SUEZ Group will be in charge for the innovative urban air treatment solutions of the Athletes’ Village during Paris 2024 Olympics

SUEZ Group will be in charge for the innovative urban air treatment solutions of the Athletes’ Village during Paris 2024 Olympics

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 16-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — SUEZ Group, a French multinational company with over 160 years of expertise in water and waste management, has announced it has been selected by the Société de Livraison des Ouvrages Olympiques (SOLIDEO), the Olympic Delivery Authority, for the development of innovative urban air treatment solutions in narrow streets and on the banks of the Seine as part of the construction of the Athletes’ Village for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

The SUEZ Group consists of:

• ENS: a Dutch family-owned company that has been developing innovative technologies to actively combat air pollution since 2009;
• Fermentalg: a French SME that has become a key player in microbiology for the environment, in particular due to its expertise in microalgae;
• SUEZ: a French Group that has been committed every day for 160 years to working with local authorities, industrials and citizens to anticipate the demands of the future through innovative solutions guaranteeing the preservation of the essential elements of our environment: water, soil and air.

With complementary expertise and technologies, converging strategies of environmental excellence and a shared conception of innovation in the field of urban air treatment, the Group has proposed to SOLIDEO to set up innovative solutions in the athletes’ village, for the city of tomorrow. Installed from 2024, these devices will foreshadow the legacy of the Games for the future users and inhabitants of the neighborhood.

About SUEZ:
Since the end of the 19th century, SUEZ has built expertise aimed at helping people to constantly improve their quality of life by protecting their health and supporting economic growth. With an active presence on five continents, SUEZ and its 90,000 employees strive to preserve our environment’s natural capital: water, soil, and air. SUEZ provides innovative and resilient solutions in water management, waste recovery, site remediation and air treatment, optimizing municipalities’ and
industries’ resource management through “smart” cities and improving their environmental and economic performance. The Group delivers sanitation services to 64 million people and produces 7.1 billion m3 of drinking water. SUEZ is also a contributor to economic growth, with more than 200,000 jobs created directly and indirectly on an annual basis, and a provider of new resources, with 4.2 million tons of secondary raw materials produced. By 2030, the Group is targeting 100% sustainable solutions, with a positive impact on our environment, health and climate. SUEZ generated total revenue of €17,2 billion in 2020.

SOLIDEO
SOLIDEO is responsible for the delivery and completion of more than 60 structures and development operations required for the organisation of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, within a defined budget and with an ambitious, sustainable and exemplary legacy. These structures are imagined and designed to be converted into facilities, housing and offices by 2025.

Media contacts:

Press contacts:
SUEZ
Isabelle Herrier Naufle / Elodie Vandevoorde
+33 (0)6 83 54 89 62 / +33 (0)6 78 36 19 52
isabelle.herrier.naufle@suez.com
elodie.vandevoorde@suez.com

SOLIDEO
Joseph Aubert
+33 (0)6 73 32 18 33
j.aubert@ouvrages-olympiques.fr

SOURCE: SUEZ Group