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 through accelerating green transition opportunities.
Decarbonising the global economy in order to limit warming to 1.5°C will require the scaling up of renewable technologies on an epic level and at an estimated cost of $1.5tn per year. But, who is going to fund this? (Hint: not governments.) And what is the role of consultants?
Environment Analyst’s latest UK E&S Market Assessment report documents a resurgence in demand for E&S consulting services as a result of ESG and net zero imperatives, combined with the post-pandemic 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.
Frank Sweet, head of the global environment business line at AECOM, outlines what he sees as the most exciting opportunities and pressing concerns for the industry, in a teaser ahead of our Global Summit.
Environment Analyst presents a summary of our latest 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.
Exploring how market and regulatory forces around ESG & sustainability are creating unprecedented demand for talent, and how service providers are responding strategically. Experts from specialist advisory, training and recruitment firms offer tips for building world-class ESG capabilities.
Owner and CEO of UK-based ESG consulting and risk management specialist InvestAssure says companies need to ensure the sustainability of their operational performance matches up to their official ESG ratings
EFCG’s Rising Leaders Conference explored the key priorities and challenges facing consulting & engineering C-suite executives of today and tomorrow. Sustainability emerged as a major focus, as well as talent and technology-related issues, as Environment Analyst reports.
Fifty years since the publication of the seminal environmental text ‘Limits to growth,’ Richard Heinberg, author and senior fellow of the Post Carbon Institute, reflects on how its conclusions stand up to scrutiny against today’s backdrop of converging crises.
The turbulent turn of world events has reinforced the urgency for the planet to move away from fossil fuel dependence. Transition was the subject of the day at this year’s International Energy Week, which featured expert commentators from BP, ERM, EY, Schlumberger, Shell and more
Environment Analyst presents a summary of our latest Sustainability Delivery Group (SDG) roundtable, which discussed the sustainability challenges facing the construction industry and how collaboration will lead the way forward
An Environment Analyst panel explored progress being made by environmental & sustainability advisers in both facilitating and leading in a just transition - featuring business leaders from AECOM, Anthesis, ERM and WSP
Environment Analyst presents a summary of our latest North American Business Leaders’ Forum focused on the challenges and solutions for helping to attract and retain talent in the current heat of the green jobs market and in the wake of 'the great resignation'
Our latest membership survey report provides timely industry data for budget-setting for the year ahead and beyond. Despite some significant headwinds – around talent and resourcing, not to mention ongoing pandemic pressures – the outlook appears extremely positive for the environmental and sustainability advisory sector
Strategic analysis from authoritative sources highlights both disruption and opportunity from COVID-19, enhanced employee expectations, and the rise and rise of ESG
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
An Environment Analyst authored summary of the latest flurry of reports, surveys and developments shaping the race towards developing a global, unifying ESG methodology and what that could mean for the advisory services space
Environment Analyst presents a summary of our latest Sustainability Delivery Group (SDG) roundtable, which discussed developments in corporate sustainability reporting
An insight report from Environment Analyst examines the risks and opportunities of engaging with the voluntary carbon market, as well as its growth potential as demand is once again booming
Our five key takeaways from the post-Paris Agreement milestone meeting in Glasgow, what they will mean for business, and why we should remain optimistic about this 'real economy COP'
For global consulting players including Jacobs, Atkins/SNC-Lavalin and Mott MacDonald, social value is helping to define corporate values and project delivery
COP26 is anticipated to be the most important Conference of the Parties since Paris in 2015. Nick Cottam investigates what’s at stake and the four goals that will define its success, or failure.
Environment Analyst presents a summary of our latest Sustainability Delivery Group (SDG) roundtable discussing investor priorities on ESG analysis and systemic action on climate change
The market for ESG solutions is advancing at breakneck speed as are the societal, regulatory and disclosure pressures. EA looks at how the ESG ecosystem is developing, including the varying approaches of different types of service provider, and considers how the agenda may evolve again in response to COP26
The New York-based Environmental Financial Consulting Group (EFCG) gives an overview based on its June 2021 DEI Workshop for business leaders and senior executives in the a/e/c industry
It's been ‘the year of HR’ given the major health and societal forces for change impacting the workforce. But how are consulting & engineering firms responding strategically to these shifts? EFCG’s HR Leadership Conference 2021 offers unique insights
Innovative financing methods and a burgeoning demand for expertise are triggering rapid evolution of the environmental & sustainability consulting M&A market, concluded a lively panel session at the Environment Analyst Business Summit 2021
An insight report summing up the major growth drivers and constraints discussed at the opening session of this year's (virtual) EA Global Business Summit, focusing on the implications of environmental and climate policy shifts in the US and the ramifications of green finance hitting the mainstream
