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Entries for the 2023 Awards open this October

Entries for the 2023 Awards

Environment Analyst’s Sustainability Consulting Awards recognize and celebrate industry excellence in the sector, and applaud those consultancies who have made significant advances in both their own and their clients’ sustainability journeys.

Entries for the 2023 Awards will open on the 17 October and will be open to environmental and sustainability consulting firms worldwide, plus their clients and partners. Information on the 2023 categories and criteria will be released shortly.

2022 Award Winners

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The 2022 Award Winners were announced live during the Awards Ceremony on the evening of our Global Business Summit on 23 August at the Grand Hyatt Denver, Colorado.

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Information on all of the wining entries is available in our free Sustainability Consulting Awards Winners Guide.

Award Winners

ESG Innovation Award

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Winner: The Rio ESG platform - Rio ESG

Highly Commended:

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• Accelerating funding for critical infrastructure to drive the resilience dividend and ESG performance with the ResilienceLensTM platform - Wood E&I

• ESG Fusion and CRISP (Climate Risk, Impacts & Solutions Platform) - ERM

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Shortlist:

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• Accelerating funding for critical infrastructure to drive the resilience dividend and ESG performance with the ResilienceLensTM platform - Wood E&I

• Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee (PIEVC) Protocol - Stantec

• The Rio ESG platform - Rio ESG

• ESG and innovation at Jacobs: PlanBeyond and BeyondIf - Jacobs

• ESG Fusion and CRISP (Climate Risk, Impacts & Solutions Platform) - ERM

• ENGIE Impact's ESG innovation journey - ENGIE Impact

• Sustainable Business Framework - Avieco, part of Accenture

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Sustainable Infrastructure Award 

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Winner: Thames Tideway, UK - Jacobs as part of Tideway

Highly Commended:

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• East West Rail, UK - Arup

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Shortlist:

• Thames Tideway, UK - Jacobs as part of Tideway

• Dubai Expo, UAE - Jacobs

• East West Rail, UK - Arup

• East Lothian ClimateEvolution, UK - SLR Consulting

• Hyderabad Pharma City, India - Surbana Jurong and SMEC

Transformational Partnership Award

Winner: Mainstreaming Climate Considerations across U.S. Water Utility Business Functions - WSP

Highly Commended:

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• Antofagasta PLC – Enhancing Climate Resilience - SLR Consulting

• Christie's International plc - Avieco, part of Accenture

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Shortlist:

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• Antofagasta PLC – Enhancing Climate Resilience - SLR Consulting

• Mainstreaming Climate Considerations across U.S. Water Utility Business Functions - WSP

• Thames Estuary Asset Management (TEAM2100) - Jacobs

• Christie's International plc - Avieco, part of Accenture

Sustainability Delivery Award

Winner: Sustainability delivery - Jacobs

Highly Commended:

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• SDGs at the core - RSK Group

• Inclusion Matters - Ricardo Energy & Environment

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Shortlist:

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• SDGs at the core - RSK Group

• Sustainability delivery - Jacobs

• Inclusion Matters - Ricardo Energy & Environment

Net Zero Accelerator Award

Winner: Net zero journey (climate action plan) - Jacobs

Highly Commended:

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• We exist to future-proof our cities and environments - WSP

• Sustainability at the heart - ERM

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Shortlist:

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• Low-Carbon Transition Plan Service - Antea Group

• We exist to future-proof our cities and environments - WSP

• Launch of our new hybrid and electric vehicle scheme in the UK - Stantec

• Net zero journey (climate action plan) - Jacobs

• Our NZ ambition/ supporting clients' NZ ambitions - Arcadis

• Sustainability at the heart - ERM

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Sustainability Leader of the Year 

Winner: Robert Spencer - AECOM

Highly Commended:

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• Stuart McLachlan - Anthesis

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Shortlist:

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• Philippa Spence - Ramboll

• Robert Spencer - AECOM

• Stuart McLachlan - Anthesis

• Chantelle Ludski - Anthesis

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Rising Star Award

Winner: Isabella Kong - ERM

Highly Commended:

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• Michael Bentham - Jacobs

• Archana Somasekharan - ERM

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Shortlist:

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• Brendan Player - Stantec

• Michael Bentham - Jacobs

• Matthew Whittle - Jacobs

• Isabella Kong - ERM

• Archana Somasekharan - ERM

• Anna Brockhaus - Anthesis

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Creating Resilient & Sustainable Communities Award

Winner: Jal Jeevan Mission - SMEC

Highly Commended:

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• Transforming access to safe and sustainable water in Sub-Saharan Africa - RSK Group

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Shortlist:

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• Transforming access to safe and sustainable water in Sub-Saharan Africa - RSK Group

• World’s first approach to delivering 20-minute neighbourhoods, enshrined in national planning policy - Ramboll

• Building resilient communities through natural disasters - WSP

• Jal Jeevan Mission - SMEC

Sustainability M&A of the Year Award

Winner: A Transformational ESG-driven Acquisition of Golder - WSP

Highly Commended:

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• Acquisition of Cardno - Stantec

• Corporate Citizenship - SLR Consulting

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Shortlist:

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• A Transformational ESG-driven Acquisition of Golder - WSP

• Acquisition of Cardno - Stantec

• Corporate Citizenship - SLR Consulting

• Building an awesome team for sustainability change, implementation and impact - dss+

• Formation of the Position Green Group - Position Green

• Woodrow Consulting - APEM Group

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Specialized M&A of the Year Award

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The Judges decided to curate an additional Award this year, in recognition of the achievements of SMEs and recent start-ups in pushing the sustainability transition in their own unique way. This category 'Specialized M&A of the Year' was created by the judges to celebrate these companies’ role in innovating through technical expertise and punching above their weight globally.

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Winner: Formation of the Position Green Group - Position Green

Highly Commended:

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• Woodrow Consulting - APEM​

2022 Ceremony Photos

The photos from the 2022 Awards Ceremony are available below.

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