News analysis

In the second instalment of this special series, Environment Analyst examines how consultancies are responding internally to the complex challenges of climate change mitigation and measuring their wider sustainability impacts.

Reducing carbon emissions from the built environment requires a move away from silo-based carbon counting towards a circular, whole systems approach, or the ‘super cities’ of the future risk being environmental disasters.

European-headquartered consulting majors sustain healthy growth rates buoyed by environment, energy and water sectors, holding sustainability in focus for acquisitions and strategy.

Latest acquisition is Sweco’s tenth of 2023, following the conversion in May of an existing €400m revolving credit facility into a sustainability-linked loan.

New financing plan linked to achieving company-wide targets on sustainability and governance.

Profit drop for TAUW attributed to economic uncertainty; Royal HaskoningDHV celebrates robust sales and a new CEO; Sweco enjoys progress in revenues and sustainability.

Swedish consultancy reports improved annual performance through strategic M&A and organic gains – including in its environmental & sustainability business – and a strong end to the year.

International design, engineering, science and risk management consultancy BMT becomes the twelfth member of Environment Analyst’s Sustainability Delivery Group, as our new ESG-focused working group also debuts.

Two acquisitions will add 70 to the headcount of Stockholm-headquartered global architectural, engineering and environmental consultancy.

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. 

Sustainability and digitalisation trends inspired the new company, which will initially have 15 employees.

Firm reports rise in net sales and profits for H1 2022, with Belgium and Sweden delivering best profit margins.

Firm fills senior positions as sustainability and digital drive net sales growth.

Consultancy puts price tag on cost of demolishing buildings, arguing circularity could keep European buildings alive and adapted

Swedish architecture, engineering and environmental consultancy hits its stride thanks to a heightened focus on sustainability and digitalisation.

SLR acquires Finch & Beak UK-based environmental firm SLR has acquired specialist ESG and sustainability consulting firm Finch & Beak, adding 16 staff to its more than 1,800 strong worldwide team.The deal brings together the sustainability...

Consultancy majors and their clients – notably including several western energy companies – are closing down business links to Russia, in response to the invasion of Ukraine

An Environment Analyst research report finds the majority of the world’s top environmental and sustainability consulting firms are now working towards science-based climate commitments — with some having set and already achieved accelerated carbon reduction goals — whilst others lag behind in their progress

Weaker conditions impact UK business but other European markets see improvements

Return to previous role for sustainability specialist Andreas Gyllenhammar

European engineering, environment and design consultancy Sweco has announced the release of a new tool designed to help organisations assess and visualise how their projects contribute to the SDGs. It also shows how or if a project embeds social value.

The European consulting major Sweco, based in Sweden, has entered into an agreement to acquire Gaia Consulting, a Finnish firm focused on sustainable solutions. The financial terms were not disclosed. Established in 1993, Gaia now has 60 experts,...

CEO praises firm for showing profitable growth through COVID crisis

Sweco, the Swedish-based design, engineering and environmental consultancy, has started the New Year off with a pair of acquisitions boosting its European presence - Optiplan of Finland and Buur based in Belgium. Optiplan is a €13m revenue...

Following the first six to eight months of pandemic-induced lockdowns and economic instability, the picture for some leading environmental consulting players features the tentative beginnings of an upturn.

Rapid adaptation has been key for Swedish group through the first half of 2020 with utilization remaining high, although impacts have been felt in construction related areas of the business

Swedish-headquartered environmental, engineering and architecture consultancy reveals sustainability and social mobility plan as part of business strategy to 2023

Ten percent of Swedish firm’s UK contingent on furlough; Q1 financials strong enough for dividend payments

LUC suspends all field work, whilst other firms review on an individual basis if onsite work is deemed ‘essential’ given government restrictions to stem coronavirus transmission

Swedish-headquartered sustainability, engineering and architecture consultancy Sweco has landed a role in a consortium commissioned to undertake a major flood risk management project in Poland. The contract, signed with the Polish government agency...