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 07 Sep. 2018 



 

 

 

   ![](/sites/g/files/dvc4206/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/image/2018/09/Convergence-laurent-auguste-veolia_0.jpg.webp?h=07b32c82&itok=CwkzZXVk "Forum mondial Convergences 2018")   



**Five themes were discussed during these two days, nourishing a vision of a "Zero exclusion, Zero carbon, Zero poverty" world: "Good health and well-being", "Quality education", "Decent work and growth", “Sustainable cities and territories" and "Partnerships for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals".**

## The challenges of the city of tomorrow: “solutions already exist”

> ![](/sites/g/files/dvc4206/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/image/2016/06/Laurent-Auguste_1_0.jpg.webp?h=fdc44840&itok=GoGzdoKm "Laurent Auguste")   
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> **Laurent Auguste**, Senior Executive Vice President Development, Innovation and Markets at Veolia, spoke at the round table on **"Cities of tomorrow - [inclusive](/en/market/municipal/inclusive-growth-cities), [sustainable](/en/market/municipal/circular-economy-cities) and [resilient](/en/market/municipal/resilient-city) cities"**: "The solutions are already there to meet the challenges of the cities of tomorrow: they fit into a circular economy approach, which encompasses the three environmental, economic and social aspects. All players in the value chain must be mobilized to deploy these solutions on a large scale. This is what is now happening on the issue of plastics when strong public opinion puts pressure on brands and manufacturers".

## Reconciling business and society

> ![](/sites/g/files/dvc4206/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/image/2016/05/Pierre-Victoria_0.jpg.webp?h=fdc44840&itok=FfyW7Dh2 "Pierre Victoria")   
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> **Pierre Victoria**, Veolia's director of sustainable development, spoke on the theme **"feedbacks on surveillance plans 2018 - Focus on human rights "**. He recalled on this occasion that "the duty of vigilance must go beyond risk management. It is an opportunity to reconcile business and society.”

More:

> [Veolia’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) ](/en/veolia-group/profile/csr-performance)  
>[Resourcing the world](/en/resourcing-world/introduction): developing access to resources, preserving and renewing resources  
> [Veolia participates at the 2018 World Water Week in Stockholm: how do wemanage and protect water resources by strengthening natural ecosystems?](/en/newsroom/news/SWWW-stockholm-world-water-week-2018)  
> [Veolia, référence mondiale de la gestion optimisée des ressources](/en/veolia-group/profile/business-activities) : see videos on [waste to energy](https://youtu.be/-wYV6uJTdic), [biomass cogeneration](https://youtu.be/KYIJWirWPLk) and [wastewater collection and treatment](https://youtu.be/wG5f0L17vdA)  
> [Convergences World Forum 2018](http://www.convergences.org/en/contribute-convergences-forum-2018/)