These industries must manage the environmental and social impacts associated with developing new products or technologies, and the growing need for energy and resource efficiency in their businesses. The aerospace and defence industry also faces huge cost pressures and the challenges of managing the social effects of arms exports.
Issues- Finance for large projects
- Development of new products and technologies
- Resource efficiency and renewable resources
- Compliance with government requirements (such as export controls)
- Environmental impacts of operations and products
- Climate strategy and energy efficiency
- Social/community impact of products and operations
- Global sourcing, supply- and value-chain “traceability”, and control of end-use
Client examples
International industrial equipment companyAn international industrial equipment company asked us to help implement a rigorous sustainability reporting process in accordance with the guidelines set out in the GRI.
Technology manufacturing company
We carried out a comprehensive review of an in-house environmental management information system, including an evaluation of the design specifications relative to the needs of operating-group users. We provided an independent, critical assessment of the robustness of the system, including the identification of potential problems, to ensure that the proposed solutions would be as effective as possible.
Technology/Industrial manufacturing company
We provided multi-disciplinary support for this organisation’s acquisition of a Fortune 100 company’s power-generation business. As integral members of the firm’s transaction services team, we carried out a due-diligence review to identify potential environmental liabilities and to assess the adequacy of the records.
European space agency
We assessed the economic impact of a new satellite technology, establishing an environmental baseline as a reference point for future evaluation of its impact and scenario development across a range of environmental issues.
