Environment Analyst Global collects data from environmental and sustainability consultancies worldwide and compiles a unique dataset showing market dynamics in the sector. Our reports provide specialist data and intelligence on the leading players worldwide plus insight into market drivers and opportunities in all regions and service areas.
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ESG strategies: Consultancies in the race to net zero
This report explores the multifaceted drivers and challenges for consultancies in relation to target setting and working towards their climate goals, and details best practice learnings and decarbonisation innovations from the last couple of years as ESG pledges and disclosures have ramped up. We reveal which firms are leading — and lagging — in their net zero approaches.
Published: December 2021
Global Environmental Consulting Strategies & Market Assessment 2020/21
This report is a culmination of our ongoing research and continuous engagement with the leading players for over a decade. It provides a unique assessment and dataset to help you understand the value, dynamics and segmentation of the global environmental consultancy sector, with market data for 2019 and estimates for 2020 (and historically) - by company, region, by service area and by client sector - as well as growth forecasts for 2021-2024.
Published: May 2021
Global Competitor Analysis 2020/21
Complete set of 25 profiles due this year, including: Advisian/Worley, AECOM, Antea Group, Arcadis, Cardno, Environmental Resources Management (ERM), GHD, Golder, HDR, ICF, Inogen Alliance, Jacobs, Mott MacDonald, Ramboll, Royal HaskoningDHV, RPS Group, SLR Consulting, SMEC/Surbana Jurong, SNC-Lavalin Group, Stantec, Sweco, Tauw, Tetra Tech Inc, Wood and WSP.
Published: May 2021
COVID-19 Industry Impacts & Outlook Survey II: Global Edition
The results from our second COVID-19 Industry Impacts & Outlook Survey have now been published and point to a dramatic uplift in expectations in the wake of the global pandemic in terms of business performance compared to our first survey in June.
Published: December 2020
COVID-19 Industry Impacts & Outlook Survey: Global edition
Analysis of the results of our COVID-19 Industry Impacts & Outlook Survey, completed by practitioners and business leaders operating within the Global environmental services sector.
Published: July 2020
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Integrity at stake: Voluntary carbon offsets on the journey to net zero
The voluntary carbon market is booming. Environment Analyst explores the pitfalls, the potential and optimum practices for buying emissions offsets as part of net zero planning – with insights from experts converging on transparency, discipline and quality as key priorities.
Published: November 2021
Social Value: bringing sustainability to the people
Social value is emerging as a golden thread underpinning ESG and sustainability. It is redefining projects and transforming return on investment calculations. Importantly, it is enabling the delivery of truly sustainable outcomes to those who need it most. Here, we explain the evolution of social value, and explore the business opportunities for consultants.
Published: November 2021
Investors require ‘proof over promises’ on ESG
Environment Analyst presents a summary of our latest Sustainability Delivery Group (SDG) roundtable, which discussed investor priorities on ESG analysis and systemic action on climate change. The roundtable also featured a presentation from Rev. Kirsten Snow Spalding, Senior Program Director with Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk & Sustainability.
Published: October 2021
Changing landscape accelerates market for ESG solutions
Environment Analyst explores how the renewed focus on environmental and social progress for business and investors - expedited through the global pandemic - is translating into demand for ESG advisory, technology and data services. We also speculate how client demand and service provision may evolve in response to COP26 and other emerging drivers.
Published: October 2021
Environment Analyst's Global Business Summit 2021: Green finance & ESG moves mainstream
A major focus of the Environment Analyst Global Business Summit 2021 was the need to transition towards a global sustainable operating model, which is multi-layered and intricate. Challenges of this size and magnitude require solutions that are backed by innovative and effective funding strategies. And lots of them.
Published: July 2021
Environment Analyst Business Summit 2021: Roundtable Insight Briefing
We’ve collated the key takeaways and discussion outcomes from the Environment Analyst Business Summits roundtable meetings, which were moderated by guest experts in the environment and sustainability services sector from around the globe.
