Over 5,000 consultants, designers, planners,
engineers, and technical specialists
provide services around the globe.
A global and complex shift in resource
supply and consumption is underway,
calling for the sustainable use and
protection of natural resources.
Organisations are seeking support to
meet sustainability ambitions from setting
strategic direction for ESG planning to
reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Growing communities create demand for
sustainable infrastructure, creating the
need to strike the balance between social,
environmental and commercial needs.
Globally, public sector spend is at historically
high levels.
UK – Increasing private sector confidence.
North America – Infrastructure Bill passed.
Australia – Brisbane 2032 Summer
Olympics.
1. Alternative Performance Measures are used consistently throughout this announcement: these include fee revenue, adjusted operating profit,
adjusted profit before tax, adjusted EPS, segment profit, amounts labelled “at constant currency”, EBITDAS, conversion of profit into cash,
net bank borrowings, leverage and contracted order book. For further details of their purpose, definition and reconciliation to the equivalent
statutory measures see note 3 to the consolidated financial statements.
A clear direction
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A simple, robust business model
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Well-placed to capitalise on the tailwinds in urbanisation, natural resources and sustainability
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Strong ESG credentials
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Underpinned by strong financial discipline
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2021 Financial highlights
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We create shared value by solving problems that matter to a complex, urbanising and resource-scarce world.
Making complex easy.
RPS operates with a strong sense of purpose. Sustainability is core to what we do. It is embodied in our purpose, to create shared value by solving problems that matter to a complex, urbanising and resource-scarce world.
Work is underway on understanding where RPS is and where it needs to be for the years ahead. From the stakeholders we engage with through to defining future areas of sustainability focus, we are taking a fresh high-level look and re-evaluating our position with a view to creating an even stronger future legacy. First off the blocks was an accelerated climate change action plan for our own operations. Setting ambitious Net Zero position and Science-Based Targets in 2021, marking out our path in delivering towards a low-carbon future.
To ensure that our legacy creates shared value for all our stakeholders, we need to be clear about our direction. Work to set out our sustainability strategy started in late 2021, with stages 1 through to 4 proposed for completion in 2022, and stages 5 to 6 proposed for ongoing action in 2022–25.
We have already adopted a more formal structure to understand our key material sustainability issues. This approach provides us with the information needed to make sound business decisions and sets a stronger foundation for review in future years.
Our process, takes account of the impacts that we make as a business, and those that we are directly affected by.