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**Between June 5 and July 5, more than 400 Veolia’s employees around the world shared their best nature photographs portraying the Group's solutions to protect it. Ten photos and a ‘special mention’ were selected by a panel of seven experts. From August 31 and for a month, the winning photos will be exhibited, in large format, at the REcyclerie in Paris and then at Veolia’s headquarters in October.**



 

 

 



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**Ten winning photos as well as a ‘special mention’**

 Winners of the #ResourcesrActForNature contest are:

| Name | Country | Veolia's solution portrayed |
|---|---|---|



| Chih-hung Tsai \* | China | Purifying water in natural environments by processing wastewater and protecting plants and wildlife. |
|---|---|---|
| Sangbae Lee | South Korea | Reusing wastewater in order to protect resources and aquatic environments. |
| Gabriela Hørning | Denmark | Collecting and reusing plastics to combat land and water pollution and the climate imbalance. |
| Chih-hung Tsai \* | China | Processing hazardous waste to prevent the most complex pollutants from contaminating natural environments (air, water and soil). |
| Juan Segura | Colombia | Harnessing low-carbon solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that fuel climate imbalance and damage biodiversity. |
| Dingchuan Chen | China | Developing the composting of organic waste to enrich soils ecologically. |
| Daniel Alexander Rodriguez Teran | Colombia | Restoring ecosystems to protect natural environments, adapt to the consequences of the climate imbalance and preserve the resources offered by nature. |
| Coline Jacobs | France | Developing the environmental management of our sites to protect biodiversity and ecosystems. |
| Sébastien Gary | France | Designing eco-districts to tackle environmental and social issues and contribute to communities’ well-being. |
| Maria Dinard | France | Raising awareness among employees, subcontractors, and the general public of the importance of protecting biodiversity. |



| Jerryfer Damian | AMO | 'Special mention' Raising awareness |
|---|---|---|



\* Photo sent with the support of Nancy Tsien, China

**A touring exhibition at the Recyclerie and at Veolia’s headquarters**

From August 31 and for a month, the ten winning photographs will be exhibited, in large format, at the REcyclerie in Paris. Then, they will be exhibited at Veolias’s headquarters in Aubervilliers, and some will even be featured on the [UN website](https://www.un.org/en).



 

 

 



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**A panel of 7 external and internal experts**

The winning photos were selected by a panel of seven experts, including a member of [La REcyclerie](http://www.larecyclerie.com/), a member of the [United Nations Environment Programme](https://www.un.org/youthenvoy/2013/08/unep-united-nations-environment-programme/), and Veolia employees from the Strategy, Sustainable Development, and Communications departments.

‘As a partner of Veolia, La REcyclerie is delighted to host the exhibition of the competition’s winning photos. As a member of the panel, the competition’s ten themes allowed me to appreciate how much the Group's employees are involved in protecting nature’

**Marion Bocahut**, Project Manager at the Recyclerie de Paris

 ‘This competition, organized by Veolia with the support of the United Nations Environment Programme, is part of the awareness-raising actions we are organizing for World Environment Day. As a member of the panel, I was delighted with the quality of the photos and the diversity of the solutions offered, which ranged from composting to the fight against plastic waste.’

**Sophie Loran**, UNEP Energy &amp; Climate Communication Manager in Paris



 

 

 



Find out more

- [Veolia contributes to “resourcing the world”](https://www.veolia.com/en/resourcing-world/introduction)
- [Veolia’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)](https://www.veolia.com/en/csr-performance-corporate-social-responsibility)
- [The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the highest authority on environmental matters within the United Nations system.](https://www.unenvironment.org/)
- [World Environment Day, 5 June 2020](https://www.worldenvironmentday.global/)