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Hazard exposure was measured as average decadal impacts between 2100.
Impact functions are financial relationships which describe how changes in the climate may lead to financial impacts under different scenarios.
Impacts were assessed based on our inherent vulnerability to risks, and do not consider existing or planned adaptation or resilience measures.
to a representative concentration pathway with 4 5 W/m2 of additional forcing due to anthropomorphic CO2 emissions Top Physical Climate Risks The quantitative scenario analysis revealed that, while WSP has exposure to climate hazards, the risk to our operations and people is not significant.
Rather, they represent a range of potential impacts under climate change scenarios to our business.
The table below captures the impacts for a high warming scenario.
Medium Risk $$1,000,000,000 High Risk >$1,000,000,000 Implications for Our Business Overall, the climate scenario analysis indicated that the financial impacts of physical climate risks are small, ranging from a cumulative all hazard impact of $1M to $7M average annual impact within the time periods assessed.
While the financial impact is generally small on an average annual basis, the impacts of individual catastrophic climate events may be significant for our people, our operations, our clients and our communities.
We are therefore continuing to explore options to enhance our enterprise resilience, protect our people, reduce our overall GHG footprint, and maintain a high quality of service under changing and challenging climatic conditions.
Further, WSP provides climate adaptation services which will be in high demand under these scenarios.
The aim of the program is to ensure a consistent approach to how we identify and manage the environmental and sustainability impacts of the goods and services we procure.
Accomplishments to date include an increase in third-party green spending.
We are currently implementing a supplier diversity program in New Zealand to increase the number of suppliers who are women, Māori or Pasifika.
The program is designed to: — Improve the transparency of our supply chain, reportable through our finance systems, both internally in support of client bids and when reporting to our clients on supplier diversity in the projects we delivered.
One project concerned the circular economy and reusing materials, while the other dealt with reference values for climate impacts.
Over the next transformed into a green residential area offering thousands of new jobs.
In addition to providing traffic, environmental and infrastructure services for the tramway line, WSP will be contributing its project management expertise.
The overriding goal is to minimize traffic disruption and to create a pleasant urban environment that serves the needs of a growing population by providing sustainable solutions.
The aim is to create a welcoming and diverse environment that encourages people to walk, cycle or use public transport instead of driving.
So how can the industry plan for higher temperatures, extreme rainfall or drought, rising sea levels and wildfires? Golder, now part of WSP, developed a best practices document for the MAC, focusing on climate change risks.
It provides the industry with clear direction on how to incorporate climate change considerations, as well as information sources and documentation requirements.
The new “Guide on Climate Change Adaptation for the Mining Sector” also supports the Towards Sustainable Mining Climate Change Protocol, to which all MAC members are required to adhere.
For our employees, we must provide a fulfilling, inclusive and enabling environment to ensure an exemplary experience with clear paths for career advancement.
It is important that we offer our workforce a hybrid working environment, where going to the office is not an obligation but a welcome opportunity to collaborate – and socialize – with colleagues through purposeful meetings.
This is because diversity of thought in the design process drives inclusivity in the outcomes, which in turn addresses the needs of as broad an audience as possible in the communities in which they are sited.
This common platform, together with the practical measures to create a seamless working environment, means that our people can carve out career paths and aspire to work on pioneering projects, regardless of which business line or geography they are in.
We are committed to making extraordinary efforts to provide our approximately diverse work environment to deliver on their full potential.
— Hired redeployment specialists: As a key part of our retention strategy, redeployment specialists were hired in key regions to focus on internal mobility. — Progressed implementation of global Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): ERP will support global and standardized talent management and development programs, keeping the focus on our people’s priorities, increasing team effectiveness and reducing administrative tasks.
The collaborative nature of the mentorships facilitates knowledge exchange and interactions between different units, benefitting the company as a whole.
Topics covered in alignment, air contact systems, railway operations, reliability, zero emission buses and bus rapid transit.
Inclusion & Diversity WSP continues to enthusiastically support an inclusive workplace culture and drive a more diverse and balanced workforce.
balance and diversity by making WSP even more accommodating for different people.
