CEO Northern Europe & Group Head of Growth and Innovation (eff. April 2026), Veolia Environnement Sa
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“Well, for 20 years um I think by then we'll have completely solved all these micro pollutant issues. We'll be producing green hydrogen as our main fuel source and every drop of water that we ever use will be recycled back and cleaned again for reuse.”
“I think there are a number of um different dynamics going on um across uh Australia and New New at the moment. Um one of them is just the pressure on water resources. So, that's a pretty straightforward one one that people have understood for a long time. Um, however, I think uh that is accelerating. You know, as we se...”
“I don't think this is an agenda of let's stop doing things because don't think that's sustainable for an economy it's more about how can we continue to do those things but protect the environment have less emissions recycle more waste collect food waste and turn it into energy use recycled water instead of producing ne...”
“I don't think curbing a resources industry is the Right Way Forward. I think enabling that resources industry to be carbon neutral to recycle materials and to introduce recycled streams into their product is the way forward.”
“I think enabling that resources industry to be carbon neutral to recycle materials and to introduce recycled streams into their product is the way forward so we can produce renewable energy for these large resource companies we can provide them fresh water from recycled water rather than using new sources of water and...”
“I actually think if you were to take all the sewage sludges from water treatment and the food waste and also collect all the methane produced at landfills we'd be able to produce about 10% of Australia's required gas supply.”
“The main problem is that half of the oxygen produced is half is produced by trainings but harder to choose by the oceans so if you care about breathing the plastic in the ocean is it's a problem with plastic probably be using material itself.”
“The first one is to move from the packaging tax which we have today so if you produce prepare taxes reduce it today what's good extended producer responsibility and that shifts the costs but making servitude with manufacturers to us nevertheless puts the cost of the manufactures today when you throw it away the local a...”
Richard Kirkman, CEO and Managing Director of Veolia in Australia and New Zealand, initially joined Veolia’s energy division. However, an interest in the water industry and waste management led him to obtain a PhD in Environmental Policy focusing on Infrastructure for the Circular Economy. Read more: https://www.whitecase.com/insight-our...
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