Sustainable Development

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies is committed to Sustainble Development, and subscribes to the UN Global Compact.

As part of the Veolia Environnement Group, sustainable development is at the heart of our activities. Environmental solutions are our business, which means we can never be content to treat sustainable development merely as a question of image, reputation or behaviour. Environmental and social responsibility, together with integration within the local community, are part of our daily work. Our responsible approach is illustrated in all our technical and business activities, and it is central to our "value creation strategy" for the decades to come.

Our Charter for Sustainable Development

Our principles and organisation testify to our commitment and awareness of our responsibilities. Governed by our Charter and our values, the scope of our action, the rules which structure our organisation in terms of corporate governance, business ethics, dialogue with stakeholders and risk management are all in line with our determination to develop sustainably.

Our 10 Commitments for future generations

1. To protect the environment, to preserve natural resources and to encourage biodiversity.

2. To establish and deploy an environmental management system enabling objectives to be identified, action plans to be implemented and progress to be monitored.

3. To ensure that our facilities and services comply with relevant regulations, taking account of standards as they develop.

4. To go beyond the minimum legal requirements in terms of improving personal health and safety protection.

5. To increase our efforts in terms of research, development and innovation, in order to improve our ability to respond to environmental challenges.

6. To develop our employees' skills, to encourage them to be autonomous and to promote corporate innovation.

7. To encourage our partners, sub-contractors and suppliers to abide by our sustainable development commitments.

8. To anticipate the needs and expectations of the public in terms of environmental services.

9. To participate in the social development of communities where our facilities are based.

10. To promote the commitments made in the UN Global Compact and to work with all stakeholders in facilitating access to essential services towards the respect of fundamental rights.