A Message from Our CEO

Dear Reader,

Now more than ever, our clients and communities demand transparency in environmental and social leadership. Performance outweighs promise. Metrics matter.

At Perkins&Will, we take seriously our role as leaders in sustainability, health, and well-being. Over the years, our journey has been full of learning moments. While we’ve made great strides—appointing the industry’s first Director of Global Diversity; implementing a firmwide Green Operations Plan; and earning accolades for being the world’s most sustainable firm, to name a few—we’ve only just begun formalizing our reporting process. We’re becoming more sophisticated in the way we track and measure our efforts, and more diligent about disclosing our results.

Our inaugural ESG report pulls back the curtain on our performance in calendar year 2022—the first year for which we underwent a rigorous data collection process adhering to the standards of the Global Reporting Initiative. Applying what we learned from that process, we’re creating efficiencies and holding ourselves more accountable. Our next report will include robust data from 2023 and 2024, aligning us with typical ESG disclosure schedules and, of course, providing valuable insight into where else we have room for improvement on this journey.

We’re issuing this report today because we believe in doing the right thing and leading by example. Whether it’s diversifying design teams through co-creation; ensuring safe and welcoming workplaces for everyone, including our LGBTQ+ staff; decarbonizing our firmwide operations; or helping our clients and communities do the same; our work is positive and purposeful. May it inspire others to be their own agents of change, too.