Helping to improve the well-being of communities through our sustainability and water resources project work in Nepal

Mott MacDonald is committed to the global sustainability agenda. Working across all sectors covered by sustainability – buildings, water and environment, energy, education and health, transport and industry – we aim to influence development programmes, promote sustainable thinking and help improve the well-being of communities.

We aim to follow the definition of sustainability as laid down in the Brundtland report:
“As a responsible corporate citizen, as an employer, and as a consultant we take sustainable development seriously. Our approach involves embracing opportunities and managing risks derived from economic, environmental and social development – whether creating our own travel to work plans or helping customers reduce carbon footprints.” Kevin Dixon, Mott MacDonald Group Board Director responsible for sustainability

“Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

We also want to 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.

We place great emphasis on this in our corporate values, which form the basis of how we run our worldwide operation, and bring together our global family. Moreover, we believe that organisations’ committed to sustainable development should be active in promoting the following five key themes:

• intergenerational equity
• protection, preservation and improvement of the environment
• continued economic growth
• societal progress
• global inclusiveness

We're commited 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 respsonsibility, 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.

Our accountability

A sustainable business is dependent on committed employees, and at Mott MacDonald this starts from the top with our Board directors, and travels down to project managers and all our operational staff. Mott MacDonald's overall approach to sustainability is the responsibility of Group Board Director, Kevin Dixon.

Seeing that our sustainability policy is fully implemented is the responsibility of Group Sustainability Champion, Chris Davis. With over 30 years experience in the business Chris coordinates our internal and external approach to sustainability, chairs our Group Sustainability Forum and reports on our performance to the Group Board.