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At the Rencontres Économiques d'Aix-en-Provence, the burning question of the compatibility between environmental objectives and economic performance was at the heart of the debates during the plenary session "Ecological Planning, an economic mirage?"
On January 23, the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris hosted the political initiative "France adapts. Living at +4°C".
In December, Veolia proudly celebrates 170 years of existence, an anniversary marked by a pioneering spirit and an unwavering commitment to preserving the environment.
Veolia launches its new YouTube channel dedicated to analysing, decoding and popularising the behind-the-scenes aspects of the ecological transformation.
Veolia's International Health and Safety Week kicked off this Monday, September 18.
7 nominees for the 2023 Prize who invite us to think and rethink our way of being and living in a shared world.
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Decarbonization, economy and regeneration of resources, and depollution: these are the three challenges we are addressing for our customers and stakeholders.
Zero Carbon Forum organised by the newspaper La Tribune at the Paris City Hall.
An invitation to rethink digital energy sobriety and to change our view of unloved animals
1st session of the 2022 cycle of the +1 collective
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The 2021-2022 integrated report is available today on 15 June to coincide with the General Shareholders' Meeting. The report takes a closer look at the Group's highlights
Record results. Activity and results significantly above 2020 and 2019.
At the Global Positive Forum on the climate, in the round table on “Reconciling People with Nature”, Veolia CEO Antoine Frérot presented his solutions
The transition to a circular economy has become a necessity.
From 4 November to 9 December, 2021, Veolia is organizing a cycle of debates entitled “Tomorrow, the African city”, in partnership with the Veolia Institute and the French daily Le Monde.
Veolia is inaugurating three new electric power plants at its waste recovery centres in the states of São Paulo and Santa Catarina in Brazil.
The biggest European event bringing together the players and solutions for a sustainable economy.
Veolia is launching its 7th International Health & Safety Week (from 20 to 24 September).
This initiative will bring together 50 stakeholders (employees, customers, investors, suppliers, NGOs, experts, citizens, etc.) during three sessions led with a supporting hand from Usbek & Rica.
The 2021 Environment Book Prize from the Veolia Foundation has been awarded to Thierry Libaert for “Des vents porteurs. Comment mobiliser (enfin) pour la planète”; and the youth commendation went to Olivier Dain-Belmont and Fachri Maulana for “Permacité ! La ville de mes rêves”.
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) congress, to be held over 9 days, opened on 3 September in Marseille (France).
Veolia, a flagship company in the field of ecological transformation, launched Open Playground (May 28)
At Veolia, responsiveness, adaptability, agility, consultation and resilience were the watchwords for managing the health crisis.
Strong resilience and rebound capacity in the face of the crisis
Net current income group share of €415m
4th quarter results above 2019 and above expectations, confirm the strong rebound the 3rd quarter
Filing of a tender offer on suez on february 8th 2021 at €18 per share dividend included
Africa accounts for more than 15% of the global population. The continent is experiencing the highest urban population growth anywhere in the world.
These six students from French and international engineering and business schools, universities
Five years on from COP21, the City of Paris and the daily newspaper La Tribune organized the Zero Carbon Forum.
GE Renewable Energy signed an agreement with Veolia to recycle its onshore wind turbine blades in the United States.
In the opening plenary session on "An economy in a state of emergency", Veolia Chairman and CEO Antoine Frérot explained how his company has "resisted" in order to bounce back as quickly as possible.
On November 30, the Monaco association (Beyond Plastic Med) is launching the BeMed Business College for companies operating around the Mediterranean, including Veolia.
Supported by the United Nations Environment Programme, this initiative brings together more than 500 signatories around various goals for 2025
Veolia confirms a strong rebound in activity, with Q3 2020 results above expectations and above those recorded in the same period the previous year.
Veolia Chairman and CEO Antoine Frérot spoke on the theme: "Economic recovery is crucial!"

Every year, since 2012, the LH Forum - Global Positive Forum - attracts five thousand people ready to undertake the positive transition of regions.
The Veolia Foundation launched its Environment Book Prize 15 years ago. The aim is to raise awareness of environmental issues among the general public and young people.
Veolia is today launching its International Health and Safety Week (14-18 September). Focused on raising risk behaviour awareness, this 6th edition opens with a campaign entitled: "What you see is not what I see".
Antoine Frérot, Veolia’s CEO, Olivier Brousse, Senior Executive Vice President, Strategy and Innovation, and Pierre Victoria, the Group's Sustainable Development Director, presented their analyses and solutions for a future world where humans consume less and support each other.
