Addressing the Global Amphibian Crisis by integrating policy, planning and research

1. A business perspective from a water service provider Addressing the Global Amphibian Crisis by integrating policy, planning and research Mathieu TOLIAN – CSR Department September 11th, 2012

2. VW CSR Department – MT – WCC – Workshop 773 – Jeju, South Korea – September 11, 2012 Contents Introduction Company presentation & key figures Our commitment towards SD and biodiversity protection Case study: biodiversity survey and ecological management in Dungun, Malaysia Context/issue Response Results

3. VW CSR Department – MT – WCC – Workshop 773 – Jeju, South Korea – September 11, 2012 Company profile The only company in the world able to cover the entire range of environmental solutions WATER ENERGY SERVICES The global benchmarkfor water services €12.1 billion The global benchmark for energy optimization €7.5 billion WASTE MANAGEMENT The global benchmarkfor waste management and resource recovery€9.3 billion TRANSPORTATION Setting the standard for managing safeand sustainable mobility services €8 billion

4. VW CSR Department – MT – WCC – Workshop 773 – Jeju, South Korea – September 11, 2012 The Water division profile • Managing water and wastewater services for public authorities and industry • Designing technological solutions and building the facilities required to deliver these services • Construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of networks and associated infrastructure

5. VW CSR Department – MT – WCC – Workshop 773 – Jeju, South Korea – September 11, 2012 Technical & Environmental key figures

6. VW CSR Department – MT – WCC – Workshop 773 – Jeju, South Korea – September 11, 2012 Corporate Strategy & Ecosystems SVRis our vision: SERVICE: is what our best in class company provides to our customers, with the will of developing green infrastructure and ecological engineering techniques (to complement grey) VALUE: is a new business model that would include the capacity of our activities to produce, maintain or enhance ecosystem services, and their benefits for society (PES) RESPONSIBILITY: is our social behavior and our environmental commitment towards exemplarity (minimize negative impacts)

7. VW CSR Department – MT – WCC – Workshop 773 – Jeju, South Korea – September 11, 2012 To play or not to play…that is the question! Are frogs meant to play a role in the private sector?

8. VW CSR Department – MT – WCC – Workshop 773 – Jeju, South Korea – September 11, 2012 Context/issue • Veolia Water Dungun (VWD) operates the water production plant that supplies Petronas industrial complex • Located 32km south Dungun near the virgin coastal lowland “Bukit Bauk” Forest Reserve • More than 300 hectares of natural habitats with high potential in terms of contribution to local biodiversity

9. VW CSR Department – MT – WCC – Workshop 773 – Jeju, South Korea – September 11, 2012 (1) River intake (3) Water intake (4) Plant (2) Off river storage Context/issue • Specific production mode taking advantage of an off river storage (ORS) • Minimize river abstraction • Collect rainwater • Because of the role of this biodiverse area in regulating the water quality, actions have been implemented to further protecting the site

10. VW CSR Department – MT – WCC – Workshop 773 – Jeju, South Korea – September 11, 2012 Response As part of the BAP, Veolia decided to partner with the University of Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) to conduct the Biodiversity Survey of the surroundings of the Dungun site

11. VW CSR Department – MT – WCC – Workshop 773 – Jeju, South Korea – September 11, 2012 Results • The survey identified 310 species of flora, 74 species of fauna, four species of free-living amoeba and four species of coliforms within VWD area. • Several species of particular interest were recorded including the Nepenthes ampullaria, a carnivorous plant that was recently reported as providing habitat for one of the smallest frogs in the world, Microhyla nepenthicola, a species endemic to Malaysia that was discovered in 2010 in the Matang Range of Sarawak (West Malaysia), Borneo

12. VW CSR Department – MT – WCC – Workshop 773 – Jeju, South Korea – September 11, 2012 Results • The site‘s main activities are unlikely to have a negative impact on local biodiversity • Good health of the ecosystem and the quality of the water at the ORS are linked, which was confirmed by water sampling results within the intake area. • Suggested actions to enhance the ecological features of the site include: • Prevention of illegal encroachment • Maintenance of access to the natural areas and water bodies • Planting more indigenous plants and fruit trees • Removing identified invasive plants

13. VW CSR Department – MT – WCC – Workshop 773 – Jeju, South Korea – September 11, 2012 Key learnings • Better understanding of the importance of biodiversity at the site, and the related ecosystem services it delivers • Realizing that ecological management practice at the site are not only meant to protect its natural heritage, but also to contribute to the maintenance of the ecosystem services that help regulate water quality • Functional ecosystems contribute to a better control of operational risks and expenditures linked to its water production activity at the site.

14. VW CSR Department – MT – WCC – Workshop 773 – Jeju, South Korea – September 11, 2012 THANK YOU Home sweet home… …at last!