Like at all other organizations today, ethics is an issue of major importance for Veolia. Its reputation, image and cohesion depend to a great extent on its ability to act in accordance with its fundamental values: responsibility, community spirit, respect, innovation and customer focus. Combined with our Purpose, these values embody Veolia’s identity and form the cornerstone of our economic, social and environmental performance.
Formalized in the Ethics Guide, our values provide Veolia employees throughout the world, regardless of their specific culture, with a shared frame of reference. The Ethics Guide therefore acts as a barometer and a benchmark for ethical conduct on a daily basis. Veolia has entrusted the observance of its Ethics Guide to a body that is independent of its management, the Ethics Committee. Employees or third parties may refer to the Ethics Committee whenever they believe the Group’s values have been violated using a single whistleblowing system: Veolia’s ethics alert system. This system guarantees the highest standard of protection for both the whistleblower and the person implicated by the alert. The Ethics Committee can also deal with any ethical matters that might merit its attention; it may take any action that it deems will foster the development of a culture of ethics at the company. To do so, it works closely with the Compliance Department, which possesses the specific tools required to process any breaches of business ethics related to laws and international treaties, as well as serious violations of human and labor rights. However, as ethics is everybody’s business, the Committee also strives to raise awareness of this crucial issue at all of the Group’s functional departments.
The Chairman of the Ethics Committee
A secure digital platform to improve use of the alert mechanism
In order to improve the use of the "Veolia Ethics Alert" mechanism and take into account the most recent legal and regulatory changes covering its activities worldwide, the Group has set up an ethics alert mechanism that is now accessible to third parties. If you identify a breach of ethics, you can now directly and confidentially refer the matter to the Ethics Committee via a single link by clicking below:
You can access this system anytime, anywhere in the world and from any computer, tablet or smartphone. It is available in more than twenty languages. Easy to use, it guarantees the confidentiality of exchanges between the Ethics Committee and the reporter, as well as their anonymity if they so choose. The Veolia Ethics Alert is a tool made available by the Group that ensures everyone is able to exercise their right to alert.
An ethics alert mechanism is a right.
It protects the reporter as well as Veolia's image and interests.
> Download the Ethics Guide in English
> Veolia employees can confidentially contact the Ethics Committee using either the direct access provided here or via their One to One Intranet.