Sustainability

We’re helping deliver sustainable irrigation in Sindh, Pakistan by leading a US$150 million programme initially focused in the 170km long Nara Canal, which carries water south-west from the Indus’ Sukkur BarrageAt Mott MacDonald our approach to sustainability involves embracing opportunities and managing risks derived from economic, environmental and social development – whether investing in ethical pension funds or helping a customer meet recycling targets.

• As a responsible corporate citizen, employer and consultant, Mott MacDonald takes sustainability very seriously and we have integrated sustainable practice into our culture through our values, projects and practices.
• We continuously seek solutions that are creative, practical and efficient with a net positive social, environmental and economic impact. Our wealth of multi-sector experts makes us an ideal breeding ground for innovative solutions.
• We set out to be a proactive source of best practice on sustainability from day one, helping our customers, commun-ities and supply chains to incorporate sustainability concepts.

We aim to follow the definition of sustainability laid down in the Brundtland report - "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" and achieve a beneficial impact on people's lives through the projects we help deliver. As a result, we also seek to ensure that our solutions are implemented and managed in a manner that will not adversely impact on the natural environment. The very nature of our work means that improving the living standards of local communities and reducing impacts on the environment are high on the project agenda across our whole business spectrum.

Our health and education specialists are helping reform and develop services in many low and middle income countries by building partnerships at all levels of government and society, while our transport experts look at new models for achieving sustainable highway maintenance services. We’re committed to working in partnership with our customers, communities and supply chains to incorporate sustainable design, implementation and operation solutions into their projects and day to day operations, whether it's providing access to cutting edge renewable energy technologies or delivering training programmes for healthcare managers.

Supporting our approach to corporate responsibility, our designs, advice, skills and expertise incorporate sustainable thinking from the outset and we seek solutions that are creative, practical, efficient and have a reduced impact on the environment.

We believe that helping our clients develop sustainable projects is where we can make a major contribution to the sustainability agenda. At the same time, we assess our own operations and continue to build on our sustainable approach to business. We intend to reduce our per capita carbon footprint by a minimum of 5% year on year. We will establish a carbon fund for any financial savings arising from changes in our energy use behaviour and use this fund to invest in further carbon reduction measures.