Corporate Citizenship   Corporate Citizenship

URS (ISO 9001:2008) strives to be approachable, so that customers recognize us as a reliable partner and not just a vendor. When we consider how we can become better corporate citizens, our commitment to progressive solutions drives us to find new ways to tackle old problems. It is about being customer-driven, engaging with customers to find out what they want and helping to solve their problems. It requires swiftness and agility, to adapt to changing technology and global conditions. It relies on the kind of innovation that grows in a workplace culture where employees feel valued, vested and inspired. And it demands that URS be trustworthy, an ethical business partner that customers can count on for their critical decision-making processes.


Overarching these guiding principles is the commitment to sustainably drive operational efficiency, spawn innovation, and satisfy the expectations of customers, employees and society. The goal of corporate governance is to ensure fairness for every stakeholder – our customers, investors, vendor-partners, the community, and the governments of the countries in which we operate. We believe that sound corporate governance is critical in enhancing and retaining investor trust. It is a reflection of our culture, our policies, our relationship with stakeholders and our commitment to values. Accordingly, we always seek to ensure that our performance is driven by integrity.


Sustainability is about “Good Citizenship”

It stems from the belief that corporations are socio-economic citizens and that their objectives have to be congruent with society's goals. Today, they wield significant capacity to influence social issues, i.e. “power to do good”. This is a responsibility and must manifest in thoughtful and deliberate set of initiatives, not in charity. These must reflect the same level of rigor & strategic thinking as in business initiatives.
 
URS believes it must try to, and can make (some) lasting impact, towards creating a just, equitable, humane & sustainable society. This is reason enough to act.