Sustainability
Sustainability
The world is changing fast. Environmental social governance (ESG) requirements, shifting customer values, and investment considerations are upending the traditional ways that businesses differentiate themselves and evaluate their products. CDM Smith has decades of experience helping our clients navigate sustainability initiatives and goals through multidisciplinary expertise and sustainability analytics. We are driven to help our clients achieve success as measured by the "triple bottom line" of people, planet and profit.
EcoVadis Sustainability Rating
The EcoVadis rating recognises the sustainability performance of companies. CDM Smith has again won a silver medal in 2024. With a 94th percentile ranking, we are among the top 6% of all companies evaluated by EcoVadis at the time of the rating's publication.
Meet our sustainability leaders
CDM Smith Environmental Policy and Sustainability Statement
CDM Smith is committed to responsibly investing in people and technologies that advance the best practices in addressing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards. We are dedicated to transparently reporting the firm’s sustainability performance using consistent, comparable and reliable reporting frameworks.
Fact Sheet - Sustainability and EU Environmental Goals
CDM Smith's activities are exemplary in many respects in terms of sustainability. With our projects, we help to ensure that the environment, economy and society maintain their essential functions and that their condition is safeguarded, restored and improved. Read more about our sustainable project solutions in the fact sheet below.
CDM Smith Cares
CDM Smith Cares is a volunteer program supporting regional and national projects as well as nonprofit organizations with donations of money and goods.
ICPMA Sustainability Award for Gridbooster Kupferzell
https://www.cdmsmith.com/en-EU/News/ICPMA-Award-2023
The ICPMA Awards are prestigious awards honoring excellence and innovation in project management. We received the Sustainability Award for outstanding contribution to the Gridbooster Kupferzell project. The battery storage facility is a pilot project for ensuring a stable and efficient energy supply.
Land recycling award of the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg
https://www.cdmsmith.com/en-EU/Client-Solutions/Projects/Old-Weaving-Mill-Tuebingen
The jury praised the smart solution for the challenging decontamination of former factory premises and filled river arms, as well as for water and flood protection. CDM Smith analyzed the construction site, and planned and supervised the entire deconstruction and soil remediation measures.