MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN
geoff french
group chairman
It is my firm belief that our business goals can best be achieved through honesty, fairness and integrity in everything we do.
This year we have chosen to provide a combined Corporate Responsibility Report and our third Communication on Progress related to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) as an annex to our Annual Report and Accounts. This innovation reflects both the importance we attach to corporate responsibility and the integral role that the UNGC principles play in shaping our activities as a business. The Report covers the period from May 2008 to April 2009.
I am pleased to reaffirm our support for the UNGC and to report continued progress during a period of considerable economic change and uncertainty.
It is my firm belief that our business goals can best be achieved through honesty, fairness and integrity in everything we do. I believe that this is particularly important in a time of economic uncertainty when there is widespread concern about business ethics and practices.
Scott Wilson operates globally and we recognise our responsibility to act in a manner which helps to create a more sustainable planet. The UNGC was built on the idea that business could contribute solutions to problems of environmental change, social exclusion and corruption. Scott Wilson is an international provider of planning, design and engineering solutions and thus is particularly well placed to contribute to positive change.
We would welcome comments on this Report and suggestions as to how we may improve our performance. To this end, the Report is available in hard copy and on our website.
GEOFF FRENCH
GROUP CHAIRMAN
30 JUNE 2009