Sustainability at Arup

The company has a very strong environmental stance and will not work on projects they feel could compromise their environmental commitments, for example stopping working on many mining projects due to the impact they have on the environment. There is a very strong focus on environmentally sustainable solutions on all projects.

TOO committed - this has resulted in negative consequences on us

Don't take on unsustainable projects. In-office initiatives.

We are leaders in sustainability and embed sustainable design principles in every design that we work in

Internal environmental committee Projects are vetted against their contribution to the sustainable development goals. Carbon credit targets have been set and emissions reduction is being assessed for scope 1, and being estimated for 2 and possibly 3. Offices have been involved in the Living Building Design Challenge - trying to design and develop our offices as sustainably as possible.

The fitout for my office was done with great effort to focus on sustainable options such as reusing existing materials and structures, using recycled materials and minimising VOCs.

General communication of the company trying to be more sustainable, more project wins are relating to projects to improve sustainabilty / reduce impacts in areas. Around the office, more senior members of staff are unaware / don't care for these things. Initiative often taking by younger workers / Office services

I am asked for my permission to work on any project that might be considered detrimental to the environment i.e. working with oil or gas - you can refuse to work for them without question

We are dedicated to not accepting any new fossil fuel projects and leaving money on the table to make this choice. We are constantly trying to find efficiencies in our project to reduce out carbon footprint as well as making the case to clients for adopting greener technologies and committing to their own targets.