Sustainable development is about continuing to grow and prosper without depleting natural resources, without driving their prices higher, and without polluting the atmosphere with greenhouse gases that threaten the climate balance.
Dalkia's Sustainability Objectives
- Implement Environmental Management Systems to conform with national standards in addition to quality assurance measures.
- Develop performance-based contracts particularly for utility management.
- Foster education, methodology and processes to prevent risks related to legionellosis-type bacteriological diseases in facilities at risk.
- Engage proactively its employees in the prevention of safety, hygiene and health risks by fostering a participatory process in all operating units.
Dalkia's Sustainable Development Commitments
- Deliver optimum energy efficiency by selecting the best mix of fossil fuels and renewables and by enhancing system performance.
- Conserve natural resources and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
- Forge partnerships with its customers by offering expert advice, providing comprehensive, up-to-date information and helping them to select the best solutions for their needs and for the environment.
One such example is the creation of a new scientific review published by non profit Veolia Environnement Institute called Surveys And Perspectives Integrating ENvironment and Society (S.A.P.I.E.N.S.) http://sapiens.revues.org/
