PLANET
Climate change, pollution and accelerating biodiversity loss are three interconnected challenges which Veolia is tackling head on through our range of industry-leading solutions to manage waste, water and energy. Our planet commitments focus on combating climate change, building a circular economy and protecting biodiversity and the environment.
COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE
Veolia, we provide waste, water and energy services that are essential to everyday life. This places an even greater responsibility on us to decarbonise our business operations, and play our part in tackling the urgent climate emergency.
We are committed to achieving net zero by 2050. Our Net Zero Roadmap acts as a guide towards that target, with six core commitments providing the framework to radically decarbonise over the next three decades.
The full 2022 Sustainability Report includes our progress against each commitment – from on-site energy efficiency measures to decarbonising our fleet, and introducing algae-based carbon capture technology.
We are proud to say that, between 2020 and 2022, our carbon intensity (measured in tonnes CO2e per £m gross revenue) fell by 16%. This is evidence that our initiatives are working to improve overall energy efficiency and control our emissions.
PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Biodiversity is essential to our survival and wellbeing, but as a society we are putting it under pressure. By placing the protection of nature and biodiversity at the heart of every action, we are playing our part in combating this trend, and working to build stronger ecosystems.
We are focused on achieving four core biodiversity objectives
To enhance biodiversity, the Veolia Environmental Trust provides grant funding for environmental and community projects through the Landfill Communities Fund, supported by the tax Veolia pays for current and restored landfills.
In 2022 the Trust awarded £4.5m in funding to over 80 project led by not-for-profit organisations.
BUILDING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY
At Veolia, we’re committed to a future where end-of-life resources are transformed into products that enrich our lives and power our homes and businesses. Everything we buy, use or consume should be reused, repaired, recycled or converted into energy, and we work closely with our customers to make this happen.
The UK resources and waste sector is currently undergoing major reform in order to boost recycling, reduce waste and drive a circular economy. And we are working to help shape these regulations directly via government and through our membership of the Environmental Services Association (ESA) and other industry bodies, ensuring that they deliver the best outcomes for our customers, society and the planet.
