Description
Q1 2021: Strategic Planning in the Environmental Industry 2021
EBJ presents an analysis of strategic planning in the environmental industry. Results of a comprehensive survey of environmental firms is presented and summarized, including many open-ended responses from 58 executives on strategic planning process, history, communication, scope and frequency. Perhaps of higher value are the detailed profiles of the planning process, business outlook and response to 2020 from prominent leaders in the environmental industry including: Arcadis, Cardno, Carollo Engineers, Dudek, GHD, ICF, Michael Baker, Ramboll, SNC-Lavalin, Tetra Tech, TRC, Veolia, Wood plc and Woodard & Curran.
Table of Contents
Strategic planning in the environmental services industry takes center stage in a post-Covid world and under new political leadership in the United States in 2021; EBJ’s Strategic Planning Survey 2021 shows diverse approaches to business planning across the environmental industry ….. 1-9
Woodard & Curran completes 3-year CEO selection process; operates under 5-year strategic plan and yearly business plans ….. 10
Veolia adds Covid-related services in a challenging 2020; rolling strategic plan takes on deeper meaning ….. 13
Carollo Engineers uses 3-year planning process and private ownership culture to continue 87 years of success in water ….. 15
Michael Baker demonstrates resilience with rapid transition to work from home; water practice advances with remote operations ….. 18
Arcadis’ new 3-year plan unpacks its regional structure approach and shifts focus back to core business areas ….. 20
Dudek’s culture of trust and peer accountability well suited to Covid challenges; 5-year plan derives from firm-wide survey ….. 22
ICF organized into public sector, energy, environment and infrastructure but held together by culture of diversity, opportunity and social responsibility ….. 25
Wood builds environmental practice on acquisitions; 2020 virtual meetings develop new 3-year strategy with an evolving focus on resilience and ESG ….. 28
TRC continues to accelerate M&A growth strategy; builds across core sectors and adds renewable energy, resilience and digital practice areas ….. 31
Ramboll deploys rolling 4-year strategic plan that cascades into seven business lines and eight geographic regions ….. 34
Tetra Tech annually resets 3-year strategic plan prioritizing short-term implementation with long-term goals ….. 36
SNC-Lavalin re-organizes four client sector units into two business units in engineering services and infrastructure ….. 37
Cardno sees results of plan focused on resiliency, balance and key clients; realignment on consulting opens buying opportunities in U.S. market ….. 39
GHD planning for multiple scenarios with clear vision on sustainability in water, energy and urbanization ….. 42
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