The International Association of Water Service Companies in the Danube Region (IAWD) welcomed Veolia in Bulgaria as a valuable partner of its annual event, reaffirming the company's commitment to sustainable water management across the world and locally in Bulgaria through its company Sofiyska Voda and the wider Balkan region.

As a global leader in ecological transformation, Veolia operates across 57 countries, providing drinking water to over 113 million people and wastewater services to 103 million worldwide, supported by more than 215.000 employees. The company combines advanced technologies with strong operational expertise to address today’s most pressing environmental challenges.

Positioned as an environmental security powerhouse, Veolia delivers innovative solutions to secure critical resources for industries and essential services for cities. Its approach focuses on ensuring reliable access to strategic materials, supporting decarbonization, and strengthening resilience, health protection, and efficiency through digital and AI-driven solutions.

With expertise spanning water, waste, and energy management, Veolia is also advancing new frontiers such as micropollutant treatment, circular use of resources, water regeneration, and climate adaptation. Innovation remains central to its strategy, driving growth, efficiency, and long-term sustainability.

In Bulgaria and across the Balkan region, Veolia is a trusted partner to municipalities and industry, delivering reliable, high-quality affordable water services while supporting the transition to smarter, more resilient infrastructure. Veolia is also running the only one public-private partnership in the Bulgarian sector where it provides water supply, sewerage and treatment to the capital city - Sofia.

Through its GreenUp 2027 strategic roadmap, the company is accelerating investments in water efficiency and climate-resilient solutions aiming to save 1.5 billion cubic meters of fresh water, reduce CO₂ emissions by 18 million tonnes, and invest €4 billion in sustainable growth.

Veolia’s participation in the IAWD annual event highlights its commitment to knowledge sharing, regional cooperation, and advancing excellence in the water sector across the Danube basin and the wider Balkan region.

Bringing together water professionals, policymakers, and industry leaders from across Europe, the event fosters collaboration on shared challenges - reinforcing Veolia’s role not just as a service provider, but as an active contributor shaping the future of the sector at local, regional, and global levels.

As One Veolia we strongly believe that sustainable water management is not a destination, but a continuous journey - best undertaken together with bright minded forward-thinking water professionals.