Climate Change Data

SUEZ

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023-2027)

Reporting Period: 2023-2027

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:3.8 million tons of CO2 eq. avoided in 2021 (through Energy-from-Waste and material recovery)
Renewable Energy Share:24% (Group) in 2021; target 70% by 2030
Total Energy Consumption:3.6 TWh renewable energy produced from waste and wastewater in 2021
Water Consumption:20 million m³ saved in São Paulo in 5 years
Waste Generated:4.8 million tons of collected waste (excluding subcontractors) in 2021

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Biodiversity
  • Social Responsibility

Environmental Achievements

  • Avoided 3.8 million tons of CO2 eq. through Energy-from-Waste and material recovery in 2021
  • 20 million m³ of water saved in São Paulo in 5 years
  • In Gabal El Asfar wastewater treatment plant, avoided the emission of 28,000 tons of carbon equivalent annually through energy production from sludge.

Social Achievements

  • 1,500 employees from integration structures in partnership with SUEZ in 2021
  • 657 employees integrated in 2021 through Rebond Insertion program
  • 79.4% of the SUEZ workforce completed at least one training course in 2021

Governance Achievements

  • 20% of SUEZ executives’ long-term compensation is indexed on the attainment of sustainability targets

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net zero emissions (target not explicitly stated, but implied through various commitments)
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve 70% share of sustainable electricity consumption over total electricity consumption by 2030
  • Achieve >1 share of electricity production over electricity consumption in Europe by 2027
  • Achieve >1 share of GHG avoided from energy production over GHG emitted by energy consumption by 2027
  • Roll out Nature action plans at 100% of priority sites by 2027
  • Improve SUEZ sorting efficiency by 2027
  • Eliminate the gender gap (increase % of women in Management positions to >40%) by 2027
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce GHG Scope 1 & 2 emissions by -39% (water activities) and -26% (waste activities) by 2030

Environmental Challenges

  • Loss of biodiversity and natural resources
  • Inadequacy of commitments made in the Paris Agreement
  • Interdependent challenges of sustainable development impacting climate, nature and social factors
Mitigation Strategies
  • 24 commitments to strengthen and expand the contribution of activities in sustainable development
  • Investment plan for carbon capture and storage
  • New targets for inclusion and equal opportunities, employee training and engagement as well as health and safety

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Support access to basic services in most critical situations (100% of new contracts covered by 2023)
  • Allocate 20% of spending to local SMEs

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather conditions and events
Opportunities
  • Harnessing the potential of waste for the energy transition
  • Producing more electricity than consumed in the Group

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Phosphogreen™ process for phosphorus recovery from wastewater