Veolia Environnement S.A. is an international firm that designs and implements comprehensive solutions for water, waste, and energy management worldwide. Within the water sector, its offerings range from sourcing, producing, and supplying drinking water and water for industrial processes, to collecting, treating, and recycling wastewater, as well as developing and constructing the necessary treatment facilities and network infrastructure. The company currently provides potable water to 95 million people. Its waste management activities include collection services, material recovery, energy generation from waste, organic waste processing, hazardous waste treatment, site dismantling and remediation, urban sanitation, and industrial cleaning and maintenance. Additionally, Veolia oversees the operation and upkeep of heating and cooling networks, devises energy-saving strategies to reduce consumption and carbon emissions in buildings, optimizes industrial utility usage, and produces electricity using biomass. Founded in Aubervilliers, France, in 1853, the company was known as Vivendi Environnement before officially becoming Veolia Environnement S.A. in 2003.