Jacobs Joins the Network for Engineering with Nature

Jacobs has joined the Network for Engineering with Nature, an organization bringing together researchers, practitioners and academics to drive alignment between nature and engineering. 

Through collaboration, education, real-world application and the setting up of transdisciplinary research teams, the network strives to deliver economic, environmental and social benefits by utilizing natural infrastructure. 

We’ve already worked with key members of the network for several years, collaborating on projects like the rebuilding of the Tyndall Air Force Base in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael. With the US Army Corps of Engineers, we also jointly developed the publication Engineering With Nature® Supporting Mission Resilience and Infrastructure Value at Department of Defense Installations. 

Joining the network as a partner organization will allow us to collaborate across the industry, understand best practice and lessons learned, as well as identify opportunities for internships and mentoring. 

“Joining the network is an opportunity for us to further embed nature and natural systems thinking throughout all our projects. It provides us with the opportunity to learn from industry leaders and share the challenges and opportunities we’re all facing in this space,” says Jacobs Global Principal, Regenerative and Nature-Based Solutions, Chris Allen. “We have a responsibility to restore and protect the world’s natural capital, while continuing to support economic and social development.” 

Elsewhere in the world we've been collaborating with other partners to drive nature positive outcomes. As part of the U.K.'s Council for Sustainable Business’ Get Nature Positive campaign, we authored the Building and Infrastructure: Design chapter of the Nature Positive Handbook.

Climate response at Jacobs

Joining the network aligns with our climate commitments detailed in our Climate Action Plan, including targeting every project as a climate response opportunity, achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by 2040, and maintaining carbon neutrality status and 100% low-carbon electricity for our operations (which we achieved in 2020).

We also support our clients with climate response, one of the growth accelerators within our Boldly Moving Forward strategy. This aligns positive societal impact with long-term business growth, and delivering significant value for our clients through sustainable, integrated, end-to-end solutions.