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.
Our social impact
Through our volunteering programme “CDM Smith Cares” we support projects and nonprofit organisations both locally and nationally by providing financial and in-kind donations.
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Meet our sustainability leaders
CDM Smith SE – Environmental, Social and Governance Policy
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.
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.
Stormwater Management
CDM Smith provides consulting services to cities and municipalities for all phases of stormwater management in order to contain the impact of continuous rain, and flash floods.
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Innovative wastewater disposal for Nablus
CDM Smith plans and supervises the construction of wastewater sewage systems in Nablus and surrounding areas, and is starting a pilot project for the recycling of treated wastewater.
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Energy transition – Grid expansion in Germany and Europe
CDM Smith supports the grid expansion with numerous consulting, coordination and management services, and thus, drives the transition towards renewable energies.
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Redevelopment of industrial port
A new urban district is being created on the site of the former industrial port in Offenbach/Main in Germany. We facilitated for the reuse of the site by a flexible remediation and development strategy.
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Improving Egypt’s waste management
CDM Smith leads a consortium supporting the national competent authority and local authorities to build and sustainably operate a needs-based and cost-covering waste management system.
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Improved water quality in Eastern River Basin District
For a decade as Lead Consultant for the Eastern River Basin district project, CDM Smith was committed to implement the EU Water Framework Directive.
Supporting economic growth in Tanzania
As part of the “Irrigation and Rural Roads Infrastructure Program”, we supported Tanzania’s Government to implement new infrastructure programs for the improvement of agriculture and water management.
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Flood protection for Munich and Bad Tölz
The Sylvenstein Reservoir protects the city of Munich as well as Bad Tölz from flooding by River Isar. The dam built in 1959, was upgraded in 2010-2015 in order to ensure the safeguarding of future generations.
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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.