Global environmental and social expertise

Expert solutions for a sustainable future

The International Projects Group (IPG), part of RSK Environment, provides global environmental, marine and social expertise and support for all stages of project life cycles, from feasibility to construction through operation to decommissioning. Comprising four technical teams – marine, biodiversity, social and environmental management – IPG offers a fully integrated approach that covers all aspects of project development.

The IPG team has diverse industry experience spanning conventional and renewable energy, infrastructure and mining industries. We can draw on RSK’s wide-ranging technical expertise, including internal geographic information system (GIS) and geo-database development capabilities, to provide seamless solutions across all project phases.

Sustainable environmental and social expertise

Biodiversity

Biodiversity

Terrestrial, freshwater and marine biodiversity services, including offsetting and baseline surveys, meeting national and/or lender standards.

Environmental assessment and management

Environmental assessment and management

Comprehensive ESIA support for onshore and offshore projects, including developing project environmental and social management systems.

Environmental marine services

Environmental marine services

Marine environmental consultancy and research with survey expertise from intertidal zones to open ocean environments.

Social assessment and stakeholder engagement

Social assessment and stakeholder engagement

Multilingual experts deliver social risk and impact management and stakeholder engagement, building a long-term licence to operate.

Climate change and resilience

Climate change and resilience

Climate services include climate risk assessments, adaptation management plans, disclosures and net-zero strategies to global standards.

Geographic information systems (GIS)

Geographic information systems (GIS)

Spatially explicit ecological data analysis delivered as high-quality cartographic outputs or via online platforms.

Projects

Multinational team members speak more than 15 different languages. Their direct experience of the work we undertake is gained from living and working in multiple countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. We work to the full range of international standards alongside in-country partners to deliver environmental and social impact assessments and due diligence for developers and lenders to achieve national regulatory compliance, as well as a full range of other environmental and social support services.

Chimpanzee risk management in Africa 

Chimpanzee risk management in Africa

Human rights risk assessment, Uganda

Human rights risk assessment, Uganda

Environmental and social impact assessments in East Africa

Environmental and social impact assessments in East Africa

Celtic Interconnector Project

Celtic Interconnector Project

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