Senior representatives from ten environmental & engineering consultants, remediation contractors and developers discussed the role of the brownfield & regeneration sector in delivering sustainability
Four of the leading global environmental consulting firms have in recent days committed to new or more ambitious climate and sustainability targets for their own operations
Sector hits all-time high of £1.9bn in 2019 before pandemic forces decline last year; Jacobs confirmed new market leader, then RSK, WSP, AECOM and RPS; demand for climate change & energy services surges as net zero and climate resilience efforts ramp up
Build back better has become a mantra for post-COVID recovery and the world is setting out to do just that with the help of green bonds. Nick Cottam reports on the proliferation of products, initiatives and standards in this surging field of green and sustainability-linked finance
The chancellor has announced a National Infrastructure Bank, the speeding up of infrastructure planning and a radical reform of environmental assessment
Environment industry sector initiative to demonstrate leadership on climate action attracts 49 signatories in first six months. Founders explain to EA that COVID year disruption is not deterring firms from taking the pledge in spite of the added challenges, with both Jacobs and Mott MacDonald the latest recruits
AECOM has added a new global platform to its suite of digital solutions, this latest designed to “streamline environmental documentation and stakeholder engagement throughout the environmental assessment process”.
Divestment leaves US-headquartered global infrastructure and environment player streamlined and financially fortified to fight the COVID effect, with economic impacts of pandemic expected to bottom out in Q3
White paper calls for development projects to deliver broader and more holistic 'environmental net gain', building on the biodiversity net gain principal.
Brexit fails to dampen sector thanks to a resurgent public sector spending and continued infrastructure activity. And there’s change at the top as WSP, Jacobs, RSK, AECOM and Mott MacDonald lead the pack, while APEM, Delta-Simons and Sweco enter EA’s Top 30 for the first time.
