In the face of immense global challenges around climate, sustainability and
energy security, we need governments and businesses working together to
come up with sustainable solutions.
Veolia is working hard in the United Kingdom and around the world in providing
these solutions. In the UK we will be recycling electric vehicle batteries through
our new plant in the West Midlands, are already powering nearly half a
million homes through our energy recovery facilities, and are developing new
technologies in the field of plastics recycling.
We are a world leading driver of ecological transformation. Nevertheless, we
want to do more and believe that we are well placed to do so. Addressing these
challenges requires both scale and an international perspective. This is why in
2022 Veolia is merging with Suez and creating a true global champion for
sustainable development.
Whether it’s urban mining to secure supplies of precious metals to recycle for
electric batteryproduction, or capture and reuse of CO 2 to improve soil, or
creating animal feed from waste, the opportunities of the future are immense.
We have made powerful progress towards these solutions. But there is more to
be done. Protecting the planet will require the inspiration and perspiration of
our people and our partners. It will also need significant financial investment.
In the UK, there is an appetite for change and an opportunity to create
jobs and new industries. Almost half of people think that the environmental
situation has worsened in the UK in recent years with more than 85% of them
claiming that pollution and climate change are already harming their health
and the economy. For two thirds of people in the UK, “the time for action is
now”. This means deploying the types of solutions that Veolia can develop as
soon as possible, to support and innovate for a better and stronger future.
The UK has made bold commitments towards carbon neutrality and has an ambition
to become a hub for future innovation. Veolia, with over 13,000 employees in
the UK at the cutting edge of ecological transformation, stands ready to help
make thata reality.We can succeed together.
Estelle Brachlianoff, incoming Chief Executive Officer
veolia.co.uk/insight
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