Environmental & Social Impact Assessment

SLR supports a wide range of local, regional and international clients with Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) services across the power / renewable energy, mining, infrastructure, industry, oil & gas, and built environment sectors.

Overview

We work closely with project teams to identify potential environmental and social risks/impacts, and develop inclusive, pragmatic and affordable strategies that avoid, mitigate and/or offset significant impacts and risks.

We believe that our ability to merge technical & regulatory knowledge with extensive practical experience sets us apart from other consultants. In addition to the legislation, guidelines and policies at a country level, our team frequently works with the frameworks adopted by international funding institutions (IFIs) including the World Bank, IFC, EBRD, EIB, ADB, AFDB, AFD, KFW and OPIC. With this knowledge and experience our team supports clients to achieve technical optimisation, regulatory approval, international funding, value adding environmental social and governance (ESG) performance, and social license to operate.

We operate as one team and service clients from our international network of offices and local partners covering multiple countries in Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East. This global reach provides our team with an in-depth understanding of the broader ESG issues that are becoming increasingly important as our clients strive to develop and operate projects that meet the needs of all stakeholders including investors, lenders regulators, NGOs, communities and employees.

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Environmental & Social Impact Assessment Services

  • Our services include
    • Development of ESIA documents
    • Development of Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plans (ESMMP)
    • Ensuring compliance with regulatory/agency/IFI ESIA requirements
    • ESIA Screening
    • ESIA Scoping
    • Environmental and Social Baselines and Monitoring
    • ESIA Project Management
    • Environmental Audits
    • Human Rights Assessments
    • Gender Based Assessment and Action Plans
    • Climate change impact analysis and adaptation
    • Stakeholder Engagement and Consultation Plans
    • Resettlement Action Plans
    • Livelihood Restoration Plans
    • Land Access, Acquisition and Compensation Plans
    • Indigenous people assessments
    • Ecosystem services assessment
    • Environmental flow assessment
    • Critical habitat assessment
    • Biodiversity offset management plans

Environmental & Social Impact Assessment Projects

  • Project

    New South Wales, Australia

    Telstra InfraCo

    Technology, Media & Telecoms

    Flora and fauna assessment for Woolgoola telecommunications


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  • Project

    Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia

    Undisclosed

    Technology, Media & Telecoms

    Planning and environmental support for Bylong Valley Way telecommunications


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  • Project

    Victoria, Australia

    Undisclosed

    Technology, Media & Telecoms

    Planning due diligence for North Victorian telecommunications alignment


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  • Project

    Victoria, Australia

    Lochard Energy

    Power, Renewables & Energy

    Winton H2REFUEL Statutory Environment and Planning Approvals


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  • Project

    Victoria, Australia

    Cleanaway

    Infrastructure

    Tottenham resource recovery and container deposit scheme project


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  • Project

    Queensland, Australia

    Wilmar BioEthanol

    Manufacturing & Industry

    Oonooie BioDunder Fertiliser Facility Environmental Support


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  • Project

    New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland, Australia

    ProTen Pty Ltd

    Manufacturing & Industry

    Lead consultant for ProTen Broiler Poultry Farms


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  • Project

    Queensland, Australia

    BHP Coal

    Mining & Minerals

    Goonyella Complex Optimisation Study - Environmental Assessment


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  • Project

    Buller District, New Zealand

    Bathurst Resources (Buller Coal)

    Mining & Minerals

    Buller Coal Escarpment Mine - Operations Management plans


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  • Project

    New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia, Australia

    Enervest Pty Ltd

    Power, Renewables & Energy

    Lead environmental consultant for a large scale grid connected battery development portfolio


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  • Project

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    North East Link Authority

    Infrastructure

    North East Link project


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  • Project

    Various, Australia

    Green Energy Partners Pty Ltd

    Power, Renewables & Energy

    Preliminary Environmental and Planning Assessments for multiple offshore wind farms


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  • Project

    New South Wales, Australia

    Kiama Municipal Council

    Infrastructure

    Bombo Headland Path environmental assessment


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  • Project

    New South Wales, Australia

    Binah Group

    Built Environment

    Sustainability strategies for Western Sydney University Campus


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  • Project

    New South Wales, Australia

    Goodman Properties Australia

    Manufacturing & Industry

    Sustainability strategy for Oakdale industrial precinct


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  • Project

    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Cleanaway

    Infrastructure

    Erskine Park resource management facility


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  • Project

    Necton, UK

    DWD

    Power, Renewables & Energy

    Construction environmental management plan for Necton Greener Grid Park


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  • Project

    South Ayrshire, Scotland

    Statkraft

    Power, Renewables & Energy

    Environmental impact assessment for Knockcronal wind farm


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  • Project

    Scotland

    Eden Renewables

    Power, Renewables & Energy

    Planning application support for Bettyhill Wind Farm – phase 2


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  • Project

    Moray, Scotland

    Force 9 Energy Partners

    Power, Renewables & Energy

    Clash Gour Wind Farm


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Our Team Includes

  • Felicity Jones

    Technical Director, Environmental Impact Assessment – Asia Pacific

  • Esther Diffey

    Technical Director, Social Performance – Asia Pacific

  • Craig Smith

    Principal Consultant, Environmental Impact Assessment – Asia Pacific

  • Mark Ashby

    Technical Director, Planning – Asia Pacific

  • Brad Radloff

    Technical Director, Asset Transformation and Closure – Asia Pacific

  • Rob Dwyer

    Technical Director, Environmental Impact Assessment – Asia Pacific

  • Peter Allen

    Technical Director, Environmental Impact Assessment – Asia Pacific

  • Alan Mitchell

    Technical Discipline Manager - Europe

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