ENGEO joins ranks of over 420 B Corp Certified Australian businesses
SAN RAMON, Calif., April 28, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ENGEO, one of the most comprehensive geotechnical consultancies has announced it is joining the B Corporation™ (B Corp) movement by certifying its employee-owned business in Australia.
B Corp is a growing global business movement committed to the highest levels of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency.
ENGEO, with offices in Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast and Adelaide, achieved certification, joining a growing and impressive list of over 420 Australian businesses and 4,750 globally, across 78 countries. ENGEO is now one of a few committed Australian Geotechnical companies, who have taken this rewarding step.
The rigorous certification scheme was established by B Lab, a US-based non-profit organisation founded in 2006, that advocates using business as a force for good. Certified B Corporations are leaders in the global movement for an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy. B Lab is unique in their ability to measure a company's entire social and environmental impact.
Today, some of the world's best-known brands such as The Body Shop, Kathmandu and Ben & Jerry's count themselves as part of the global B Corp movement, including local Australian firms like Bank Australia and Aesop.
Commenting on the certification, ENGEO AU / NZ CEO Guy Cassidy said, "We're ecstatic to announce ENGEO (PTY) Australia has certified as a B Corporation. We are always exploring better ways to do business and serve our clients. While the journey to certification isn't an easy one, we are committed to transform our business to be a force for good."
Read more about ENGEO Australia's B Corp journey here https://www.engeo.com.au/b-corp
ENGEO's B Corp scorecard is publicly available at B Lab's website here.
About ENGEO:
Founded in 1971, ENGEO has helped companies and public agencies manage their project development risk, drive down construction costs, and improve schedules. ENGEO is an employee-owned firm of approximately 400 geotechnical and civil engineers, geologists, hydrologists, water resources engineers and other specialists. The company serves a diverse range of public and private clients on projects in transportation, infrastructure, water resources, geologic hazard abatement, flood control, disaster recovery, energy and residential and mixed-use communities. ENGEO has offices located in Australia, New Zealand, California, Nevada, Guam, and Washington, and has been consistently recognised as one of the Best Places to Work in the Nation by Fortune and the Great Place to Work Institute, as a Top Workplace in the Bay Area by San Francisco Business Times and Bay Area News Group and recently won Westpac Champion Canterbury's 2021 Champion Workplace Award in New Zealand.
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