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Veolia Environnement is the world leader in environmental services; a company focused on water: Veolia Water, waste management: Veolia Environmental Services, energy management: Dalkia, and transport: Veolia Transport. In 2006 Veolia Environnement had a consolidated revenue of €28.6 billion. The company employs approximately300,000 people and operates in 64 countries.
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Veolia Water, the water division of Veolia Environnement, is the world leader in water and wastewater services. Specialized in outsourcing services for municipal authorities, as well as industrial and service companies, it is ... one of the world's major designers of technological solutions and constructor of facilities needed in water and wastewater services. Veolia Water serves 108 million people worldwide. With 77,800 employees, its 2006 revenues amounted to €10,08 billion. www.veoliawater.com.
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Veolia Environnement has undergone regular growth in China since 1997, underlining that country's priority position for the company's strategy in Asia. The latest contracts signed include one for wastewater treatment in Beijing and another in Shanghai for a waste-to-energy plant. In addition, a partnership agreement has been signed with the universities of Tsinghua and Yale.
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Veolia Environnement operates worldwide and has unparalleled human assets, technological expertise and commercial references. It is ideally placed to accompany the major trends sweeping the modern world : urban growth, increasing environmental constraints and the use of private operators to cope with these challenges under balanced public-private partnerships.
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In another development, Veolia Environnement and the Urban Environment Institute (UEI) have entered into a partnership agreement with Tsinghua University and Yale University to create a training program for public service management in the fields of the environment and sustainable development. The program will target mayors and senior local government officials with responsibility for urban planning and infrastructure construction. The aim is to raise their awareness about integrating environmental protection and sustainable development concepts into their decision-making processes. As part of the program, participants will make an intensive study trip to Europe to meet decision-makers and visit facilities.
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Veolia Environnement's revenue under the new scope of consolidation totaled €24,645 million for the year ended December 31, 2004, representing grow th of 4.4% at constant exchange rates. Adjusted for the South Eastern rail franchise contract in the UK, terminated in November 2003, revenue grew by 6.3%. Consolidated revenue (**) amounted to €24,673 million compared w ith €28,603 million in 2003 (see the table in the appendices).
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