Veolia Water has a strong, innovative research and development global network, comprising 450 researchers and five global research centres, one located in Australia.
Research and development plays a central role in the company's sustainable development policy, enabling it to implement efficient new products and processes, find new solutions in protecting water resources and research water management solutions for the future.
In Australia and New Zealand, Veolia Water's key areas of research and development are conducted through a network that aims to use its expertise to improve water and wastewater quality while increasing operational efficiency.
Veolia Water's Australia and New Zealand research and development network, has expertise in:
Veolia Water's research and development in these areas is bringing high performance solutions to drinking water production and wastewater reuse worldwide.
These efforts were recently recognised with Veolia Water's wholly owned subsidiary United Water, winning the Australian Water Association's Research and Development Award in the 2008 South Australian Water Awards.
Parent company, Veolia Environnement, operates three research centres and partners with industries, governments, universities and institutional research centres.
Veolia Environnement employs 400 researchers and 400 field developers and with a budget of approximately A$235 million it has more than 100 research and development partnerships throughout the world.