Environment Analyst collaborates with environmental and sustainability consultancies worldwide to produce unique profiles, reports, datasets and insights highlighting the leading players and regional, service and client sector dynamics influencing the sector. Our independent research has been trusted by our members for over 15 years.
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Upcoming reports include:
- Global Environmental & Sustainability Consulting Strategies & Market Assessment 2022/23
- US Environmental & Sustainability (E&S) Consulting Market Assessment 2022/23
Our membership survey report provides timely industry data for budget-setting for the year ahead and beyond. Despite some significant headwinds - particularly around talent and resourcing, not to mention ongoing pandemic pressures - the outlook appears extremely positive for the environmental and sustainability advisory sector. Read our executive summary here.
Published: January 2022
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. Read the summary article here.
Published: December 2021
The rapid acceleration of the ESG, in combination with the corporate sustainability agenda and game-changing regulatory developments, is creating unprecedented demand for talent. Business leaders from the specialist advisory, training and recruitment world take a deep dive into the strategies for building world-class expertise and workforce capacity in the ESG & sustainability space.
Published: May 2022
We presents the outcomes of Environment Analyst's Business Leaders’ Forum, where participants based in Europe and North America discussed how the ‘new normal’ approach to hybrid work is affecting everything from business structure to corporate culture. The closed session allowed participants to discuss the ramifications of remote work for company strategy, retaining talent and client interaction.
Published: May 2022
We presents a summary of our North American Business Leaders’ Forum, which discussed the impact of Covid on employee turnover, recruitment challenges and the competition for talent. The Forum featured opening remarks from Diane Woodall, Vice President, People & Organization at Wood, Lisa Kay, Chief Operating Officer at NV5 and Priya Jain, Chief Growth Officer at Atlas.
Published: January 2022
Environment Analyst presents a summary of our Sustainability Delivery Group roundtable, which looked into the latest developments in corporate sustainability reporting. The event featured a presentation from Matt Rusk, head of the North America regional hub for the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), who introduced the new ‘universal’ standard from GRI and touched on developments influencing the current and future sustainability reporting landscape.
Published: December 2021
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 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
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
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
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
We present the findings and recommendations from this Business Leaders' Forum, where Kirsten Spalding, Senior Program Director, Ceres Investor Network, shared her thoughts on the growing momentum for ESG analysis and systemic action on climate change. The forum also discussed how investor demands of corporate leaders are getting clearer, and how collaborative actions between investors and companies, policy makers and regulators are having real economy impacts. Here, we present the findings and recommendations from the Forum.
Published: September 2021
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
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
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
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
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
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