Eight personalities from backgrounds as different as they are complementary, including Antoine Frérot, can be found in this book.
Very strong rebound in activity and results since the month of June
How can we reduce the pressure on freshwater resources?
51 master's students from 23 countries attended the Veolia Summer School from 6 to 9 July. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Veolia decided to continue this 11th edition.
Initiated by Veolia with the support of its Foundation and in collaboration with The Maker Space Foundation, Baobab is inspired by the model of La REcyclerie in Paris and L'Oasis in Niamey (Niger).
Veolia and Francofil are innovating by manufacturing filaments made from recycled polypropylene (PP) and coloured ABS.
a campaign launched by Veolia, in partnership with The New York Times International
"Every year 8 June is a special opportunity to raise global awareness of the benefits that the ocean brings to humanity and our duty to use its resources sustainably"
Celebrated by the UN on June 5, the World Environment Day has chosen “It’s Time for Nature” as its theme in 2020.
On this day, Veolia reminds us that solutions inspired by nature do exist
Solidarity is at the heart of Veolia's values and, in this period of crisis, is more meaningful than ever.
Antoine Frérot points out that in the absence of vaccines or medical treatment for sufferers, water, sanitation and hand hygiene are essential in preventing the spread of COVID-19.
In the present context of the Covid-19 pandemic, numerous questions have arisen about how the virus is transmitted.
Veolia is launching a weekly podcast to encourage reflection with its guests on "And tomorrow: double or nothing for ecology?”
At a time the world is mobilizing to defeat the coronavirus pandemic, it has never been more important to protect our water resources.
Veolia is getting organized following the decisions in several countries to take exceptional measures aimed at stopping the COVID-19 epidemic.
Indoor air pollution affects homes, offices, schools and transportation where we spend 80% of our time.
Veolia is supporting the slogan "I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights"
On 6 March, in Brussels, the French, Dutch and Danish environment ministers officially launched the European Plastics Pact.
Veolia in France and Ulule - a crowdfunding platform - are launching the #MakeItGreen call for projects.
Comité 21 presented 12 proposals to help the territories adapt to climate change.
Through its subsidiary Nova Veolia, Veolia partners ChangeNOW, the first universal exhibition of solutions for the planet.
Wiebke Podrenek and Marion Sauzede, the two members of the "So'Sport Veolia" team, came second in the Défi d'Elles.
"Measure your circular performance!": 26 WBCSD members - including Veolia - have developed Circular Transition Indicators (CTIs)
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Every minute, 20 tonnes of plastic waste is dumped into the oceans.
For many years the Veolia Foundation has been working around the world with displaced people and refugees
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Veolia participated in several events on adaptation issues – a reminder that its commitment to reducing greenhouse gases in accordance with the Paris Agreement is complemented by the deployment of adaptation solutions, particularly in the water sector.
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On 10 December, EDF and Veolia, through their respective subsidiaries Cyclife Holding and Asteralis, announce the creation of a joint entity – Graphitech –
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Veolia Chairman and CEO Antoine Frérot presented his vision during the debate on "Employers confronted by the pressing issue of the environment".
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In 2019, Veolia confirmed its long-term presence in the Middle East, where its businesses are growing in all segments (water, waste and energy).
To mark the event Veolia takes a look at its soil remediation and conservation solutions.
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Antoine Frérot, Veolia CEO, participated in the round table on Tuesday, 3 December: “Do we have to fear an engagement crisis?”
Six students from top French and international schools and universities, received their Performance Trophy from Veolia Chairman and CEO Antoine Frérot during a ceremony at the Group's headquarters in Aubervilliers. Since 1998, this competition has rewarded the most innovative work being carried out by students at the end of their studies (5 years’ higher education). This year's winners receive a trip to Hong Kong and a grant.
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Veolia is launching a digital campaign inviting everyone to join the "CO2 Challenge team" to fight climate change.
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Fifteen French companies, including Veolia, contributed to the Afep - Shift Project report on the use of energy-climate scenarios in their strategy.
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JUMP, an Uber subsidiary, and Veolia have just announced their partnership to sort, recycle and recover defective and end-of-life parts on self-service Jump electric bicycles and scooters.
On 21 November, 22 Veolia female employees in France, Poland and Canada participated in the 7th “Women in Engineering Sciences” day.
In Toulouse, the 8th edition (16 to 18 November) of the Futurapolis Innovation Summit questions our lifestyle and democracies, comparing different visions of the future of innovation and progress.
November 18 marked the start of the European Disability Employment Week.
