2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Report
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DIMENSIONS® CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT OUR COMMITMENT This year, I’m proud to introduce a broader, comprehensive, and inclusive Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report. The CSR report is a reflection of our “Dewberry at Work” principles, through which we affirm our commitment to supporting our clients and communities, developing sustainable solutions, and promoting diversity of thought and background within our firm and our industry. Dewberry’s accomplishments during 2020 aligned with our 2025 strategic plan, with much progress toward our corporate goals of cultivating leadership and recruiting and retaining exceptional talent. For example, we established a leadership competency model that serves as the foundation for multiple initiatives including a new leadership development program. We also focused on expanding and further codifying our compliance goals and initiatives to promote equity for employees, in terms of awareness, salary, education, recruiting, and professional development. We introduced employee resource groups and will continue to expand this program as a way of giving voice to more employees around shared demographics and interests and serving as an important resource in the endeavor to meet our diversity and inclusion objectives. During a challenging and unexpected year, I’m immensely proud that our employees upheld their commitment to community service and engagement, contributing more than 4,400 hours of their time to volunteer activities. Dewberry’s culture and ethical standards have been a natural fit for the broad-reaching concepts defined as corporate social responsibility. We look forward to more steady progress in 2021. MOLLY JOHNSON Chief Communications Officer DIMENSIONS® CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT 2020 IN THIS REPORT EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN Barry K. Dewberry 1 15 17 CHAIRMAN EMERITUS For Our Communities For Our People Our Company AND FOUNDER Sidney O. Dewberry CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BOARD OF DIRECTORS Donald E. Stone, Jr. William T. Boston, Barry K. Dewberry, Sidney O. Dewberry, 1 Community Engagement 15 Training and Development 17 Corporate Information CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Thomas L. Dewberry, Karen S. Grand Pré, Geraldine Knatz, Dan M. Pleasant Larry L. Melton, and Donald E. Stone, Jr. 7 Project Highlights 16 Benefits and Wellness 19 Employee Balance 13 AIA 2030 Update 21 Point of Contact and 2020 Report 19 Materiality Assessment 19 Global Reporting Initiative 22 Appendix/GRI Index DIMENSIONS® is published by OUR HEADQUARTERS www.dewberry.com Dewberry for the clients, associates, 8401 Arlington Boulevard and employees of Dewberry. Fairfax, Virginia 22031-4666 @TheDewberryWay 703.849.0100 Contact Molly Johnson with comments at [email protected] /company/dewberry/ Craig Johnson, PE, 24GE03157500 Dewberry Engineers Inc., 24GA8047600 @dewberryatwork ON THE COVER ©2021 Dewberry®. All rights reserved. Meridian Technology Center STEM Addition Stillwater, OK /TheDewberryWay/ /user/TheDewberryWay IMAGE TO THE LEFT Elizabeth River Living Shoreline Norfolk, VA FOR OUR COMMUNITIES Recycling Graduation Gowns A transportation engineer in our Fairfax office worked with an organization to donate gently used graduation gowns to be used as personal protective Our employees are passionate about being good stewards to our communities, equipment in medical facilities and it’s reflected in their work as well as one of our company’s guiding principles: across the country. “Make building relationships with clients, the community, and others at Dewberry a priority.” Masks for All An employee in our Orlando, Florida, office worked diligently to sew masks for the entire survey team at that office. She created COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT more than 25 masks in one weekend and continued to make more as needed. SERVING COMMUNITIES IN NEED Employees in our Bloomfield, New Jersey, office sewed and Virtual Walks for the American Heart Association taught others how to sew masks to be donated to local medical Members of our Daphne, Alabama, office participated in the Baldwin Heart Walk Digital Experience institutions during the springtime for the American Heart Association to raise money for those impacted by heart disease or stroke. shortage of personal protective equipment in the area. Donation Luncheon CHARITABLE Our Fairfax, Virginia, office hosted a socially distant luncheon to reconnect with coworkers and provide CONTRIBUTIONS canned food donations to those in need. They collected $375 worth of canned food donations for Dewberry donates annually Food for Others and donated all leftover packed lunches to the Embry Rucker Community Shelter. to local and nationally based organizations across the country. 