{"id":11255,"date":"2014-10-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/taiwan\/press\/aecom-publishes-third-asia-focused-sustainability-report\/"},"modified":"2017-10-19T06:10:58","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T10:10:58","slug":"aecom-publishes-third-asia-focused-sustainability-report","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/press-releases\/aecom-publishes-third-asia-focused-sustainability-report\/","title":{"rendered":"AECOM publishes third Asia-focused sustainability report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AECOM announced today that it recently published its <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/YWAPkZ\">third report<\/a> highlighting the company\u2019s 2013 sustainability work across Greater China as well as South and Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n<p>As an extension of AECOM\u2019s global sustainability report, the piece focuses on the company\u2019s operational improvements, employee engagement efforts, thought leadership initiatives, as well as the wider role the company plays in the communities it serves in Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Report highlights include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Compared to fiscal year 2012, AECOM\u2019s Asia offices reduced water consumption by 36 percent, the amount of paper purchased by more than 15 percent and electricity consumption by 3.8 percent.\n<\/li>\n<li>AECOM won several awards from <i>Climate Change Business Journal<\/i> and <i>Environmental Business Journal<\/i>.\n<\/li>\n<li>94 percent of team members in Asia that were surveyed believe that sustainability is a differentiator for AECOM.\n<\/li>\n<li>93 percent of Asia employees surveyed think that embedding sustainability considerations into client advice is key to the future success of the company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The report also features some of the many innovative sustainability projects in Asia such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/aecom.com\/taiwan\/News\/Social Responsibility\/Purpose\/_featuredStories\/Ciliwung Care Movement %E2%80%94 Jakarta, Indonesia?languagehoice=en_US&#38;Go=Go&#38;localeHidden=en_US&#38;localeFlash=ru_RU\">Ciliwung Care Movement<\/a> project in Jakarta, Indonesia, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/aecom.com\/taiwan\/What We Do\/Transportation\/_news\/Travel Smart: a mobility management project?languagehoice=en_US&#38;Go=Go&#38;localeHidden=en_US&#38;localeFlash=es_ES\">Travel Smart Initiative<\/a> in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe results presented in the <i>2013 Asia Sustainability Report<\/i> reflect AECOM\u2019s commitment to sustainability, and demonstrate that we are capable of delivering sustainability excellence in our projects,\u201d said Dr. Thomas Tang, corporate sustainability director, Asia. &#160;\u201cI am proud to work for this organization and give credit to my colleagues who, through their passion and professional dedication, have contributed to the meaningful work outlined in the report.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>About AECOM<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Ranked as the #1 engineering design firm by revenue in <i>Engineering News-Record<\/i> magazine\u2019s annual industry rankings, AECOM&#160;is a premier, fully integrated infrastructure and support services firm, with a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, water and government. &#160;With approximately 45,000 employees \u2014 including architects, engineers, designers, planners, scientists and management and construction services professionals \u2014 serving clients in more than 150 countries around the world,&#160;AECOM&#160;is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves. &#160;AECOM&#160;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. &#160;A&#160;<i>Fortune 500<\/i>&#160;company,&#160;AECOM had revenue of $7.9&#160;billion during the 12 months ended June 30, 2014. &#160;More information on AECOM and its services can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/aecom.com\/taiwan\">aecom.com\/taiwan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>NR 14-1001<\/p>\n<p>Source: AECOM Technology Corporation<\/p>\n<p>Media Contact:<\/p>\n<p>Ed Mayer<\/p>\n<p>Director, External Communications<\/p>\n<p>732.564.3380<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Ed.Mayer@aecom.com\">Ed.Mayer@aecom.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-11255","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/11255","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\/11255\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=11255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}