Published: July 2021
Environment Analyst Global Business Summit 2021: Opportunities & challenges fuelled by ESG
Following Environment Analyst’s Global Business Summit 2021 (8-17 June), we highlight some of the key opportunities and challenges that are likely to shape demand for environmental and sustainability (E&S) consulting and advisory services worldwide over the next few years based on the summit presentations and discussions.
Published: July 2021
Outcomes of North American Business Leaders’ Forum 2021
Executives from 16 environmental consulting and engineering firms active in the US and Canada participated in an Environment Analyst roundtable on May 5th organised by our Sustainability Delivery Group. We discussed the new space for ESG-focused sustainability advisory services now opening up in North America having gained momentum in Europe over the past few years.
Published: July 2021
Energy, equity and expertise: three linchpins of an evolving US market
In the run-up to Environment Analyst's Global Business Summit 2021, we spoke with top environmental executives from five major companies with a US presence to glean their insights into post-pandemic prospects for the industry.
Published: May 2021
Management consultants build momentum in climate and sustainability
Environment Analyst explores the recent moves and initiatives by the world's leading business strategy and transformation consultants to raise their game in the sustainability space.
Published: April 2021
Plotting pathways to net zero in the oil & gas sector
Environment Analyst attended IP Week, the annual convention of oil & gas business leaders, consultants and industry commentators to gauge the progress being made on the industry’s pathway to delivering net-zero carbon emissions and how plans and pledges are being turned into action.
Published: March 2021
The SDGs — mission impossible or sustainability game-changer?
Environment Analyst's latest briefing explores the challenges and benefits of using the SDGs to underpin sustainability strategy and reporting — a growing trend within business and financial sectors.
Published: October 2020
Funding the build-back: where investments will be greenest
Post-COVID financial recovery packages vary widely in their commitments to build back green. Here we compare offerings from the major economies and the opportunities they present for the sector. Vanessa Spedding reports.
Published: September 2020
Aftershocks and Opportunities Shaping the Industry in Australasia
Business leaders from regional powerhouses - Beca, GHD and Surbana Jurong - offered insights on the state of play in the wake of the global pandemic and how they are strategizing for the new norms of consultancy.
Published: September 2020
Difficult decisions ahead for environmental business leaders
Environment Analyst’s Ross Griffiths provides a roundup of some of the challenges, concerns and strategy options occupying the minds of environmental consulting business leaders during this crisis. Some have been anonymised to provide them the freedom to talk openly.
Published: June 2020
European consulting leaders respond to CV-19 and re-opening challenges
The latest of our special briefings based on AEC Advisors’ CEO Forums and COVID-19 industry impact survey statistics is focused on what’s happening in the European environmental consulting and wider professional services industry amidst the crisis.
Published: June 2020
Strategic planning for the crisis and post-crisis era
The third of our special reports based on AEC Advisors’ CEO Forum series addressing COVID-19 impacts and mitigation strategies provides views based on the bosses of Environmental Partners, Kleinfelder, Stantec and WSP.
Published: May 2020
Adapting strategy and planning for the ‘other side’
Environment Analyst gained exclusive access to an extraordinary virtual gathering of consulting and professional services firm CEOs to learn how firms are adapting to the new norms and rapidly-evolving business outlook during the pandemic and what is expected to come in the aftermath.
Published: April 2020
Leadership at a Time of Crisis
Consulting business leaders share their key lessons learned for coping in crisis mode, focusing on business continuity and resilience, employee management, and effective communications strategies, as well as the financial implications.
Published: April 2020
Improving the value proposition of environmental consultancy
The first Environment Analyst Business Leaders’ Forum meeting of 2020 saw animated discussion around three interrelated themes of digital disruption, value proposition and the future environmental consultant.
Published: April 2020
Exploring Pathways to Net Zero for the Oil & Gas Sector
Environment Analyst reports from IP Week, the annual convention of oil & gas sector business leaders, consultants and stakeholders to learn how an industry that is so entwined with the cause of the climate crisis is responding by finding lower carbon pathways and solutions.
Published: March 2020
Surviving the Make or Break Moments
Environment Analyst offers key takeaways from the 30th Annual EFCG CEO Conference, where business advisors and sector leaders met to share their experiences of market ups and downs and strategies to address the most pressing industry challenges.
Published: February 2020