Veolia China Releases First ESG Report
On X August 2025, Veolia, a global leader in environmental services, officially released its 'Veolia China Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report 2024.' This is Veolia's first ESG report in mainland China, comprehensively showcasing its sustainable development achievements in China for 2024 across environmental, social, and governance dimensions, demonstrating its purpose of Ecological Transformation and firm commitment to China's ecological transition and 'Dual Carbon' goals.
Since entering the Chinese market in the 1990s, Veolia has remained deeply rooted locally, serving urban and industrial clients with globally leading environmental solutions. This first ESG report is not only a milestone summary of our deep engagement in the Chinese market but also a new starting point for deepening dialogue with stakeholders and jointly promoting sustainable development. Veolia will continue to inject momentum into China's green development through innovative technology and responsible commitment.
— Julia Gu, CEO of Veolia Mainland China
Environmental
Decarbonization
As a pioneer in carbon reduction, Veolia not only exemplifies its commitment through tangible actions, minimizing its own carbon footprint and driving the decarbonization of production systems, but also joins forces with industry partners to advance decisively toward the "Dual Carbon" goals with bespoke decarbonization solutions.
To effectively reduce its carbon emissions, Veolia sets carbon reduction targets for every project, working to lower the operational carbon footprint through production equipment optimization, improved energy efficiency, and the adoption of clean energy. Progress toward these targets is tracked quarterly to ensure the decarbonization goals are steadily achieved.
Meanwhile, we support our clients' ecological transition through innovative solutions. These include: operating a biomass cogeneration project in Sichuan that annually consumes 300,000 tons of agricultural and forestry waste, replaces fossil fuels, avoids 220,000 tons of CO₂ emissions, and boosts the local economy; meanwhile, providing energy management services for a 330,000-square-meter commercial complex in Harbin, achieving annual energy cost savings of over 2 million RMB and significantly reducing the operational carbon footprint.
Regeneration
As an important participant and expert in the circular economy, Veolia is committed to developing resource regeneration solutions to extend the lifespan and value of extracted resources, working together to address resource challenges.
Throughout 2024, a total of 68,517 tons of plastic were recycled. Veolia Huafei, a leading company in recycled plastics under Veolia, provided a variety of high-quality recycled plastic products for sectors such as automobiles, food, and home appliances.
Veolia deeply explores the needs of industrial clients in China, striving to improve the efficiency of water services. At the same time, it utilizes multiple advanced technologies for wastewater recycling to reduce the environmental impact of industrial and municipal water use, achieving sustainable management and protection of water resources. In 2024, Veolia China achieved a volume of 185.16 million cubic meters of wastewater reuse for industrial clients, saving over 60.25 million cubic meters of water.
Depollution
As a leading enterprise in hazardous waste treatment and disposal in China, Veolia provides hazardous waste disposal, on-site hazardous waste management, contaminated site remediation, and environmental emergency services for enterprises, industrial parks, and cities. Veolia covers the entire process from collection, transportation, storage, utilization, to disposal.
Veolia possesses multiple hazardous waste treatment technologies, including incineration, physico-chemical treatment, solidification and stabilization, secure landfill (flexible and rigid landfill), and resource recovery. Currently, Veolia operates and manages more than 10 hazardous waste utilization and disposal projects in China, distributed across 12 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions, with a total permitted hazardous waste utilization and disposal capacity exceeding 1 million tons per year.
Veolia has established a comprehensive operational management system, formulating standardized operating procedures for all treatment processes, and utilizes big data to achieve information-based management, effectively enabling refined management of hazardous waste.
kilotonnes Carbon dioxide emissions avoided by Veolia China in 2024
kilotons Total volume of plastics recycled by Veolia China in 2024
million m³ Industrial wastewater reuse volume for clients in 2024
million m³ Water savings achieved for industrial clients in 2024
megatonne Veolia China's Total Annual Permitted Capacity for Hazardous Waste Treatment
million RMB Circular economy revenue in 2024
Social
Stand with Employees
Safeguarding Rights: Establishment of the "WEDO" community, dedicated to promoting workplace equality and gender diversity.
Safety and Health: Building a comprehensive employee health, safety, and risk prevention system to enhance overall safety awareness and emergency management capabilities.
Career Development: Focusing on talent growth, supporting employees in realizing their personal value through a diversified promotion and training system.
Care and Benefits: Ensuring employees enjoy complete social welfare and achieve a balance between work and life.
Supporting Regional Development
Supporting Environmental Education: Through long-term investment, we promote the in-depth alignment of environmental disciplines with industry needs, actively engage in university-enterprise collaboration, and systematically advance talent cultivation in the environmental field. By nurturing new forces, we contribute to the "enduring vitality" of environmental causes.
Empowering Community Co-creation: We actively explore feasible pathways to support local community development through our business practices. By carrying out ecological restoration projects and promoting public participation, we foster harmonious win-win outcomes for the economy and the environment, achieving sustainable prosperity in both ecological and socio-economic dimensions.
hours 2024 Veolia China Average Training Hours per Employee
million RMB Veolia China 2024 Employee Training Total Investment
2024 Social Dialogue Mechanism Employee Coverage Rate
Governance
Ethics and Compliance
"Responsibility, Solidarity, Respect, Innovation, and Customer-centricity" are the enduring core values of Veolia, forming the very foundation of all our business activities. We are committed to establishing partnerships with clients, suppliers, and other stakeholders based on integrity and compliance. Through ethical and responsible business practices, we drive sustainable operations and create long-term value for all parties involved.
Information and Data Security
Veolia attaches paramount importance to information and data security. We have established a dedicated information security organizational structure, robust risk prevention protocols, and comprehensive security management mechanisms to ensure the effective operation of our company-wide information and data security management system. In 2024, no incidents involving information security breaches, data security compromises, or personal information leaks occurred.
Sustainable Supply Chain
We continuously optimize our supply management mechanisms and practice responsible procurement. By deepening engagement and collaboration with our partners, we actively foster an open, inclusive, and sustainable supply chain ecosystem. Furthermore, through long-term partnerships, we vigorously support local industrial development, promote localized sourcing, inject new vitality into regional economies, and achieve diversified value creation.
Industry Exchange and Cooperation
We fully leverage our technological and resource strengths to actively establish open collaboration platforms. By partnering with research institutions, universities, peers, and stakeholders across the value chain, we continuously explore and implement innovative solutions, driving ecological transformation and contributing to sustainable development.
