Sustainability at Sweco
Solving the greatest societal challenges of our time is more relevant and inspiring than ever before. Together with our clients and employees, we shape the sustainable communities and cities of the future.
Sustainability is business critical to Sweco
The greatest growth potential for Sweco is created by integrating sustainability into its own strategy and operations as well as into client projects. The green transition is driving demand for Sweco’s expertise and services, which can be instrumental in creating a more sustainable societal development.
Our greatest impact lies within our client projects
As Europe’s leading architecture and engineering consultancy, Sweco has the expertise, potential and responsibility to actively support the green transition. In our client projects, Sweco identifies, shapes and applies the most innovative solutions with long-term consideration of people, the environment and society. Sweco also has a great responsibility to act as a forerunner in our own operations.
Sustainability Report 2024
Read more about Sweco’s sustainability work in the latest report.
Three perspectives on sustainability
Together with our clients, Sweco develops solutions with care for people, the environment and societies. Sweco’s sustainability work is based on three perspectives that illustrate ways in which Sweco can directly and indirectly promote sustainable development.
- Carry out client projects that contribute to sustainable development
- Increase sustainability performance in client projects
- Act sustainably in our own operations
Net-zero by 2040
Transforming society together with our clients
Buildings and urban areas
Sweco uses innovative and sustainable urban development to tackle the challenges of urbanisation and the complexity of climate change while also improving cities’ mobility, social inclusion and economic development.
Water, energy and industry
Sweco develops modern technical solutions that ensure access to clean water, a reliable energy supply and resource-efficient industrial facilities, in close collaboration with our clients.
Transportation infrastructure
Sweco’s experts design transport systems that enable tomorrow’s cities to cope with a growing population as well as increasing requirements for sustainable transport solutions.
Featured projects
Sweco tailors a post-graduate training programme in wood construction together with Novia University
House of Generations – A modern take on a building where all generations live under the same roof.
Upgrading The Bossuit-Kortrijk Canal to facilitate sustainable transport
Urban Insight
A knowledge platform where we bring experts together to develop new innovations, ideas and solutions on how to plan and design sustainable cities and societies.
Sustainability Report
Sustainability forms an integral part of Sweco’s business and strategy.
