Making a positive difference – every day

Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do at SYSTRA. From the projects we deliver to the way we run our business – we’re committed to being greener, delivering positive impacts, and moving forward on the journey towards net zero. 

We help our clients, colleagues and communities by creating shared value and connecting economic success and growth, with social and environmental progress.

Key contacts

David WHITE

Group Health, Safety and Security Vice President and UK and Ireland Director of Health, Safety, Security & Sustainability> LinkedIn

Riona AINGE

Sustainability Lead > LinkedIn

Our mission:

To future-proof the solutions we deliver and how we operate as a business.

Our objective:

To design sustainable solutions for the future. 

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    Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience

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    Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

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    Nature Positive

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    Sustainable Development Assessments

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    Sustainability at SYSTRA 

    At SYSTRA, sustainability is about getting the balance right in addressing the complex needs of our clients and communities, in a way that can be positive for our planet as well as our people. 

    In every project and solution we deliver, we aim to create economic and social wellbeing, and to deliver a net gain for the natural world. We provide a supportive environment for our people to thrive, learn and contribute to our sustainability mission and the social issues that matter to them. We only work for and with organisations that share our sustainable aspirations. 

    Our Sustainability Mission

    Our Sustainability Mission sets out how we are creating a better future for all.

    We’ve identified three strategic pillars to help us achieve our ambitions:

    • People
    • Planet
    • Purpose

    Within these pillars we have commitments and targets that will address our core priorities of: 

    • Protecting our climate
    • Creating social value
    • Fostering collaboration
    • Valuing our people 
    • Supporting wellness 
    • Embracing technology 
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    “We’ve committed to carbon reduction targets, and our updated sustainability mission sets out how – through our projects, people and business activities – we’re creating a greener world for everyone. This is our commitment to going further, and faster, to achieve our climate ambitions.”

    Riona Ainge
    Sustainability Lead, SYSTRA UK & Ireland

    What does sustainability mean to us?

    Everyone at SYSTRA plays their part, and you can find out more about how sustainability is embedded into a range of roles in the career profiles below.

    Riona Ainge
    Sustainability Lead

    Holly Wallace
    Strategic Sales

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    Bradley Goodsell
    Research, Modelling & Analysis

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    Kate Lissaman
    Project & Commercial Management

    Matthew Lai
    Assistant Consultant

    Our reports and policies

    Below you will find the links to download all our sustainability, carbon and environmental policies. 

    David WHITE

    Director of Health, Safety, Security & Sustainability

    Riona AINGE

    Sustainability Lead

    Insights

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    David CONNOLLY

    Decarbonisation of Transport

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    Jennifer ASTON

    Why nature-based solutions require a new engineering mindset

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    our Services

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    Environmental Consents and Planning

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    Transport Decarbonisation

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    Land Quality

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    Carbon Modelling for Transport

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    Water & Climate Solutions

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