Veolia Water is the only water services company in the world to have been invited to sign, on Sunday June 29 in Seoul, South Korea, an international declaration recognizing health and safety at work as a basic human right.
The theme of Expo Zaragoza 2008, the World's Fair being held from June 14 to September 14, 2008, is Water and Sustainable Development.
On March 31, Muhammad Yunus, the winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of Grameen Bank, and Antoine Frérot, CEO of Veolia Water, officially created Grameen-Veolia Water Ltd. The mission of the joint venture is to provide effective solutions for supplying drinking water to the poorest Bangladeshis.
Partner to the Paris Boat Show, Veolia Environnement and Veolia Water will be at the Porte de Versailles from 1st to 9th December 2007 with an interactive and sporty stand, designed to raise the public's awareness to one of its major concerns: preservation of the planet and its oceans. Come and discover all the secrets of the 60 ft monohull Veolia Environnement and Veolia Water achievements on French beaches.
Veolia Water, a partner of the Paris wastewater treatment authority, SIAAP (Syndicat Interdépartemental pour l'Assainissement de l'Agglomération Parisienne), took part on June 29 in the official opening of the nitrification treatment facility at Seine Aval (Achères) by Mr Jean-Louis Borloo, the French Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Planning. Maurice Ouzoulias, Chairman of SIAAP was also present at the ceremony.
By the signature of an exclusive three-year title sponsorship deal with the yachtsman Roland Jourdain, Veolia Environnement makes a deeper commitment to sailing.
Veolia Water, leader of the Delfluent Consortium that won the 30-year, 1.5 billion Euro contract in 2003 to design, build, finance and operate the Harnaschpolder wastewater treatment plant in The Hague, together with the rehabilitation of Houtrust, the existing plant, will take part on March, 28 in the official inauguration of the project.
Apa Nova Ploiesti, one of Veolia Water's subsidiaries in Romania, has just received an award for the quality of its services to consumers. The company's call centre won the European final of the "Contact Center World Awards" in London for the Best Customer Service category.