Research is both an historic and essential commitment for Veolia Water as a Group.

The company was founded more than 150 years ago under the name "Compagnie Générale des Eaux". In 1889 Veolia Water set up an eminent research centre, based at rue d'Anjou in Paris, the company's historic headquarters.

As part of the Veolia Water Group, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies benefits from their Research and Development programme managed through three R&D Centres: Anjou Recherche, Environmental Analysis Centre, and Kompentenz Zentrum Wasser Berlin with over 350 dedicated staff in all. The combined annual research budget from Veolia Water and Veolia Solutions & Technologies is €140m.