In this season of competition, where the fruits of determination, achievement and team spirit inspire people around the world, Veolia is proud to share and promote these core values of sports each and every day.
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.
Submit your entry now and help reinvent the world.
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
Antoine Frérot at the Global Positive Forum, on the climate: “Hope is not enough, we need solutions”
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
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.
As a world leader in converting waste into resources, Veolia, a founding member, provides its waste collection and treatment skills.
Eight personalities from backgrounds as different as they are complementary, including Antoine Frérot, can be found in this book.
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.
Is there a link between air quality and health?
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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Veolia supports the Plastic Odyssey adventure to turn plastic pollution in the oceans into resources
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".
"Urban agriculture: another way to feed cities”: the new Veolia Institute publication and conference
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.
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.
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.
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.
Paris’ 11th and 19th arrondissements renew their confidence in Veolia for household waste management
This new 3-year contract - with a further 3-year conditional renewal clause - will enable Veolia to optimize collection resources and support the City of Paris in its "zero waste" strategy.
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The contract’s objective, which begins in January 2019, is to reduce residual non-recyclable household waste by 40% and recover 100% of waste by the end of the contract.
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From 2 to 14 December Katowice (Poland) is hosting the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), bringing together 30,000 participants from 196 countries. Yesterday Veolia signed the European Climate Foundation call to "Step up Now".
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On Tuesday 11 December on the initiative of the European Commission’s European Innovation Council (EIC) pilot, Veolia hosted 14 start-ups and innovative European companies for pitching & networking sessions at its headquarters in Aubervilliers. It was an opportunity for these entrepreneurs to present their solutions to transforming business to around a hundred Veolia employees.
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On 6 and 7 December at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, business leaders and politicians came together to discuss the theme "Reconciling the two Frances". The debates focused on three divides - societal, entrepreneurial and digital - and on the necessary reconciliation between cities and territories.
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The 2018 Veolia Performance Trophies presentation ceremony took place this morning in the presence of Antoine Frérot. The 6 winners will go to Boston to meet local teams and discover the facilities operated by the Group. For this 20th edition, among the 230 candidates that entered (double last year), 54 were selected from 40 schools - 23 in France and 17 worldwide.
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Antoine Frérot, Veolia Chairman and CEO, Philippe Mauguin, CEO of the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, and Marc Michel, President of the Institut National de Recherche en Sciences et Technologies pour l'Environnement et l’Agriculture, yesterday signed a five-year framework agreement to continue their collaboration in the service of sustainable agriculture. Among the stated objectives was recovering the agronomic potential of soils using compost from the circular economy.
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For two days the 2018 Smart City Paris La Tribune Forum brought together entrepreneurs and politicians in the Paris city hall. The goal was to reflect on the new economic models to be developed for a "zero carbon" urban transformation. Veolia participated in two round tables, one on new ways of financing infrastructure and the other on resilient cities.
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The Global Positive Forum gathered on 20 November in Paris political, economic and civil society leaders for a day of discussion about their projects for future generations. On this occasion, the Veolia Chairman and CEO, Antoine Frérot, testified on one of the themes discussed during the event: "business as a model of benevolence."
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Tetra Pak and Veolia sign a game-changing partnership agreement to recycle all the components of used beverage cartons collected within the EU by 2025.
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For 3 days the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris hosted the Women's Forum 2018. The event brought together global civil society and economic leaders around the theme "Bridging humanity for inclusive progress". Estelle Brachlianoff, Veolia's Chief Operating Officer, was a speaker in the "Designing cities and economies for the future" session.
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On 16 and 17 November in Toulouse, the seventh edition of Futurapolis - the innovation event organized by Le Point magazine - brings together scientists, artists and entrepreneurs to discuss the challenges of the future. Antoine Frérot, Veolia’s Chairman and CEO, presented his vision of the world in 2040, and Frédéric Van Heems, CEO of Veolia's Water Business in France, spoke on the theme of greentech.
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Bruno David, President of the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (MNHN) and Antoine Frérot, Chairman and CEO of Veolia, have today signed a five-year framework agreement. The goal is to expand and strengthen the current collaboration between the MNHN and the Group in order to improve the coherence and visibility of the actions already in place.
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The network of Veolia campuses - vocational training centres for environmental professions - today participated in the first National Apprenticeship Day organized by GAN (Global Apprenticeship Network) France, of which the Group is a partner. This network - dedicated to the promotion of apprenticeships - organized events in four cities in France: Lyon, Lille, Nantes and Paris.
