Research & Reports

As an employer with team members across North America, and an operator of linear infrastructure that runs through thousands of communities, we place high priority on the role we can play in contributing to their safety, vibrancy and sustainability.

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) face a financing gap that has soared to up to US$100 trillion in the wake of COVID-19 and other urgent global challenges, according to a new report by Force for Good in collaboration with the UN and other organizations.

Through dialogue and community participation, we seek to build trust and understanding, and cultivate relationships that enable us to constructively address stakeholder needs.

A new report from Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) explores how for-profit corporations can serve as anchor institutions by fostering strategic partnerships and social impact efforts that benefit residents of lower-income communities where their companies are rooted.

Learn more about Quest Diagnostics' commitment to its patients, clients, employees and communities it serves by reading the company’s Annual Corporate Responsibility Report.

Recently, Realized Worth had the opportunity to speak with the CEO of ACCP about their research on the impact of COVID-19 and the racial justice movement on corporate social responsibility. What we learned was encouraging! Read more here.

The shareholder value doctrine suggests that companies and their managers should only do something that’s good for society when it is simultaneously and demonstrably good for business. This belief is increasingly being questioned and challenged.

With more and more clients seeking guidance on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy, Thomas Lewis, PE, JD, Michael Mondshine, and Heather Unger, LEED AP, ENV SP, discuss how WSP USA has evolved to focus on ESG innovation.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published the technical report, “Enhanced Aquifer Recharge of Stormwater in the United States: State of the Science Review,” which references numerous studies and research done by WSP USA experts.

Efficiency and electrification are the two key levers that will decarbonize our cities’ transport and built environments, and accelerate the transition of net zero cities.