Decarbonization

Environmental Stewardship

Black & Veatch's environmental stewardship commitments focus on managing our carbon footprint and climate change objectives for the company and our clients, as well as water stewardship. 

We are aligned with our clients’ in prioritizing environmental stewardship across energy, water and waste, as well as climate change and biodiversity and being committed stewards of our natural resources.

Each project we engineer and construct intersects with and impacts our environment— directly or indirectly—with much of our work devoted to protecting and preserving our resources and solving environmental challenges. Together, working with our clients and communities, we serve a critical role and have an opportunity to minimize environmental impacts from infrastructure. 

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Research, Reports & Publications

Black & Veatch’s 2024 Sustainability Report Outlines Global Infrastructure Leader’s Significant Progress on Environmental, Workplace Goals
Global critical human infrastructure leader Black & Veatch today released its 2024 corporate sustainability report, detailing the employee-owned company’s rigorous progress in achieving its key sustainability milestones and commitments.

Energy

Black & Veatch to Identify Carbon Capture Opportunities in Vietnam
Black & Veatch, a global leader in critical infrastructure solutions, is evaluating the feasibility and readiness of deploying carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technology in Vietnam’s coal-fired power plants to further reduce emissions.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Black & Veatch Elevates Sustainability as Strategic Cornerstone of Company’s Purpose, Vision
With sustainability evolving from a corporate responsibility to a critical business imperative for Black & Veatch, Deepa Poduval’s recent promotion to become the engineering and construction company’s global sustainability leader is a natural synergy.

Environment

Black & Veatch 2024 Water Report: Sustainability and Decarbonization
Sustainability programs are embracing a spectrum of topics — from conservation and resilience to reuse, better efficiencies and new technologies — all integral to water stewardship.

Energy

Asia Pacific Needs to Scale Low-Carbon Technologies Rapidly to Reduce Carbon Emissions: Black & Veatch
Asia Pacific must rapidly identify and adopt the next generation of low-carbon and scalable infrastructure to accelerate its decarbonization progress, says Black & Veatch, a global leader in critical infrastructure solutions.

Green Infrastructure

Black & Veatch’s IgniteX Carbon Dioxide Removal Accelerator Accepting Applications from Innovators
At a time when nearly 200 countries recently pledged to ratchet up climate action before the end of this decade, global decarbonization solutions leader Black & Veatch is seeking applications to join its innovation-focused program to advance technologies that mitigate CO2.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sustainability as a Business Imperative: Investing for Success
In today’s world, sustainability has evolved from a corporate responsibility to a critical ethical and business imperative. To achieve sustainability goals effectively, organizations must both reexamine traditional thinking of sustainability as a cost-based, zero-sum game.

Research, Reports & Publications

Annual Sustainability Report Shares Black & Veatch’s Progress on Environmental, Workplace Goals
Global critical human infrastructure company Black & Veatch has released its 2023 Sustainability Report to update industry stakeholders on the progress it has made, along with its employee-owners and clients, on environmental, social and governance priorities.

Research, Reports & Publications

Black & Veatch Planning Insights Help Guide Florida Electric Utility’s Strategy in Fast-Evolving Sector
Black & Veatch, announces its completion of a comprehensive integrated resource plan for Jacksonville, Florida-based JEA, the community-owned electric utility looking to cut its carbon emissions by 80 percent over 2005 levels by the end of this decade.
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