


助力中国环保 苏伊士在行动
“随着中国优先发展绿色经济提上日程,苏伊士对中国环保市场充满信心。”苏伊士亚洲地区首席执行官郭仕达如是说。
作为世界领先的水务和固废资源管理公司之一,苏伊士于二十世纪七十年代进入中国,见证了中国的经济增长与环境保护的协同快速发展。
Steve Clark, CEO of SUEZ Asia
郭仕达,苏伊士亚洲地区首席执行官
郭仕达表示,在过去,中国政府主要是关注GDP增长。而近些年,政府在制定方针政策时更强调经济增长与环境保护的同步发展。
今年3月5日全国人大发布的政府工作报告,将“单位国内生产总值能耗降低3%左右”写进2021年发展主要预期目标,持续减少主要污染物排放。这将进一步加强污染防治,生态保护,促进环境的持续提升。
中国提出“十四五”(2021-25年)期间,计划将单位GDP能耗降低13.5%,二氧化碳排放量减少18%。
郭仕达表示:“这些政策为苏伊士这样的环保企业带来重大机遇。我相信,未来十至十五年,中国将成为最大的环保市场。目前,我们在中国的项目占苏伊士全球业务的10%。这一数字还在持续上升。”
1975年,苏伊士在中国石油辽阳石化公司污水处理厂开始其在中国的第一个项目,进入中国市场。
1985年,集团在澳门成立澳门自来水公司,成为苏伊士在亚洲的第一个水务特许经营合同。经过四十多年的发展,苏伊士已成为中国环境服务行业先锋及客户的首选合作伙伴, 协助政府和工业客户开发创新方案,对水资源和固废资源实现可持续管理。
Two SUEZ employees monitor the smart water operation in Macao
苏伊士员工应用智慧水务系统监控供水运营情况
今年一月,苏伊士宣布收购其长期合作伙伴新创建集团在中国所有共同合作业务的非控股权益,以此进一步扩大苏伊士的在华业务布局。
目前,苏伊士在中国管理着有34个固废项目和39个水务项目。其智慧化环境解决方案也应用在上海、重庆、澳门、香港及台湾等城市。
SUEZ workers on patrol in the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park
在上海化学工业园区工作中的苏伊士员工
郭仕达介绍,苏伊士在上海化学工业园区,提供的一体化环保方案助力园区成为全球生态环保和循环经济的最佳实践典。在大连,其污水解决方案保护了生态系统的完整性和国家自然保护区的生物多样性。
除了工业领域,苏伊士还为各大城市提供环境管理服务。
郭仕达举例说,苏伊士为香港建造并运营其首座厨余处理设施——有机资源回收中心O·Park1,利用厨余发电供入电网;在澳门,凭借其高效的智慧化水务管理成为中国水务行业的标杆;在台湾,将废转能发电厂将废弃物转变为资源。
SUEZ’s wastewater solution applied to a wastewater plant in Dalian, Liaoning province helps to protect ecosystem integrity and the biodiversity of a national nature reserve
在大连,苏伊士的污水处理解决方案成功保护了生态系统的完整性和国家自然保护区的生物多样性。
郭仕达表示:“我们对中国市场满怀信心,我们对中国的长期承诺坚定不移。”
2019年,苏伊士宣布了“2030塑造苏伊士”战略计划,旨在下一个十年全面把握机遇、迎接挑战。
在这项全球战略计划下,苏伊士决心在2023年前在研发、创新和数字化方面的投入增加50%,冀为中国乃至“一带一路”经济体带来更多创新性、定制化解决方案,以实现宏大的环保目标。
随着绿色发展步伐的加快,中国已宣布其宏大目标,二氧化碳排放力争于2030年前达到峰值,努力争取2060年前实现碳中和。
郭仕达指出,这与苏伊士的战略计划和远期发展目标完全契合。
他表示:“全球许多地方政府积极采取制定有力政策,并建立必要的框架计划,表明我们实施的发展方向是正确的。中国就是一个很好的例子, 在实现2030年前二氧化碳排达到峰值、2060年前实现碳中和的目标上,采取行动措施。”
他说:“苏伊士支持政府和客户实现其宏伟的环保目标。在中国,我们的目标很简单:成为中国最好的环保企业。在卓越运营、利益相关者关系和可持续的资产管理方面要优于其他所有公司。”
郭仕达最后补充道,“通过提供创新和可持续的资源管理解决方案,以进一步发展我们的水务和固废资源管理业务,扩大业务布局并加速循环经济发展,帮助中国塑造可持续发展的环境。”
China's green vision a good match for SUEZ
SUEZ has great confidence in China’s environmental market as the country is putting the development of the green economy high on its agenda, according to Steve Clark, CEO of SUEZ Asia.