Furthermore, we are committed to promoting an empowering culture through a work environment where I&D are both expected and valued.
Learn more about how we manage I&D in our Managing our ESG Impacts document Since been the Global Sponsor for I&D. In 2022, Jane Grant was named Global Director, I&D, reporting to our Global Chief Human Resources Officer.
USA In the US, we sponsored the first Growing Our Leadership Diversity (GOLD) program cohort.
Diversity beyond gender is a priority for WSP as a whole, including at the Board level.
WSP’s Board is fully aware of the importance of building a diverse and competent team and is committed to improvement of its own diversity, beyond gender.
— Global Inclusion & Diversity Policy update, setting the standards for WSP to move towards an inclusive mindset.
— “Five Generations in the Workplace”, a week-long virtual series focused on how we can better leverage strengths from each generation and understand differences in communication and work styles, was held in the US. — The Visibility and Inclusion in the Built Environment (VIBE) employee resource group published the VIBE Respectful Language Guide in Australia to provide information on how to use more inclusive language.
This resource aims to provide guidance to employees and leaders to create inclusive and affirming environments for people who identify as transgender and/or gender non-conforming. — An International Women in Engineering Day themed podcast was published by our Middle East colleagues, titled “Engineering role models for a more diverse future”.
The relationships recognize and respect Te Tiriti o Waitangi and value the enhancement of Māori social, cultural, environmental and economic wellbeing.
Even in the worst floods, Te Ahu a Turanga remains uncovered by water.
The stormwater design incorporates these cultural considerations by protecting highly valued streams and wetlands, ensuring integration with the surrounding landscape, separating clean (waimāori) and dirty (waikino) water, promoting fish passage, minimizing construction disturbance, emphasizing native and locally sourced planting and naturally treating road runoff.
Cultural indicators of environmental health have been developed and will be monitored throughout construction.
Facing numerous geographical challenges, including steep topography, high rainfall, existing flooding/erosion issues and the presence of numerous steep streams, WSP delivered stormwater solutions and water-sensitive urban design practices that tread lightly on the surrounding landscape.
UK WSP supported Urban Roots, a community-led environmental and health improvement charity based on Glasgow’s Southside.
The organization aims to empower local people to make choices and lifestyle changes that are beneficial for them, their communities and the environment.
In addition to spending more time outdoors, the participants will develop their knowledge of food growing, including the importance of local and seasonal food.
Trees will be cleared to let in light and more sensory plants will be added to the existing garden to improve physical fitness, health, mood and cognition.
Solvatten (“sun” + “water” in Swedish) is a water purification/heating device designed for off-grid use in the developing world.
Driven by solar energy, the device is light and portable, with one water for up to 10 years.
In sub-Saharan Africa, nearly cooking, washing and heating water.
Women are often responsible for collecting firewood and fetching water.
Aboriginal Elders from Sister Kate’s Home Kids Aboriginal Corporation hosted an insightful “Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony”, providing us with a newfound appreciation of the cultural, historical and environmental significance of the land we walked.
Volunteering together and being active outside in nature are the perfect ways to realize our vision of creating thriving communities that are both future-ready and sustainable.
In this region, we did not meet our target due to an increased regional footprint and a higher risk profile with the acquisition of Golder, which included more high-risk project types.
We rely on our metrics to identify challenges and implement programs and actions that remediate potential negative impacts.
Through collaboration with the full spectrum of stakeholders, we contribute to creating a better future for our cities, regions, communities and environment.
Our work explores the history of decision-making and community impact, the diversity of experiences among members of the same group, and the implications of common static indicators like race, income and pollution.
Whenever we enhance the wellbeing of communities, help people build shared values and mutual respect, or regenerate the environment, we create social value.
Designed to be future ready, the structure will complement the city skyline and minimize visual impacts while featuring design elements consistent with the area’s sub-tropical climate.
The Kangaroo Point Green Bridge will form one of several bridges aimed at reducing traffic congestion and improving sustainable travel options in the city.
The key insights provided by WSP’s approach will facilitate decision-making and resource allocation in response to changing travel patterns.
Nowadays, social media and other sources can be used to collect valuable behavioural information, which can be analyzed using artificial intelligence.
The need to tackle the climate crisis by addressing GHG emissions is both unequivocal and urgent.
