There is great potential in China's environmental protection market, and the country has been consistently promoting sustainable and low-carbon development, Chairman and CEO of SUEZ Sabrina Soussanas said on Wednesday.
Soussanas made the remarks in an interview with the China Global Television Network (CGTN) while attending the China Europe CEO Summit, a parallel session of the going 7th China International Import Expo (CIIE).
Encouraged by China's intensifying efforts in green development, the Paris-based utility company has been actively participating in the country's ecological and environmental improvement, said Soussanas.
"I am impressed by China's commitment to the dual carbon goals (carbon peaking and carbon neutrality), which is also helping promote our work here. Over the past decades, China has been improving its economic environment and has been promoting the sustainable and the low-carbon development. SUEZ is one of the first batch of the international companies who chose to set business in China's environmental protection market. Over the past five decades, we have been honored to witness the green transition of the country and we are proud of our contribution to the process," she said.
There is great potential in China's environmental protection market, and her company will continue to unleash its technological advantages in water and waste management and seek more cooperation with China, said the company CEO.
"China's environmental protection market has huge potential and we can see there are great opportunities, especially in the sectors of water conservation, seawater desalination, waste management, decarbonization, and digitization," she said.
The China Europe CEO Summit gathered about 600 representatives and released a business confidence report to provide advice on and solutions to the China-Europe trade and economic cooperation.