SMEC 2019 Sustainability Report
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Sustainability Report 2019 CONTENTS 04 Message from the CEO 06 Our Company and the Surbana Jurong Group 07 Our Global Footprint 08 2019 Highlights 12 Our Organisation 12 - Our Board 13 - Our Executive Committee 14 - Stakeholder engagement 16 - Core values 18 - Awards and rankings 20 - Corporate governance 24 - Financial performance 26 People 26 - Employee demographics 26 - Remuneration 28 - Employee benefits 28 - Health and wellbeing 29 - Gender diversity 30 - Career development 34 Community 34 - Human Rights 36 - Community Development 38 Sustainability and Environment 44 Appendix A: Scope of the report 46 Appendix B: Associated and controlled entities 48 Appendix C: Company memberships 50 Appendix D: EIA scale 52 Appendix E: GRI Index Yarranlea Solar Farm • Australia Message from the CEO At SMEC, we provide sustainability services for a range of infrastructure projects to push environmental, social and economic project outcomes beyond ‘business as usual’ The work done in 2018 to revise and enhance SMEC Australia’s Graduate Development Program was also recognised by the industry, with the program winning a Gold award for Best Learning & Development Project (Induction/ Onboarding) and a Silver award for Best Learning Model (Blended Learning) at the 2019 LearnX awards. As always, we are committed to a safety-first environment, and to investing in the wellbeing of our people. In line with the strategy endorsed in 2018, SMEC’s Mental Health First Aid Network was established in 2019. There are now specially trained Mental Health First Aiders (MHFAs) in each Australian state or territory, and in New Zealand. I am proud that the SMEC Foundation was named an ABA100 Winner for Community Contribution in the Australian Business Awards 2019. The award recognises organisations that implement initiatives that have a positive impact on the community and generate outcomes that MESSAGE FROM THE CEO have a long-term benefit. This award is a testament to the dedication of our teams around the world who drive and implement many of our community initiatives. Welcome to our tenth annual Sustainability This report aims to measure our performance in providing During the reporting period, we continued to implement Report which outlines our progress a safe, flexible and healthy working environment for our and enhance our Integrity & Compliance program At SMEC, we provide sustainability services for a range people, actively contributing to community development through a number of key initiatives which aim to ensure of infrastructure projects to push environmental, social towards our sustainability objectives and and supporting sustainable outcomes across our global we are managing risk, providing ethical and safe working and economic project outcomes beyond ‘business as the environmental outcomes we influence organisation and project portfolio. conditions and building a whole-of-organisation culture usual’. Our global team of sustainability specialists, through our projects and services. of honesty and integrity. social scientists, environmental planners, environmental In 2019, we celebrated 70 years since construction scientists, ecologists, asset managers, urban designers We believe it is our social responsibility to enhance our began on the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme. In line with our commitment to facilitate a more and engineers work collaboratively with our partners and value through innovation and sound business practices In addition to being SMEC’s namesake project, diverse, satisfying and rewarding work environment clients to deliver wholistic project outcomes. and contribute to developing a sustainable society. We recognised as one of the civil engineering wonders of for our people, and to provide career development collaborate with all our stakeholders in working towards the modern world, the Scheme provides approximately opportunities, we delivered a wide range of training and I look forward to what we will achieve as we all work these objectives, including our employees, clients, partners, 32% of all renewable energy to the eastern mainland capacity building programs around the world, covering together towards a stronger, more resilient and industries and the communities in which we operate. grid of Australia. I am proud to build on this legacy topics including leadership, project management, safety, sustainable future. through the projects and solutions that we continue to governance and client relationship management. The three pillars of our Corporate Social Responsibility deliver. An example is our involvement in Snowy 2.0, framework: People, Community, and Sustainability and the first expansion of the Snowy Mountain Hydroelectric Environment, are at the forefront of everything we