About Barr

SUSTAINABILITY

We’re all connected to something larger than ourselves. With Barr, you’ll gain partners who share your commitment to creating better tomorrows.

Taking the long view

You’re striving to meet today’s challenges while delivering beneficial long-term outcomes for people and the environment. Barr’s dedicated employee-owners share your ambition. We seek the optimal solution to any challenge, operating our business based on the principle that economic, social, and environmental benefits are interconnected. Our sustainability commitments reflect this holistic understanding of our work and impact. They’re rooted in the values and practices that have defined Barr for decades.

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Our commitments

Caring for people

Empower and support employee owners through interesting work, a respectful and inclusive environment, and genuine care for them and their families.
Meaningfully engage with and contribute to the communities in which we live and work.

Caring for the environment

Pursue positive environmental outcomes in our operations and client work.
Consistently deliver exceptional service and outcomes to our clients.

Managing with care

Put the safety of our employees, clients, partners and the public first.
Hold ourselves to industry-leading ethical standards; select suppliers who share our values.

Different by design

Outstanding project results go beyond on-time delivery of effective solutions. Engineering and environmental outcomes worth celebrating are those that create legacies: thriving communities, healthy ecosystems, and strong business and operational results. They’re made possible when we harness complexity down to the smallest detail, while keeping a steady focus on the big picture.

Barr’s employee-owners hold a collective passion for making this kind of difference. In fact, we’ve built our business so it’s possible for us to do better—for our clients, our colleagues, and our communities. We operate a different kind of company—one in which we collaborate across disciplines to conquer tough challenges and achieve ambitious results for our clients.

Society faces enormous opportunities and challenges as we seek to innovate, adapt, and drive positive change. Barr’s employee-owners are deeply invested in helping clients achieve these outcomes—and to operating our own business sustainably.

Nick Nelson, Chief Operating Officer