Listen, Unite, and Act

Our core purpose is to engineer opportunities.

Justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion are critically important to ensure opportunities are available to everyone.

KPFF is unified under one JEDI philosophy: Listen, Unite, and Act. Each office works at a local level, in concert with the change we can create as a whole. We and our industry partners have a long way to go, and encourage actionable and authentic change.

We want our employees, clients, owners and partners to know we are a safe place. KPFF honors diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for everyone.

We listen to the voices in KPFF, understand what we are passionate about, and what is important to us.

We unite with our teams towards the actions that we choose to take.

We act by following through on what has been decided.

Taking Action Company-Wide

Advancement of Disadvantaged, Women/Minority Owned and Small Businesses

The need to increase DBE, MWBE and SMB contracting in the AEC industry is incredibly important and KPFF welcomes opportunities to partner with these firms. We emphasize communication and skill sharing to develop expertise and capacity. KPFF shares resources like administrative staff and software, beneficial to a large design and construction project, which smaller firms might not have access to. We make a concerted effort to partner with and promote Small Businesses in AEC and are always looking to meet new firms. Please reach out!

Recognizing the Need for Change

We know our current efforts are not enough and recognize diversity, equity and inclusion is an industry-wide challenge. We are experimenting with strategies and programs to drive positive change. These include:

KPFF’s Design Matters
Celebrating Women in Construction Week
Designing Equitable Housing
Inclusive Culture Training
Partnering with The Script
Overhauling Recruitment and Interviewing Practices
LeaderFlow
Professional Organization DEI Committee Involvement
STEM Outreach to High Schools and Community Colleges
Participation in Urban Internship Programs (i.e. San Francisco Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure – OCII)
ACE Mentor Program and ACE Transformative Partner Program
Mindful Purchasing from BIPOC Businesses
Rebuilding Together