AECOM emphasizes the importance of sustainability in addressing today's complex infrastructure challenges by adopting a holistic approach that combines various professional expertise. The company is actively involved in initiatives to build healthier urban environments and improve its own operations by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Through collaborations with organizations like the United Nations and the Rockefeller Foundation, AECOM aims to enhance urban sustainability and resilience.

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We live in an age that demands action to protect the prospects of a healthy society and
environment for future generations. At AECOM, sustainability is the foundation of our business,
from the integrated approach we bring to projects to our efforts to build healthy, resilient cities
to how we operate as a company.
A Better Approach
Today’s complex challenges require a new approach to infrastructure. That’s why we’ve built a
company dedicated to understanding complexity and finding holistic responses. We’ve brought
together an unprecedented range of professionals — from planners and ecologists to designers
and engineers — in order to more fully appreciate the bigger picture, connect better ideas and
find smarter solutions.
This collaborative approach delivers projects with better environmental, social and economic
value:
◗◗ Green infrastructure systems that naturally treat storm water while improving community
landscapes;
◗◗ Efficient transportation systems that use less energy and improve mobility; and
◗◗ High-performance buildings that use fewer resources while providing healthy, more productive
places for research, work and living.
Building Healthier Cities
With two-thirds of the world’s population projected to live in cities by 2050, we recognize the vital
importance of building healthy urban environments. We’re engaged in a series of far-reaching
efforts to sustain better environments for urban living.
◗◗ Working with the United Nations, AECOM has developed a system to help cities evaluate their
preparedness for disaster risks and inform programs that improve urban sustainability.
◗◗ Partnering with the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities program, we’ve helped shape
and test a process to guide cities around the world toward a comprehensive resiliency strategy.
◗◗ Volunteering expertise to CDP, we produce an annual study of cities’ vital environmental
information to share understanding of climate change risks and actions cities can take to
mitigate and adapt to it.
Improving Operations
In addition to the client and pro bono work we do around sustainability, we continuously seek to
improve our own operations.
At a recent meeting with President Obama, AECOM announced plans to further reduce our
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across our global operations. This program extends efforts we’ve
made across our organization to reduce our carbon impact and natural resource usage. Our goal is
to minimize our GHG emissions and maximize the benefits to the environment and our business.
Through our collaborative approach to integrated infrastructure, our partnerships and our
efficient operations, AECOM is committed to making the world a better place.
Michael S. Burke
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
We’ve brought together
an unprecedented range
of professionals — from
planners and ecologists to
designers and engineers —
in order to more fully
appreciate the bigger picture,
connect better ideas and find
smarter solutions.
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Create, Grow, Sustain: Leading by Example BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE
2015 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT