Climate Change and Resilience

The impacts of a changing climate—from extreme weather to regulatory shifts—are among the most significant risks facing businesses and communities today. Our Climate Change and Resilience consulting services help organizations in Canada and globally assess their vulnerabilities, develop adaptive strategies, and capitalize on opportunities in the transition to a low-carbon economy.

We transform climate risk into strategic advantage, ensuring your assets, operations, and investments are secure, resilient, and compliant.

Our Core Services and Expertise

1. Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment

We help you understand how physical climate hazards and transitional risks could impact your organization’s value chain.

• Physical Risk Assessment: Evaluating the potential impact of climate hazards like rising sea levels, severe droughts, extreme rainfall, and wildfires on physical assets, infrastructure, and operations.
• Transition Risk Assessment: Analyzing risks stemming from the shift to a low-carbon economy, including new policies, technology adoption, market changes, and reputational shifts.
• Climate Scenarios Analysis: Using recognized climate models and scenarios (such as those recommended by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)) to model future impacts on your business.

2. Decarbonization and Net Zero Strategy

We partner with you to develop and implement credible strategies for reducing your carbon footprint and achieving ambitious climate goals.

• Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Accounting: Conducting comprehensive Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG inventories in compliance with global standards (e.g., the GHG Protocol) and mandatory Canadian provincial/federal reporting requirements.
• Net Zero and Decarbonization Roadmaps: Developing clear, phased pathways to reach Net Zero or carbon neutrality, focusing on energy efficiency, renewable energy procurement, and supply chain emissions reductions.
• Carbon Offsetting and Credit Strategies: Advising on high-quality carbon credit purchases and strategies for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS).

3. Climate Adaptation and Resilience Planning

We move beyond assessment to develop concrete plans that increase the resilience of your assets and communities.

• Infrastructure Resilience: Designing and retrofitting infrastructure (e.g., buildings, ports, utilities) to withstand future climate extremes.
• Business Continuity Planning: Integrating climate impacts into operational planning to minimize disruption and recovery time after a climate event.
• Community Adaptation: Working with municipal and regional governments to create comprehensive Climate Adaptation Plans that protect public health, critical services, and ecosystems.

Regulatory and Disclosure Support

Navigating the evolving landscape of climate regulation and mandatory disclosure is critical for market access and investment.

• ESG and Climate Disclosure Reporting: Assisting with reporting under frameworks like TCFD, CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project), and developing holistic ESG Reports to meet investor and stakeholder expectations.
• Compliance with Canadian Legislation: Ensuring adherence to evolving federal carbon pricing mechanisms and provincial GHG emissions regulations.
• Financial Reporting Integration: Integrating climate-related findings into corporate financial reporting as required by regulatory bodies.