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Sustainability and Climate Change

Climate change is one of humanity’s greatest challenges, with the impacts already being felt within communities, businesses, native ecosystems, and infrastructure throughout New Zealand.


 

WSP provides the expertise to help you see the future more clearly and the confidence to take meaningful climate change action today.

As global sustainability leaders, WSP has a crucial role to play in finding solutions to some of the world’s biggest environmental and social challenges. We have made our own commitment to achieve net zero emissions across our value chain by 2040 using science-based greenhouse gas reduction targets. In addition, our Future Ready global innovation programme challenges and inspires our people to work with clients to implement solutions that are both ready for today and the years to come. WSP is committed to providing solutions for a greener future.



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Helping communities thrive is at the heart of WSP’s approach to sustainability. We facilitate long-term business success by enabling economic, environmental and social benefits that have a positive impact on current and future generations. Our expertise spans:

  • Sustainable Urban Master Planning
  • Green Building Design
  • National, Regional and Corporate Sustainability Strategies
  • Sustainable Cities
  • Environmental Management
  • Health and Safety
  • Asset Management
  • Transport Planning
 

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WSP’s Climate Risk services enable clients to understand their level of exposure and vulnerability to climate change, including the risks and future adaptability of assets and local communities. WSP offers services throughout the following stages of the Climate Risk journey:

Assess:

  • Climate Risk Assessment
  • Gap Analysis Assessment

Plan:

  • Climate Adaptation Plan

Implement:

  • Embedding plans into systems & decision-making
  • Strategy and Policy Alignment
  • Procurement Advisory

Ongoing:

  • Assessment & mitigation of climate risk
 

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WSP’s Decarbonisation services help clients reach carbon reduction targets by assessing, planning for, and embedding decarbonisation action plans within organisations and communities. WSP offer services throughout the following stages of the Decarbonisation journey:

Assess:

  • Organisational Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory Assessment
  • Community GHG Inventory Assessment
  • Gap Analysis Assessment

Plan:

  • Organisational Decarbonisation Action Plan
  • Community Decarbonisation Action Plan
  • Carbon Reduction Target Setting

Implement:

  • Embedding plans into systems & decision making

Ongoing:

  • GHG Performance Tracking

Get in touch with one of our climate change experts

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Rowan Dixon
Associate Director - Strategic Advisory - Climate Change, Resilience and Sustainability
LocationNew Zealand
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Brigitte Hicks
Senior Consultant - Strategic Advisory - Sustainability
LocationNew Zealand
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Matt Raeburn
Principal - Climate Change and Sustainability - TCFD, Climate Related Disclosures and Scenario Lead
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