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Bechtel Named to Fortune 2025 Change the World List
September 24, 2025
Bechtel Named to Fortune 2025 Change the World List
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Recognition underscores Bechtel's worldwide impact and drive to build a better future
Fortune, a global multiplatform media company, this week named Bechtel to its 2025 Change the World list, which recognizes companies that integrate social and environmental impact into their core business strategies and operations as essential drivers of innovation and growth. Read more about Bechtel's award and the Fortune Change the World list.
Bechtel was highlighted in part for its Low Energy Ejector Desalination System (LEEDS), an energy-efficient process that recycles industrial wastewater into a reusable resource for farms, industry, and communities. By making water reuse more accessible and affordable, LEEDS offers a sustainable alternative to conventional desalination, which is often too energy-intensive and costly for regions facing water stress. The pilot has demonstrated:
- Up to 50% reduction in energy use compared to traditional desalination
- 400 barrels of produced water treated per day during 2024 operations in the Permian Basin
- Full achievement of targets for recovery, energy efficiency, and water quality
"Our purpose has always been bigger than the projects we deliver," said Brendan Bechtel, Chairman and CEO at Bechtel. "Bechtel's legacy is defined by taking on the world's toughest challenges and delivering results that transform communities and industries. What truly sets Bechtel apart is its people-the extraordinary teams who tackle the impossible and achieve what others cannot. We are privileged to do this work that touches lives around the world."
Being named to the Fortune Change the World list underscores how business performance and societal impact can be closely linked. The recognition reflects Bechtel's work with customers, communities, and colleagues to deliver projects that strengthen resilience, advance sustainability, and expand opportunity.
Looking ahead, Bechtel is tackling some of the 21st century's most pressing challenges: powering the growth of artificial intelligence, advancing energy independence, and securing the critical minerals modern life depends on. From transformative transportation projects such as London's Elizabeth Line to landmark efforts such as NASA's Mobile Launcher 2 and the management of America's national laboratories, Bechtel's work impacts millions of lives.
Learn more about Bechtel's projects that have advanced industries and improved lives worldwide.
About Bechtel
Bechtel is a trusted engineering, construction and project management partner to industry and government. Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
Bechtel serves the Energy; Infrastructure; Manufacturing & Technology; Mining & Metals; and Nuclear, Security & Environmental markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. https://www.bechtel.com
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