Achieving synergistic urban and environmental sustainability under the “Changshu model”

Water supply is an essential service. Changshu recognizes that along with socio-economic development, water supply services will continue to face new tests and challenges. Therefore, Changshu was among the first to propose the integration of the urban and rural water supply to secure and improve its water supply capacity. In line with its strategic objectives, Changshu aimed to gradually narrow the urban-rural gap in terms of water supply security, customer service and information technology, and to establish a unified management model for water supply across urban and rural areas through the optimal allocation of resources and technical support. In 2006, Changshu began working with SUEZ to provide city-wide water supply services.

Subsequently, as Changshu deployed an integrated water supply and drainage system and sought out solutions to the root causes of piled-up construction waste, its cooperation with SUEZ further deepened and expanded to include wastewater treatment and construction waste treatment. By leveraging our global resource recycling experience and expertise, we at SUEZ are helping Changshu optimize its resource management to better address environmental challenges.

• The 15+ years cooperation between SUEZ and Changshu has witnessed the leapfrog development of Changshu’s water supply business and created a successful example of win-win cooperation between China and a foreign company.
• By adopting world-leading management expertise and process technology, Changshu has greatly improved its water infrastructure, made important contributions to the economic development of the city, and made healthy drinking water available to its people. In particular, this has placed Changshu in a leading position in China in terms of water quality, service excellence, and urban and rural water supply integration.
• Our JV, Jiangsu Sino French Water, was name a “5A Water Services Provider” and “the Most Socially Responsible Water Company”, becoming a service benchmark in China’s water supply industry.
• Our construction waste treatment project was recognized as China’s first national key R&D demonstration project listed in the field of construction waste treatment.