* BOD5 treatment efficiency: biological treatment plants with a treatment capacity of over 3 metric tons of BOD5 per day - 50 000 PE
2009 Data - Environmental Indicators
The environmental performance of Veolia Water is managed by the Environmental Management System.
This is a set of management procedures used to achieve the global goals set by the Veolia Environnement Group.
This performance is then measured using environmental reporting carried out by the Technical Department of Veolia Water.
Baseline figures (such as the volume of water produced and wastewater treatment efficiency etc.) are provided by all of Veolia Water's operating companies around the world then consolidated according to region and country.
All business units work using the same modus operandi so that reporting data are homogenous.
Indicators are then constructed. The aim of these indicators is to illustrate Veolia Water's performance in the most objective way possible.
Management
| Environmental Performance Report | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | GRI | NRE | Cert. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percentage of relevant sales covered by an EMS |
69 |
77 |
84 |
80,9 |
88 |
yes | ||
Percentage of relevant sales covered by a certified management system |
77 |
70 |
86,6 |
85 |
88 |
yes | ||
Number of sites covered by an ISO 14001 certificate |
185 |
259 |
223 |
254 |
508 |
yes |
||
Percentage of audited priority sites |
48 |
85 |
89 |
84,9 |
95 |
yes | ||
Sales of relevant activities |
7 |
5,6 |
5,94 |
6,1 |
6,4 |
Air
| Environmental Performance Report | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | GRI | NRE | Cert. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Direct emissions of CO2 |
0,2 |
0,2 |
0,2 |
0,2 |
0,2 |
EN17 |
yes | |
Emissions of Greenhouse Gases Total |
0,2 |
0,2 |
2,1* |
2,5 |
2,49 |
EN17 |
yes |
yes |
* For the first time in 2006 these emissions include indirect energy emissions.
Drinking water
| Environmental Performance Report | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | GRI | NRE | Cert. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Volume produced by our treatment plants |
- |
5600 |
5861 |
7050 |
7508 |
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Volume entering our water supply systems |
- |
5452 |
5672 |
6924 |
7241 |
| ||
Efficiency ratio of drinking water distribution networks - worldwide (%) |
77,3 |
77 |
77,7 |
75,3* |
76,5 |
|
yes | |
Efficiency ratio of drinking water distribution networks in the EU - 15 countries (%) |
81,2 |
80,7 |
81,1 |
81,7 |
82,6 |
yes | ||
Industrial water consumption (Millions of cubic meters) |
225,9 |
190,4 |
368,5** |
394,4 |
428,5 |
yes |
||
Percentage of water consumers equipped for metering |
91 |
93 |
93 |
95 |
96,5 |
|||
Drinking water quality - bacteriological compliance rate (%) |
99,3 |
99,3 |
99,3 |
99 |
99,5 |
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Drinking water quality - overall compliance rate (%) |
98,9 |
98,7 |
99,1 |
98,6 |
99,3 |
* The efficiency ratio of Veolia Water drinking water networks in the European Union remains greater than 80%, in line with the commitment made in 2002 and carried forward until 2011. This illustrates the high performance level in mature markets. Development in countries in which water services require major upgrades over several years is incompatible with commitments taken on a global scale. Thus in 2007, the addition of a new contract for a city of 1.5 million residents with an efficiency ratio of 15.4% has reduced our worldwide efficiency by 2% that would have been equal to 78.5% and therefore higher than 2006, if this contract had not been included.
** This volume includes the seawater consumed by the desalination plant at Ashkelon.
Wastewater
| Environmental Performance Report | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | GRI | NRE | Cert. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Capacity (M per capita equivalents) |
- |
62,51 |
74,22 |
76,4 |
83 |
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Volume treated (Millions of cubic meters) |
- |
3760 |
4478 |
5139 |
5217 |
| ||
Global efficiency ratio * |
93 |
91 |
90 |
90 |
|
EN21 |
yes |
yes |
** Veolia Water has developed a composite indicator that better reflects the performance of treatment systems used, taking account of and weighting different forms of pollution, following the approach used by water agencies in France. The chemical oxygen demand (COD), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and suspended solids (SS) are thus included alongside the biological oxygen demand (BOD), to represent a global efficiency ratio.
Energy
| Environmental Performance Report | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | GRI | NRE | Cert. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total energy consumption (electricity and thermal energy)* (Millions of MWh) |
4 |
5 |
5,7 |
6,7 |
7,3 |
EN4 |
yes |
|
Percentage of self-produced renewable energy related to total energy consumption |
New indicator in 2007 |
6,78 |
|
|
| |||
* Global energy consumption declared for 2007 consists only of vehicles-related energy consumption.
Waste
| Environmental Performance Report | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | GRI | NRE | Cert. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quantity of sludge produced (thousands of tonnes) |
777 |
806 |
865 |
942 |
1027 |
EN20 |
|
|
Quantity of compost produced (thousands of tonnes) |
69 |
- |
24,9 |
26,3 |
70,6 |
|
yes |
|
Soil
| Environmental Performance Report | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | GRI | NRE | Cert. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percentage of sludge recovered for agricultural reuse |
46 |
40 |
45 |
47,37 |
52 |
|
yes |
Methodology
Corresponding with key GRI indicators which are based on version 3 of the Guidelines, referred to as G3.
Data required under the French New Economic Regulations Act (Nouvelles Régulations Économiques) can be found in the Reference Document 2006: section 17.2 for corporate information; section 6.3.3 for environmental information.
Some indicators have been certified by an external agency (see CERT column in the Report)
For further information regarding the methodology