Purpose is key motivator for early career E&S consulting professionals

Environmental & sustainability early career professionals have their say on sector entry routes, job satisfaction, retention and the skills crisis in Environment Analyst’s latest survey.

Sustainability Consulting Awards winners announced

Winners include Jacobs for transforming its internal net zero and sustainability performance; WSP’s game-changing acquisition of Golder; and RIO ESG’s role in developing an innovative AI-enabled ESG ratings platform

Wood’s half year sees drop in profits and flat revenue

Prospects for second half buoyed by operations momentum and order book growth as new CEO takes over.

Top 100 environmental & sustainability consultancy firms unveiled

Environment Analyst’s Top 100 report identifies the largest E&S consultancies operating globally in 2020/21.

WSP to acquire RPS, expanding E&S consultancy presence globally & in UK

WSP’s agreement to purchase RPS will further Canadian-based firm’s ambition to become the premier global environmental & sustainability consultancy, with 23,000 experts worldwide.

Wood's half year results show consulting revenue growth

Sale of built environment consulting business will deliver “financial flexibility” as firm looks to energy market.

Wood and Costain join Bristol’s hydrogen hub

Hydrogen South West is part of the government’s target to create 10 GW of hydrogen production capacity in the UK by 2030.

Wood COO to step into CEO position

Retiring CEO will remain with the company until September to oversee the transition.

WSP acquires Wood Environment & Infrastructure to secure sector leadership

WSP fulfils ambition to lead the global environmental consulting industry with purchase of Wood’s built environment business for just shy of $2bn, a year after completing Golder megamerger

EA UK Business Summit 2022: delivering a nature-positive future

Environment Analyst caught up with Julia Baker, technical director of biodiversity at Wood Environment & Infrastructure and Dr Sally Fraser, associate director, biodiversity, at Jacobs, ahead of their contributions to a panel discussion at our UK Summit in June.

Profit dip but improving order book for Wood, as CEO exits

Wood goes into Q2 of 2022 with the sale of its built environment business close, a healthy order book and chief exec Robin Watson due to stand down

Wood trading update confirms sale of built environment business

US$1.3bn revenue portion of consulting arm to be spun out to help deleverage and deliver shareholder value

Wood wins UK schools net zero refurbishment role

Ten-year project will see Wood use its sustainability consultancy expertise to refurbish and decarbonise 500 schools in England.

Wood assesses options for built environment segment

Global energy and infrastructure services firm announces a strategic review of built environment part of consulting & engineering business

All net zero roads lead to Glasgow

The COP26 climate change conference has provided a focus to boost to net zero campaigns all over the world

Wood sign MoU with HYGEN Energy

Scottish-based firm joins forces with HYGEN Energy to support the production of green hydrogen facilities

Wood to support Humber CCS & hydrogen scheme

Scottish-based firm appointed to Humber Zero project

Expert Opinion: Environmental consultants to gain from waste revolution

The largest changes to waste and recycling services in a generation are being introduced across the UK. Dr Adam Read, director of external affairs at SUEZ recycling and recovery UK and president of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM), unpicks the implications for the environmental industry

Wood’s consulting activities stable in first half

UK-based player reports improved order book in global consulting line, giving confidence of group's to return to growth in H2 2021

Business leaders debate sustainability within the brownfield sector

Senior representatives from ten environmental & engineering consultants, remediation contractors and developers discussed the role of the brownfield & regeneration sector in delivering sustainability

Consultants accused of underestimating carbon impact of airport expansion

NEF report claims the climate impact of regional airport expansions has been underestimated by scheme proponents, and the consultants working for them

RPS and Wood nudge Pledge To Net Zero past key milestone

Signatories pass the 100 mark as major consultancies join up - and the pledge joins UN initiative

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

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

Wood appoints senior VP of sustainable development

Heathrow ruling redraws carbon battleground

Objections to the UK’s National Policy Statements on climate change grounds are unlikely to succeed, argues a legal expert. Objectors are now turning to the NSIP regime and DCOs as the 'theatre of war'

Wood FY20 trading update points to 20% revenue dip

Energy group boss praises resilience in the eye of the COVID storm helped by energy transition and sustainable infrastructure activities

Wood appointed to four-year TfL framework

Wood to provide environmental consultancy services for TfL as part of four-year transport planning & impact monitoring framework

Jacobs joins Environment Analyst’s Sustainability Delivery Group

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

Delivering the digital revolution in environmental management

A distinguished panel hosted by Environment Analyst explores how digital innovation is transforming project delivery and data management, disrupting traditional business models and accelerating the journey to net zero in a post-pandemic world