Our international partnerships

In an ever-changing world, innovation is essential and the  source of a competitive advantage. We’re convinced innovation must be based on a network of external partnerships with different players. These partnerships serve to multiply our company’s Research and Development efforts, while benefiting from cooperation with some of the best research teams in the world. We intend to facilitate the sharing of results and exchanges between researchers and experts and to provide innovative offers and services to meet the future needs of our customers.

SUEZ calls on a diverse group of partners from different backgrounds:

• Public, scientific and technical organizations, such as the University of Bordeaux (France), the University of Barcelona (Spain), the IRSTEA (France), the CNRS (France), Tsinghua University (Beijing, China), the Harbin Institute of Technology (China), the University of Valparaiso (Chile), etc.
• Networks of excellence and innovation, like the Axelera center of excellence (environmental chemistry), Advancity (sustainable cities and mobility) and DREAM (sustainable water resources, renewables and natural ecosystems), the Hydréos cluster (quality of continental water), the Mediterranean Sea Centre (the maritime and coastal economy) and the IAR cluster (Industry and Agri-Resources) in France.
• European networks and collaborative platforms: Water Supply and Sanitation Technology Platform, KIC climate, EIT Raw Materials, SPIRE (the European process industries platform),
• And an international network: the Global Water Research Coalition (GWRC).