Asia Sustainable Development Report 2023

In March 2023, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its sixth assessment report, which highlights that global warming may reach 1.5°C in the short term or face a risk of exceeding this threshold. The next decade will be crucial in determining future trends in warming.

In Asia, various stakeholders have taken actions to address sustainable development challenges. In China, we see further refinement and improvement of "dual carbon" policies as well as more stringent drinking water standards resulting in safer water quality overall. Meanwhile, sewage treatment not only needs to meet emission standards but also consider coordinated carbon reduction for increased efficiency. Governments and industries are investing more resources into establishing circular economic systems where clean energy has become a new growth point along with its upstream and downstream supply chains. In Southeast Asia specifically, there is an increasing demand for clean water sources and basic sanitation facilities from society at large.

SUEZ timely reviews and adjusts our strategy and development direction to meet not only Asia's but also global sustainable development needs amidst external changes within today's rapidly changing world.

To promote low-carbon transformation and climate change adaptation of the served communities, SUEZ has made six climate commitments, which integrate three levers of contributing to energy decarbonisation, decarbonising our value chain, as well as adapting all priority and vulnerable sites to climate change.

SUEZ assists our clients in unlocking value over the lifecycle of their water and waste management services by providing them with resilient and innovative solutions. Additionally, we are dedicated to developing and promoting business models that facilitate resource recycling, create new business prospects and competitive advantages for our clients and ourselves, reduce resource waste and environmental pollution, and drive the ecological transformation.

SUEZ takes proactive and innovative actions to safeguard employee rights and create an attractive, inclusive, and safe workplace. We champion ethics and integrity, and promote inclusivity, gender equality, and equal opportunities for all employees. We strive to enhance health and safety standards across the entire value chain, ensuring the well-being of our workforce. Moreover, we place strong emphasis on advancing employees' professional knowledge and skills for mutual growth.

Find out more from our Sustainable Development Report