Veolia Chairman and CEO Antoine Frérot at the Rencontres Economiques Aix-en-Seine: "To speed up the ecological transition, we need social and institutional innovations."
July 06, 2020 at 09:39 am EDT
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The 20th edition of the Rencontres Economiques d'Aix-en-Provence took place in digital format in Paris. Named 'Aix en Seine' for the occasion, which ran from 3 to 5 July, the event brought together 300 experts in 50 sessions revolving around three challenges: creating the conditions for a dynamic and supportive society, building a post-health crisis recovery plan, and renewing European and international relations. The Chairman and CEO of Veolia, Antoine Frérot, spoke on Saturday 4 July, alongside Ilham Kadri, President of Solvay, and Valérie Masson-Delmotte, Vice-President of the IPCC, on the theme of 'the ecological transition, a driver for innovation'. In order to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement - +1.5° to +2°C in 2100 or cutting CO2 emissions by a factor of four by 2050 - the ecological transition must drive innovation.
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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%).
Veolia Chairman and CEO Antoine Frérot at the Rencontres Economiques Aix-en-Seine: "To speed up the ecological transition, we need social and institutional innovations."
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