10% + Healthcare 4,400 HOURS % volunteering in our communities 53 % Education 37 Civic 1 DIMENSIONS® 2020 2 Sandwiches for ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUPS AND ACTIVITIES People in Need Our Mount Laurel, New Earth Day Jersey, office volunteers Employees across the enterprise got out at least twice a year at to participate in socially distant trash and Reservoir Revitalization Cathedral Kitchen to make neighborhood cleanups. and package sandwiches. A group of Emerging Professionals in our An employee in our Baltimore, Maryland, New York City, New York, office participated Photo taken in February 2020 office volunteered at the Clyburn Arboretum in an event at the Ridgewood Reservoir to to inspect their deer fence after they remove invasive species and learn more received many unwanted visits. about the history of the reservoir. Chili Cookoff Our Daphne, Alabama, office participated in the 20th annual Ecumenical Ministries Chili for Charity cookoff. Proceeds from the event provide aid to low-income families and individuals in Baldwin County. Photo taken in early March 2020 Valentine’s Day Cheer Members of our Orlando office spent time creating Valentine’s Day cards for a local assisted living and skilled nursing River Cleanup facility. They hand-delivered cards and flowers to more The Emerging Professionals group in our Richmond, Virginia, than 160 residents. office coordinated a local river cleanup. After months of neglect due to COVID-19, the group was able to fill more than 10 bags Photo taken in February 2020 of trash from the river and park. 3 DIMENSIONS® 2020 4 Book and School Career Day Supply Drives A GIS professional in our Tampa, Florida, office volunteered at Employees in our Orlando a middle school career day to speak to the earth science classes office collected 185 books about geospatial technology and the work that we do. to donate to a local elementary Members of our Fairfax transportation, water resources, and school. The Orlando office SUPPORTING STEM EDUCATION site/civil groups volunteered at a local high school’s career day to help Photo taken in February 2020 also supported a local school juniors and seniors learn more about a career path in engineering. district by collecting and National Engineers donating supplies for students Future City Competition Week Exhibit and teachers as part of the Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day Volunteers from our Bloomfield office participated Education Foundation in Employees in our Peoria, as judges and another as a mentor in the Future City Osceola County. Graduate engineers in our Atlanta, Georgia, office volunteered at Illinois, office built an Competition, a nationwide STEM-based competition ACEC Georgia’s event where they hosted a booth to teach girls in augmented reality sandbox for middle school students. grades four through eight about watersheds and their importance at the Peoria Riverfront in water resources engineering. Museum as part of an exhibit for National Engineers Week. Photo taken in January 2020 The exhibit created a hands-on way for children Virtual Mentoring to learn about topography. Civil engineers in our Pensacola, Florida, office participated in a virtual mentorship program with the National Flight Academy. Photo taken in February 2020 Volunteers worked with a high school student interested in STEM to educate them about the field and local Dewberry projects. Surveying Merit Badges Volunteers in our Raleigh, North Carolina, office worked Industry Immersion Experience with the Boy Scouts of America Volunteers in our Raleigh office hosted students from North Carolina to help them earn a merit State University at our office for an industry immersion experience badge. Employees in our to provide engineering students with exposure to work settings surveying unit helped educate and real-life experiences in teamwork and project collaboration. and train eight boy scouts who ultimately received credit for their surveying merit badge. Scholarship Middle School STEM Expo The firm supported the A volunteer in our Lanham, Washington, D.C., Chapter of Maryland, office participated in the Women’s Transportation a middle school STEM expo to Seminar by sponsoring a educate students on surveying scholarship to help women and mapping technology. studying transportation at an undergraduate and graduate program in the area. Photo taken in February 2020 5 DIMENSIONS® 2020 6 PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Every day our teams deliver projects that meet client goals for energy efficiency, environmental sensitivity, resilience, and sustainable design. Designed or delivered in 2020, these projects represent client-focused solutions. City of Louisville Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENTS CLIENT Louisville, CO City of Louisville CLIENT PHASE 1 SOLAR ARRAY EXPANSION Urbana, IL SUSTAINABLE HIGHLIGHT Champaign-Urbana Exceeds EPA