World Environment Day: Veolia launches its 2016-2018 Environmental Objectives Plan
June 30, 2016 at 08:45 am EDT
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5 june 2016
To mark the United Nations' World Environment Day and continuing on from its nine sustainable development commitments, Veolia is today presenting its Environmental Objectives Plan for the period 2016-2018.
The Environmental Objectives Plan sets precise targets for protecting the environment under six main topic headings:
This sets precise targets for protecting the environment under six main topic headings:
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Energy efficiency
Recycling materials and energy
Managing water resources
Water and air quality
Managing ecosystems
Veolia's Environmental Objectives Plan will be supported by the Environmental Management System deployed by the Group's Business Units. This local management will take into account the environmental specificities of each country and provide the most appropriate responses to customer needs.
'Our 2016-2018 Environmental Objectives Plan is part of a joint approach to environmental performance and operational performance, which is essential in supporting our industrial and municipal customers towards operational excellence, and so realizing our ambition of 'Resourcing the world,' says Veolia's Chairman and CEO, Antoine Frérot.
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>Veolia's nine commitments for sustainable developement
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Veolia Environnement is the world leader in environmental management services. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- water-related services (40.6%; No. 1 worldwide): water resources management, drinking water distribution and delivery, wastewater collection, treatment and recovery, engineering, design, construction of water treatment facilities and customer relationship management, etc.;
- waste management services (32.4%; no. 1 worldwide): collection, treatment and recycling of liquid, solid, non-hazardous and hazardous waste, waste treatment and recovery through composting, energy recovery from waste, etc. Veolia Environnement also provides urban waste management services (maintenance and cleaning of public spaces, provision of mechanized street cleaning and façade treatment services), maintenance of industrial sites, and dismantling of industrial facilities and equipment at the end of their useful life;
- energy services (27%; No. 1 in Europe): delegated management of urban heating and air conditioning networks, management of thermal and multi-technique services (operation of heating systems, facility design, construction, and maintenance, etc.) and industrial services (industrial process analysis, production equipment operation, service, and maintenance), general management of buildings and public lighting.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (21.5%), Europe (41.9%), North America (7.4%), Asia (5.6%), Africa and the Middle East (4.9%), Pacific (4.3%), Latin America (4%) and other (10.4%).
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