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EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K



REPORT OF FOREIGN
PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-16
OR 15d-16 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



September 9, 2003



VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)



36-38, avenue
Kléber 75116 Paris, France (Address of principal
executive offices)

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|Press release



Veolia Environnement joins the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Paris, September 8, 2003



Veolia Environnement is
set to become a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Indexes (DJSI World)
and of the Dow Jones Sustainaility Stoxx Indexes (Europe) on September 22.


These indexes incorporate
the world's leading companies in terms of sustainable
development. These independent benchmarking tools take into account economic,
environmental and social criteria. The DJSI World indexes are notably used as a
benchmark by 45 socially responsible funds with assets worth 2.2 billion.


The addition of Veolia
Environnement reflects the quality of the Group's
commitment to sustainable development and rewards its efforts to put sustainable
development at the heart of its strategy and businesses.

Veolia Environnement:
Lets make sure that progress protects life


Analyst and institutional investor contact: Nathalie Pinon +33 1 71 75 01 67 
US investor contact: Brian Sullivan +(1) 401 737 4100
Press release also available on http://veoliaenvironnement-finance.comWeb site address: www.d.durable.veoliaenvironnement.com



SIGNATURES


Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



Dated:  September 9, 2003

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| | VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT                                                                      
| | By: /s/ Jérôme Contamine
      Name: Jérôme Contamine
      Title: Chief Financial Officer
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