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Veolia

The so-called "world champion of ecological transformation" has not given up its core business: the privatisation of essential services.

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Rankings

  • 1st of environmental services (water and waste) globally
  • 1st of water privatisation in the world

Profits and dividends (million €)

Employees in France and globally (End 2021)

Greenhouse gas emissions

CEO pay

2,4 million € (2021)

Pay ratio between CEO and average worker

56 (2021)

Women

21,7 % of employees 15,4 % of executive committee (2021)

Lobbying expenses declared

1,8 -2.2 million € (Paris, Brussels and Washington, 2021)

Share of subsidiaries in secret jurisdictions

9,2 % (2019)

Wages

26,5 % of turnover (2021)
  • Website www.veolia.com
  • Headquarters 21, rue La Boétie, Paris
  • Leadership Antoine Frérot (chair and CEO since 2009, now chairman of the board), Estelle Brachlianoff (CEO since July 2022),
  • Shareholders Caisse des dépôts et consignations (6.04%), BlackRock (5.73%), employees (4.67%).
  • Board members Antoine Frérot (chairman of the board), Estelle Brachlianoff (CEO), Louis Schweitzer (ex Renault), Maryse Aulagnon (MAB Finances - Finestate, administrator of companies), Pierre-André de Chalendar (Saint-Gobain), Isabelle Courvllle (Pacific Railway), Clara Gaymard (ex GE, administrator of companies), Marion Guillou (ex INRA, administrator of companies), Frank Le Roux (workers representative), Agata Mazurek-Bąk (shareholding employees representative), Pavel Páša (workers representative), Nathalie Rachou (administrator of companies), Guillaume Texier (ex Saint-Gobain, Rexel), Enric Amiguet y Rovira (censor, Agbar)
  • Key subsidiaries Suez, Veolia Eau, Veolia Propreté, Veolia Energies, Artelia
  • Former names and companies absorbed Générale des Eaux, Vivendi environnement
  • Main countries France, United Kingdom, United States, Spain, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Australia, China, Italy, Morocco

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