ENVIRON will strive to provide strategic solutions that are aligned with the business goals of our clients, while satisfying the needs of other stakeholders.

To achieve this success, ENVIRON will work in close collaboration with our clients, drawing on the strong interpersonal relationships between our practitioners and client representatives, and apply the highest level of objective, scientific, and regulatory analysis.

In providing these services, ENVIRON will adhere to the highest ethical standards and provide a workplace environment and financial rewards that attract the most talented professionals to our partnership.

Mission

ENVIRON will achieve this vision by striking the proper balance between the interests and goals of our clients, our owners, our employees, and society at large. We will continually reevaluate these goals over time, to find better ways to conduct our business and serve our clients.

Client Service Goal

To be the most effective strategists and advocates for our clients, focused primarily on risk management issues involving the presence of chemicals in food, drugs, medical devices, consumer products, the workplace, and the ambient environment. We will achieve this goal through commitment to the following key values:

Responsiveness: Our first priority will be to our clients with whom we will work closely in a team relationship. We will be proactive in understanding our clients' needs, ensure timely response to their concerns, and complete assignments on schedule through effective application of all necessary resources.

The Best Solutions: We are committed to bringing to each assignment the right mix of sound science, strategic thinking, good judgment, and clear communication to help our clients achieve the most efficient and cost-effective solutions to their problems.

Innovation: We will continually marshal our existing skills to develop innovative tools and approaches to meet client needs. At the same time, we will actively pursue the acquisition of new talent and expand our capabilities to adapt to our clients' evolving needs.

Financial Goal

To ensure that ENVIRON's revenue base and profit margins continually improve to maximize financial rewards for the employees and owners of ENVIRON.

Performance of the Firm: We will grow the revenue of the firm through expansion of existing practices and addition of new practices. We will strive to find ways to enhance profitability by development of alternative billing models that capture more effectively the value provided to our clients.

Employees: ENVIRON will operate a compensation system that is competitive for our industry and ensures that significant incentive awards are provided to those individuals who make major contributions to the firm. Areas of critical contribution include the successful generation, management, and execution of client assignments, the attraction of new practitioners to the firm, the development of new practice areas, expansion of the firm's geographic presence, and building and maintaining the firm's infrastructure.

Owners: Investments made to strengthen the organization and to add new practitioners, practices, or office locations will undergo detailed financial analysis to ensure that the investment risk is appropriately balanced between short-term impacts and long-term benefits.

Professional Environment Goal

To maintain a professional milieu that attracts and supports the brightest, most competent practitioners — one that fosters leadership, teamwork, and professional growth and ensures the long-term sustainability of the firm through the following attributes:

Professional Development and Training: We are committed to providing the tools and training necessary to develop effective client partners — individuals who, through their growth in leadership skills, technical competence, marketing and business development acumen, and business planning and management skills are able to address client needs.

Technical Excellence: We will be home to the best-credentialed, most experienced, skilled consultants in the fields in which we practice. We pride ourselves on ensuring that our most senior partners remain engaged in the provision of technical consulting services.

Firm-focused Behavior: We recognize that competition among professionals within a firm can threaten the common goal of excellence in client service. We are committed to operating in a collaborative manner that promotes optimal selection of resources for client assignments, ahead of personal or office interests, and ensures effective client succession.

Support and Communication Systems: We will maintain the administrative and technical support resources, (e.g., project management tools, library facilities, software) necessary to ensure that our practitioners can conduct their work in the most cost-effective fashion.

Societal Goal

To maximize the efficiency of resources used in solving environmental problems, to behave ethically, and to encourage and support professional activities that provide a public service.

Ethics: We will vigorously advocate our clients' positions while maintaining our own corporate and individual integrity. Clients recognize, as do we, that advocacy can only be successful where opinions are credible and supported by objective analysis.

Pro Bono Program: We will maintain a pro bono program for assistance on matters of public service that do not conflict with ENVIRON's other client matters.