Corporate Values
Veolia Environmental Services fully adopts our Group Corporate Values.
Veolia Environnement operates in a number of key activities which are water, waste management, transportation and energy services. There is a high degree of autonomy in terms of decision-making and responsibilities in our various activities, though in all circumstances, the professional behavior of our company employees must reflect, first and foremost, our shared guiding principles. These are:
- Strict respect for the law
- Honesty and integrity
- Social responsibility
- Risk management
- Information and corporate governance
- Commitment to sustainable development
| Principles | Obligations and actions undertaken |
| Strict respect for the law | 1. Ongoing duty of vigilance and information 2. Monitoring changes in norms and adapting techniques |
| Honesty and integrity | 1. Loyalty amongst employees 2. Discretion and confidentiality in exchanges 3. Appropriate management of conflict of interest situations |
| Social responsibility | 1. Respecting national and international norms, in particular those of the International Labor Organization 2. Employee training, protection and promotion, notably via the Veolia Environnement Campus 3. Implementing actions aimed at improving the life of neighbouring communities 4. Publishing documents bearing witness to these actions: e.g. human resources report, record of human resources initiatives |
| Risk management | 1. Maintaining health and safety in the workplace 2. Identifying and limiting industrial and environmental risks on sites 3. Increased surveillance of installations in terms of public health issues accompanied by major R&D efforts 4. Managing geographical risks on operating sites and during trips and postings 5. Drawing up a Financial Code of Ethics and Attorney Conduct Rules |
| Information and corporate governance | 1. Transparency and accuracy of published information, under the control of the Disclosure Committee 2. Compliance with best business standards in terms of corporate governance (independent members on the Board of Directors and setting up of various committees) |
| Commitments in aid of sustainable development | 1. Adhering to the Principles of the United Nations Global Pact 2. Adopting a Sustainable Development Charter 3. Voluntary publication of an annual sustainable development report |
| Organization | Means implemented |
| Program scope of application | 1. Disseminating and applying the Program in all companies controlled by VE 2. Possibility for the Divisions to expand the Programme and to adapt it to the local context |
| Procedures | 1. Ethics Committee: composed of independent persons, and accessible to all employees in complete confidentiality 2. Internal audit: ensuring compliance with financial procedures throughout the entire Group 3. Risk Committee: setting up risk control programs with the Divisions 4. Disclosure Committee: controlling the publication of financial information |
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