Our commitments to nature and preserving biodiversity
Preserve biodiversity and natural resources wherever we operate
Our "Nature" approach is based on 3 levers and 10 commitments:

Commitments |
Indicators |
Targets |
Limit our impact on fresh water |
Number of water contracts with a water efficiency program / total number of drinking water services |
Systematically propose (100%), for all drinking water service contracts, a water savings program up to 10% of the volume over 5 years by 2027 |
Number of water distribution contracts in water stress areas covered by a water savings program |
Propose a water savings program for 100% of our water distribution contracts in water stress areas by 2027 |
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Support recycling and reuse |
Sorting efficiency (1) |
Improve SUEZ sorting efficiency (1) by 2027 |

Commitments |
Indicators |
Targets |
Grow nature regeneration capacities of SUEZ |
Turnover generated by solutions identified as regenerating and number of new solutions created |
Create and develop existing and new SUEZ business models and solutions to accelerate natural environment regeneration and preservation by 2027 |

Commitments |
Indicators |
Targets |
Roll out Nature action plans at all priority sites managed by SUEZ |
% of priority sites where biodiversity action plans are deployed and implemented |
Roll out Nature action plans at 100% of priority sites managed by SUEZ by 2027 |
% of commercial proposals (in Nature priority zones) that include an offer towards biodiversity preservation and biomonitoring (3) |
Systematically propose an offer (1) regarding biodiversity preservation when the site is in a biodiversity priority zone (3) from 2023 |
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Prevent the development: |
Number of proposals with microplastics and |
Include solutions to remove microplastics and micropollutants in 100% of commercial proposals for sanitation infrastructure construction (2) (3) by 2027 |
Reach zero phytosanitary products used on sites managed by SUEZ |
% of sites covered by the phytosanitary-free policy (Waste activities) |
Implement a phytosanitary-free policy on 100% sites operated by and owned by SUEZ with approval by the customer by 2027 |
Contribute to reduce the land artificialization pace |
Number of hectars renatured |
Annually double restored areas by 2027 |
Contain invasive non-native species |
% of renaturation and landscaping operations using local species |
Systematically use local species in renaturation or landscaping operations from 2025 |
Drastically reduce light pollution of installations at stake for the black corridor |
% of priority sites where there is a light reduction policy deployed |
Deploy the light pollution reduction |
Our commitments are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals






We are already taking actions!
Our target – 10% waste reduction in Greater Montauban
This new business model also recognizes stakeholders and allocates the profit, factoring in:
- the impact of performance on the overall cost of waste management (beyond the market);
- a bonus paid or penalty applied according to whether minimum performance standards are met;
- a proportion of the bonus allocated to the partners involved in CPDMA.
In São Paulo, we are saving water through smart networks
In Denmark, we are innovating to recover phosphorus from wastewater
(2) For WWTP whose capacity exceeds 200,000 inhabitants eq.
(3) If and when authorized by proposals.
(4) Unless prohibited by prefectural decree.