A sign of its commitment and desire to be pro-active, Veolia Water, the Water division of Veolia Environnement, has adopted the company's Environmental Management System (EMS).
An Environmental Management System to Improve Performance
Leaks detection in Valongo, Portugal
It is a set of management procedures which enables the company and its divisions to achieve its environmental goals.
By using EMS the company can assess and reduce its environmental impact as well as continuously improve its performance in this area. It acts as a springboard for all management levels within the company to take a progressive approach.
In 2006 EMS was implemented worldwide. Those businesses that have deployed EMS account for 84% of Veolia Environnement's turnover.
Issues, Action Plans and Goals
Veolia Water, as a division of Veolia Environnement, participates fully in identifying the environmental issues of the company as well as setting and pursuing its own quantified goals.
| Issues | Actions | Objectives and indicators/targets |
|---|---|---|
| Providing Sustainable Water Management | Controlling leakage and wastage |
Maintaining and improving the efficiency of the water supply network. -> Water supply network efficiency in the European Union greater than or equal to 80% |
Encouraging water to be used water more wisely |
Equipping more customers with water metering devices | |
| Maintaining Public Health | Quality control of the water supply |
Compliance rate of the biological analysis results |
Overall compliance rate of analysis results | ||
| Conserving Resources and the Natural Environment | Efficient wastewater treatment |
Maintaining and improving wastewater treatment efficiency in municipal wastewater treatment plants |
-> BOD5 reduction rates in wastewater treatment plants with a treatment capacity greater than 3 metric tons of BOD5 per day greater or equal to 80% | ||
Increasing agricultural recycling of sludge |
Agriculture recycling part of the generated sludge | |
| Combating Climate Change | Reducing fossil fuel energy consumption and increasing our ability to produce renewable energy |
Renewable or alternative energy produced / energy consumed |
Increasing energy efficiency |
Wh consumed for every m3 of drinking water produced or for every m3 of wastewater treated |