As a global leader in the water and waste management sectors, we have been operating for over 160 years all over the world. We provide essential services to protect the resource and improve quality of life wherever we operate.
The SUEZ Foundation, the Group’s commitment to helping others
The SUEZ Foundation supports access to essential services in developing countries where SUEZ operates, while meeting the challenges of a fair ecological transition and social inclusion in France.Delphine Saby , Global Head of Procurement, Chairwoman of the SUEZ Foundation
2024 Report - Fondation SUEZ
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Our areas of action and project support
We support concrete projects in emerging and developing countries where SUEZ operates to help disadvantaged communities access essential services such as water, sanitation, hygiene and cleanliness on a lasting basis.
In France, we support projects in favour of the just environmental transition, including social inclusion.
In 2024, we launched two new forms of support as a new way of responding to environmental and social issues. We support projects identified in response to regional problems and issues, as well as national projects. Our efforts contribute to achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
A collaborative and engaged governance model
Chaired by the Group’s Chair and Chief Executive Officer Sabrina Soussan, our Board of Directors defines the Group’s strategy, determines its budget and sets its business timetable. It decides which projects to support from those preselected by the prequalification committee and assessors, or within the framework of providing support outside the scope of calls for projects.
Our Board is composed of 11 members, representatives of SUEZ and qualified personalities.
The Fondation community: nearly 400 employees involved in assessing and monitoring projects
We make a long-term commitment to charities and NGOs
We encourage a joint development approach
Delphine Saby
Global Head of Procurement, Chairwoman of the SUEZ Foundation
Nathalie Alquier
SVP Sustainability, Danone
Axelle Davezac
Executive Director of the Fondation de France
Mélanie Dumecq
Competitiviness Coordinator, Director Fondation SUEZ representing personnel
Laurent-Guillaume Guerra
Chief HR Officer & Head of Health & Safety, Executive VP - SUEZ
Wafaa Khalifi
General Manager P&T Alliance - SUEZ Australia
Isabelle Maunoury
Operations, Sustainable Development & Performance Director Water and R&R Africa
Antoine Sire
Director of the Company Engagement Department, BNP Paribas
Silvina Somasco-Mozziconacci
Financial Dir. Europe, Central Asia, Africa, Middle East, Morocco, Consulting
Marie Trellu Kane
President and co-founder of UNIS-CITE, Member of the ESEC
Catherine Savey
Managing Director
Lisandru Geronimi
Project and Administration Officer
Muriel Leroy
Chief Operations and Partnerships Officer
Akouavi Mattecat
Partnership and Project Manager
Following every project with our partners and stakeholders
Developing access to water and sanitation in three main ways
- Supporting NGOs and charities, working as closely as possible with local communities
- Supporting Aquassistance, the NGO run by SUEZ employees
- Supporting the “SUEZ-Eau pour Tous” (“SUEZ Water for All”) Chair at AgroParisTech to pass on knowledge and skills.
Encouraging a just environmental transition and social inclusion
- Additional support for a charity over several years
- Supporting charities that meet identified local needs
Our main partners
Chaire Agro Paris-Tech
Since 2008, AgroParisTech has taken charge of theAgroParisTech–“SUEZ-Water for All” Chair (OpT) with support from the Fondation SUEZ, the AFD, the Agence de l’Eau Rhône-Méditerranée-Corse and the Agences de l’eau françaises. Beyond its research activities, the Chair offers a unique training program for executives and managers of water and sanitation services in emerging or transition countries.
Aquassistance
Since it was founded in 1994, Aquassistance—with support from the Fondation SUEZ —has undertaken over 700 projects, including 60 urgent humanitarian assignments in 70 countries. Two thousand volunteers have pulled together to improve access to water for 2.5 million residents, while furthering access to sanitation and improved waste management for one million.
Rura
The Fondation SUEZ and RURA are committed for 3 years to supporting young people from rural areas and small towns in their academic and professional careers, working together to raise awareness of ecological transition challenges and to promote career opportunities in environmental services.
SUEZ employees there to help
A comprehensive system to enable employees in France to get involved
In 2023, in mainland France and the overseas territories, a major drive was launched at SUEZ to foster employee engagement. Employees signed up to an Engagement Charter, giving them the opportunity
- to volunteer (for an unlimited amount of time outside their working hours) via the “Vendredi” platform,
- as well as being able to dedicate two working days per year per employee to charitable causes,
- or to make a gentle transition to retirement over several months.
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