For this feature, we caught up with Jacobs Global Technology Leader, Social Value Advisory Emily King to talk about her journey from a pre-teen campaigning against Chlorofluorocarbons to leading Jacobs' innovative social value advisory solutions.

Using our new Digital Environmental Assessment process, we created and submitted the first fully digital Environmental Scoping Report to the U.K. Planning Inspectorate on behalf of our client National Highways and Costain.

For this feature, we caught up with Jacobs Global Principal - Integrated Urban Sustainability Chris Walker to talk about his journey from being a Marine Biologist to improving sustainability outcomes for buildings and infrastructure, why there is a pressing need to deliver sustainable precincts, and his love for the outdoors.

Jacobs received its first Healthiest Employers® Awards given to four of our Jacobs offices! Each year, the Healthiest Employers Award program honors the best and brightest in workplace wellness, shining a spotlight on the healthiest employers. Read more about the recognition in this article.

Jacobs’ Operations Management and Facilities Services’ (OMFS) teams and client partners, the City of Vancouver, Washington, and the City of Dodge City, Kansas, were among 39 water utilities named 2021 Utility of the Future Today (UotFT) winners. UotFT honorees demonstrate innovation and forward thinking to advance operations and leadership of wastewater utilities.

STEAM – or Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics – and sustainability are at the heart of our business and we’re united in developing and delivering STEAM education and engagement in the communities where we live and work that demonstrate our commitment equality, inclusion and diversity.

Numerous Jacobs innovators will be presenting in workshops, technical sessions and panels at the 94th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference October 16 – 20 in Chicago, Illinois. On Oct. 20, Jacobs Global Water Director Susan Moisio will join Jacobs Director of Health Systems Governance Nino Kharaishvili to talk about Jacobs’ experience with using wastewater-based epidemiology testing to monitor disease exposure and prevalence. Read more about their presentation and how we’re leading testing efforts in this article.

Jacobs will be recognized as WTS International (WTS)’s The Employer of the Year in the San Diego and Washington, D.C. regions, honoring our work to enhance the transportation industry through a commitment to excellence and quality of product and service with a track record for recruiting, retaining and advancing women at all employment levels. Read more on the award and our success in this Jacobs.com article.

In this article, we look at progress made with United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, and explore what more can be done?

By finding ways to apply technology and effective data-management tools to our operations and maintenance (O&M) services, Jacobs is taking our clients’ facilities into a future of extended equipment life, sound decision-making and long-term cost efficiency.

The Houston Waterworks Team, a joint venture of Jacobs and CDM Smith for the $1.77 billion Northeast Water Purification Plant Expansion project, has exceeded its own safety record by completing 5 million workhours with zero time-lost accidents. Take a look at this impressive project and latest milestone in this jacobs.com article.

Jacobs has been awarded the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Patron’s Award for health and safety achievement, recognizing our 27th consecutive RoSPA Gold Health and Safety Award.