and biodiversity back into cities, these projects create spaces where people and nature can coexist.
And through Fundación ECOS, support goes towards ecology field programs in the Galápagos, including work focused on invasive species and environmental restoration.
Each organization approaches environmental stewardship differently. Together, they reflect something we believe strongly at Splendor: meaningful environmental change happens at many levels, from protecting endangered species and restoring habitats to supporting the communities living alongside them.
More than a sustainability statement
Today, sustainability can easily become another marketing message.
For us, it shouldn't be.
It should be something you can trace back to the beginning of the story.
Splendor comes from Ecuador. The water itself has a connection to this extraordinary landscape, and that connection comes with a responsibility. That means thinking about the impact we have, the choices we make and the contribution we can make beyond our own business.
We don't believe sustainability has to be perfect to be meaningful. But we do believe it has to be intentional.
It means asking not only “How can we take less?”, but also “How can we give back?”
Because the natural world gives us so much.
Clean water. Biodiversity. Beautiful places. Resources. Inspiration.
The least we can do is help protect what makes all of that possible.
Every bottle of Splendor begins with a place.
Ecuador is more than our source. It is part of our story.
And protecting the ecosystems, wildlife and communities that make this place extraordinary is something we believe should be part of that story, too.
