Sustainable Environmental Solutions
Sustainability
In 1999, Veolia Environmental Services made a commitment to the principles of Sustainable Development. For Veolia, Sustainable Development means adopting business strategies and activities that meet the needs of Veolia Environmental Services and its stakeholders today, while protecting, supporting and enhancing the human and natural resources that will be needed in the future. Veolia Environmental Services has recently launched it's updated Sustainability Policy - click here to read
Our pursuit of sustainability has two key aspirations.
- Our Sustainability. We aspire to make our operations more sustainable. This means making changes that reduce the impacts of our operations on the environment and community whilst continuing to earn healthy profits; and
- Our External Contribution. We aspire to influence the behaviour of others. We build partnerships to help others adopt more sustainable practices, while they in turn may influence others. The ripple effect has significant potential for achieving community-wide sustainability.
At Veolia Environmental Services, we have developed two programs to communicate our message for Sustainable Development which we use both within Veolia Environmental Services and when working with our customers to support their sustainability efforts.
Veolia Environmental Services Sustainability Policy 2010
Veolia Environmental services strives to adhere to the highest standards of Sustainability. In 2010, veolia has developed a new Sustainability policy which outlines Veolia's direction and commitment towards workplace health, safety and the environment, quality and community engagement. View the policy here
Veolia Environmental Services, participating in the Federal Government's Energy Efficiency Opportunities Program
The Federal Government’s Energy Efficiency Opportunities program aims to encourage large businesses to improve their energy efficiency. Participation is mandatory for corporations that use more than 0.5 petajoules (PJ) of energy per year*; and requires these businesses to recognize, evaluate and report on opportunities where they can attain energy savings.
The requirements are set out in the Energy Efficiency Opportunities legislation that commenced the 1st of July 2006.
*http://www.ret.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx
Veolia Environmental Services Action Plan Submission to the Australian Packaging Covenant
The Australian Packaging Covenant (APC or Covenant) is the voluntary component of a co-regulatory arrangement for managing the environmental impacts of consumer packaging in Australia.
The Covenant is a commitment by industry and governments to the sustainable design, use and recovery of packaging. It is Australia's way of managing the impacts of packaging and offers a highly efficient and collaborative solution
Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd (Veolia) is a willing signatory to the Covenant. This document is the Veolia Australian Packaging Covenant Action Plan and details how Veolia will fulfil its responsibilities under the Covenant.
Click here to view Veolia Environmental Services Action Plan.
3Ps - People, Planet, Profit
- people – influencing behaviour change in the way resources are valued, purchased, treated and discarded;
- planet – building higher recognition of the environmental impacts from waste and encouraging appropriate levels of source separation for discarded resources so that relevant fractions can be recycled and reprocessed; and residuals can be safely disposed; and
- profit – ensuring that our business service offerings are viable and sustainable so that we continue to add value while meeting the service needs of our clients.
Our 8 Pillars for Sustainable Development
These pillars form the cornerstone of the drive to instil sustainable development philosophies and practices into our employees, our customers and the community in which we operate. The eight pillars are: Sustainability; Environmental Performance; Safety ; Communication, Community and Customer Support; Minimisation of Waste; Environmental Alliances; Innovation; Economic Viability.
Veolia Sustainability Reports
View our past and present Sustainability Reports
Did you know?
Veolia teamed with the Australian Antarctic Division to Clean up Antarctica. Contributing Bins, and funding for research, the partnership has paved the way for the continued preservation of Antarctica