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Along with 15 other CEOs representing major companies, the Veolia Group Chairman and CEO has signed the WBCSD Guide to Circular Bioeconomy.
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Today Reckitt Benckiser (RB) - a global leader in health, hygiene and cleaning - and Veolia sign a partnership
Two Veolia projects received an award: in Germany and Australia.
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Veolia delivered very solid earnings from the first nine months of the year, fully confirming its objectives for FY 2019.
Every year since 2014, the international Our Ocean conference has been bringing together representatives of governments, industry, associations and research to discuss how to sustainably protect the oceans. In 2019 (23-24 October in Oslo) the importance of knowledge as a foundation for solutions and effective public policies to protect the oceans is being highlighted.
Accra, Ghana - For its 2nd edition, this African climate summit brought together 2,000 non-state actors (communities, businesses, NGOs, researchers) on the theme of "African territories committed to the fight against climate change" from 16 to 18 October.
Brunswick, a city with a population of 250,000 in Lower Saxony, northern Germany, has granted a 20-year concession for Veolia to operate its electricity and gas networks.
The documentary ‘À quatre mains’, which will be aired on 15 October on France 5, presents the paths of four trainer-apprentice pairs in industry, craft trades, skilled trades, and services.
In response to the increasing frequency and intensity of disasters that impede progress in sustainable development, the 2019 theme is "reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption services".
Pierre Victoria, Veolia's Director of Sustainable Development, spoke at the round table about "the urgency of the ecological transition for the territories".
The Veolia Institute has just published a new issue of Facts Reports on the theme of urban agriculture.
Veolia's 5th International Health and Safety at Work Week began across the world on 16 September. Under the slogan "Act for a better tomorrow", this year the Group addressed the concept of safety through behaviour with a campaign entitled "Observing is Caring".
The Climate Week is being held in New York from 21 to 23 September. Among the many events organized, Veolia participated in the event organized by The Nature Conservancy on "The large-scale deployment of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) in all sectors".
Included in the DJSI for the 3rd consecutive year, Veolia is ranked 2nd among the 41 companies in the Multi and Water Utilities sector. Recognition of the Group's leadership in sustainable development.
On 18 September - National Air Quality Day - Jean-Michel Genestier, Mayor of Le Raincy (Ile-de-France) and Vice-President of Grand Paris Grand Est, and Antoine Frérot, Chairman and CEO of Veolia, announced a joint initiative that will make Le Raincy the first town in France to guarantee 100% good air in school.
From 16 to 20 September 2019 and for the fifth consecutive year, Veolia is organizing its International Health and Safety Week". The week mobilizes all employees around the world focusing on workplace risk prevention under the banner of "Act for a better tomorrow".
For its 14th edition, the Veolia Foundation's 2019 Environment Book Prize is awarded to Sébastien Bohler for "Le Bug Humain", and the youth prize goes to Amandine Thomas for "Océans... et comment les sauver".
An Elabe survey for Veolia conducted at the start of the school year for National Air Quality Day on 18 September, reveals that indoor air quality in schools and nurseries is a concern for nearly 6 out of 10 parents.
On 5-6 September in Paris, the 12th Convergences World Forum gathered 5,000 economic, political, NGO, academic and media leaders from 50 countries to develop innovative co-constructed solutions. Veolia contributed to debates on "purpose" and new cooperation for the circular economy.
Patrick Bobet, President of Bordeaux Métropole, and Antoine Frérot, CEO of Veolia, signed the public service delegation contract.
Veolia is the main partner in this site that experiments with the engagement of civil society around subjects related to the environment.
In Stockholm, World Water Week (25-30 August 2019) ends after 5 days of debate and exchange on the theme of "Water for society - Including All": lack of clean water, decent toilets, pollution, drought and extreme weather events...
On the launch of the "Business for Inclusive Growth" initiative, this Friday 23 August, in Paris (France) at the Elysée Palace, Veolia’s Chairman and CEO Antoine Frérot reminds of the Group’s commitment to inclusive growth.
Veolia regularly reviews its asset portfolio in the light of its strategy and development plan.
Koweït Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) confie à Veolia l’exploitation de la station de traitement des eaux usées de sa raffinerie située à Al Zour, au sud du Koweït.
The names of the five winners of the Global Startup Weekend Sustainable Revolution (GSWSR) were revealed at the closing ceremony held in Paris on 18 July. This competition, organized for the first time right across the world, took place in 53 cities during the two weekends of 14 and 21 June 2019.
On 4 July at its headquarters in Aubervilliers, Veolia gathered together a panel of experts to check progress on the climate issue.
