Sanofi - Sanofi Signs a Global Agreement with SUEZ environnement To Enhance Water and Waste ManagementOREANDA-NEWS. Sanofi and SUEZ environnement have signed an agreement aimed at optimizing the economic and environmental performance of Sanofi's manufacturing sites, in France and abroad, over a three-year period with the possibility of renewal. 

Pursuant to the agreement, SUEZ environnement will develop tailor-made solutions aimed at:

  • Improving the energy efficiency of Sanofi sites, by optimizing the operation of water and waste treatment systems and the sites' waste-to-energy performance; and,

  • Conserving water resources, in particular by optimizing water management, treatment and recycling at production sites.

Already two major projects have been started in France under this agreement. The first is focused on modernizing and increasing the capacity of the wastewater treatment station at the biochemicals site in Saint-Aubin-l?s-Elbeuf (Seine-Maritime), and the second is focused on building a waste-to-energy and volatile organic compound treatment unit for the chemicals site in Sisteron (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence).

"Managing the environmental impact of our industrial activities is a high-priority objective for Sanofi," said Olivier Brandicourt, Chief Executive Officer, Sanofi. "This agreement with SUEZ environnement will enable us to implement state-of-the-art technologies that will help make our water and waste management processes more eco-friendly."

"Conserving resources, such as water, has become a fundamental issue for industrial companies and a key factor in their competitiveness. We are delighted with this agreement with Sanofi, which is in line with our strategy of supporting industrial companies in sustainably managing their resources," said Jean-Louis Chaussade, Chief Executive Officer, SUEZ environnement.

About Sanofi
Sanofi, a global healthcare leader, discovers, develops and distributes therapeutic solutions focused on patients' needs. Sanofi has core strengths in diabetes solutions, human vaccines, innovative drugs, consumer healthcare, emerging markets, animal health and Genzyme. Sanofi is listed in Paris and in New York.

About SUEZ environnement
We are at the dawn of the resource revolution. Faced with a rising world population, increasing urbanization and the growing scarcity of natural resources, we must secure, optimize and recover resources for our future. SUEZ environnement (Paris: SEV, Brussels: SEVB) supplies 92 million people with drinking water, provides 65 million with sanitation services, and offers waste collection services for nearly 50 million people. Each year, it recovers 14 million metric tons of waste and produces 5,138 GWh of local renewable energy. With 80,990 employees, SUEZ environnement is present on all of the inhabited continents and is a key player in the circular economy for sustainable resource management. In 2014, SUEZ environnement had sales of 14.3 billion euros.