Sustainability
Sustainability
The world is changing fast. Environmental social governance (ESG) requirements, shifting customer values, and investment considerations are upending the traditional ways that businesses differentiate themselves and evaluate their products. CDM Smith has decades of experience helping our clients navigate sustainability initiatives and goals through multidisciplinary expertise and sustainability analytics. We are driven to help our clients achieve success as measured by the "triple bottom line" of people, planet and profit.
Our social impact
Through our volunteering programme “CDM Smith Cares” we support projects and nonprofit organisations both locally and nationally by providing financial and in-kind donations.
Certified Sustainability Performance
The EcoVadis rating recognises the sustainability performance of companies. CDM Smith SE has been awarded a gold medal in October 2025. With a 97th percentile ranking, we are among the top 3 % of all companies evaluated by EcoVadis at the time of the rating's publication.
CDM Smith has been recognised with an outstanding sustainability rating of 99% in the current SAQ 5.0 Supplier Assurance assessment — placing us among the preferred suppliers in the automotive sector.
Sustainability Awards
CDM Smith SE – Environmental, Social and Governance Policy
CDM Smith is committed to responsibly investing in people and technologies that advance the best practices in addressing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards. We are dedicated to transparently reporting the firm’s sustainability performance using consistent, comparable and reliable reporting frameworks.
Sustainability and EU Environmental Goals
CDM Smith's activities are exemplary in many respects in terms of sustainability. With our projects, we help to ensure that the environment, economy and society maintain their essential functions and that their condition is safeguarded, restored and improved. Read more about our sustainable project solutions in the fact sheet below.
Meet our sustainability experts
Hartmut Schmid
Division Manager Sustainability
As Head of the European Sustainability Department, Hartmut Schmid works continuously to improve our sustainability performance.
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Carola Zeig
Division Director International
Dr Carola Zeig has many years of experience in the fields of integrated waste management, climate change adaptation and urban water management.
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Volker Schrenk
Division Manager Environment
Dr Volker Schrenk is an expert in all environmental engineering matters, ranging from soil and groundwater to buildings, permitting management, and the energy transition.
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Stormwater Management
CDM Smith provides consulting services to cities and municipalities for all phases of stormwater management in order to contain the impact of continuous rain, and flash floods.
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Innovative wastewater disposal for Nablus
CDM Smith plans and supervises the construction of wastewater sewage systems in Nablus and surrounding areas, and is starting a pilot project for the recycling of treated wastewater.
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Energy transition – Grid expansion in Germany and Europe
CDM Smith supports the grid expansion with numerous consulting, coordination and management services, and thus, drives the transition towards renewable energies.
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Redevelopment of industrial port
A new urban district is being created on the site of the former industrial port in Offenbach/Main in Germany. We facilitated for the reuse of the site by a flexible remediation and development strategy.
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Improving Egypt’s waste management
CDM Smith leads a consortium supporting the national competent authority and local authorities to build and sustainably operate a needs-based and cost-covering waste management system.
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