SUSTAINABILITY SERVICES

Sustainability is a mindset and an increasingly important component of corporate management. ELM supports client corporate and project-specific goals to enhance environmental performance by delivering sustainable solutions. ELM’s focus on sustainability complements its analytical and results-oriented approach to all projects. This focus improves environmental planning and integrates the goals and values of the client while recognizing regional influences, limits of natural resources, and community needs in the project area.

ELM provides a range of services, supported by accredited Sustainability Practitioners and professionals.  The services include:

• Sustainability analysis, corporate sustainability plans, metrics tracking and reporting
• Green and Sustainable Remediation Planning and Evaluation – through integration of sustainability tools into project planning and alternative analysis (see figure below)
• Compliance audits, monitoring and reporting
• Waste management and minimization strategies
• Stakeholder engagement
• Social-impact assessment of potential social impacts or benefits of projects
• Life-cycle analysis – consider all relevant aspects of product (create > use >recreate)

For more information regarding ELM’s Sustainability services, please contact Mike Firth (mfirth@elminc.com).