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Wood refutes Guardian’s ‘greenwashing’ claim Locked

Rebuttal points out that a fifth of Wood’s revenues come from sustainable solutions including renewables, hydrogen and CCUS.

Europe, Global, UK

Move natural capital up the agenda for climate resilience Locked

Consultants must play a part in making a new generation of infrastructure resilient to climate change, said Peter Hall of Wood, speaking at EA’s recent business summit in Denver.

Global, North America

Global consulting market: all change at the top as climate & ESG drivers dominate Locked

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. 

Global

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.

Europe, Global, UK

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

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

Europe, Global, UK

Sustainability Consulting Awards winners announced Locked

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

Global, North America, UK

Top 100 environmental & sustainability consultancy firms unveiled

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

Europe, Global, North America

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

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.

Canada, Europe, North America, UK

Wood's half year results show consulting revenue growth Locked

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

Europe, Global

Wood and Costain join Bristol’s hydrogen hub Locked

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

UK

Wood COO to step into CEO position Locked

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

Europe, Global, UK

WSP acquires Wood Environment & Infrastructure to secure sector leadership Locked

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

Europe, Global, North America, UK

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.

UK

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

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

Europe, Global, UK

Wood trading update confirms sale of built environment business Locked

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

Europe, UK

Wood wins UK schools net zero refurbishment role Locked

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

UK

Wood assesses options for built environment segment Locked

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

Europe, Global, North America

All net zero roads lead to Glasgow Locked

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

Europe, Global

Wood sign MoU with HYGEN Energy Locked

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

UK

Wood to support Humber CCS & hydrogen scheme Locked

Scottish-based firm appointed to Humber Zero project

UK

Expert Opinion: Environmental consultants to gain from waste revolution Locked

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

UK

Wood’s consulting activities stable in first half Locked

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

Europe, Global, North America, UK

Business leaders debate sustainability within the brownfield sector Locked

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

UK

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

UK

RPS and Wood nudge Pledge To Net Zero past key milestone Locked

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

UK

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

Europe, Global, UK

Wood pushed to a loss; leadership remuneration aligned to ESG targets Locked

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

Europe, Global, North America, UK

Wood appoints senior VP of sustainable development Locked

Europe, Global, North America, UK

Heathrow ruling redraws carbon battleground Locked

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'

UK

Wood FY20 trading update points to 20% revenue dip Locked

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

Europe, Global, UK