[ Markets listing ](/who-we-serve " Markets listing") Pharmaceutical and Biotech **Operational Challenges** **Navigating Water, Energy & Waste Management Complexities** - **Resource Intensity:** High water and energy use drive up costs - **Hazardous Waste:** Complex streams demand specialized handling - **Utility Dependency:** Disruptions can halt production instantly - **Quality Risks:** Environmental shifts threaten batch integrity - **Regulatory Pressure:** Zero tolerance for compliance deviations - **Safety Hazards:** Operational failures endanger people and environment - **Sustainability Demands:** Growing pressure to reduce impact In this highly regulated industry, companies must address interconnected challenges while maintaining critical safety, quality, and compliance standards. [Contact Us](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/contact-us-pharma-biotech#no-back) [Discover Our Solutions](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/who-we-serve/pharma-and-biotech-market#anchor_solutions_pharma_intro) ![pharmaceutical api ](/sites/g/files/dvc2031/files/styles/default/public/image/2025/10/Design%20sans%20titre%20%2813%29.jpg.webp?itok=OpCkftHP) Your Strategic Partner for **ESG Goal Achievement** **From carbon neutrality to circular solutions, we help turn your environmental goals into measurable success.** We share your vision for a more sustainable future. Whether it’s achieving carbon neutrality, reducing waste, or embracing circular practices, we’re here to guide you every step of the way. More than just a solutions provider, we’re your strategic partner in turning environmental goals into tangible results. With expertise in renewable energy, water stewardship, and circular economy, we deliver tailored solutions and end-to-end support, from assessment to implementation and beyond. Let’s make your sustainability ambitions a reality, together. **Cut Carbon Emissions** - Carbon neutrality for direct operations (Scopes 1 & 2). - Drive a significant absolute reduction in value chain emissions (Scope 3). - Progress toward Net Zero emissions across the entire value chain. **Transition to Green Energy** - 100% renewable electricity across global operations. - Improve energy efficiency and reduce energy intensity across sites. - Continuous monitoring and reduction of emissions across all manufacturing sites. **Water Stewardship** - **Reduction in potable water** consumption/withdrawal. - **Water neutrality** in water-stressed regions. - **Water quality improvement** from manufacturing effluents. - **Water stewardship** and efficiency plans **Waste & Circular Economy** - **Zero waste** to landfill. - **Waste diversion** and recycling rate maximization. - **Reduction in total waste** generation Ecological **Transformation** **Sustainable Solutions for Pharma Industries** Innovative water treatment, renewable energy, and circular waste management solutions designed to meet industrial performance and environmental goals in life sciences. Veolia's Comprehensive **Solutions Portfolio** **Integrated Water, Energy & Waste Management for Pharmaceutical Excellence** Veolia delivers end-to-end solutions designed specifically for pharmaceutical and biotech operations. Our integrated approach addresses your most critical challenges - from ensuring continuous high-quality water supply and reliable energy management to safe handling of complex waste streams. **As your one-stop partner, we provide a packaged offering covering water, waste, and energy management with a single point of contact, simplifying operations while ensuring safety, compliance, and sustainability.** Our expertise integrates across your entire value chain from engineering and design to daily operations, with flexible service models (DBOM, BOT, DBOO, O&M) tailored to your needs. Total Waste Management **Total Waste Management –** Maximizing Circularity and Operational Efficiency On Site **Your Challenge:** Managing pharmaceutical waste on-site requires precise identification and segregation to meet strict regulatory standards, while advancing toward zero-waste goals and maintaining safety and operational efficiency. **Our Solution :** Our expert team manages all your waste streams end-to-end, directly on your site, offering: - Waste Identification, Characterization, Segregation and Storage - Coordination, Collection, Transport & Final Disposal - Regulatory Compliance Support & Full Traceability - Rapid Incident Management Response - Maximized Material Recovery (e.g., solvent recovery) **Key Benefits :** Maximize Circularity • Reporting Support • Waste Reduction Plan • Minimize landfill • Rapid Spill & Incident Response • Uninterrupted operations • Full traceability [Learn More - Waste](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/waste-management-pharma-and-biotech-operations) ![waste solutions pharma](/sites/g/files/dvc2031/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/image/2025/10/Design%20sans%20titre%20%2818%29.jpg.webp?h=26e65979&itok=YraavPt2) Specialized