{"id":10283,"date":"2011-10-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/taiwan\/press\/aecom-has-released-its-latest-corporate-social-responsibility-review-detailing-the-companys-activities-to-improve-quality-of-life-around-the-world\/"},"modified":"2017-10-19T05:16:19","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T09:16:19","slug":"aecom-has-released-its-latest-corporate-social-responsibility-review-detailing-the-companys-activities-to-improve-quality-of-life-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/press-releases\/aecom-has-released-its-latest-corporate-social-responsibility-review-detailing-the-companys-activities-to-improve-quality-of-life-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"AECOM has released its latest Corporate Social Responsibility Review, detailing the company\u2019s activities to improve quality of life around the world."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The report can be viewed online at <a href=\"http:\/\/csrreview.aecom.com\">http:\/\/csrreview.aecom.com<\/a>.&#160;<\/p>\n<p>The review focuses on AECOM\u2019s innovative, sustainable solutions, which address meeting environmental challenges; keeping employees, clients and partners safe; contributing time and funds to support important causes throughout communities worldwide; and serving AECOM clients with the highest ethical standards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAECOM\u2019s commitment to environmental sustainability, community initiatives and programs, while fostering a diverse workforce, is exemplified throughout the report and showcases the company\u2019s engagement in all elements of corporate citizenship,\u201d said Greg Sauter, executive vice president and chief corporate officer. &#160;<\/p>\n<p>Highlights from the report include:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>AECOM\u2019s global commitment to providing support for natural disaster recovery is extended by employee volunteers. &#160;Steve Willey, AECOM construction manager, helped to save victims in the aftermath of the earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. In response to the floods that devastated Pakistan, offices collected donations of blankets, clothing, shoes and non-perishable food items to be sent to local agencies for distribution; monetary donations were also matched by AECOM.<\/li>\n<li>For the past decade, employees in North America have participated in CANstruction, a design-build competition that challenges teams to exhibit their design and engineering skills by creating sculptures made of canned goods. &#160;Dedicated to relieving hunger in communities around the world, the cans used in the competition are donated to local food banks for distribution to community emergency-feeding programs.<\/li>\n<li>AECOM partners with Engineers Without Borders to help advance its mission of establishing a more stable and prosperous world by addressing people&#8217;s basic human needs \u2014 providing necessities such as clean water, power, sanitation and education.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/\">Water for People<\/a> is a cause championed by AECOM and supported by its employees through donated pro-bono work and voluntary payroll deductions. &#160;A team of AECOM employees helped construct a water system with two, 10,000-liter tanks, as well as the associated distribution and installation of piping and pumping equipment for the El Rosario, Guatemala, community. &#160;The team also provided the community with educational information and advice on public hygiene.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>About AECOM<\/b><\/p>\n<p>AECOM is a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, water and government. With approximately 45,000 employees around the world, AECOM is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering solutions that create, enhance and sustain the world&#8217;s built, natural and social environments. A <i>Fortune 500<\/i> company, AECOM serves clients in approximately 125 countries and had revenue of $7.7 billion during the 12 months ended June 30, 2011. More information on AECOM and its services can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/aecom.com\/taiwan\">https:\/\/aecom.com\/taiwan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>NR 11-1006<\/p>\n<p>Source: AECOM Technology Corporation<\/p>\n<p>Media Contact:<\/p>\n<p>Paul Dickard<\/p>\n<p>Vice President, External Communications<\/p>\n<p>646-432-8473<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Paul.Dickard@aecom.com\">Paul.Dickard@aecom.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-10283","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/10283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-release"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/10283\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=10283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}