Insights

Dr Alex Smith is head of post-excavation at Headland Archaeology, an RSK Group company, which is a specialist commercial archaeology business based in the UK.

Hayley Wakeford is a contract engineer at MWH Treatment, an RSK company, that delivers integrated design-and-build water solutions .

Skill shortages are creating a challenge for many sectors, including arboriculture, renewable energy and engineering.

Landscape architects have a central role in nurturing ecosystems and human wellbeing – but the sector needs to embrace its role as a change maker, writes Stephenson Halliday’s Andrew Tempany.

RSK CEO Alan Ryder’s interview with the Financial Time’s Andrew Hill in the How To Lead series

Jon Davies, director of RSK Wilding, explains why we should ignore any polarising rhetoric around farming and wildlife and get on with creating an agricultural landscape that is sustainable, biodiverse and productive.

As the public inquiry into the events leading up to and during the night of the Grenfell fire starts to reach a conclusion, there are three new key pieces of legislation to be aware of…

Abandoned and derelict land can be transformed to provide valuable green space, havens for nature or renewable energy generation opportunities, according to environmental specialist Dr Tom Henman.

Covid may have put the spotlight on flexible working practices to support safety during the pandemic, but RSK has always emphasised this approach.

Following the publication of the Renewable Energy Report, Mike Kelly, Business Development Director for Renewable Energy at RSK group, lays out how collaboration is needed to reach the UK’s decarbonisation target.

RSK group and Nature Positive collaborated with IEMA to produce a guidance document on sustainability for non-executive directors in the NHS.

How Britain can step up its storm and flood response, speaking with two RSK businesses tackling climate-change-induced severe weather events.

RSK’s panel delves deeper into the challenges of and solutions to progressing regenerative design practices.

RSK’s Cities of Tomorrow series explores the regenerative and sustainable solutions available to us to create resilient and future proof urban centres and the ways in which our family of businesses is responding to these needs.

Green travel plans developed in line with science-based targets offer support to colleagues in achieving net zero actions each and every day.

Examining the approach and roll-out of Network Rail’s new carbon reporting tool and the impacts it will have on the rail industry.

To mark International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies 2022, we take a look at the far-reaching impacts of environmental air pollution.

Jill MacKeith, sustainability management consultant for Nature Positive, explores the relationship between ecology and economics and the role of carbon accounting.

With a new prime minister, what opportunities do they face in efforts to meet national climate targets and what are the key actions required to achieve them?

RSK Renewable Energy Director Mike Kelly explores the opportunity for offshore wind to contribute significantly to the UK’s response to the climate crisis and national energy demand. 

Mark Smith, RSK’s Strategic Business Development Director in the water sector, assesses the current situation and explains the concept of the storm overflow system.

From 13–17 June, the UK will mark Men’s Health Week, which is hosted annually by the Men’s Health Forum. The theme for this year is #ManMOT

RSK’s Environment and Planning Divisional Director Sarah Mogford has been part of the RSK family for more than 20 years.

Why is healthy soil so important?
We rarely pay much attention to it, but the soil beneath our feet is the foundation of all Earth’s ecosystems.

Phillip Loseby is no stranger to incredible views. In his job as a Bridges and Structures Inspector for RSK business Up and Under, he’s used to witnessing sights from perspectives most of us will never even come close to.

As of April 2022, it is now mandatory in the United Kingdom for any company with 500+ employees and over £500 million in turnover to report climate-related financial data in line with the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations.

An introduction to BNG.
Biodiversity is an issue that has risen up the development policy agenda in recent years. In 2018, the UK government first consulted on making biodiversity net gain (BNG) mandatory for new development through the planning system and included provisions for mandatory BNG in the 2021 Environment Act.

Our recent C-suite survey suggests the majority of businesses (73%) are ready to report from 6 April, but we scratched beneath this optimism to see how the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) is really perceived by the business community.

Today is World Water Day, and the theme this year is “Groundwater: Making the invisible visible”. But what exactly is groundwater and why is it so critical?

Binnies Principal Leakage Consultant Colin Cox discusses his career and day-to-day. He has worked in water networks for more than 30 years.

RSK’s Green Dialogues series successfully culminated in our event, “RSK live from COP26: Greening the Blue Chips” on 10 November.