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Veolia has today announced very satisfactory results for the first nine months of 2018. The performances achieved in Q3 were particularly good, with an acceleration of all of our operational indicators. Growth in revenue and income in Q3 is the strongest performance since 2014.
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The schooner Tara completed her 11th expedition having travelled 100,000 km in 2½ years. The vessel was welcomed home by Norbert Métairie, Mayor of Lorient; Frédérique Vidal, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation; Antoine Petit, President of the CNRS; the Tara team of sailors and scientists; and Thierry Vandevelde, General Delegate for the Veolia Foundation
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"Our ocean, our heritage" is the theme of the 5th Our Ocean Conference, which brings together representatives from governments, business and civil society and scientists in Bali. On this occasion, 250 organizations - including Veolia - signed a "Global Commitment" to eradicate plastic waste and pollution at the source, initiated by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with the UN Environment. Laurent Auguste, Veolia Senior Executive Vice President Development, Innovation and Markets participated in the event.
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On 15 October torrential rain caused the largest rise in the level of the Aude river for more than a century.
President Emmanuel Macron, the Minister of the Interior Christophe Castaner, and the Minister in charge of local authorities Sébastien Lecornu, visited the area on Monday 22 October. Alongside local elected officials, they thanked the fire fighters, civil defence and all the stakeholders - including Veolia - that mobilized in the wake of the disaster.
President Emmanuel Macron, the Minister of the Interior Christophe Castaner, and the Minister in charge of local authorities Sébastien Lecornu, visited the area on Monday 22 October. Alongside local elected officials, they thanked the fire fighters, civil defence and all the stakeholders - including Veolia - that mobilized in the wake of the disaster.
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Under the emergency humanitarian operations organized by France’s Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs crisis centre following the earthquake in Indonesia on 28 September, the Veolia Foundation mobilized quickly: two AquaForce 2000 units and two Veoliaforce experts are currently on site to strengthen the rescue program and train the Indonesian Red Cross emergency teams to use the equipment.
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This three-year partnership between Unilever and Veolia aims to improve waste collection and recycling infrastructures across various geographies, starting in India and Indonesia.
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Yesterday in Krakow, Poland, Antoine Frérot, CEO of Veolia, participated in a preparatory meeting for COP24 which will be held in Katowice in a little under six weeks time. Antoine Frérot talked about the ‘Future of megacities in 2048’. In thirty years time, three billion people will be living in cities, which is more than in the entire history of Man. For the CEO of Veolia, solutions exist to anticipate the major challenges that this urbanization of the world population will generate.
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The new Kwinana plant (western Australia) will produce 40 MW of green energy - equivalent to the consumption of 50,000 households: an environmentally friendly solution that will optimize waste management and provide the community with a local, secure and economical energy supply.
Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, today celebrates the 50th anniversary of its wastewater to drinking water production plant!
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Veolia has just won new water and wastewater contracts in four regions: with the Cannes Pays de Lérins authority, Greater Dinan, Givors authority, and Côte de Nacre.
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On the occasion of the State visit to France of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirzioïev, Veolia signed today an agreement for the modernization of the drinking water production and distribution as well as wastewater service in Tashkent.
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The Veolia Foundation is supporting Médecins Sans Frontières in providing water for the Kutupalong-Balukhali camp in Bangladesh, home to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees.
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From 27 to 29 September in Le Havre, the "International Meeting of Positive Cities and Territories" brought together experts from around the world - representatives of cities and regions, business leaders, heads of associations, artists, and scientists - and the general public, around the theme of the positive and sustainable transition of territories.
Pierre Victoria, Veolia's Director of Sustainable Development, took part in the round table: "Territories, major players in the circular economy".
Pierre Victoria, Veolia's Director of Sustainable Development, took part in the round table: "Territories, major players in the circular economy".
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Last July, Bordeaux Métropole chose Veolia to manage its wastewater and storm water. Today, Alain Juppé, Mayor of Bordeaux and President of Bordeaux Métropole, and Antoine Frérot, Veolia Chairman and CEO, signed a contract for wastewater and urban storm water management throughout the area covered by the Métropole (Martignas-sur-Jalle excepted). The contract will begin on 1 January 2019 for a period of 7 years.
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On the occasion of Climate Week NYC, which takes place from 24 to 30 September 2018 in New York, EcoAct yesterday published its 2018 business climate performance report. As this study, which ranks Veolia 9th in the world for its climate action, was being published Pierre Victoria, Director of Sustainable Development, presented the Group's climate strategy.
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From 17 to 23 September on the five continents, Veolia employees mobilized around preventing occupational risks with a common goal: "Act for a better tomorrow".
