SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING
Sponsor profiles
Hyder Consulting
As an integrated engineering consultancy, Hyder tation, delivering change management or advising
Consulting knows why sustainability matters to its on energy efficiency. At the project level Hyder has
clients. Sustainability is all about making the best also developed a new approach to integrating
use of resources, leading to lower costs, making a sustainability into any scheme at any scale. This is
more sustainable business a more profitable one as based on working with our clients to identify the
well. But it goes further than this. Government-led best possible sustainable outcome that can be
pressure to achieve sustainable development means achieved, given the constraints of the site and the
that performance in the sustainability arena is development. The result of this process is a highly
becoming a significant selection criterion in a cost-effective approach to delivering sustainability
number of markets. for the benefit of all stakeholders.
Hyder staff have a long track record in helping This puts Hyder at the forefront of helping organi-
businesses to achieve these benefits. Whether sations to make sense out of sustainability and to
working at board level to help develop a sustainable use the new drivers behind sustainability to deliver
vision for the organisation, developing a carbon demonstrable business benefits.
footprint assessment or helping to identify practical To find out how Hyder can help your business
engineered solutions on the ground, the outcome is secure sustainable commercial advantage, contact
the same: a simple and straightforward and cost- Stephanie Wray, managing director at Hyder
effective approach specifically designed to meet its Environment: stephanie.wray@hyderconsulting.com,
clients’ needs. This can also include helping to (01453) 731231
develop EMS systems, achieving ISO 14001 accredi- www.hyderconsulting.com
Bureau Veritas
Founded in 1828, Bureau Veritas ranks as the world’s a deep knowledge of quality, health and safety,
second largest group in advice, conformity environment, and social responsibility, has enabled
assessment and certification services in the fields of us to become one of the leaders in sustainability
quality, health and safety, environment, and social reporting and assurance.
responsibility (QHSE). Bureau Veritas is recognised Bureau Veritas is present in 140 countries through
and accredited by major national and international a network of 900 offices and laboratories. It has
organisations. more than 40,000 employees and a client base of
Services are designed to respond to these more than 370,000.
requirements by either advising clients of the most Since 1996, Bureau Veritas has posted average
appropriate course of action (consulting), annual growth of 15% in revenue and 22% in
assessing and monitoring the clients’ physical adjusted operating profit. In 2008, the group
assets (inspection and laboratory services) reported revenue of €2.5B, adjusted operating
or assessing the effectiveness of clients’ profit of €388M and adjusted net profit (Group
management systems (assurance/audit and certifi- share) of €231M.
cation services). For further information on sustainability and
At the heart of Bureau Veritas’ services underlying integrated reporting, please contact practice
law, regulations, standards, elected specifications or manager, Tracy Oates on 020 7902 6165 or
similar, drive client requirements. tracy.oates@uk.bureauveritas.com
Bureau Veritas’ global presence combined with www.bureauveritas.co.uk
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