COWI will be run as an international consultancy organisation. It will retain its Danish roots and have its head office and a power base in Denmark.

Optimal conditions will be maintained to ensure that we continue as one of the leaders in the field of consulting engineers.

COWI consists of a group of companies operating internationally. Our further development will be based on increased collaboration concerning marketing and engineering skills.

Independence

COWI operates on sound commercial principles and will retain genuine financial independence.

This financial independence is upheld on the basis of own capital resources, employee shares and outside investors provided the latter do not affect the dominant position of the COWI Foundation. This ensures our non-dependence on any bank or other source.

COWI will also remain independent of any political party policies and, where possible, avoid dependence on trade organisation politics.

Impartiality

Our consultancy will always be impartial.
Where technological or business-related developments require us to be involved in deliveries or with developers or act in the role of customer, such factors shall not affect our impartiality.

Customers and marketsConsultancy requirements of our customers will be met with complete professionalism. In our choice of professional fields, markets and customer, we shall bear in mind those factors which are important to COWI's continued development.

The assignments taken on should consist of what is considered best in providing the right basis for commercial stability, professional advancement and sound economy.

The company and its employees must be seen to have an awareness of social and environmental considerations.

Organisation and employees

COWI will continue its policy on employee influence and remain a good work place.
This will be achieved through the influence exercised by the employees and their share-holding in the company. The group's structure will be such as to ensure employee welfare and to offer both personal and professional challenges.

New assignment fields and new geographical areas will be investigated. We must also be prepared to take over other companies and, where deemed advisable for the group, to dispense with others.

For the group as a whole, expansion continues to be our aim. Decentralisation and independence are still being targeted, too, to avoid bureaucracy.

COWI and its employees continue to maintain both professional and commercial integrity and reliability.

Professionalism

We strive towards high professional standards on a par with ability to run the business.

This will manifest itself in our choice of assignments and leaders. In addition, our high technical standard must be constantly upgraded both for the group and its staff, by participation in new development schemes and training courses. Also in our selection of the right candidate for the job.