The 10th edition of Veolia Summer School has just ended. From 30 June to 8 July, 36 master students from various universities and schools discovered Veolia and its activities.
Veolia and Les Éditeurs d'Éducation - an inter-professional association of school book publishers – are launching the "Ecogeste Lycées 2019" operation to recycle textbooks in 4,000 high schools in mainland France. The "Ecogeste Collèges" operation in 2016 and 2017, initiated by Belin Education and Veolia at the time of the reform of the secondary school curriculum resulted in 2.6 million textbooks, equivalent to 2,000 tonnes of paper, being recycled.
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The three winners of the Air Quality Challenge come from Ecuador, Germany and China.
Carrefour, Système U and Veolia are joining forces in research and innovation to reduce single-use plastics in packaging. Their partner (RE)SET - a brand new company specializing in circular economy innovation - will launch a global challenge, from July to October 2019 via a collaborative platform, to identify and develop innovative solutions.
During the 2019 HR Initiatives Trophy ceremony on 19 June at the Group's Campus in Ile-de-France, Veolia rewarded seven HR initiatives. The aim of this award is to highlight the inventiveness of the teams and encourage the duplication of the best projects across the Group.
To encourage initiatives by student associations, in 2008 Veolia and its Foundation launched the Student Solidarity Awards, which communicates the Group's societal approach to students in Grandes Écoles and universities. Yesterday at the Group's headquarters in Aubervilliers, Veolia's Chairman and CEO, Antoine Frérot, presented prizes to the 4 winners: selected from 128 candidates from all over the world (one third from abroad: Bulgaria, Canada, Senegal, Gabon, Cameroon, Benin, Hungary, Germany), they receive a financial endowment to help them carry out their project.
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is launching a new initiative at the Eat Forum Food in Stockholm, Sweden, to redefine the global agri-food system. This initiative, with which Veolia is joining forces, brings together major cities and multinationals to develop circular economy solutions to combat climate change, health and pollution problems and the loss of biodiversity associated with the present food system. For 3 years, London, New York and São Paulo will be life size demonstrators of this redesigned local food chain.
This year's World Oceans Day’s theme of gender and the ocean is an opportunity to promote gender equality in ocean-related activities
"Beat air pollution": World Environment Day on 5 June organized by the UN, addresses one of the major environmental challenges of our time. The commitment of China, the host country for the 2019 World Environment Day celebrations, serves as an inspiration to countries across the world.
To mark the publication of the results of an Elabe study conducted for Veolia in France, Belgium and Shanghai (China), the Group Chairman and CEO Antoine Frérot unveils a new offering to improve indoor air quality.
AngloGold Ashanti, a South African mining company and the world's third largest gold producer, has entrusted Veolia with the operation and maintenance of all the water treatment plants at the Obuasi mine in southern Ghana.
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Veolia manages and recovers all the waste generated by the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès: red carpet, standard carpet, wood, paper and cardboard.
The schooner Tara will leave Monday 27 Lorient (France), her home port in Morbihan, for a new mission: "the origins of plastic pollution", with the support of the Veolia Foundation.
The International Day for Biological Diversity today addresses the theme: "Our biodiversity, our food, our health". UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns us: "Biological diversity is vital for human health and well-being. I urge all - governments, businesses and civil society - to take urgent action to protect and sustainably manage the fragile and vital web of life on our one and only planet."
In a world where food security and self-sufficiency challenges are critical, biodiversity is essential. Veolia's mission of "resourcing the world" also means preserving biodiversity, which provides the raw materials, food, drinking water and molecules that are essential for human health.
VivaTech brings together 9,000 start-ups, 1,900 investors and 300 large groups in Paris from 16 to 18 May to talk about Tech for Good, women's entrepreneurship and Europe. Veolia, together with its partner start-ups, presents its connected technologies and digital services for municipalities, industry and citizens. An opportunity on the stand to discover or test the digital solutions serving the environment: waste sorting robots, drones to prevent pollution, smart citizens apps.
In Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel (Netherlands), the international flexible packaging producer and distributor LC Packaging and Veolia signed yesterday a strategic partnership aimed at minimising residual waste streams related to flexible packaging on a global scale.
In the run-up to the G7 Summit in Biarritz, which will be attended by the heads of state and governments of the seven member countries (Germany, Canada, United States, France, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom) and the European Union on 24-26 August, a G7 Environment on Fighting inequality by protecting biodiversity and climate was organised on 5 and 6 May in Metz. Veolia's Sustainable Development Director, Pierre Victoria, spoke at the Business and Biodiversity conference as a member of the Act4nature initiative launched by Entreprises pour l’environnement (EpE).
