Biden makes 'historic' funding request for climate and the EPA

Environmental Protection Agency to be “back and ready to work” with record investments in climate and environmental justice. PFAS research studies and regulations also prioritised

M&A round-up (inc. NV5, Stantec, Tetra Tech, WSP/Golder)

Its been a busy fortnight on the acquisition front

Sweco to purchase Finnish sustainability specialist Gaia

Environment Analyst’s Sustainability Delivery Group welcomes AECOM

SLR acquires ESG specialist Corporate Citizenship

Strategic acquisition underlines push by British firm to lead in ESG advisory

Ramboll gives sober nod to 'satisfactory but difficult' year

European consulting heavyweight cites negative organic growth in FY20 review, whilst identifying sustainability as a ‘cornerstone’ of group business. Also announces acquisition of Incept Sustainability

Global leaders support action on climate change for Africa

The Africa Adaptation Acceleration Programme was launched virtually by African heads of state and global leaders

US and Canada join forces on global warming

Underscoring the end of its climate change denial, the US has signed up to working with its northern neighbour to tackle the problem

Offshore wind to boost Biden’s clean energy revolution

The White House has announced actions to catalyze offshore wind energy and potentially thousands of 'well-paid, unionised jobs' in the US

ESG under the bonnet

Environment Analyst lifts the lid on what good ESG practice looks like on the ground with perspectives from the client investor, the ESG risk data provider and the consultant; and how it is becoming normalised in everyday business

Deal takes UK marine ecology specalist to Norwegian firm

Norwegian environmental consultancy group Akerbla Group has acquired a 51% stake in the UK-based marine specialist, Ocean Ecology.

ERM acquires HSE firm First Option

Latest M&A deal for London-based global EHS and sustainability consultancy increases presence in film and media industry

Mandatory TCFD disclosure moves closer in UK

Lucion Services acquires Delta-Simons in transformative acquisition

Purchase strengthens Lucion’s HSE and environmental risk management offering in the UK, and introduces it to the Inogen Alliance

£60bn offshore wind boom coming to UK

The UK's offshore wind industry workforce set to treble in the next five years and attract more than £60bn in investment

‘Circular economy’ good for health, equality and wellbeing

A report urges environment professionals across the world to promote circular economy concepts more widely into impact assessment

Management consultants boost ESG credentials

Accenture is the latest professional services firm to invest in an ESG data platform, having announced a deal with Arabesque S-Ray. Environment Analyst provides a round-up of the latest moves and motivations of the Big 3 and their ilk in this space

CEO question time: Alan Ryder, RSK - Part II

Environment Analyst talks business resilience in the pandemic year; international opportunities and megatrends with RSK’s CEO and founder Alan Ryder.

Health impact assessment – a vital development dimension

Whilst HIA is growing in importance globally, it is often poorly understood. There is need for more guidance, a Golder webinar explained, citing recent research projects and case studies from the African mining industry

Worley lets go of infrastructure advisory business

The resilience dividend: Wood reveals roadmap to build back better

Peter Hall of Wood spoke at The Economist’s Sustainability Week about how his company is transforming its approach to infrastructure projects to ensure a more climate resilient outcome

Australia’s Edge Environment enters US

GHD appoints global inclusion & diversity leader

ESG measures in executive pay plans ‘exploding’

BCG ramps up climate & sustainability offering in preparation for COP26

SNC-Lavalin weighs pandemic year pressures

Engineering and consulting segment sees five percent revenue contraction in FY20 as wider group driven to loss

ICF to lead European Climate Pact partnership

Wood pushed to a loss; leadership remuneration aligned to ESG targets

UK-based group’s broadening exposure to built environment and clean energy markets offsets greater declines inflicted by oil price trend and pandemic hurdles through 2020. Prioritising ESG leadership remains critical, states Wood CEO

Expert Q&A: Rise of the forever chemicals

Awareness of PFAS contamination continues to increase across the world. Jake Hurst, PFAS lead for Arcadis in the UK, describes the role that his company is playing in tackling it, in the US, Europe and elsewhere

Clarity needed on ESG in infrastructure investment

While nearly all infrastructure investors identify ESG performance as vital in making investment decisions, standardisation of criteria is needed