Sustainable development
Sustainable development is shaping our business everyday; it is at the heart of AMEC’s values and Guiding Principles. In years to come, we believe that the only truly successful businesses will be those that achieve a sustainable balance between their own interests and those of society and the natural world.
We consider sustainable business practice as the balancing of economic, environmental and social responsibilities in a manner that meets the needs of our stakeholders, without harming the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Everyone at AMEC has a role to play in making our company more sustainable. We aim to ensure that sustainable business principles filter into every level of our business and culture.
Our sustainability programme challenges us to improve our response to sustainable development issues by integrating more sustainable responses into our management systems and everyday lives. Sustainable development offers our business a wealth of opportunities; through effectively managing our opportunities and risks we can deliver value to our direct stakeholders and provide solutions to global sustainability issues. You can check out our latest sustainability performance report to find out more about our programme.
AMEC has been ranked one of the world's top five companies for sustainability in the oil equipment and services sector according to the worldwide Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) 2008/9. AMEC was in competition with 49 other organisations for only five places.