Toronto, Canada (22 April 2015) - Amec Foster Wheeler announces today that is has been recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers for 2015 by MediaCorp for its commitment to sustainability. This special designation recognizes employers that lead the nation in creating a culture of environmental awareness in their organization.

Frances Fay, Head of Sustainability, Amec Foster Wheeler said: "Sustainability must be integral to everything we do as a business in order to be successful and our people are at the heart of what we do. We want Amec Foster Wheeler to be recognized as a leader in responsible business practices, one that takes its environmental responsibilities seriously by supporting our customers and suppliers in this area. We want our employees to be proud to work for us."

Some of the reasons why Amec Foster Wheeler was selected as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2015):

  • At each office location, employees manage their own sustainability committees, from a few people to 1,000 members, depending on the office -- each committee leader becomes part of the overall steering group who work to implement global and local initiatives
  • Amec Foster Wheeler's long-term low carbon management plan publicly commits the company to reduce its carbon emissions by 80% by 2050, against a 2009 baseline year
  • Amec Foster Wheeler has over 50 Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) accredited professionals who have worked on many major LEED projects for private and public-sector clients across Canada -- the company's unique engineering capabilities have made it a major player in the Canadian bio-fuels sector, including the design of biomass-fed combined heating and power boilers that produce green energy at a number of locations across the country
  • Each office location operates its own extensive recycling program ensuring that everything from paper to batteries and organic composting to project construction materials are recycled
  • The company has developed an in-house sustainability training awareness package that is available to all employees, helping each employee capitalize on the company's considerable engineering expertise in developing sustainable lifestyles at home and work.

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Media contacts:
Lauren Gallagher, lauren.gallagher@amecfw.com; + 1 602 757 3211

Notes to editors:
Amec Foster Wheeler (www.amecfw.com) designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets for its customers across the global energy and related sectors.

With pro-forma 2014 annualised scope revenues of £5.5 billion and over 40,000 people in more than 50 countries, the company operates across the whole of the oil and gas industry - from production through to refining, processing and distribution of derivative products - and in the mining, clean energy, power generation, pharma, environment and infrastructure markets.

For more information about how sustainability shapes Amec Foster Wheeler's business, please visit http://www.amecfw.com/aboutus/sustainability.

Amec Foster Wheeler shares are publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange and its American Depositary Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Both trade under the ticker AMFW.

Canada's Greenest Employer Award
Now entering its 9th year, Canada's Greenest Employers recognizes employers that lead the nation in creating a culture of environmental awareness. The employers selected by the editors have developed exceptional earth-friendly initiatives and are attracting people because of their environmental leadership.

The full list of this year's Canada's Greenest Employer winners were announced online. The editors' detailed reasons for selection were released this morning at http://www.canadastop100.com/green.

Forward-Looking Statements
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Amec Foster Wheeler does not undertake to update any of the forward-looking statements after this date to conform such statements to actual results, to reflect the occurrence of anticipated results or otherwise.
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