Sustainability

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Helen Clayton

Director, Sustainable Communities and Industries, UK

From targets to results

The organisations making real progress on sustainability aren’t those with the boldest targets. They’re the ones with the most rigorous plans to deliver them.

We close the gap between ambition and on-the-ground reality. Our sustainability specialists work alongside our project and programme management teams – embedding sustainability into investment decisions, procurement strategies, and project and reporting structures. By combining ESG expertise with delivery discipline, we turn strategy into performance, helping you build resilience and deliver on the commitments that matter most to investors, regulators and communities.

Capabilities

Sustainability and transition strategy
Sustainable procurement
Climate risk, resilience and adaptation
Energy efficiency and retrofit
Carbon accounting and net-zero programme delivery
ESG disclosure and reporting

What sets us apart

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Sustainability that makes commercial sense

We quantify the trade-offs between carbon, cost and programme, so sustainability decisions are grounded in delivery reality as well as environmental ambition.

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Focused on delivery, not just advice

We treat sustainability as a delivery challenge not an advisory exercise. From target-setting through to implementation, we keep commitments visible and achievable.

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Objective, data-led decisions

Through our digital tools and global carbon benchmarks, we provide the scrutiny and live tracking needed to ensure decisions are based on evidence rather than optimism.

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Global expertise, applied locally

From global real estate portfolios to major infrastructure and energy programmes, we combine international best practice with a clear understanding of local regulation and market conditions.

Sustainability that holds through delivery

The biggest opportunities to improve sustainability performance are often found early. We help identify the decisions that have the greatest impact on carbon, resilience, social value and resource use, and build them into your supply chain and delivery roadmap from the start. Analysing cost and carbon performance across thousands of projects, we benchmark test assumptions and identify practical, commercially sound routes to better outcomes.

As projects move forward, sustainability commitments can come under pressure. We keep those commitments visible, measurable and actively managed throughout – using a proven performance framework and live project data to track progress and manage change.

When it’s time to report, we make sure outcomes are backed by credible data, clear governance and reporting that stands up to scrutiny from investors, regulators and boards.

PROJECTS

United Kingdom

Decarbonising the procurement supply chain with Heathrow Airport

3 min read

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South Africa

Mapping a path to a hydrogen economy for South Africa with the City of Cape Town

2 min read

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Global

Decarbonising workplaces worldwide with Shell

2 min read

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INSIGHTS

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Thought leadership:

Long-term procurement reshaping water infrastructure delivery

17 Apr 26

6 min read

Aerial Top View of Drinking water treatment plant. Microbiology of drinking water production and distribution,

Perspective:

Can UK construction embrace sustainable procurement?

28 Jan 26

6 min read

Two engineers, wearing safety vests and hard hats, adjust solar panels on a rooftop surrounded by greenery, focusing on renewable energy solutions.

Perspective: Hejaz becomes the heart of KSA's nation building

8 Oct 25

5 min read

Jeddah skyline - Arial View - Jeddah city Saudi Arabia

Thought leadership: Overcoming challenges in clean energy development

7 Mar 25

8 min read

Aerial view of of green field and overhead electricity lines

Thought leadership: How sustainable procurement boosts supply chain

25 Feb 25

5 min read

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Thought leadership: Retrofit: balancing sustainability and placemaking

5 Feb 25

4 min read

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Report: Building climate resilience in the Middle East

24 Oct 24

6 min read

Diversity team brainstorming in ESG (environment, social, governance) use renewable energy in company at sustainable office

Perspective: Malaysia's commitment to net zero in real estate

4 Jul 24

5 min read

Skyscape of Kuala Lumpur city centre with high rise buildings

Perspective: Project consultants and sustainable procurement

8 May 24

6 min read

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Perspective: How a life cycle approach supports decarbonisation

28 Mar 24

6 min read

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Webinar: Commercial matters: UK economy and sustainability

21 Nov 23

1 min read

Perspective: Delivering sustainable infrastructure

19 Oct 23

7 min read

Construction worker fitting solar panel on roof

Report: Regulatory evolution and Middle East construction

19 Oct 23

6 min read

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Perspective: New framework for nature-related reporting

2 Oct 23

4 min read

Perspective: Heat networks vital to hit UK net-zero targets

27 Sept 23

6 min read

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Report: Building a sustainable future in the Middle East

8 Aug 23

2 min read

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Thought leadership: Decarbonising New York City brick by brick

18 Jul 23

5 min read

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Thought leadership: Retrofit versus rebuild: sports venues trends

6 Jul 23

8 min read

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Perspective: lessons learnt from UKREiiF 2023

1 Jun 23

7 min read

Thought leadership: Qatar: redefining the route to net zero

12 Apr 23

4 min read

Thought leadership: We need a coherent strategy to achieve net zero

6 Mar 23

6 min read

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Perspective: Five steps to improving financial provisions

22 Feb 23

7 min read

Thought leadership: Four steps to decarbonisation

17 Oct 22

9 min read

Two men in hi vis jackets standing on top of a solar panel farm

Perspective: Mass timber: Reducing carbon in construction

13 Sept 22

6 min read

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Thought leadership: Driving the future of clean energy

4 Jul 22

7 min read

Traffic on a motorway surrounded by green fields, forest and wind turbines in the far distance

Perspective: Building a sustainable capital for Canada

3 Mar 22

5 min read

Parliament building in Ottawa, Canada with clock tower flying Canadian flag against a blue sky

Interview: University aims for sustainability excellence

15 Feb 22

9 min read

Perspective: How education estates can accelerate net zero

13 Oct 21

6 min read

Birdseye view of brown and white buildings and houses

Perspective: How mine owners can improve delivery

13 Oct 21

7 min read

Construction site on colourful sandy mountains

Perspective: Portland: where mass timber meets mass market

14 Jan 21

4 min read

From targets to results

Capabilities

Sustainability that makes commercial sense

Focused on delivery, not just advice

Objective, data-led decisions

Global expertise, applied locally

Sustainability that holds through delivery

Here's how we're making sustainability count

Discover our sustainability insights

Explore our services

Sustainability

From targets to results

Capabilities

Sustainability that makes commercial sense

Focused on delivery, not just advice

Objective, data-led decisions

Global expertise, applied locally

Sustainability that holds through delivery

Here's how we're making sustainability count

Discover our sustainability insights

Explore our services

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