Our Approach: Pro-Business, Pro-Community
Today’s Work, Tomorrow’s Heritage
Shimizu North America embodies a two-hundred-year-old spirit of craftsmanship. This tradition is expressed in everything we build, the people we employ and our responsibility to the larger society.
“Today’s Work, Tomorrow’s Heritage.”
We and our teaming partners live up to this ideal every day. Our focus is always on the tasks at hand, informed by a sense of larger purpose. We believe that construction is a noble pursuit and that it promotes the success of businesses and manufacturing, which in turn provide jobs to keep local, regional and national economies strong.
For a Sustainable Tomorrow
Because construction today emits large quantities of carbon into the atmosphere, we at Shimizu feel a special responsibility toward our environment and future generations. Our view of sustainability is panoramic, encompassing the environmental and social realms. We call it “Beyond Zero.”
Some Specific Initiatives
- Renewable energy use at our Tokyo head office
- Investment in ZEBs (Zero Energy Buildings)
- Hydro-Q-Bic Hydrogen Energy Utilization System for Buildings
- Local biomass power; Green electric power systems
- Resource recycling and waste reduction; concrete recycling; and more.
For more information on our many other sustainability initiatives, click here.
Corporate Governance for the Greater Good
In the social and corporate realms, we run our company to do right by people: Our clients, our employees and the larger communities in which we do business. What’s now called ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) has been at the core of our values for decades. Just as we seek to achieve harmony with nature, so we govern for the best results for shareholders, employees and the communities in which we operate.