Parsons Brinckerhoff is proud to announce the publication of the company's 2009 Sustainability Report, titled "Building Communities for the Future."
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As engineers, planners, designers and managers, PB's employees are drawn to their profession through a desire to create a better world. Today, one of the ways we pursue this goal is under the banner of sustainability.
This is the first annual Global Sustainability Report published by PB using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework. This report covers the firm's operations during the 2009 financial year, which ran from November 1, 2008 to October 30, 2009.
PB is an international consulting, engineering and management organization founded by an extraordinary man whose vision continues to shape the firm. PB's vision, values and sustainability policy provide the present-day framework guiding the company.
Sustainability is increasingly synonymous with quality, and is critical to maintaining PB's best-in-class status in a changing marketplace.
PB continually improves its internal operations by measuring and reducing environmental impacts, sharing knowledge internally and externally, and maintaining the highest standards of health and safety.
PB supports and motivates its employees by creating a respectful, diverse workplace and providing services, benefits and professional development programs that contribute to individual and collective well-being.
In each stage of the project development lifecycle, PB contributes to processes and practices that help create sustainable infrastructure, agencies and communities of today and tomorrow.
PB is advancing the sustainability knowledge base within our industry through numerous fellowships, competitions and publications, along with key leadership roles in professional organizations around the world.
PB honors the legacy of its founder, who devoted an extraordinary amount of his energy and talents to public service, through thoughtful interactions with stakeholders and dedication to serving communities around the world.