Equally important is the need to reverse nature loss and the degradation of ecological systems upon which humanity – and more than half of global GDP – is dependent.
Indeed, without ecosystem restoration, we won’t be able to deliver our climate commitments.
WSP has been at the forefront of the preservation of nature and biodiversity for years.
The link between the climate crisis and the biodiversity crisis was elevated in called for the world to be “not only net zero, but also nature positive”.
To be “nature positive” is not just about avoiding or minimizing impacts, it is about enhancing ecosystems and Globally, we joined Business for Nature’s “Call to Action”, encouraging governments to adopt ambitious policies that reverse biodiversity loss before 2030.
WSP is also a participant in the United Nations’ Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a major initiative aimed at protecting and reviving damaged ecosystems which in turn could provide one third of the answer to the climate crisis.
More recently we joined the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) Forum.
This will enable organizations to report and act on evolving nature-related risks.
It represents a major shift in how businesses, investors and consumers view nature.
To the contrary, innovative approaches to ecological restoration and nature-based solutions can simultaneously address the two biggest threats currently facing human existence.
In the UK, WSP has been championing the Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) principle for many years, which seeks to account for and compensate the impacts from development to biodiversity with equivalent and additional gains.
WSP has advised the British government in making BNG mandatory in all developments in England as part of its 25-year environment plan.
In addition, WSP co-founded the UK Business & Biodiversity Forum (UKBBF) in which aims to mainstream biodiversity throughout the private sector, by supporting companies in understanding the value of biodiversity and integrating nature into their decision-making.
“ Without ecosystem restoration, we won’t be able to deliver our climate commitments.
The impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss are already keenly felt by communities around the world.
WSP is leading projects that are challenging traditional approaches and demonstrating how nature-based solutions can bring vital benefits both in terms of climate resilience and biodiversity.
To achieve a fundamental shift to work with nature rather than in opposition to nature will require more than boldness and creativity.
The project, which contrasts markedly with the concrete used in the majority of global coastal infrastructure, will involve establishing an intertidal marsh through the introduction of oyster reefs to attenuate wave energy.
The project will not only serve to enhance ecological functions of coastal habitats and help restore the hard-hit oyster fishery, but also help mitigate chronic erosion of the adjacent Highway evacuation route.
“ Achieving a fundamental shift to work with nature rather than in opposition to it will require more than boldness and creativity.
As part of the construction, the team have been replacing exotic pest species with native trees to boost biodiversity along the route.
Developers in England will soon be legally required to quantify and mitigate the biodiversity impact of their projects.
WSP in the UK has been integral to the development and uptake of Natural England’s biodiversity metric to measure net gain, in readiness for this requirement.
Building on this we have worked with the Ecosystems Knowledge Network and Northumbria University to develop the NATURE Tool that assesses the impact a project will have on the goods, services and benefits we get from nature.
We have made nature a core component of project delivery, and the depth and breadth of our expertise across the built and natural environment enables us to look at the challenges from all perspectives.
the opportunity to meet their climate and biodiversity commitments, together with broader responsibilities to their employees, communities and investors and other stakeholders.
These are the concepts that inspire our people every day, and enable us to rethink and deliver designs that address both climate change and nature loss, and secure social benefits at the same time.
As reflected in our Global ESG Statement, we are committed to measuring and improving environmental performance and practices in our operations and within our supply chain.
There are a variety of ways we manage our environmental impact at WSP.
We collect performance data, establish targets, implement resource efficiency and waste diversion initiatives within our operations, and engage with suppliers on value chain impact reductions.
In this section, we highlight our performance on energy, GHG emissions, water, waste and environmental compliance.
Environmental performance covers all of our owned and leased offices.
Locations where WSP operates but does not lease space (e.g. client offices) are not included in our environmental reporting.
In 2021, WSP’s offices consumed approximately 462,663 gigajoules (GJ) of energy from varying sources, including electricity, natural gas, district heating and cooling, and other fuels.
WSP calculates EUI based on the total office energy consumed inside our organization, including all fuel types, divided by total office floor area.

