Bringing Positive Change to Communities

Our trusted professionals are united by the common purpose of creating positive and long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion.

Our Approach

In addition to supporting our employees in their charitable activities, we make an impact through our everyday work as we ‘plan, design, manage and engineer our communities to thrive’. Having strong roots locally means there is pride and responsibility in delivering high quality projects for our communities.

Knowing our work will impact the places we live and our families for generations, we have an enormous opportunity to make a difference. That is what we stand for.

Alexandre L’Heureux President and CEO

Alexandre L’Heureux President and CEO

Community Initiatives

Our employees are committed to giving back to the communities where they live and work with time and resources. We are proud to share some of our activities to promote careers in engineering, to support gender balance and LGBTQ+ rights, to provide natural disaster relief and more. Global initiatives such as Bridges to Prosperity and Mapathon exemplify the difference we can make when we leverage our international reach.

Read more in our 2019 Global Sustainability Report.

Building Thriving Communities

WSP’s belief is that, for societies to thrive, we must all hold ourselves accountable for tomorrow. Our Global ESG Statement states that we will give back to the communities where we live and work with time and resources. Our efforts are directed in the form of investments, partnerships and pro-bono expertise, all guided by the passion of our people.

Great Places, for Life

On a business front, we launched a global initiative called Great Places, for Life which provides a clear direction to planning communities that are ready for the future. Our collaborative and holistic approach is based on six principles:

Access and resilience
We plan places that are prepared for shocks and stresses, to provide everyone with the foundations of health.
Belonging and inclusiveness
Being part of a community isn’t just about living in the same place.
Economic and cultural prosperity
We believe that the best foundation for success is to build on what’s already there.
Balance with nature
Human health is inextricably linked with the health of our planet.
Active, connected communities
Our teams embed social, physical and digital connectivity to broaden horizons whilst boosting mobility, health and cohesion.
Listening and sharing what we’ve learned
Health creation is a collaborative endeavour.