Veolia Final V5_2
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Our employees...
Other stakeholders
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Three Valleys and its employees are long-standing
Veolia Water companies are actively involved in a number
supporters of the charity WaterAid. Fundraising activities are
of external groups, including Water UK, Thames Regional
coordinated by a WaterAid Committee. The company again
Environmental Protection Advisory Committee, Environment
matched the amount raised by employees on sponsored
Agency working groups, Associate Parliamentary Environment
monthly dress down days. Other fundraising events included
Group, Kent Sustainable Business Partnership, Groundwork,
sponsored runs, eg the Rickmansworth Road Run, the
Business in the Community, Business in the Environment,
Severn Trent mountain challenge, and a Bring and Buy sale
Working Herts, Environmental Analysis Co-operative, National
in aid of the Blue Peter WaterWorks Appeal.
Society for Clean Air, Universities of Herts and Surrey, and the
Three Valleys and Veolia Water Partnership staff raised funds
CBI (Environmental Affairs and Academic Relations Committees).
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for BBC Children in Need. •
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Folkestone & Dover offered work experience placements to
Veolia Water Industrial Outsourcing are members of the Business
pupils aged 14 to 15.
Council for Sustainable Development UK.
Folkestone & Dover employees raised money for a local hospice through a sponsored entry to the London marathon.
Veolia Environnement is a member of the World Business
At Veolia Water Partnership dress down days raised money
Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and Entreprises
for charity. Old boots and football kits were collected and
pour l’environnement (EPE).
sent to Africa as part of KitAid •
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Veolia Water Partnership provided schoolchildren and
Veolia Environnement supports the following initiatives: Global
students with work experience placements.
Reporting Initiative (GRI), Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative,
Staff at Tendring Hundred completed the arduous Six Peaks
United Nations Global Compact, and the World Resources
challenge in July 2002, raising money for WaterAid
Institute (WRI).
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Tendring Hundred’s annual golf day raised money for WaterAid.
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Veolia Water employees participated in a fun run around Battersea Park, London, to raise money for charity.
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