Hazard exposure was measured as average decadal impacts between 2100.

Impact functions are financial relationships which describe how changes in the climate may lead to financial impacts under different scenarios.

Impacts were assessed based on our inherent vulnerability to risks, and do not consider existing or planned adaptation or resilience measures.

to a representative concentration pathway with 4 5 W/m2 of additional forcing due to anthropomorphic CO2 emissions Top Physical Climate Risks The quantitative scenario analysis revealed that, while WSP has exposure to climate hazards, the risk to our operations and people is not significant.

Rather, they represent a range of potential impacts under climate change scenarios to our business.

The table below captures the impacts for a high warming scenario.

Medium Risk $$1,000,000,000 High Risk >$1,000,000,000 Implications for Our Business Overall, the climate scenario analysis indicated that the financial impacts of physical climate risks are small, ranging from a cumulative all hazard impact of $1M to $7M average annual impact within the time periods assessed.

While the financial impact is generally small on an average annual basis, the impacts of individual catastrophic climate events may be significant for our people, our operations, our clients and our communities.

We are therefore continuing to explore options to enhance our enterprise resilience, protect our people, reduce our overall GHG footprint, and maintain a high quality of service under changing and challenging climatic conditions.

Further, WSP provides climate adaptation services which will be in high demand under these scenarios.

The aim of the program is to ensure a consistent approach to how we identify and manage the environmental and sustainability impacts of the goods and services we procure.

Accomplishments to date include an increase in third-party green spending.

We are currently implementing a supplier diversity program in New Zealand to increase the number of suppliers who are women, Māori or Pasifika.

The program is designed to: — Improve the transparency of our supply chain, reportable through our finance systems, both internally in support of client bids and when reporting to our clients on supplier diversity in the projects we delivered.

One project concerned the circular economy and reusing materials, while the other dealt with reference values for climate impacts.

Over the next transformed into a green residential area offering thousands of new jobs.

In addition to providing traffic, environmental and infrastructure services for the tramway line, WSP will be contributing its project management expertise.

The overriding goal is to minimize traffic disruption and to create a pleasant urban environment that serves the needs of a growing population by providing sustainable solutions.

The aim is to create a welcoming and diverse environment that encourages people to walk, cycle or use public transport instead of driving.

So how can the industry plan for higher temperatures, extreme rainfall or drought, rising sea levels and wildfires? Golder, now part of WSP, developed a best practices document for the MAC, focusing on climate change risks.

It provides the industry with clear direction on how to incorporate climate change considerations, as well as information sources and documentation requirements.

The new “Guide on Climate Change Adaptation for the Mining Sector” also supports the Towards Sustainable Mining Climate Change Protocol, to which all MAC members are required to adhere.

For our employees, we must provide a fulfilling, inclusive and enabling environment to ensure an exemplary experience with clear paths for career advancement.

It is important that we offer our workforce a hybrid working environment, where going to the office is not an obligation but a welcome opportunity to collaborate – and socialize – with colleagues through purposeful meetings.

This is because diversity of thought in the design process drives inclusivity in the outcomes, which in turn addresses the needs of as broad an audience as possible in the communities in which they are sited.

This common platform, together with the practical measures to create a seamless working environment, means that our people can carve out career paths and aspire to work on pioneering projects, regardless of which business line or geography they are in.

We are committed to making extraordinary efforts to provide our approximately diverse work environment to deliver on their full potential.

— Hired redeployment specialists: As a key part of our retention strategy, redeployment specialists were hired in key regions to focus on internal mobility. — Progressed implementation of global Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): ERP will support global and standardized talent management and development programs, keeping the focus on our people’s priorities, increasing team effectiveness and reducing administrative tasks.

The collaborative nature of the mentorships facilitates knowledge exchange and interactions between different units, benefitting the company as a whole.

Topics covered in alignment, air contact systems, railway operations, reliability, zero emission buses and bus rapid transit.

Inclusion & Diversity WSP continues to enthusiastically support an inclusive workplace culture and drive a more diverse and balanced workforce.

balance and diversity by making WSP even more accommodating for different people.

Furthermore, we are committed to promoting an empowering culture through a work environment where I&D are both expected and valued.

