IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) today issued its first Sustainability Report, which describes the company’s economic, environmental and social policies, programs and performance for calendar year 2008. The report is available online at http://www.fluor.com/sustainability/Pages/report.aspx.
“Actively engaging in issues that impact the world is not a new concept at Fluor,” said Alan Boeckmann, Fluor Corporation’s chairman and chief executive officer. “For nearly 100 years, the sustainable practices of our teams have been a natural part of our builder’s culture and integral to our company’s strategies, daily operations and success.”
Among the focus areas detailed in the report are ethics and compliance; employees and workplace; health, safety and environmental (HSE); community and social service, and governance. Notable accomplishments include:
- Winning numerous engineering and construction contracts in 2008 for clean and renewable energy projects;
- Achieving a best-ever HSE performance last year, with a 14-percent reduction in overall injuries and no Notices of Violation for environmental issues;
- Being named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Magazine for the third straight year;
- Earning the #1 position in the engineering & construction category on FORTUNE Magazine’s World’s Most-Admired Companies listing;
- Being selected in the top 10 Most Trustworthy Companies in America by Forbes Magazine;
- Supporting the continued growth of the World Economic Forum’s Partnering Against Corruption Initiative;
- Assessing Fluor’s carbon footprint, a critical building block of the company’s climate-change strategy, with data collected from more than 25 countries;
- Supporting efforts in our offices and at project sites worldwide to increase energy efficiency and implement waste-management and recycling programs; and
- Contributing $7 million to community organizations, educational initiatives and programs in 17 countries.
“Every day, Fluor helps clients safeguard the environment, conserve energy, improve lives and strengthen the economies and social structures of the communities where we live and work. The challenges of sustainable development are many and companies like Fluor have a great ability to exert positive change on such conditions,” added Boeckmann.
Fluor’s 2008 Sustainability Report was developed using the Global Reporting Initiative’s G3 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines to promote transparency and accountability. “By using this widely recognized standard of reporting, Fluor enables its sustainability performance to be measured and improved annually, while also making it comparable to those of other corporations,” said Steve Dobbs, senior group president and Fluor’s corporate sustainability champion.
About Fluor Corporation
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) designs, builds and maintains many of the world's most challenging and complex projects. Through its global network of offices on six continents, the company provides comprehensive capabilities and world-class expertise in the fields of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations, maintenance and project management. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Fluor is a FORTUNE 200 company and had revenues of $22.3 billion in 2008. For more information visit www.fluor.com.
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