What is Corporate Responsibility?

For Veolia Water UK running a responsible business is the way in which we fulfil the obligations we have to our stakeholders including our employees, customers, regulators, suppliers, investors and Government bodies.

It involves a more comprehensive and public reporting of our performance beyond financial reporting, to include environmental, social, governance and ethical dimensions of our activities. The way we manage our relationships with our stakeholders and communicate our values and principles affects the long-term success of our business.

We have an excellent track record in reporting our environmental, economic and social performance. We believe our leadership position helps to improve overall business performance.

Our approach to responsibility underpins our management of a sustainable water business.

Business in the Community

Business in the Community is an independent, business-led charity; the Corporate Responsibility Index provides a benchmark for over 800 UK companies to evaluate their responsible business practice.

Since 2001, Veolia Water UK has been recognised as one of the top ranking companies in Business in the Community's Corporate Responsibility Index. We retained Platinum status in the Corporate Responsibility Index in 2012 for our continued high-level commitment to responsible business.

We have won a number of corporate responsibility and environmental leadership awards.

Our Responsible Business Vision

• In the UK, Veolia Water UK will be recognised corporately and individually amongst the leading utilities companies in terms of responsible management.
• We will have a fully aware, educated, responsible and competent workforce who are enabled and supported by a capable, reliable and responsive team of professionals.
• We will meet the expectations and demands of the business and our stakeholders through a fully integrated approach to managing a responsible business built on shared responsibility and competence.