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Corporate Social Responsibility
As an organisation, Buro Happold has always been conscious of its wider responsibilities, especially on issues concerning community, sustainability and the environment.

As a firm of consulting engineers, we share an important role in helping to improve the quality of the built environment and to ensure that development is undertaken in a way that ‘touches the earth lightly’. This philosophy - as set out by our founder Ted Happold - is enshrined in our culture and values, imparted to our employees, and is born out in the designs and the projects on which we work.

Our CSR statement is awaiting ratification by the Buro Happold partnership. However, we do engage in a number of socially responsible initiatives and activities that demonstrate our social responsibility.

Marketplace

  • Client feedback surveys, recognised as ‘best practice’ by Constructing Excellence.
  • Pioneering development of ‘partnering agreements’ with County Councils.
  • Advisory roles with the DfES, ODPM and CABE.

    • Workplace

  • Commitment to equal opportunities.
  • Recognised Investor in People.
  • Award winning internal staff induction and training programme.
  • Award winning ‘intranet’ system for internal communication.
  • Established group to monitor quality management in design and construction.
  • Third party approval from LRQA to BS EN ISO 9001:2000.

    • Environment

  • Established Sustainability Consultants.
  • Fully integrated ‘Environment Team’ within our engineering groups .
  • Recognised specialists in low energy design and waste minimisation.
  • Commitment to the protection of the environment and promotion of sustainable development.
  • Stated aim to minimise the environmental impact of our business activities and to influence those we work with to bring about positive environmental benefit at both a local and a global level.
  • Third party approval from LRQA to BS EN ISO 14001:2004.

    • Community

  • Founders of ‘What is Engineering?’ web site initiative to encourage early interest in engineering amongst school children and provide support materials for their teachers.
  • Active support and assistance for RedR – an international charity that provides aid agencies worldwide with experienced aid professionals and high quality specialist training and in-field support.
  • Active membership of IstructE, CIBSE, BSRIA, BURA, Building Research Establishment, Construction Industry Council, ICE and ACE.
  • Sponsorship of Emerging Architecture and forthcoming Emerging Engineering Awards.
  • Reciprocal links with universities in our office regions to provide lecturers, teaching support and work experience opportunities.
  • Growing involvement in international development work, fostered through Happold Consulting. Based on provision of infrastructure networks developed and funded in partnership with local communities.

    • The Happold Trust
    The Happold Trust is a trust fund registered for the promotion of education, research and training in fields applicable to the construction industry, engineering design, technology and design.

    To learn more about the work of the Happold Trust, click here

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