Veolia in Revolutionary Wastewater Treatment &
Environmental Sustainability

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies
(VWS) is constructing a revolutionary wastewater treatment plant to reduce the
environmental impact of L’Oreal’s manufacturing facilities in Asia. This was
announced during the Singapore International Water Week. Meanwhile, Veolia
Environmental Services has been recognised among Australia’s most innovative
organisations, winning the Australian Business Award for Environmental
Sustainability in the 2011 Awards.

Veolia Water Solutions Develops Revolutionary
Wastewater Treatment Plant for L’Oréal

Singapore, July 06, 2011 – Veolia Water
Solutions & Technologies (VWS) is constructing a revolutionary wastewater
treatment plant to reduce the environmental impact of L’Oreal’s manufacturing
facilities in Asia. VWS and L’Oreal, as leaders in their respective industries,
are well poised to develop “Carbon and Water Conscious” solutions to address
the issue of sustainability.

As part of L’Oréal’s commitment towards
“Great Citizen of the World”, L’Oréal has been applying an environmentally
conscious strategy in its manufacturing facilities worldwide. By collaborating
with Veolia, a revolutionary wastewater treatment plant (Suzhou factory in
China) which is optimally designed from a carbon and water footprint
perspective has been build.

The technical solution implemented in this
L’Oréal manufacturing site is based on the unique combination of VWS’ two
patented technologies (Biothane®Biobulk CSTR and Anoxkaldnes™MBBR) and has
contributed to achieve significant environmental results*:

-           Reduction
of energy consumption by 8.5%

-           Sludge
production reduced by 58% compared to the existing process

-           Elimination
of high concentrated liquid waste which is now treated in the wastewater
treatment plant

-           CO₂  emissions related to transportable waste are
reduced by 82%

As a result the total CO₂
emissions of the wastewater treatment plant have been reduced by 43%.

This technical solution is designed for
future production expansion, and to address future water challenges, a reclaim
system could be implemented for the utilities of the manufacturing plant
(Sanitary, Cooling system) to reduce the overall water consumption of the
factory.

Mr. Yves Caouette, Executive Vice President,
Industrial Marketing and Global Strategic Accounts, VWS said: “At VWS, we
believe in actively pursuing strategies that deliver environmentally-conscious
and innovative water technologies and solutions to meet the diverse needs of
both industry and municipalities.”

Veolia’s range of technologies is dedicated
to leverage the value of water & wastewater resources, ensuring that
customers such as L’Oréal will have the best possible solutions to optimize
their wastewater treatment installations, and thereby decreasing their
environmental impact.

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies
(VWS), subsidiary of Veolia Water, is a leading design & build company and
a specialized provider of technological solutions in water treatment. With over
9,658 employees in 57 countries, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies
recorded revenue of €2.15 billion Euros in 2010.

Veolia Water, the water division of Veolia
Environnement, is the world leader in water and wastewater services.
Specialized in outsourcing services for municipal authorities, as well as
industrial and service companies, it is also one of the world’s major designers
of technological solutions and constructor of facilities needed in water and
wastewater services. With 96,260 employees in 67 countries, Veolia Water
provides water service to 100 million people and wastewater service to 71
million. Its 2010 revenue amounted to €12.1 billion.

Source: www.veoliawaterst.com

Veolia Environmental Services, one of
Australia’s largest waste management, recycling and industrial services
provider wins the 2011 Australian Business Award for Environmental
Sustainability for the second consecutive year.

SYDNEY, July 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Veolia
Environmental Services has been recognised among Australia’s most innovative
organisations, winning the Australian Business Award for Environmental Sustainability
in the 2011 Awards.

The Australian Business Awards challenges the
full spectrum of private, public and non-profit sector organisations in
Australia through its comprehensive business and product award categories.

Now in its sixth year, the Australian
Business Awards program recognises organisations that demonstrate the core
values of business excellence, product excellence, corporate responsibility,
sustainability and commercial success in their respective industries. A total
of 103 recipients were honoured from the 928 organisations that participated in
the 2011 Awards.

The Australian Business Award for
Environmental Sustainability recognises organisations that demonstrate
leadership and commitment to the enhancement, preservation and protection of
the environment.

Commenting on the win, Renee Fry, National
Communications Manager, Veolia Environmental Services said, “This award is
testament to Veolia’s long-standing commitment to leadership in environmental
sustainability. This award further recognises Veolia’s investment in delivering
innovative education services for Australian businesses on the importance of
recycling and resource recovery by engaging with workplaces all across the
country to enact behavioural change in relation to reducing the environmental
impacts of waste. Veolia is very proud to be the recipient of the Australian
Business Award for Environmental Sustainability for the second consecutive
year.”

Tara Johnston, Program Director of the
Australian Business Awards, said the standard of entries for 2011 was a
testament to the strength and resilience of the Australian economy.

“Australian businesses continue to adapt
business processes, invest in product development and Australian Business
Awards provide a welcome opportunity for organisations committed to business
and product excellence to receive recognition throughout their respective
industries for driving positive business outcomes,” said Johnston.

“We are proud that the Awards continue
to promote the key values in the workplace which foster a vibrant
organisational culture and encourage enterprise, product innovation, service
excellence, marketing excellence, environmental sustainability and community
contribution. We would like to congratulate all the 2011 winners for achieving
exceptional results within the respective award categories.”

Business award entries are separated by
industry classification per award category and evaluated in accordance with the
award criteria across seven main areas, including leadership and strategy,
impact on industry, adaptability and sustainability, human resource management,
customer relationship management, process management and evidence of success.

About Veolia: Veolia Environmental Services
is Australia’s environmental services leader in all facets of waste disposal,
e-waste recycling and resource recovery, as well as industrial services such as
Industrial Cleaning and Facilities Management. Veolia has over 30 years
industry experience in implementing effective, innovative and sustainable waste
management and Industrial Services solutions.

About the Australian Business Awards: The
Awards commenced in 2005 and are open to all private, public and non-profit
sector organisations operating in Australia. This includes multi-national
subsidiaries, government departments, agencies or bodies, franchisors and
non-government organisations. Details regarding the Awards program can be
obtained at www.businessawards.com.au

Source: www.veoliaes.com.au
and www.businessawards.com.au