We had been appointed by Conservator of Forests, Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, to help conserve the highly endangered species of tigers which had been under serious threat
At Mott MacDonald our approach to sustainability involves embracing opportunities and managing risks derived from economic, environmental and social development – whether investing in ethical pension funds or helping a customer meet recycling targets.

• As a responsible corporate citizen, employer and consultant, Mott MacDonald takes sustainability very seriously and we have integrated sustainable practice into our culture through our values, projects and practices.
• We continuously seek solutions that are creative, practical and efficient with a net positive social, environmental and economic impact. Our wealth of multi-sector experts makes us an ideal breeding ground for innovative solutions.
• We set out to be a proactive source of best practice on sustainability from day one, helping our customers, communities and supply chains to incorporate sustainability concepts.

We aim to follow the definition of sustainability laid down in the Brundtland report - "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" and achieve a beneficial impact on people's lives through the projects we help deliver. As a result, we also seek to ensure that our solutions are implemented and managed in a manner that will not adversely impact on the natural environment.

The very nature of our work means that improving the living standards of local communities and reducing impacts on the environment are high on the project agenda across our whole business spectrum. For example our health and education specialists are helping reform and develop services in many low and middle income countries by building partnerships at all levels of government and society, while our transport experts look at new models for achieving sustainable highway maintenance services.

We’re committed to working in partnership with our customers, communities and supply chains to incorporate sustainable design, implementation and operation solutions into their projects and day to day operations, whether it's providing access to cutting edge renewable energy technologies or delivering training programmes for healthcare managers.

Supporting our approach to corporate responsibility, our designs, advice, skills and expertise incorporate sustainable thinking from the outset and we seek solutions that are creative, practical, efficient and have a reduced impact on the environment. We believe that helping our clients develop sustainable projects and programmes is where we can make a major contribution to the sustainability agenda.

At the same time, we also assess our own operations and continue to build on our sustainable approach to business. We are aiming to reduce our per capita carbon footprint by a minimum of 5% year on year. We will establish a carbon fund for any financial savings arising from changes in our energy use behaviour and use this fund to invest in further carbon reduction measures.

Our sustainability market in India has been chiefly in forestry, water, energy and tourism. We expect this to continue and we seek to be more involved especially in hydropower development, water pollution control and demand management. Biodiversity, stakeholder participation, remedial work on pollution water bodies and pro-poor delivery of water services are all areas of our experience that are relevant to this market.