About us
Our ESG Ambition
We work responsibly, in partnership, to enhance people’s lives and environments.
The built environment has a significant influence on the challenges we’re facing as a society, from climate change and managing our limited natural resources to social inequality.
We want our influence to be positive, so we’re using our global reach and independent voice to help our clients and sector become a responsible guardian of a sustainable future.
We share the growing concern over important environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. That’s why we’re committed to lowering our operational footprint, encouraging a more equitable society, and helping those we work with to do the same. We know that changes by all of us, for all of us, will sustain our planet for generations to come.
Our ambition
Our ESG framework
Our future success relies on embedding ESG thinking into everything we do. Our purpose sets out what we bring to the world, and our values show the way we operate.
Shaping the industry through partnership
We work in partnership with clients, industry peers and research facilities to guide responsible development and find opportunities to enhance its positive impact.
Materiality, governance and reporting
Our clear governance structure helps us embed ESG thinking into every level of the business and ensure everyone understands their responsibility in delivering our ESG ambition.
Our 3 areas of action
Restoring the natural environment
We’re committed to reducing our carbon (greenhouse gas) emissions, helping restore nature, and advocating for climate resilience.
Creating an inclusive workplace
We’re committed to being an inclusive business, where everyone’s potential is unlocked, and difference is celebrated and valued.
Strengthening our communities
We’re committed to supporting our communities, by understanding their needs and addressing local challenges through corporate investment and partnerships.
The environmental and social challenges we face are massive and difficult to solve, and we cannot underestimate how far we need to go. But by going together, working shoulder to shoulder in partnership, we can go further and be bolder.