Jacobs has earned a place in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index 2024 for the third year in a row and secured a spot in the North America Index for the fifth consecutive year. Additionally, Jacobs received a Gold Medal from EcoVadis, an AA in MSCI ESG Ratings, while also maintaining its ISS ESG Corporate Rating Prime Status and Sustainalytics medium risk rating. In its latest Market Assessment, Environment Analyst ranks Jacobs No. 2 Environmental & Sustainability Consultancy Globally.
"Recognition once again in these prestigious rankings reflects Jacobs' focus to deliver impactful solutions to some of the world's most complex sustainability, critical infrastructure and advanced manufacturing challenges," says Jacobs Executive Vice President, Sustainability and Enterprise Risk Management Jan Walstrom. "As we continue to lead our industry with purpose, we're helping governments, cities, communities and private sector clients rethink how they advance sustainability and resiliency, reduce carbon emissions and adverse environmental impacts, drive economic development and deliver a better life for future generations."
The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, which launched in 1999, tracks the financial performance of leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. Jacobs is one of only 321 organizations globally to make the list, out of the more than 13,000 publicly traded companies that are invited to participate in the assessment.
This year, the company launched its Evolve tool, which generates recommendations to embed sustainability in all Jacobs' projects to enhance positive impact and resilience across the project lifecycle. This tool enables measurement of delivery performance with a focus on environmental and economic impact while also connecting to the company's business financials, which is a critical component of Jacobs fulfilling its commitment of having 100% of solutions aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow – delivering outcomes and solutions for the world's most complex challenges. With approximately $12 billion in annual revenue and a team of almost 45,000, we provide end-to-end services in advanced manufacturing, cities & places, energy, environmental, life sciences, transportation and water.