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From 17 to 23 September, the 4th edition of Veolia's Health and Safety at Work Week mobilizes all employees worldwide around preventing risks in the workplace.
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On 11 September in Cherbourg, Naval Group started deconstruction operations on five first generation ballistic missile submarines (SSBN). Project manager for the global contract awarded by France’s Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), Naval Group has entrusted Veolia with the contract relating to deconstruction and recovery operations on these end-of-life submarines.
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On 3 and 4 September, in Paris, the 11th Convergences World Forum brought together 5,000 economic, political, associative and academic leaders from some 50 countries around the theme of "Make Society, Make Tomorrow".
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Between 26 and 31 August, World Water Week in Stockholm brings together 3,000 leaders from the public sector, private sector, multilateral organizations, civil society and academia on the theme of "Water, Ecosystems and Human Development" with a view to developing common solutions to the global water challenges. The event aims to identify solutions for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Veolia participated in several conferences and debates throughout the week.
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Veolia announced very strong 2018 half-year results this morning, marked by continued strong growth in business and an acceleration in EBITDA in the second quarter.
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Under this new contract, tied in with the French law on the energy transition, every year 185,000 metric tons of waste will be recovered in the form of energy in the Couëron Waste Treatment and Recovery Center (CVTD). Consequently 30,000 MWh of electricity (the annual consumption of 1,900 homes) and 75,000 MWh of heat (the annual consumption of 7,100 homes) will be produced. The heat from waste recovery will supply steam to the Nantes district heating network, as well as to an industrial site. The new contract will begin on 1 March 2019, for a period of 15 years.
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Organized by the United Nations between 9 and 18 July in New York, the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) evaluates the implementation of the agenda for the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This year's theme is "transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies" and reviews progress on SDGs 6, 7, 11, 12, 15 and 17. Pierre Victoria, Veolia's Director of Sustainable Development, presented the Group’s contributions.
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Aurélien Cadiou, President of the Association Nationale des Apprentis de France (ANAF) and Antoine Frérot, Veolia Chairman and CEO, today signed a partnership agreement at the Group's headquarters in Aubervilliers. The goal is to promote communication on apprenticeships and help support apprentices in the Veolia Campus network.
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The Veolia Foundation is renewing its support for the Nanoé Développement association, which is experimenting with a new decentralized solar electrification model in Madagascar. The project relies on "nano-entrepreneurs" trained in the management of innovative "nano-grids". A revolution in the approach to access to energy in Africa.
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Bordeaux’s Metropolitan Council has chosen Veolia for its wastewater treatment and rainwater management. The 7-year public service contract will begin on 1 January, 2019. It covers the management of 6 waste water treatment plants and networks of 4,200 km, with a total treatment capacity for a population equivalent of 1.15 million inhabitants.
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This year the Rencontres Économiques event in Aix-en-Provence was on the theme of "world metamorphoses". From 6 to 8 July, it brought together 250 speakers from all over the world. Veolia Chairman and CEO Antoine Frérot was invited to Friday’s round table entitled "tomorrow, even more revolutions?". A look at the key points of his intervention.
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In Rousset in Bouches-du-Rhône, Veolia, PV CYCLE and the Syndicat des Énergies Renouvelables today open the first line in France and in Europe dedicated to recycling end-of-life photovoltaic panels. The plant will process 1,800 tonnes of material this year - a quantity that will gradually increase to 4,000 tonnes.
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Veolia and InVivo, the leading French agricultural cooperative group, today signed a partnership agreement to develop the circular economy in the world of agriculture. Their cooperation covers four themes: water resource management, reuse of treated wastewater for irrigation, urban agriculture and digital solutions.
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On Monday, 2 July, the students attending the 9th Veolia Summer School presented their work at Veolia headquarters in Aubervilliers in the presence of Antoine Frérot, Group Chairman and CEO.
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On Friday 22 June in Paris, a debate was held on the legal and economic issues involved in the Global Pact for the Environment. The event brought together Laurent Fabius, former president of COP 21 and president of France’s constitutional council, Jeffrey Sachs, special advisor to the UN Secretary-General, and Antoine Frérot, Veolia Chairman and CEO.
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On 26 June 2018 at the World Nuclear Exhibition in Villepinte (France), EDF and Veolia signed a partnership agreement to co-develop remote control solutions for dismantling gas-cooled reactors (UNGG Uranium Naturel Graphite Gaz) and for vitrifying radioactive waste, in France and worldwide.
