Ethics Committee Referrals

Lay out, as factually as possible, the information you have
concerning :

• The situation and context;
• Company organization and procedures, the managers/supervisors with the authority to make a decision;
• The issue or emergency at stake for the company and other principals. In addition, try to identify the facts you don't have. If possible, try to supplement your information using objective sources. Carefully re-read the program (active link) and the internal rules, procedures and policies, if any, that might apply to the topic. Try to identify the applicable rules and to phrase your question precisely.

The first people to talk to are your immediate supervisors.
If the issue remains unresolved, you may contact the legal, human resources or financial departments of the company you work for.
If none of above options resolve the matter, or if there is a serious reason for keeping your question confidential, you may submit it to the nearest ethics correspondent or to the Ethics Committee.

You will be asked to tell them what you have done thus far.
Naturally, you always have the option of consulting employee representative organizations, if the question falls within their scope of responsibility.

The Ethics Committee's internal rules state that any Veolia Environnement employee having problems implementing the program that are not resolved by his or her managers may apply in good faith to the Ethics Committee.
You can refer a question to the committee either by mail or phone message directed to one of its members. You can also do so directly and securely using this link: ethique.ve@veolia.com.
You must identify yourself to your contact and provide a reliable means of getting in touch with you. Your contact will keep your identity confidential unless you expressly authorize its disclosure.

The committee will not follow up on referrals that remain anonymous after an initial, possibly anonymous contact.
To handle identified requests, the committee will work as closely as necessary with the various company departments, including auditing, legal affairs and human resources, with management and with outside experts. It will provide feedback to the requestor concerning its follow-up, within a period of time to be determined on a case-by-case basis depending on the type of problem.

An employee reporting in good faith a possible failure to implement the "Ethics, Belief and Responsibility" program must be protected from potential reprisals as a result of his or her action. The Ethics Committee shall be attentive to this issue and shall forward the appropriate recommendations to the company's management.