Triple

T5934169
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Veolia Environnement E132003 entity
Predicate hasSubsidiary P254 FINISHED
Object Veolia Energy
Veolia Energy is an energy services company that develops and operates efficient, sustainable energy and heating/cooling networks, typically as part of Veolia Environnement’s global environmental services operations.
 E132003 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Veolia Energy | Statement: [Veolia Environnement, hasSubsidiary, Veolia Energy]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Veolia Energy
Context triple: [Veolia Environnement, hasSubsidiary, Veolia Energy]
  • A. Veolia Environnement
    Veolia Environnement is a French multinational company specializing in water, waste, and energy management services worldwide.
  • B. GDF Suez
    GDF Suez was a major French multinational energy company, primarily active in electricity and natural gas, that later rebranded as Engie.
  • C. Dalkia
    Dalkia is a French energy services company specializing in energy efficiency, district heating and cooling, and sustainable energy solutions for buildings and industry.
  • D. Électricité de France
    Électricité de France is France’s state-owned electric utility company and one of the world’s largest producers and distributors of electricity, particularly known for its extensive nuclear power fleet.
  • E. EDF Renewables
    EDF Renewables is a global renewable energy company specializing in the development, construction, and operation of wind, solar, and energy storage projects.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Veolia Energy
Target entity description: Veolia Energy is an energy services company that develops and operates efficient, sustainable energy and heating/cooling networks, typically as part of Veolia Environnement’s global environmental services operations.
  • A. Veolia Environnement chosen
    Veolia Environnement is a French multinational company specializing in water, waste, and energy management services worldwide.
  • B. GDF Suez
    GDF Suez was a major French multinational energy company, primarily active in electricity and natural gas, that later rebranded as Engie.
  • C. Dalkia
    Dalkia is a French energy services company specializing in energy efficiency, district heating and cooling, and sustainable energy solutions for buildings and industry.
  • D. Électricité de France
    Électricité de France is France’s state-owned electric utility company and one of the world’s largest producers and distributors of electricity, particularly known for its extensive nuclear power fleet.
  • E. EDF Renewables
    EDF Renewables is a global renewable energy company specializing in the development, construction, and operation of wind, solar, and energy storage projects.
  • F. None of above.

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Veolia Energy
Triple: [Veolia Environnement, hasSubsidiary, Veolia Energy]
Generated description
Veolia Energy is an energy services company that develops and operates efficient, sustainable energy and heating/cooling networks, typically as part of Veolia Environnement’s global environmental services operations.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c0085c55dc8190aa90e242c956e2fa elicitation completed
NER batch_69c038a0c4e481908170d615330edb1a ner completed
NED1 batch_69c108202c608190b930859eb926ea15 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69c10bb3dd6481909d61d2cda5150ea7 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69c10b0c23d48190a9e683858c29449d nedg completed
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4 p.m.