Environmental Planning 

Delivering the environmental and social outcomes needed to support infrastructure development 

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Longterm environmental and social outcomes start with environmental planning.

We provide and manage studies, plans and approvals for land use and development projects, which go beyond compliance and deliver long-term positive outcomes for nature and society. 

Aligned strategic direction

Understand and incorporate social and environmental stakeholder interests and desired outcomes early

Improved permitting confidence

Support improved rate of on-time approvals through robust and defendable environmental studies

Holistic value creation

Reduce operational cost and risk, and unlock alternative business and societal benefits

Environmental planning that turns ambition into action

Integrate global best practices, digital insight and multidisciplinary teams to deliver informed decisions and measurable outcomes

Global best practices combined with local insights

Global Best Practices Combined with Local Insights

Align enterprise ambition with global environmental and social best practices, achieved through deep technical capability and grounded in local community and cultural context 

Digitally enabled delivery

Digitally Enabled Delivery

Unite geospatial analysis and AI-supported consultation to provide scalable field services and centralized dashboards — turning environmental insight and permitting progress into real-time, portfolio-wide decisions 

Integrated delivery teams

Integrated Delivery Teams

Coordinate alongside designers, planners and other disciplines to translate strategic ambition into engineered solutions that meet regulatory and stakeholder requirements on the ground

Big questions shaping environmental planning

How we navigate risk, regulation and project outcomes

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We anticipate policy and regulatory change by combining deep local knowledge with global insight. We engage regulators early, assess risk across current and future scenarios and align planning, permitting and engagement to keep projects moving and compliant.

We integrate data, GIS and digital assessment tools to model impacts, manage approvals and track performance, enabling clients to make informed decisions and deliver better environmental benefits from planning through delivery. 

We engage stakeholders early to understand community priorities and address concerns in project design. By building trust and aligning needs from the outset, we accelerate approvals and deliver infrastructure that works for communities and delivers long-term impact. 

We work across the energy lifecycle to deliver complex linear energy infrastructure from the world’s largest renewable energy interconnector in Germany to energy security projects in Canada. These projects demand precise field surveys, meaningful engagement and consultation and disciplined permitting — and we bring the technical depth and local understanding to deliver them.

We support organizations to embed nature into assets and operations by identifying risks and opportunities, setting measurable goals and integrating nature-based solutions such as wetlands and green infrastructure that improve water and environmental performance across the project lifecycle.

We work with our AI data center clients to manage risk across their portfolio, using rapid assessments to evaluate alternatives and site assets responsibly. We engage communities early and integrate nature-based solutions to improve efficiency, manage impacts and strengthen long-term resilience. 

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