Sustainability means different things to different people. At GHD, we think sustainability is about helping our clients maximise the environmental, economic and social benefits of their projects and organisations.
There are a range of drivers for wanting to improve sustainability performance: regulatory and compliance requirements, mandatory or voluntary reporting, industry-wide benchmarking, project development approvals, the pursuit of operational efficiencies, risk management, competitive advantages and reputation management.
At GHD, we often find that our clients are focused on these broad aspects of sustainability:
- Compliance – Compliance with policies, regulations, standards, codes of practice, permits and licensing conditions
- Efficiency – Realising efficiencies in the use of resources and operational efforts leading to better economic and environmental outcomes
- Strategy – Identifying opportunities for growth and competitive advantage by embedding sustainability into core business management, implementing best practice approaches and fostering ongoing innovation.
We have scientists, planners, engineers and social research specialists who offer a range of services:
Sustainability Strategy and Communications
- Sustainability reporting assurance and advice (including GRI and integrated reporting)
- Strategy development
- Environmental Social Governance due diligence and reporting
- Environmental approvals and management systems
- National Pollutant Inventory reporting
Carbon and Energy
- Greenhouse gas inventory, reporting and audit (Safeguard Mechanism, CDP)
- National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting advisory and assurance
- Emissions abatement advice and assurance (ERF, CSF)
- Energy efficiency and reduction strategies
- Carbon neutrality advice and assurance (NCOS, SBTI)
Climate Change Resilience and Adaptation
- Climate due diligence and risk assessment (ISO310000, AS5334)
- Natural disaster and adapative planning and resilience
- Transition risk economics
- Corporate disclosure risk assessments (ASIC, TFCD)
Sustainable Building and Infrastructure
- Sustainability master planning
- Infrastructure sustainability and green building strategy, planning, design and environmental impact assessments
- Rating administration and target setting (ISCA, Green Star, LEED, NABERS)
- Design and construct tender support
- Energy efficient design
- Life cycle assessment and building material selection
- Building physics
Social Sustainability
- Social impact assessment
- Social planning and place making
- Community and stakeholder engagement
- Social Infrastructure Assessment
Human Rights and Modern Slavery
- Executive advisory, awareness raising and training
- Legislative gap assessment
- Due diligence, risk and impact assessment
- Design risk responses and remediation
- Mapping and managing risks in the supply chain
- Reporting and compliance