One of the world's leading water and waste management services companies, SUEZ entered China in the 1970s. There it witnessed the country’s rapid development in combining economic growth and environmental protection.
Steve Clark, CEO of SUEZ Asia
In the past, the country’s authorities mainly focused on the growth of GDP. But now they put more emphasis on combining economic growth and environmental protection in their policy decisions, Clark said.
According to the Government Work Report delivered at the annual session of the National People's Congress on March 5, China is targeting a drop of around 3 percent in energy consumption per unit of GDP and continued reduction in the discharge of major pollutants in 2021. It will enhance pollution prevention and control, ecological conservation and promote continuous environmental improvement.
During the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), the country plans to cut energy consumption per unit of GDP by 13.5 percent and carbon dioxide emissions by 18 percent.
These policies mean great opportunities to companies like Suez, Clark said. "I believe that in the next 10-15 years, China will become the largest environmental market. Our activities in China currently account for 10 percent of SUEZ’s global portfolio. This number keeps growing.
"Throughout our time in China, we’ve been working together with our local partners in helping authorities and industrial clients develop innovative solutions for climate change and sustainable resource management," he said.
In 1975, SUEZ began a wastewater plant project for PetroChina Liaoyang Petrochemical Company, its first in the Chinese market.
In 1985, the group launched its subsidiary Macao Water Supply in Macao, which was SUEZ’s first water concession contract in Asia. Over the past four decades, SUEZ has become a leading company in China and a preferred partner in helping authorities and industrial clients develop innovative solutions to manage their water and waste in a sustainable way.
Two SUEZ employees monitor the smart water operation in Macao
In January this year, SUEZ announced the acquisition of its historic partner NWS Holdings' non-controlling stakes in all their common businesses in China, as part of an effort for SUEZ to further expand its business in the country.
To date, SUEZ has managed 34 solid-waste projects and operated 39 water projects in China. Its smart and environmental solutions have been applied in places such as Shanghai, Chongqing, Macao, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
SUEZ workers on patrol in the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park
According to Clark, the company’s integrated solutions applied to the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park has helped the park set a global example in ecological protection and the circular economy. Its innovative solutions on wastewater treatment in Dalian, Liaoning province, help protect the integrity of the ecosystem and the biodiversity of the national nature reserves there.
Apart from the industrial field, the company has also offered services for cities’ environmental management and protection.
SUEZ has built and operates the first food waste treatment facility — O·Park1 in Hong Kong, which turns food waste into electricity that goes into the city’s power grid. Its smart and efficient water management in Macao has been recognized as a benchmark by the Chinese water industry, while its waste-to-energy plant in Taiwan helps to turn refuse into renewable energy, according to the executive.
SUEZ’s wastewater solution applied to a wastewater plant in Dalian, Liaoning province helps to protect ecosystem integrity and the biodiversity of a national nature reserve
"Our long-term commitment to this region remains as unwavering as our confidence in the local market remains high," Clark said.
In 2019, SUEZ announced Shaping SUEZ 2030, a comprehensive strategic plan to ready the group for the opportunities and challenges of the next decade.
In implementing the global strategic plan, SUEZ is determined to increase by 50 percent its investment in research and development, innovation and digitalization by 2023. This is in order to bring more innovative and customized solutions to help China, as well as economies involved in the Belt and Road Initiative, achieve their ambitious environmental goals.
As China accelerates green development, the country has announced the ambitious goal to hit peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.
The goal is in line with SUEZ’s strategic plan and the company’s long-term development goal, Clark noted.
"In many parts of the world, governments are actively enforcing policies and putting the necessary frameworks into place, which shows we are on the right track. China is a good case in point, having kick-started a campaign to achieve peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060," the executive said.
"At SUEZ, we have supported both the government and clients to realize the ambitious environmental goals. In China, it is very simple: We are aiming to be the country’s best environmental company that outperforms all others in operational excellence, stakeholder relations and sustainable asset management," he said.
"By delivering our innovative and sustainable resource management solutions, we aim to further develop our water and waste management businesses, expand our geographical footprint and strengthen the circular economy, helping to shape a sustainable environment for China," he added.