SUEZ Presents Its Concrete Solutions to Protect the Oceans and Launch a Worldwide Beach Cleaning Operation
June 07 2017 - 4:48PM
Business Wire
- 8 June 2017: World Oceans Day
- Speech by Jean-Louis Chaussade, CEO of SUEZ,
at the UN Conferences in New York on “Our Oceans, Our Future”
The oceans cover almost 71% of the surface of the Earth and play
a major role in the way our planet works. They produce 50% of the
available oxygen, regulate the climate, store CO2 and are an
essential resource for mankind.
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- The oceans, an essential resource
for life, are today under threat from human activity
The oceans are under threat from pollution, 80% of which comes
from the land and human activity. There are 269,000 tonnes of
plastic floating on the ocean surface, and 80% to 90% of this waste
is made up of polyethylene, a plastic used in packaging
materials.
The Mediterranean sea is especially vulnerable to land-based
pollution on account of its small size (it makes up less than 1% of
total ocean area), which limits its self-cleaning capacity. Almost
500 tonnes of plastic, i.e. 250 billion microplastic fragments,
threaten the Mediterranean. Implementing upstream solutions is a
priority for the towns and cities of the Mediterranean area that
wish to preserve their populations’ living environments, region’s
attractiveness and economic activities such as tourism and
fishing.
- How SUEZ is working to protect
coastlines
Water and waste treatment experts have an important role to play
in the conservation of the ocean. On every continent, SUEZ develops
concrete solutions to preserve water resources and to recycle and
recover waste, thereby contributing to the protection of the
coastline and marine ecosystems. For example, in Marseilles
(France), SUEZ is working with the local authority to preserve the
area’s exceptional coastline (which runs for 51 km along the 21
beaches within the city limits) by deploying innovative
technologies that aim not only at preserving the coastline and the
quality of bathing waters, but also at regenerating marine
biodiversity.
SUEZ offers solutions along with NGOs (7e Continent, Expédition
MED, Goodplanet) that act as lookouts, whistle-blowers and help to
raise awareness, take action and inspire public policies. In June
2015, the Group also became a partner of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission, as part of World Oceans Day.
- Participation of Jean-Louis
Chaussade to the United Nations Oceans conferences in New York on 7
and 9 June
This year and for the first time, from 5 to 9 June 2017 in New
York, the United Nations is holding a conference on the theme of
Oceans, on “how to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas
and marine resources.” Jean-Louis Chaussade will speak at two
conferences to highlight the need of leading concrete actions to
protect oceans: “A large majority of our solutions play a key role
in the fight against marine micro and macro-pollutants, because
they are part of the complete cycle of water, waste and secondary
raw materials.”
- Launch of a global collection of
waste on beaches
This year, SUEZ has chosen World Oceans Day to launch a
worldwide mobilisation campaign for its 84,000 employees by
organising cleaning operations of plastic waste on coastlines and
in catchment areas. Named #SUEZ4ocean,
it aims to gather on an interactive map all the initiatives carried
out locally to reduce, upstream, the pollution of the littoral and
marine environments.
About SUEZ
We are in the era of the resource revolution. In a world facing
high demographic growth, runaway urbanisation and the scarcity of
natural resources, securing, optimising and renewing resources is
essential for our future. SUEZ (Paris: SEV, Brussels: SEVB)
delivers wastewater treatment services to 58 million people
and reuses 882 million m3 of wastewater. SUEZ also recovers
16.9 million tons of waste a year, produces 3.9 million tons
of secondary raw materials and 7 TWh of local renewable
energy. Finally, SUEZ avoids 9.5 MtCO2e GHG emissions for its
customers. With 83,921 employees, SUEZ is present on five
continents and is a key player in the circular economy for the
sustainable management of resources. SUEZ generated total revenues
of 15.3 billion euros in 2016.
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