Investor demands, operational economics and plastics backlash pile pressure on energy majors

European oil & gas firms under pressure from investor demands on climate change and low-carbon transition

RPS share price reacts to warning on softer Australian market conditions

UK professional services group and the country's number-one environmental consultancy RPS saw its share price dip by more than 40% this week after issuing a trading update which warns of “stagnation” in its Australia Asia Pacific (AAP) business

Leadership in environmental consultancy - extinction or rebellion?

There is an urgent need for leadership in E&S consultancy to help organisations address the climate emergency. But is the sector ready to lead from the front, asked John Chubb of RPS in his opening keynote at the EA Business Summit 2019

CEO question time: John Chubb, RPS

A few weeks away from the Environment Analyst Business Summit 2019 we get a taster of the major issues to be explored through Q&A with our keynote speaker and co-chair

Thames Water reveals £200m leakage detection contract winners

Turnaround on track for RPS

Stable 2018 performance for 5,600-strong British-based firm as staffing issues impact growth in established markets. CEO John Douglas gives EA his take

RPS acquires Australian advisory firm Corview

Ofwat concerned with draft business plans from water firms

Affinity, Hafren, Southern and Thames Water placed under significant scrutiny after business plans fall ‘well short’ of requirements.

Rebranded RPS positions for future growth

Goal to be ‘best mid-size consulting firm in global industry’ through proposition of ‘making complex easy’. EA speaks to visionary CEO John Douglas

RPS linked to PE firm Charterhouse

LSE-listed environmental consulting player could be taken private according to media reports

RPS studies support offshore wind leasing round

Highways England reforms procurement as £8.7bn framework winners revealed

Arup, PBA (now part of Stantec), Ramboll, RPS, Sweco and WYG among consultancies supporting delivery partners for road improvement programme to 2024

RPS announces leadership changes as share price hits low

Global leadership team in place to see UK player transform into a 'truly global firm' - but investment in doing so will impact profit in the near term

‘Steady improvement’, story so far for RPS in 2018

Improving organic growth and organisational restructure among highlights reported in H1. But what of Brexit, plans for the US and digitalisation? Group CEO reveals his thoughts to EA

RPS and Bluesky support Irish water project

RPS acquires Australian stakeholder engagement consultancy

Environmental consultancies reveal gender pay gap

EA looks at the gender pay gap and employment trends in the environmental sector as large UK organisations report them for the first time, and asks firms how they plan to tackle the underlying issues

New RPS boss reveals strategic update on FY17 results

Priorities include renewed emphasis on organic growth and leveraging ‘compelling opportunities’ in energy - in spite of energy business goodwill impairment denting bottom line last year

RPS issues trading update ahead of FY17 results

UK EC sector structure and Top 30 analysis (newly updated)

Environment Analyst models how recent market dynamics and M&A activity have impacted the make-up and strategic positioning of the leading crop of environmental consulting players

RPS helps Shaftesbury to ESG recognition

Development and infrastructure fuels strong year for EIA

EIA remains the engine of growth for the UK’s environmental consultants, according to the latest market report from Environment Analyst

Brexit checks UK environmental consulting market growth

Strong demand across multiple client sectors fuels another solid performance from the UK EC Top 30, although slowdown evident on Brexit worries finds EA’s latest market report

Anglian Water reveals £3.5m contract winners

Ecofys and RPS produce baseline report on North Sea renewables

Ecofys and RPS have produced the first-ever overview of environmental data for renewable energy deployment in the North Sea region, on behalf of the European Commission.

RPS sees stabilisation of organic growth

UK publicly-quoted consultancy lifts full year expectations on interim result, as diversification strategy provides resilience to 'severe oil & gas downturn of last two years'

RPS contributes to Rhode Island climate change study

CEO of RPS to retire, successor announced

Former Coffey chief exec John Douglas will take over from environmental consulting alumnus Alan Hearne who has been with RPS for nearly 40 years

Thomson Ecology awarded Hornsea Project Three EIA role

RPS and Genesis support clients through ‘lower for longer’ oil price environment