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 is participating in the 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 1^st of July 2006. Veolia Environmental Services continues to support this energy saving initiative and presents customers with a second Energy Saving Opportunities Report available here.

*http://www.ret.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx

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

• 2008 Australia and New Zealand Sustainability Report
• 2006/07 Australia and New Zealand Sustainability Report
• 2005 Australia and New Zealand Sustainability Report - 1,666KB
• 2004 Australia and New Zealand Sustainability Report - 2,602KB

Did you know?

Veolia Environmental Services has over 30 year experience in the Waste Management and Industrial Services industry.