Learn more about how we manage I&D in our Managing our ESG Impacts document Since been the Global Sponsor for I&D. In 2022, Jane Grant was named Global Director, I&D, reporting to our Global Chief Human Resources Officer.

USA In the US, we sponsored the first Growing Our Leadership Diversity (GOLD) program cohort.

Diversity beyond gender is a priority for WSP as a whole, including at the Board level.

WSP’s Board is fully aware of the importance of building a diverse and competent team and is committed to improvement of its own diversity, beyond gender.

— Global Inclusion & Diversity Policy update, setting the standards for WSP to move towards an inclusive mindset.

— “Five Generations in the Workplace”, a week-long virtual series focused on how we can better leverage strengths from each generation and understand differences in communication and work styles, was held in the US. — The Visibility and Inclusion in the Built Environment (VIBE) employee resource group published the VIBE Respectful Language Guide in Australia to provide information on how to use more inclusive language.

This resource aims to provide guidance to employees and leaders to create inclusive and affirming environments for people who identify as transgender and/or gender non-conforming. — An International Women in Engineering Day themed podcast was published by our Middle East colleagues, titled “Engineering role models for a more diverse future”.

The relationships recognize and respect Te Tiriti o Waitangi and value the enhancement of Māori social, cultural, environmental and economic wellbeing.

Even in the worst floods, Te Ahu a Turanga remains uncovered by water.

The stormwater design incorporates these cultural considerations by protecting highly valued streams and wetlands, ensuring integration with the surrounding landscape, separating clean (waimāori) and dirty (waikino) water, promoting fish passage, minimizing construction disturbance, emphasizing native and locally sourced planting and naturally treating road runoff.

Cultural indicators of environmental health have been developed and will be monitored throughout construction.

Facing numerous geographical challenges, including steep topography, high rainfall, existing flooding/erosion issues and the presence of numerous steep streams, WSP delivered stormwater solutions and water-sensitive urban design practices that tread lightly on the surrounding landscape.

UK WSP supported Urban Roots, a community-led environmental and health improvement charity based on Glasgow’s Southside.

The organization aims to empower local people to make choices and lifestyle changes that are beneficial for them, their communities and the environment.

In addition to spending more time outdoors, the participants will develop their knowledge of food growing, including the importance of local and seasonal food.

Trees will be cleared to let in light and more sensory plants will be added to the existing garden to improve physical fitness, health, mood and cognition.

Solvatten (“sun” + “water” in Swedish) is a water purification/heating device designed for off-grid use in the developing world.

Driven by solar energy, the device is light and portable, with one water for up to 10 years.

In sub-Saharan Africa, nearly cooking, washing and heating water.

Women are often responsible for collecting firewood and fetching water.

Aboriginal Elders from Sister Kate’s Home Kids Aboriginal Corporation hosted an insightful “Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony”, providing us with a newfound appreciation of the cultural, historical and environmental significance of the land we walked.

Volunteering together and being active outside in nature are the perfect ways to realize our vision of creating thriving communities that are both future-ready and sustainable.

In this region, we did not meet our target due to an increased regional footprint and a higher risk profile with the acquisition of Golder, which included more high-risk project types.

We rely on our metrics to identify challenges and implement programs and actions that remediate potential negative impacts.

Through collaboration with the full spectrum of stakeholders, we contribute to creating a better future for our cities, regions, communities and environment.

Our work explores the history of decision-making and community impact, the diversity of experiences among members of the same group, and the implications of common static indicators like race, income and pollution.

Whenever we enhance the wellbeing of communities, help people build shared values and mutual respect, or regenerate the environment, we create social value.

Designed to be future ready, the structure will complement the city skyline and minimize visual impacts while featuring design elements consistent with the area’s sub-tropical climate.

The Kangaroo Point Green Bridge will form one of several bridges aimed at reducing traffic congestion and improving sustainable travel options in the city.

The key insights provided by WSP’s approach will facilitate decision-making and resource allocation in response to changing travel patterns.

Nowadays, social media and other sources can be used to collect valuable behavioural information, which can be analyzed using artificial intelligence.

