All of this could not have been made possible without the resilience and compassion of our people, from the office, client site or home. Together, we are shaping a brighter future
for everyone.
In the last 12 months, our corporate programmes delivered over £1.4 million* in social value. We are proud of this achievement, especially during one of the toughest years to date.
This infographic is a snapshot of how we have scaled up social value internally with our colleagues and in the communities we support.
SOCIAL VALUE
£1.4M
of social value created by our corporate programmes during 2020
*Verified by Social Value Portal
Ranked (up 39 places) in our sector in Stonewall's Workplace Equality Index
staff and supply chain provided with Diversity & Inclusion Training (hours & attendees total)
operational greenhouse gas emissions reduced. Recording working from home emissions for the first time
signatories to Pledge to Net Zero, co-founded by WSP
Committed to halve the carbon footprint of our Future Ready designs and advice
CREATING AN INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE
FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE
123/502
2030
59%
250.5
883,750
Saved
car miles during Q1 2020 before lockdown
Social Value: £26,512.50
Promoting active travel choices with subsidised cycle gear
15,000
323
weeks provided for meaningful work placements. Social Value: Virtual Work Experience 11 weeks £1,740.53, Student Placements 44 weeks: £6,962.12
55
6
1,050
£5,400
employees provided access to multidimensional wellbeing programmes through Thrive. For every £1 invested in Thrive, an estimated £3.28 of social value was generated
6,841
value of laptops donated to XLP for disadvantaged young people by WSP Foundation
'first-of-a-kind' micro-homes for the homeless and vulnerable
weeks of apprenticeships completed during 2020. Social Value: £217,770
hours dedicated to improving skills of young people in schools
Social Value: £5,190.61
young people at 50 STEM events
Inspired
500
14,000
Arkwright scholarships sponsored, helping future engineering students facing academic disruption
Over
5
200
staff expert hours provided through Humanitarian Aid Secondments with Article 25 Social Value: £19,222
£135,989
hours volunteered
Social Value: £33,625.48
2,092
The 5% Club
Patron of
Developed
corporate donations to charities & community projects
items of PPE donated by staff for frontline COVID-19 workers
RECOGNISING THE EXTRAORDINARY
GIVING BACK THROUGH TOUGH TIMES
in the Engineering Industry at the World Finance Magazine's Sustainability Awards
World GBC's Net Zero Buildings Commitment
Most Sustainable Company
Najwa Jawahar
Signed the
was recognised for advocating woman engineers in the Muslim community
100
Women in Engineering for Sustainability;
and
were recognised for their extraordinary achievements in sustainability
TOP 50
Annie Stapley
Kusum Trikha
Better Society Awards 2020
WSP awarded
Carbon Reduction Programme of the Year,
to Landfill in our offices
Zero Waste
Achieved
All of this could not have been made possible without the resilience and compassion of our people, from the office, client site or home. Together, we are shaping a brighter future
for everyone.
In the last 12 months, our corporate programmes delivered over £1.4 million* in social value. We are proud of this achievement, especially during one of the toughest years to date.
This infographic is a snapshot of how we have scaled up social value internally with our colleagues and in the communities we support.
SOCIAL VALUE
CREATING AN INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE
Ranked (up 39 places) in our sector in Stonewall's Workplace Equality Index
123/502
250.5
staff and supply chain provided with Diversity & Inclusion Training (hours & attendees total)
59%
operational greenhouse gas emissions reduced. Recording working from home emissions for the first time
100
signatories to Pledge to Net Zero, co-founded by WSP
2030
Committed to halve the carbon footprint of our Future Ready designs and advice
FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE
to Landfill in our offices
Zero Waste
Achieved
World GBC's Net Zero Buildings Commitment
Signed the
Saved
883,750
car miles during Q1 2020 before lockdown
Social Value: £26,512.50
500
Promoting active travel choices with subsidised cycle gear
RECOGNISING THE EXTRAORDINARY
Women in Engineering for Sustainability;
and
were recognised for their extraordinary achievements in sustainability
TOP 50
Annie Stapley
Kusum Trikha
Najwa Jawahar
was recognised for advocating woman engineers in the Muslim community
Better Society Awards 2020
WSP awarded
Carbon Reduction Programme of the Year,
GIVING BACK THROUGH TOUGH TIMES
Most Sustainable Company
in the Engineering Industry at the World Finance Magazine's Sustainability Awards
14,000
items of PPE donated by staff for frontline COVID-19 workers
5
Arkwright scholarships sponsored, helping future engineering students facing academic disruption
1,050
weeks of apprenticeships completed during 2020. Social Value: £217,770
55
weeks provided for meaningful work placements. Social Value: Virtual Work Experience 11 weeks £1,740.53, Student Placements 44 weeks: £6,962.12
£135,989
corporate donations to charities & community projects
Developed
'first-of-a-kind' micro-homes for the homeless and vulnerable
6
hours dedicated to improving skills of young people in schools
Social Value: £5,190.61
323
hours volunteered
Social Value: £33,625.48
2,092
Inspired
young people at 50 STEM events
value of laptops donated to XLP for disadvantaged young people by WSP Foundation
6,841
£5,400
employees provided access to multidimensional wellbeing programmes through Thrive. For every £1 invested in Thrive, an estimated £3.28 of social value was generated
15,000
Patron of
The 5% Club
£1.4M
of social value created by our corporate programmes during 2020
*Verified by Social Value Portal
Over
200
staff expert hours provided through Humanitarian Aid Secondments with Article 25 Social Value: £19,222
