Analysis: The economy has been battered, the policy environment is conflicted. Environment Analyst talked to senior figures from Atkins, AECOM and Mott MacDonald about trading in confusing times.
COP27 is being heralded as the COP of implementation. Ahead of the meeting, Environment Analyst explores the prospects and hopes for environmental and sustainability consulting leaders.
Mott MacDonald and the Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment say tool's focus leads to better performance, less maintenance and fewer negative impacts for infrastructure projects.
Environmental & sustainability early career professionals have their say on sector entry routes, job satisfaction, retention and the skills crisis in Environment Analyst’s latest survey.
Experts from AECOM and Mott MacDonald discuss how the world’s leading economies are weaning themselves off gas and developing alternatives at scale. They explore the pressing energy issues of the coming two decades.
Insight report: In a world facing climate and biodiversity jeopardy, which is reeling from COVID-19, EA investigates how legislation designed for UK procurement contracts is gaining international influence
Mott MacDonald’s UK social value technical director, Caron Dunlop, charts social value’s rise to prominence and why contractors are scrambling to embed its principles within procurement and project design
Sector hits all-time high of £1.9bn in 2019 before pandemic forces decline last year; Jacobs confirmed new market leader, then RSK, WSP, AECOM and RPS; demand for climate change & energy services surges as net zero and climate resilience efforts ramp up
British privately-owned management, engineering and development secures go ahead with masterplan, design, engineering and and environmental support services
Objections to the UK’s National Policy Statements on climate change grounds are unlikely to succeed, argues a legal expert. Objectors are now turning to the NSIP regime and DCOs as the 'theatre of war'
Heathrow’s third runway has been halted for now. The ruling could have huge ramifications for the planning and development of other transport infrastructure schemes
We review the big changes impacting environmental consulting since EA was launched a decade ago and look forward to what the industry has in store for the next ten years
Strong demand across multiple client sectors fuels another solid performance from the UK EC Top 30, although slowdown evident on Brexit worries finds EA’s latest market report
We look at the work environmental consultants are doing in the UK water sector where the utilities’ investment cycle and WFD are major drivers, and consider the changes afoot
Beware zombie environmental legislation was one of the messages coming out of the EIC Annual Conference today. It is where the legislation still exists but without the continual updating of standards and targets to go with it.
SPECIAL REPORT: What environmental protection policy and the associated services industry may look like in a post-Brexit UK; how environmental consultancies will need to adapt and drive forward sustainability innovation
Key themes of the day include the specialist vs. multidiscipline debate, why the middle ground can be good, identifying market opportunities and overcoming constraints