Waste Management **Specialized Waste Expertise -** Managing Complex and Confidential Waste with Safety and Compliance **Your Operational Challenge**: Complex waste streams require specialized handling. Inadequate management risks employee safety, regulatory non-compliance production disruptions and setbacks to sustainability goals. Confidential waste (expired drugs or defective products,...) needs secure disposal to protect IP and ensure compliance. **Our Solution**: Veolia delivers end-to-end waste management with specialized expertise covering every type of waste stream, from complex industrial waste to non-hazardous materials, including: - High Potential waste, spent solvents, chemical by-products, cytotoxic compounds, bio-hazardous materials, POP waste and laboratory materials - Confidential waste handling**:** expired drugs, defective products, pilot batches, and proprietary compounds with certified destruction, full traceability, and 24/7 monitoring **Key Benefits**: Full compliance • Secure handling of confidential products • Global alignment • Maximizing recovery • Minimize landfill • All Waste, One Expert • Full confidentiality and traceability [Learn More - Waste](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/waste-management-pharma-and-biotech-operations) ![on site waste solutions pharma](/sites/g/files/dvc2031/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/image/2025/10/Design%20sans%20titre%20%2860%29.png.webp?h=779ed7ef&itok=q_N5RfGp) Energy Efficiency Solutions **Energy Management Solutions** - Powering your site with resilience & efficiency **Your Challenges:** Pharmaceutical operations are highly energy-intensive, with HVAC systems, cleanrooms, and refrigeration consuming large amounts of energy, driving up costs. Regulatory and ESG pressures demand carbon reduction while maintaining GMP compliance and production continuity. **Our Solution:** Veolia’s on-site energy experts deliver comprehensive energy management: - **Energy Efficiency**: conservation systems, waste heat recovery - **Process Optimization**: digital monitoring, preventive maintenance - **Energy Switch**: renewable installations, CHP **Key Benefits:** Lower energy costs • Cut GHG emissions • Reliable GMP-compliant supply • Uninterrupted operations. **Focus on your core business while we manage your energy and operational risks.** [Learn More - Energy](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/energy-management-pharma-and-biotech-operations) ![energy solutions in pharma](/sites/g/files/dvc2031/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/image/2025/10/Design%20sans%20titre%20%2858%29.png.webp?h=f403b301&itok=FwGG6D2e) Water Stewardship & Resource Efficiency **Water Management -** Driving a more circular economy on your site **Your Challenges:** Pharma and biotech facilities rely on purified water, WFI, and process water while facing strict wastewater compliance, high-quality demands, and pressure to reduce consumption. Rising costs and ESG commitments require reliable, sustainable solutions. **Our Solution:** Our experts operate on-site at your facility, ensuring full water management: - **Efficiency & Optimization**: total cycle management, plant optimization - **Recycling & Reuse**: water recovery and reclaim solutions - **Advanced Technologies**: specialized wastewater treatment, ultra-pure water production **Key Benefits:** Reliable water supply • Reduced consumption • Safe treatment of complex pharmaceutical wastewater • Enhanced circularity • Cut operational costs. **Focus on your core business while we manage water on-site and ensure environmental, operational, and human risk management.** [Learn More - Water](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/water-management-pharma-and-biotech-operations) ![water management pharma ](/sites/g/files/dvc2031/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/image/2025/10/Design%20sans%20titre%20%2857%29.png.webp?h=7df2a7cc&itok=JUfhzhdr) [ ![Pharma Case Study Veolia](/sites/g/files/dvc2031/files/styles/content_push_teaser/public/image/2025/09/Screenshot%202025-09-23%20110322.png.webp?itok=ktHNX4Pp) ](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/global-case-studies/bristol-myers-squibb-integrated-services-greater-efficiency "Bristol Myers Squibb") INTEGRATED UTILITIES SOLUTION [Bristol Myers Squibb](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/global-case-studies/bristol-myers-squibb-integrated-services-greater-efficiency "Bristol Myers Squibb") Integrated utilities, waste, energy and facility services across 11 BMS sites in Europe. Ensuring consistent standards, improved efficiency and reduce environmental impact. [Read more](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/global-case-studies/bristol-myers-squibb-integrated-services-greater-efficiency "Bristol Myers Squibb") [ ![VUAB Pharma Veolia Case Study ](/sites/g/files/dvc2031/files/styles/content_push_teaser/public/image/2025/09/Screenshot%202025-09-23%20110654.png.webp?itok=k5MlOLiC) ](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/global-case-studies/vuab-pharma-wastewater-treatment-plant-optimisation-and-management "VUAB Pharma") Wastewater Treatment [VUAB Pharma](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/global-case-studies/vuab-pharma-wastewater-treatment-plant-optimisation-and-management "VUAB Pharma") Management and optimization of a 350 m³/day industrial wastewater treatment plant, with integration into the municipal system, including biogas recovery and joint sludge treatment. [Read more](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/global-case-studies/vuab-pharma-wastewater-treatment-plant-optimisation-and-management "VUAB Pharma") [ ![SERVIER Case Study Veolia](/sites/g/files/dvc2031/files/styles/content_push_teaser/public/image/2025/09/Screenshot%202025-09-23%20110825.png.webp?itok=s3_u-xfp) ](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/global-case-studies/servier-sustainable-partnership-and-utilities-management "SERVIER") Integrated Energy Management [SERVIER](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/global-case-studies/servier-sustainable-partnership-and-utilities-management "SERVIER") Integrated utilities and energy management partnership including ISO 50001 certification, resulting in 35% steam savings and 36,700 tons of CO₂ avoided. [Read more](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/global-case-studies/servier-sustainable-partnership-and-utilities-management "SERVIER") [ ![water ](/sites/g/files/dvc2031/files/styles/content_push_teaser/public/image/2025/07/00089REPORTAGE%20ECOSSE_.jpg.webp?h=cb22da3e&itok=fTpR9A-V) ](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/global-case-studies/sustainable-wastewater-solutions-pharmaceutical-api-facility-singapore "Sustainable Wastewater Solutions") Wastewater Treatment [Sustainable Wastewater Solutions](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/global-case-studies/sustainable-wastewater-solutions-pharmaceutical-api-facility-singapore "Sustainable Wastewater Solutions") Wastewater treatment plant for a pharmaceutical API facility in Singapore, treating 132 m³/day, ensuring full regulatory compliance and space optimization. [Read more](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/global-case-studies/sustainable-wastewater-solutions-pharmaceutical-api-facility-singapore "Sustainable Wastewater Solutions") [ ![Energy Content](/sites/g/files/dvc2031/files/styles/content_push_teaser/public/image/2020/07/Mostoles%20Madrid_3588_0.jpg.webp?itok=hsopqRF0) ](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/global-case-studies/optimizing-tri-generation-plant-operations-pharmaceutical-energy-performance "Tri-generation Plant Operations & Maintenance") INTEGRATED ENERGY MANAGEMENT [Tri-generation Plant Operations & Maintenance](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/global-case-studies/optimizing-tri-generation-plant-operations-pharmaceutical-energy-performance "Tri-generation Plant Operations & Maintenance") Veolia operates and maintains a 2x5 MW co-generation plant for a pharma site in Singapore, ensuring 24/7 reliability, energy efficiency, and reduced carbon footprint. [Read more](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/global-case-studies/optimizing-tri-generation-plant-operations-pharmaceutical-energy-performance "Tri-generation Plant Operations & Maintenance") [ ![Wastewater](/sites/g/files/dvc2031/files/styles/content_push_teaser/public/image/2025/07/CHILI-1-2412.jpg.webp?itok=caVeRjzL) ](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/global-case-studies/reliable-wastewater-operations-leading-biopharmaceutical-facility "Reliable Wastewater Operations") Wastewater Treatment [Reliable Wastewater Operations](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/global-case-studies/reliable-wastewater-operations-leading-biopharmaceutical-facility "Reliable Wastewater Operations") Veolia manages 24/7 operations of a 70 m³/day biopharma wastewater plant in Singapore, ensuring compliance and continuous optimization. [Read more](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/global-case-studies/reliable-wastewater-operations-leading-biopharmaceutical-facility "Reliable Wastewater Operations") Previous Next Case **Studies** How Veolia drives efficiency, compliance, and **sustainability in pharma & biotech** Discover real-world examples of Veolia’s integrated water, energy, and waste solutions, showing how sites have improved performance, reduced costs, and met regulatory and sustainability goals. **CONTACT US** How can we **help you?** Our dedicated experts are here to address your **waste, water and energy challenges** and ensure compliant and safe management. [Contact Us](https://www.southeastasia.veolia.com/contact-us-pharma-biotech#no-back) ![veolia plant](/sites/g/files/dvc2031/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/image/2025/06/2C7A8807%20%281%29%20%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=Nwd7S9mb)