The need to tackle the climate crisis by addressing GHG emissions is both unequivocal and urgent.

Equally important is the need to reverse nature loss and the degradation of ecological systems upon which humanity – and more than half of global GDP – is dependent.

Indeed, without ecosystem restoration, we won’t be able to deliver our climate commitments.

WSP has been at the forefront of the preservation of nature and biodiversity for years.

The link between the climate crisis and the biodiversity crisis was elevated in called for the world to be “not only net zero, but also nature positive”.

To be “nature positive” is not just about avoiding or minimizing impacts, it is about enhancing ecosystems and Globally, we joined Business for Nature’s “Call to Action”, encouraging governments to adopt ambitious policies that reverse biodiversity loss before 2030.

WSP is also a participant in the United Nations’ Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a major initiative aimed at protecting and reviving damaged ecosystems which in turn could provide one third of the answer to the climate crisis.

More recently we joined the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) Forum.

This will enable organizations to report and act on evolving nature-related risks.

It represents a major shift in how businesses, investors and consumers view nature.

To the contrary, innovative approaches to ecological restoration and nature-based solutions can simultaneously address the two biggest threats currently facing human existence.

In the UK, WSP has been championing the Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) principle for many years, which seeks to account for and compensate the impacts from development to biodiversity with equivalent and additional gains.

WSP has advised the British government in making BNG mandatory in all developments in England as part of its 25-year environment plan.

In addition, WSP co-founded the UK Business & Biodiversity Forum (UKBBF) in which aims to mainstream biodiversity throughout the private sector, by supporting companies in understanding the value of biodiversity and integrating nature into their decision-making.

“ Without ecosystem restoration, we won’t be able to deliver our climate commitments.

The impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss are already keenly felt by communities around the world.

WSP is leading projects that are challenging traditional approaches and demonstrating how nature-based solutions can bring vital benefits both in terms of climate resilience and biodiversity.

To achieve a fundamental shift to work with nature rather than in opposition to nature will require more than boldness and creativity.

The project, which contrasts markedly with the concrete used in the majority of global coastal infrastructure, will involve establishing an intertidal marsh through the introduction of oyster reefs to attenuate wave energy.

The project will not only serve to enhance ecological functions of coastal habitats and help restore the hard-hit oyster fishery, but also help mitigate chronic erosion of the adjacent Highway evacuation route.

“ Achieving a fundamental shift to work with nature rather than in opposition to it will require more than boldness and creativity.

As part of the construction, the team have been replacing exotic pest species with native trees to boost biodiversity along the route.

Developers in England will soon be legally required to quantify and mitigate the biodiversity impact of their projects.

WSP in the UK has been integral to the development and uptake of Natural England’s biodiversity metric to measure net gain, in readiness for this requirement.

Building on this we have worked with the Ecosystems Knowledge Network and Northumbria University to develop the NATURE Tool that assesses the impact a project will have on the goods, services and benefits we get from nature.

We have made nature a core component of project delivery, and the depth and breadth of our expertise across the built and natural environment enables us to look at the challenges from all perspectives.

the opportunity to meet their climate and biodiversity commitments, together with broader responsibilities to their employees, communities and investors and other stakeholders.

These are the concepts that inspire our people every day, and enable us to rethink and deliver designs that address both climate change and nature loss, and secure social benefits at the same time.

As reflected in our Global ESG Statement, we are committed to measuring and improving environmental performance and practices in our operations and within our supply chain.

There are a variety of ways we manage our environmental impact at WSP.

We collect performance data, establish targets, implement resource efficiency and waste diversion initiatives within our operations, and engage with suppliers on value chain impact reductions.

In this section, we highlight our performance on energy, GHG emissions, water, waste and environmental compliance.

Environmental performance covers all of our owned and leased offices.

Locations where WSP operates but does not lease space (e.g. client offices) are not included in our environmental reporting.

In 2021, WSP’s offices consumed approximately 462,663 gigajoules (GJ) of energy from varying sources, including electricity, natural gas, district heating and cooling, and other fuels.

WSP calculates EUI based on the total office energy consumed inside our organization, including all fuel types, divided by total office floor area.