Veolia
Veolia Environnement S.A. is a multinational French company with activities in four main service and utility areas traditionaly managed by public authorities - water supply and water management, waste management, energy and transport services. In 2009, Veolia employed around 300,000 employees in 74 countries. Its revenue in that year was recorded at €34.6 billion. It is quoted on Euronext Paris and the New York Stock Exchange. It is headquartered in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Between 2000 and 2003 the company was known as Vivendi Environnement, having been spun off from the Vivendi conglomerate, most of the rest of which became Vivendi. Prior to 1998 Vivendi was known as Compagnie Générale des Eaux.
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