Scaling Integrity Worldwide: How AECOM Built One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies®
What’s Inside The Case Study:
Setting the Scene
Operating across dozens of countries, infrastructure leader AECOM delivers complex engineering, consulting, and project management projects worldwide. With a global footprint spanning thousands of employees and varied cultural landscapes, AECOM operates under a non-negotiable imperative: Safety, Ethics & Quality First.
Operating with integrity is not merely a corporate values statement for AECOM—it is a business driver that impacts client trust, project delivery, and commercial success.
The Global Compliance Challenge
Managing compliance across distinct international jurisdictions presents complex operational challenges:
- Diverse Regulatory Frameworks: Navigating anti-corruption, antitrust, human rights, ESG supply chain standards, and export controls across multiple continents.
- The Localization Hurdle: Delivering mandatory ethics content that resonates locally without fracturing global governance consistency.
- Operational Scale: Distributing recurring training across a dispersed, multilingual workforce without overloading internal compliance administrators.
The Solution – Seamless Scale with SAI360
To meet these demanding operational requirements, AECOM turned to SAI360. Partnering for nearly a decade, AECOM integrated SAI360’s extensive Ethics & Compliance Learning curriculum directly into their internal Learning Management System (LMS).
Through scenario-based modules, practical microlearning, and regional Ethics Ambassador networks, training shifted from a mandatory “check-the-box” requirement to engaging, real-world decision-making practice.
“The biggest factor was the breadth and depth of SAI360’s content library, along with the confidence that the content would remain current as regulatory requirements evolved. SAI360 enables me to scale a consistent global ethics and compliance learning experience that drives engagement, accountability, and a stronger culture of integrity across AECOM.”— Monique Nguyen, VP of Ethics & Compliance, AECOM
