Innovating for the future

The creation of secondary raw materials is at the heart of the new circular economy. It’s a way of coping with the increasing scarcity of natural resources and rising raw materials costs. We’re innovating to accelerate recycling and offer real world solutions to our customers.

In 2018, the WHO warned that nine people out of 10 worldwide breathe polluted air, and that the inhabitants of the world’s megacities are particularly exposed. SUEZ is rising to this challenge, which is one of the major concerns of local authorities and industry, by developing innovative solutions that improve air quality using new technologies and drawing inspiration from nature.

The environmental transition, new diets, demands for traceability, demographic growth, the need for protein... All these challenges will determine the future of agriculture at a time when the transition to a circular economy is vital. SUEZ is innovating to provide farmers with global and integrated solutions that will improve the management of the resources.

As the population grows and urbanization continues, the pressure on water resources is increased. We’re addressing this by developing innovative solutions, like the artificial aquifer recharge, desalination and the reuse of waste water technology.

Digital technology is an efficient way to approach the environmental issues facing our customers around the world. We constantly innovate, to support their initiatives to improve the performance of their facilities.

Climate change, rampant urbanization and ever stricter regulations, the management of water has become more complex than ever. On the strength of our expertise, SUEZ is working to develop new solutions capable of monitoring water networks in real time to continuously improve the quality of the water delivered.

Every year, SUEZ invests in research and innovation projects to improve the quality of water supplies and works hand in hand with the French and international regulatory authorities. Our company develops new technologies to eliminate emerging pollutants in its dedicated research laboratory.

At SUEZ, we’re combating climate change by developing innovative solutions to reduce our customers’ greenhouse gas emissions, to optimize their energy consumption and to encourage the use of high-potential renewables.

The Pollution and Carbon Sink is a major solution in our AirAdvanced range for improving air quality. Based on the principle of photosynthesis, it relies on microalgae cultivated in a water column. They capture fine particulates and excess CO2.

With its worldwide network of research and expertise centers, SUEZ offers advanced technical and scientific know-how in water and waste that is capable of solving the new challenges facing our customers.

To boost and extend its research and innovation policy, the Group created SUEZ Ventures in 2010, its Innovation investment fund dedicated to new water and waste technologies.

Our technological test policy enables us to produce offers in record time and to enter effective commercial collaborations.

We’re convinced innovation must be based on a network of external partnerships with different players.