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Every year, the Veolia Student Solidarity Awards recognize innovative solidarity projects run by higher education students in France and internationally. The selected projects fall within the Veolia Foundation’s 3 areas of intervention: humanitarian emergencies and development aid, social and employment support, the environment and protection of biodiversity. Yesterday morning, Antoine Frérot, Veolia’s Chairman and CEO, presented the winners with their awards. They will receive financial support and technical sponsorship from the Group.
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The Plastic Odyssey team has designed a catamaran, which runs on fuel produced by recycling plastic waste. A prototype was launched today at Concarneau (France), in the company of Brune Poirson, Secretary of State for Ecological and Inclusive Transition, and Roland Jourdain, a sailor.
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This year’s World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is focusing on sustainable land management (SLM). SLM is key to balancing out ecosystems, boosting local economies and creating jobs, while actively involving producers, consumers and decision-makers. Veolia puts forward solutions for managing land in a more sustainable way as part of a circular economy approach.
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Veolia is showcasing its approach to stemming the tide of pollution in the world’s seas and oceans on World Oceans Day 2018. The Group is developing solutions all around the world to fighting against land pollution and turning it into resources. As part of a circular economy approach and in partnership with local government, industry and citizens, these solutions fall into three main categories: 1. Treat and limit land pollutions in the coastal areas and upstream, 2. Prevent and reduce areas’ vulnerability, 3. Transform production and consumption models toward the circular economy.
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Veolia has been awarded three new contracts by the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) to manage radioactive waste at the CEA’s Paris-Saclay centre in the Paris Region.
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“Beat plastic pollution” is the theme of this year’s World Environment Day. Veolia is looking to significantly step up its plastic recycling work in order to meet this sizeable environmental challenge.
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SMEDAR has once again chosen Veolia to operate its VESTA waste-to-energy plant. Optimized operation of the facility and the deployment of new supervisory systems will enable the site’s energy mix to be more effectively managed.
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The second ever BiodiversiTerre event will welcome the public to Place de la République in Paris on 2-5 June. The event organised by Paris City Hall and created by Gad Weil, a street artist, and his cultural enterprise, Place Grand Public, will give pride of place to nature in the heart of the city via a plant installation in the square. As an event partner, Veolia is encouraging visitors to take action in their daily lives to conserve natural resources and limit pollution.
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For its second time at VivaTech, the world’s rendezvous for start-ups and digital innovation, Veolia presented its digital solutions – connected technologies and new digital services – to help cities and industry undergoing the process of transformation. These solutions fall into three areas of innovation - Connected technologies, Smart city and Smart citizens.
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After 24 months at sea and just a few months from the end of the 100,000 km trip, the Tara Pacific expedition to explore coral reefs is on the final straight. On Friday, 18 May at Veolia headquarters, André Abreu, Director of International Policy with the Tara Expedition Foundation, and Serge Planes, Scientific Director of Tara Pacific, shared the first results from the expedition. They spoke live with Romain Troublé, Executive Director of the Tara Expeditions Foundation, who was in Japan aboard the schooner Tara.
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ArcelorMittal Méditerranée and Veolia Industrie Global Solutions are creating a 50-50 joint venture to modernise the energy installations at ArcelorMittal's Fos-sur-Mer site (France), which produces 4.6 million tonnes of steel each year.
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In 2015, SEMEC (Cannes event planners) turned to Veolia to manage its waste in order to meet its ambitious sustainable development targets. Veolia recovered close to 1,770 tonnes of waste in 2017.
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The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA), the authority in charge of drinking water and wastewater management for the Bangladeshi capital, has chosen Veolia and Suez to build and operate the Gandharbpur drinking water treatment plant.
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The first Veolia Foundation Aquaforce 15,000 in Uganda has been supplying the Kyangwali refugee camp since March. This new mobile unit, which is used to treat water in emergency situations, has been deployed in collaboration with Médecins Sans Frontières teams. It has helped contain the cholera epidemic that had been raging since the beginning of the year in the region.
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Yesterday, in France Veolia launched a water service communication campaign with a fun but educational approach. Aimed at consumers, this campaign makes a play on the word "potable" which takes on exceptional value.
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Veolia becomes the first water, waste and energy management group to join the Toilet Board Coalition (TBC), alongside the founding companies Unilever, Kimberly-Clark, Lixil, Firmenich and Tata.
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Today Veolia announces results to 31 March growing strongly in line with the objectives set for the financial year 2018.
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Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) has signed an agreement with the consortium led by AWCA Power, Veolia and Dhofar International Development and Investment Holding SG (DIDIC) to develop the Salalah Independent Water Project (IWP). The project relates to seawater desalination for the governorate of Dhofar
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Political and economic decision makers met in Paris for the Global Water Summit 2018 with the theme of “Transcending boundaries in the water sector”. An opportunity for Veolia to present its new digital technologies for water management.