do. Scheme since its completion in 1974. Snowy 2.0 will help secure a reliable energy supply, reduce emissions and cut costs for Australian families and businesses. ABA100 Winner for Community Contribution The SMEC Foundation was named an ABA100 Winner for Community Contribution in In the Australian Business Awards 2019 4 5 Our Company and the Surbana Jurong Group OUR COMPANY AND OUR GLOBAL FOOTPRINT THE SURBANA JURONG GROUP Combining the skills and experience from across the Surbana Jurong Group of companies, we have expanded our capabilities and reach, providing specialist expertise to complex projects worldwide, either independently or as combined entities. Headquartered in Singapore, Surbana Jurong Private Limited provides complete consultancy solutions across the entire value chain of urban, industrial and infrastructure domains. SMEC Holdings Limited is a progressive global company, East Asia delivering engineering excellence and design innovation on major physical and social infrastructure projects. Singapore Robert Bird Group is a global structural, civil and construction South & South East Asia engineering consultancy renowned for delivering iconic complex structural and development projects. West & Central Asia Americas Africa KTP Consultants Pte Limited is a leading multidisciplinary engineering firm with more than 40 years track record in engineering and project management. Oceania Sino-Sun Architects & Engineers Co. Limited is an award- winning multidisciplinary design institute specialising in architectural, planning, landscape and interior design. AETOS Holdings Pte Limited is a leading safety and security solutions company, Africa East Asia South & Americas providing infrastructure protection, training Ethiopia China Southeast Asia and consultancy and security management. Chile Ghana Hong Kong Bangladesh Kenya Brunei Lesotho West & Cambodia Oceania B+H is a global, award-winning consulting + design Liberia India Central Asia solutions firm. Founded on a 65-year legacy of creating Malawi Indonesia Australia Morocco Fiji bold and inspiring spaces for people, B+H provides core Afghanistan Malaysia Mozambique New Zealand Georgia Myanmar architecture, interior design, planning, landscape, and Namibia Papua New Guinea Kazakhstan Nepal Nigeria strategic consulting services. Kuwait The Philippines Rwanda Pakistan Singapore South Africa Tajikistan Vietnam South Sudan United Arab Emirates SAA is an award-winning architecture firm of more than Tanzania 50 years which delivers comprehensive and diversified Uganda architectural services covering transportation (aviation, rail Zambia transit, maritime), mixed use, commercial (office, retail, hotel), healthcare, business park/industrial, residential, institutional and masterplan. Prostruct Consulting is a leading urban and infrastructure protection consultancy specialising in security, blast consultancy and testing. The firm offers integrated and customised solutions in infrastructure protection for planning and feasibility studies, design and build, and addition & alteration projects in various sectors. 6 7 2019 Highlights 2019 HIGHLIGHTS In 2019 we made significant progress in strengthening corporate governance and advancing our focus areas of People, Community, Sustainability and Environment. Our Organisation People Community Sustainability and Environment Continuing to enhance business integrity Building a more flexible and inclusive work culture Indigenous rights Carbon footprint reporting • In 2019, SMEC obtained certification under the In 2019, there was a significant increase (56% from • In 2019, we worked closely with Engineering Aid In 2019, we launched a project to collect data on SMEC’s IS037001 Anti-Bribery Management System. 2018) in the number of employees utilising Flexible Australia and recruitment firm Indigenous Employment carbon footprint in Australia, for example kilometers Working Arrangements Australia to recruit and place qualified candidates who travelled in company vehicles or via air transport. This • Across our organisation, we continued to improve identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander within information is shared with our parent company, Surbana our Integrity & Compliance Program through several Building capability to optimise stakeholder our organisation. Jurong, and will inform future policies and targets in relation key initiatives, including the development of a dedicated engagement to the environmental sustainability of our operations. Business Integrity Risk Register, the introduction of a • SMEC also continued our support of Engineering new Whistleblower Procedure and a third party-hosted, • A Project Management Excellence Program was Aid Australia and the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, Advancing sustainability outcomes for confidential reporting