High levels of growth still expected across the UK & Ireland’s environmental & sustainability consulting sector in spite of the deteriorating economy and ongoing challenges surrounding talent.
Founded in April 2022 with venture capital backing from Palatine, Cura Terrae hopes to break into Environment Analyst's ‘UK top 30’ within the next year or two.
ANALYSIS: We present Environment Analyst’s predictions for what will unfold, emerge and increasingly impact demand for specialist environmental & sustainability expertise in the coming year.
ESG compliance is viewed as a proxy for good financial performance but the lack of accepted definitions makes data gathering difficult. Companies urged to align M&A considerations to core ESG strategy.
Q3 2022 saw overall fall in construction project starts, but balanced by large increase in approvals for major projects and a strong development pipeline.
Ambitious UK firm Evora Global plans to take on the ‘big four’ in ESG consulting for the real estate sector, especially in US and Asia. Its chief strategy officer, Sonny Masero, spoke with Environment Analyst.
Global corporate performance on climate change has improved but there was a notable fall in water security leadership. Two-thirds of firms failed to improve their overall scoring in the last twelve months.
Sophisticated data tech is set to transform how environmental consultancy is delivered and paid for. UK-based firm Atkins invited Will Hatchett to its London HQ, to see how and why.
Environment Analyst’s latest Sustainability Delivery Group (SDG) roundtable discussed the opportunities for the railway industry to contribute to the nation’s sustainability goals, and the challenges in achieving its own.
Global major reports 10% net revenue growth in FY22, with ESG and ‘outcome-driven’ opportunities through Jacobs/PA Consulting pairing unlocking ‘compelling value proposition’.
Carolina Tortora, head of digital transformation and innovation strategy at National Grid ESO, highlights the work being done to deliver a ‘virtual energy system’ and the role of a single virtual grid in realising the UK’s net zero goals.
Rana Hajirasouli, founder and CEO of UK-headquartered value-chain optimisation platform The Surpluss, outlines the competitive advantages that can result from the transition to circular economy principles.
This year's climate conference in Egypt produced five key takeaways for environmental and sustainability consulting firms to consider, suggests Jonathan Ballantine – with additional commentary from Anthesis.
The autumn statement has been largely good news for SME environmental consultancies. But fears of an economic downturn threaten their prospects for 2023.