Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Water Sustainability
• Climate Change
• Poverty Reduction
• Sustainable Food Production
• Clean Energy
• Sustainable Cities
• Responsible Consumption and Production
• Life Under Water
• Life on Land

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced water consumption for Nestlé dairy plant in Mexico by 40%
• Reduced CO2 emissions by 630 tons/year at Moos waterworks, Germany
• Successfully removed 80% of PFOA from contaminated well water
• Reduced dependency on the Nile River for irrigation in Egypt
• Regenerated up to 90,000 liters/day of industrial resins in Heinsberg, Germany
• Reduced chemical consumption and achieved lowest energy consumption at TRX project, Malaysia
• Reduced suspended solids by 90%, selenium by 55%, lead by 99.5%, and PAHs by over 85% in Randle Reef remediation project, Canada
• Produced more energy than it consumes at Cagnes-sur-Mer wastewater treatment plant, France
• Billund BioRefinery, Denmark, produces three times the energy it requires

Social Achievements

• Provided access to safe drinking water for 1.6 million people in Lebanon
• Supplied safe drinking water to 350,000 people in Sri Lanka
• Provided clean and free water to 10,000 citizens in 65 villages in Saudi Arabia
• Emergency technical assistance to provide water to 1000 people quarantined in Tenerife, Canary Islands
• Supported the Italian National Antarctic Research Programme with ultrapure water
• Provided water and wastewater treatment plants for Assiut Supercritical and Cairo West power plants, Egypt

Governance Achievements

• Implemented indirect potable water reuse project in El Port de la Selva, Spain
• Implemented augmented reality tool for remote factory acceptance tests
• Implemented energy-efficient wastewater treatment plant in Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Implemented data-driven approach to increase sewage system resilience in BlueKolding, Denmark
• Implemented sustainable solutions at TRX project, Malaysia

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Severe water shortages in Lebanon
• Water scarcity in Sri Lanka
• Water scarcity in Egypt
• Water scarcity in El Port de la Selva, Spain
• Contaminated sediment in Randle Reef, Canada
• Agent Orange residue in Da Nang, Vietnam
• Acid leaching from abandoned mine in Faro, Canada
• Need to reduce chemical usage in cooling towers while meeting environmental regulations

Mitigation Strategies

• Coagulation treatment process to make surface water drinkable in Lebanon
• Construction of five water treatment plants in Sri Lanka
• Water desalination plant in Haqal, Saudi Arabia
• Emergency mobile water units in Saint-Martin, Caribbean
• Indirect potable water reuse project in El Port de la Selva, Spain
• Powdered activated carbon to remove PFOA from water
• World's largest disc filter installation in Egypt
• On-site salt water electrolysis for cooling tower treatment
• Remediation of contaminated soil and sediment in Da Nang, Vietnam
• Water clarification processes to remove acidity and metals from mine tailings in Faro, Canada

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Sustainable sourcing of ingredients for AAK Foods

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Extreme weather events

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN SDGs

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 1
• Goal 2
• Goal 3
• Goal 6
• Goal 7
• Goal 9
• Goal 11
• Goal 12
• Goal 13
• Goal 14
• Goal 15

Veolia Water Technologies' projects contribute to these goals through various initiatives related to water sustainability, clean energy, sustainable cities, responsible consumption and production, climate change mitigation, and biodiversity protection.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Vegetable-based organic coagulant
• Salt water electrolysis for cooling tower treatment
• Mobile water regeneration facility

Awards & Recognition

• Three innovation and sustainability awards for Billund BioRefinery