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Elles construisent la ville de demain (Girls Building the Cities of Tomorrow) is the first smart city occupations event organised by the Elles Bougent (Girls on the Move) association. The event was a chance for female college students from Hector Guimard Sixth Form College in Paris’ 19th arrondissement – a college specialising in building industry, crafts and built heritage occupations – to meet female Veolia mentors at the group’s head office in Aubervilliers and find out about their areas of expertise.
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"Decarbonizing economic growth is not enough, we also have to deshydrate it": invited by the University of Paris Dauphine to conclude the conference on "Water - blue gold challenges" that took place today, Antoine Frérot, Veolia Chairman and CEO, presented his vision of the major water-related challenges to come.
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This year, the World Water Day invites us to rise to the water-related challenges of our time by relying on Nature-Based Solutions (NBS). It is the opportunity for Veolia to promote solutions that, all over the world, are inspired by nature to better protect it.
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From 18 to 23 March, 40,000 experts from 160 countries gather in Brasilia for the 8th World Water Forum. Initiated by the World Water Council (WWC), the event aims to promote the protection and sustainable use of water for the benefit of "all life on Earth". On March 22nd,Veolia organized a conference to mobilize actors on the theme of "The Global Pact for the Environment: a project compatible with business?"
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Veolia is participating in "Girls on the Move Week" organized by the “Elles Bougent” association, a Group partner, as part of International Women's Day. This international initiative aims to boost gender mixing in industry. Veolia teams in 10 countries are taking action to introduce 1,000 girls and young women aged 12 to 24 to their technical and scientific professions.
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On the occasion of its Facts Reports’s publication on "Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in the city", the Veolia Institute organized a conference on 27 February in partnership with The Future Society. The debate brought together Nicolas Miailhe, president of The Future Society, Mathieu Saujot, coordinator of “the linking digital and ecological transitions initiative” at IDDRI, Julien Hendrickx, professor at the Ecole Polytechnique de Louvain, and Claire Falzone, CEO of Nova Veolia. The speakers suggested ways of taking advantage of this new industrial revolution in cities.
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The multipurpose training centre in Loumbila (CFPL) opened its doors at the beginning of the year. Funded by the Monaco Red Cross and managed by the Burkina Faso Red Cross, it benefits from Veolia's know-how in terms of access to water and wastewater management.
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Supported by the Veolia Foundation, the Tara Oceans expedition (2009-2013) collected plankton samples from all the world's oceans to establish a species and gene catalogue. By building the largest ever plankton ecosystem database, researchers crossed the threshold of 100 million listed genes – more than half of which were unknown at the time. The results were published in two papers for Nature Communications on 22 and 25 January 2018.
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In 2017, Veolia achieved revenue of €25,125 million, 4.9%[1] and 3.5% like- for-like growth. The fourth quarter demonstrated continued business momentum with faster revenue growth (+6.3%[1]).
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The RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook is the leading publication in CSR performance assessments based on the business indicators of companies.
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23 - 26 January, the 48th World Economic Forum in Davos brought together 70 heads of state and 3,000 economic decision-makers and association managers, focusing on the topic "Creating a shared future in a fractured world". Veolia proposes the creation of more inclusive solutions, involving all territorial stakeholders via a circular economy approach. Laurent Auguste, Veolia Director of Development, Innovation and Markets, and Dinah Louda, Executive Director of Institut Veolia, participated at this event.
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Veolia has just won new water and sanitation contracts in France from the city of Saint-Pierre in Réunion, the inter-municipal drinking water service covering the municipalities of Frontignan, Balaruc-les-Bains and Balaruc-le-Vieux in the region of Occitanie, and the La Barche inter-municipal wastewater service in Lorraine.
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The 48th World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, opened this morning on the theme of "Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World". The program began with the launch of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Factor10 initiative in which Veolia is participating alongside more than 30 large companies working in 16 business sectors.
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Yesterday in Niamey, Empow'Her - an international organization supporting women's entrepreneurship - and Veolia inaugurated L’Oasis in the presence of Dr Lalla Malika Issoufou, First Lady of Niger and the project’s sponsor. The purpose of this place dedicated to women is to facilitate their integration into the economy through entrepreneurship and raise their awareness of sustainable development issues.
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Veolia will operate Rennes Métropole's waste-to-energy plant for a further three and a half years. The facility will produce green energy that will heat 20,000 homes in the city.