Introduction by our CEO
Marije Hulshof
What a remarkable year 2025 has been for our company. Across the globe, our talented teams have worked together with our clients to deliver impactful, sustainable solutions to build a brighter future. Even in a time of global uncertainty, we have continued to grow, a testament to the dedication and expertise of our people.
There is much to celebrate from the year. A personal highlight for me has been the launch of Haskoning’s Innovation & Education Fund. As a steward- and partly employee-owned company, we are in a unique position to act in pursuit of our purpose, Enhancing Society Together. After a series of good financial years that gave our company a strong footing for the future, we asked what more can we do? The Haskoning Innovation & Education Fund is our answer. Through it, we are investing 12.5% of our net profit in global research, innovation and education, starting with the themes of climate research and water technology. In 2025, we made the first donation to a multi-year study by Delft University to research new bacteria that can potentially deal with PFAS, pesticides or microplastics. I am very pleased that we are able to do this as a company.
On top of this we also increased the amount of our net result shared with staff from 33 to 40%, recognising that our people are at the heart of everything we do.
In 2025, we concluded our Stronger25 strategy and launched Empowering Excellence, our new strategy to 2030. Stronger25 provided us with an approach and focus that delivered strong revenue growth and healthy profitability. It strengthened our purpose to Enhance Society Together and our commitment to our people. It helped us to enhance our digital profile and to grow our activities in consultancy, design and engineering. In doing so, it provides a strong starting point for our 2026-2030 strategy.
Growth was a priority this year, fuelled by investing in our people, nurturing key client relationships, and building valuable partnerships. We also strengthened our position through the acquisition of Arch Henderson, further enhancing our maritime expertise in Scotland and across the globe. Congratulations to our Vietnam team which celebrated its 40-year anniversary, marking four decades of successful projects and contributions to our growth in the Asia-Pacific region.
From May 2025, we became known simply as Haskoning. We retired a rather long name which, while reflecting our roots, had led to a variety of different names and abbreviations in everyday use. The new, yet familiar, name builds upon our 144-year history and the foundations laid by Royal Haskoning and DHV, as well as the other companies that joined us over the years. We continue to cherish our 'Royal' designation, remaining proud of this expression of confidence and recognition for our long-standing dedication, quality and integrity.
The awards we won reinforce our leadership position in our markets. For example, a wastewater treatment plant in Scotland which uses our Nereda Technology received the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Major Project Award for Sustainability. A project to create Singapore’s first polder, reclaiming 800 hectares of land from the sea in a solution that drastically cuts sand use, won the third prize of the Jan Agema Award for the most innovative hydraulic engineering project. We won an award for exceptional underground construction for a tunnel in a new highway in the Netherlands. In the United Kingdom, we won the Best Place to Work – Large Consulting Firm award at the prestigious New Civil Engineer (NCE) Awards.
Another highlight of the year was the opening of our state-of-the-art, renovated historic office in Delft. Delft is a city of knowledge, innovation and talent. Opening an office in Delft is an investment in our future, bringing us close to some of the brightest minds of tomorrow. It is also a very visible showcase of our capability and commitment to sustainability. The historic building from 1912 has an A++++ rating and is Paris proof and fossil free, with more than 600 solar panels on the roof. Many materials in the building - including the carpet and much of the furniture - have already had a first life. Our colleagues love it. It was ranked Excellent Employee Experience on the global Leesman Index and won an Office Award of Merit from the international engineering magazine ENR. This was not the only new office in 2025, as well as elsewhere in the Netherlands, colleagues have moved into new sustainable premises.
We support our clients with solutions across the real issues facing societies everywhere. These include climate change, water scarcity, energy transition, net congestion and so many more. Meanwhile the world is shifting. In 2025, there were further geopolitical tensions, trade conflicts, economic uncertainty and the exciting but unpredictable rise of artificial intelligence. Like everyone, Haskoning is navigating these developments for ourselves and our clients every day, by adjusting strategies, protecting supply chains and exploring risks and opportunities of AI. Staying relevant, delivering sustainable solutions, and making smart use of data and AI form part of our new strategy Empowering Excellence.
As we look at these urgent challenges ahead, it is clear our work matters. Thank you to our clients and partners for the work we’ve done together, to our people for their unfailing energy and determination to push boundaries. We look forward to building on the opportunities that lie ahead in what is our 145th year as we enhance society together.
Marije Hulshof
CEO
