News analysis

Record heat waves of the past two years have propelled excess heat up the policy agenda. Consultancies advising on master planning and infrastructure are in the front line of cooling down the world’s sweltering urban heat islands. Experts from AtkinsRealis and Arup explain the methods and technologies involved.

Firms must pick up the pace of decarbonisation and disclosure with high-quality ESG data, or risk being downgraded. Environment Analyst scrutinises the latest CDP climate scores for consultancies.

Publicly-listed engineering giant’s latest step on its transformation journey brings all operating companies under unified brand.

SNC-Lavalin sells Scandinavian business, Terracon acquires a competitor in Arkansas and Terraphase expands in the Pacific Northwest.

Architects, airport planners and structural design and carbon experts have worked on tools for calculating embodied carbon in airports.

Firm’s data-driven ‘Decarbonomics’ solution can now be used to support initiatives in the residential, aviation, infrastructure and industrial sectors.

UK-fronted initiative to place environmental and social sustainability at heart of the development project process to unlock sustainable infrastructure and NbS opportunities.

Financial year end results from North American firms show the impacts of restructuring and the compensating benefits of having established PFAS, climate and energy services offerings.

Realism and honesty beat unachievable goals, says Emma Scott, VP of sustainability at fossil fuel services company Kent, as she sets out firm's own scope 1 and 2 commitments.

Sophisticated data tech is set to transform how environmental consultancy is delivered and paid for. UK-based firm Atkins invited Will Hatchett to its London HQ, to see how and why.

Consultancies Arcadis, ERM and SNC-Lavalin stand with over 330 multinationals saying they are ‘doing their part’ but tougher rules are needed to go further and faster.

EA’s latest industry data and research report reveals emergence of the sector's own ‘big four’ as environmental & sustainability consulting market sees record M&A activity and solid post-COVID recovery. 

Six months after the publication of Environment Analyst’s acclaimed ‘Consultancies in the race to net zero’ report – and in celebration of UK Net Zero Week – we explore how the top players are looking to advance their leadership role in the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Sustainability-linked loan facilities will result in savings if emissions and staff diversity targets are met.

Engineering and environmental services group has announced its ‘Decarbonomics’ approach to helping clients achieve net zero-rated buildings

Atkins urges sector to deepen understanding of the challenges faced by underrepresented groups within engineering, to help unleash their potential

For global consulting players including Jacobs, Atkins/SNC-Lavalin and Mott MacDonald, social value is helping to define corporate values and project delivery

Canadian consulting & engineering player joins the United Nations’ Race to Zero campaign and signs The Climate Pledge

SNC-Lavalin, Stantec and WSP report on financial highlights and challenges during the second quarter to complete the picture for the first six months of the year for the Canadian-headquartered triumvirate. Their experiences mark a US market proving a little slower in recovery than other COVID-impacted regions.

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

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

The Montreal-headquartered consultancy has advised the Canadian government on how to meet its target of achieving zero carbon emissions by 2050

In a move described as a "significant step forward in the company’s strategy to enhance focus on growing its engineering services business", SNC-Lavalin Group has agreed to sell its global Resources Oil & Gas business. The sale also reflects the...

Following radical changes to procurement, Atkins has made a key appointment to lead on its social value strategy in the UK. Is this a sign of things to come?

Global engineering and environmental consultancy Atkins has been appointed by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) to help improve water management in Egypt. The goal is to improve access to drinking water and sanitation across the...

The 55,000-strong global consulting and technology group Jacobs has become the eighth member of Environment Analyst’s Sustainability Delivery Group.

Environmental consultants may be less affected by Brexit transition than other business sectors. Will Hatchett, explains why

Global design, engineering and project management consultancy Atkins, an SNC-Lavalin company, has secured a World Bank contract to undertake ‘blue economy’ assessments in the eastern Caribbean that will help countries make more sustainable use of...

Atkins parent cements move away from fixed fee contracting services whilst streamlining geographic footprint in response to challenging market conditions

The Candian publicly-quoted consulting engineer has withdrawn its 2020 financial outlook little more than a month after releasing it alongside the company's FY19 results, given the "unprecedented global uncertainty" associated with the COVID-19...