Via its subsidiary Enova - the leading facilities and energy management company in the Middle East - Veolia opened a state-of-the-art centre on 2 May devoted to energy performance solutions.
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A very good start to the 2019 year: continuing strong growth of revenue and results
On the occasion of Produrable, a European meeting of actors and solutions for the sustainable economy held yesterday in Paris, Antoine Frérot - CEO of Veolia and President of the Institut de l’entreprise – talked about what having a “raison d'être” can bring to a business. His contribution was in the framework of a conference alongside Olivia Grégoire, president of the special commission charged with examining the PACTE bill in France’s National Assembly.
Since tropical cyclone Idai hit the coastal city of Beira in Mozambique on 14 March, the country has faced an unprecedented emergency. France’s Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs asked the Veolia Foundation to send a humanitarian emergency mission into the field alongside its partners Médecins Sans Frontières, the French Red Cross and Solidarités International.
On 2 April at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, Laurent Auguste, Senior Executive Vice President, Development, Innovation and Markets for Veolia, spoke during the opening plenary session of Water Week on the theme of "A Water-Secure World for all". He emphasized the need to develop a disruptive sanitation business model for people on low incomes that is based on circular economy principles and will create value.
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Opened today in south-east Netherlands, Danone's Nutricia Cuijk facility produces specialized infant formula.
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The theme of this year's World Water Day, organised on 22 March, is ‘leaving no one behind’.
Nestlé and Veolia today announce the signature of a partnership covering plastic waste collection, sorting and recycling, focusing in particular on flexible plastic packaging, in eleven priority countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe.
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To mark International Women's Day, Veolia is taking part in the third edition of the Girls on the Move Week (4 to 10 March). All week and all around the world, "sponsors" – Veolia’s women engineers and technicians – have been presenting their technical and scientific jobs to young women aged 14 to 24.
Created in Niamey by Veolia and Empow'Her, L’Oasis facilitates the economic integration of women through entrepreneurship by raising awareness of the issues related to sustainable development and preserving resources. L’Oasis celebrates its first anniversary today in the presence of Ms Elback Zeinabou Tari Bako, Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Welfare, the international women’s entrepreneurship association Empow'Her and Veolia. It is an opportunity to take stock of its first year of activity.
With this eight-year contract, Veolia is committed to bringing excellence to Greater Nîmes' water and sanitation service.
Veolia today presents its results for 2018. Another year marked by strong growth of revenue and results, it fully confirms the Group’s objectives for 2019.
By giving Veolia the score of "A-" for 2018, the CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) recognizes the Group in its sector of activity, which is rated "B-", and in relation to all French companies, which are also rated "B-".
The CDP’s Score Report enables companies to measure and compare their progress and environmental impact against their peers in order to improve their governance and actions for climate change.
On 30 January in Paris during the 3rd MOOC (MOOC: Massive Open Online Course) of the Year ceremony, the MOOC "Sustainable Development Goals - Together, let's meet the challenge" won in the category "Best MOOC designed by a university / school". This UVED (Université Virtuelle Environnement et Developpement Durable) online training course is supported by the Veolia Foundation.
As part of its partnership with the NGO Solidarités International, the Veolia Foundation sent two Veoliaforce experts to Sittwe in Myanmar.
Laurent Auguste, Veolia’s Senior Executive Vice President Development, Innovation and Markets, presented the various partnership and integration strategies developed by the Group "for a large-scale transition to the circular economy".
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As part of France’s presidency of the G7 in 2019, the "Rendez-vous de Bercy" organized by the Ministry of Economy and Finance yesterday brought together decision makers, academics and business leaders around the theme "Redefining capitalism in the 21st century". Following the debate "Faced with inequality, what role should businesses play in society?" Antoine Frérot, Veolia’s Chairman and CEO, presented his vision of business.
Veolia and Yara, a group specializing in crop nutrition, yesterday signed an agreement to develop the circular economy in Europe's food and agriculture production chains by recycling nutrients in closed loops.
The Veolia Institute organized a conference-debate on "Resilient Cities" on Tuesday, 18 December, on the occasion of the publication of its journal on the same theme. Jean-Christophe Levassor, director of La Condition Publique, Guillaume Josse, urban planner in the Huit group and Wexity, Eric Lesueur, president of 2EI Veolia and David Ménascé, director of the Azao firm and an HEC professor, explored the main risks cities are now facing and the way they are preparing to deal with them.