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Our U.S. practice is a recognized industry leader with over 25 years of experience guiding organizations toward resilient, sustainable performance.

We deliver tailored services across enterprise, asset and product levels — spanning climate risk, ESG, resilience and sustainability strategy. Supporting public and private sector clients in industries such as technology, finance, infrastructure, manufacturing and utilities, our work spans the full lifecycle, from strategy through implementation. Many of the programs we guide have earned recognition for advancing impactful, award-winning sustainability and resilience outcomes.

Our climate, resilience and sustainability services

From strategy to implementation, we deliver climate, resilience and sustainability services across all lifecycle phases.

GHG Management and Climate Targets

Helping organizations quantify GHG emissions, set reduction targets, develop decarbonization strategies and implementation plans.

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Sustainability Disclosure and Compliance

Helping organizations navigate evolving ESG requirements through disclosure gap analyses, risk and scenario assessments, reporting alignment and governance support. Transforming complex standards into clear, credible, decision-ready disclosures.

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Climate Risk, Resilience and Adaptation

Assessing climate hazards, vulnerabilities and risks to develop adaptation measures, adaptive pathways and socio‑economic impact evaluations. Supporting organizations in reducing risk, protecting assets and communities and building resilience.

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Climate Transition Plans

Development of transition plans aligned with global standards, including science-based target setting, scenario-based risk assessment and integration of governance and accountability frameworks to enhance climate readiness.

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Digital Solutions

Delivering digital solutions that guide clients through digitization strategy, software selection, system design, integration, automation and ongoing support. Enabling smarter, data-driven operations and scalable digital transformation.

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Renewable Energy and Carbon Markets

Guiding organizations in developing renewable energy strategies, goal setting, assessing feasibility and procurement to cut emissions, manage costs and meet sustainability goals.

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Circularity and Zero Waste

Providing end‑to‑end services, including baselining and inventories, circularity roadmaps, certification support, sustainable packaging strategies and materials analysis that help organizations reduce waste and advance circular practices.

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Product Sustainability and LCA Services

Delivering rigorous LCAs and product sustainability insights to assess cradle-to-grave impacts, identify hotspots, substantiate claims, guide design innovation and apply risk and footprint analyses that drive improved performance and reduced environmental impact.

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Sustainable Supply Chains

Helping organizations advance supply chain sustainability through benchmarking, scope 3 analysis, materiality, supplier engagement and targeted strategies that reduce risk, cut emissions and improve value‑chain performance.

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Climate Finance

Climate finance expertise supporting public and private institutions through investment strategy development, climate fund design and execution, TCFD alignment, environmental and social due diligence, research and funding and financing solutions.

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Sustainable Infrastructure

Delivering infrastructure that is resilient, low carbon, and community focused by integrating sustainability, climate resilience, equity and lifecycle performance into the planning, design and delivery of public and private assets.

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Water Stewardship

Helping organizations assess water risks, manage water inventories, set contextual water targets and design stewardship strategies that drive efficiency, replenishment, compliance and resilient, basin‑aware water management.

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Nature and Biodiversity

Helping organizations assess nature impacts and dependencies, develop nature‑positive strategies and framework‑aligned targets and support TNFD‑ready disclosure and nature‑based solutions that restore ecosystems, build resilience and deliver environmental, social and economic value.

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Explore our climate, resilience and sustainability projects

Chicago, Illinois, USA

City of Chicago 2022 Climate Action Plan

City’s new comprehensive plan sets ambitious goals to reduce carbon emissions, advance equity and environmental justice, improve community health and resilience, and increase household savings.

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Projects

Climate-Related Physical Risks and Opportunities Assessment for a Financial Services Client

WSP conducted a preliminary assessment of risks associated with the physical impacts of climate change on key client operations, including global headquarters offices, data centers, call centers, tech operations and supplier manufacturing sites for a global financial services client.

United States

Calculating the Greenhouse Gas and Water Impacts of Electronic Versus Paper Delivery of Bank Statements

To help a financial services client calculate the difference in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and water consumption between electronic and paper statement, WSP USA conducted a comparative life cycle assessment (LCA).

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Bethelehem, Pennsylvania, USA

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Climate Action Plan

The City’s first comprehensive plan will serve as its overall strategy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and build equitable climate resilience that brings economic benefits to all stakeholders.

Guam, USA

From Crisis Response to Resilient Infrastructure: Integrated Power Solutions for Guam

How rapid emergency power support and long-term resilience planning is helping Guam prepare against future storms.

Texas, USA

Formosa Plastics Flare System Upgrade

Transformative upgrades and innovative flare monitoring strategy improve air quality across Texas.

Ithaca, New York, USA

Standard Hydrogen Corporation’s Innovative Facility Combines EV Charging and Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Our team provided engineering support for a new Standard Hydrogen Corporation facility that converts surplus renewable energy to hydrogen.

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Japan

Comprehensive Electrical Protection Study for Military Base

To ensure operational safety of U.S. Forces Japan’s electrical grid, our team helped develop a protection study that identified potential hazards and leveraged GIS modeling.

Miami, Florida, USA

PortMiami Shore Power

WSP and PortMiami chart course to greener future for cruise industry with largest shore power installation on U.S. East Coast.

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Black Hawk, Colorado, USA

Restoring Clear Creek's Watershed

Demonstrating the power of innovative environmental solutions, the North Clear Creek Water Treatment Plant removes heavy metal contaminants from creek waters to safeguard water quality, restore aquatic habitat and support the region's recreational opportunities.

Staten Island, New York, USA

Living Breakwaters Coastal Resilience

An innovative living infrastructure solution, incorporating a necklace of offshore breakwaters, aims to reduce coastal erosion, revive ecologies, and connect the community to the Staten Island shoreline.

New Jersey, USA

Resilient NJ – Atlantic County Coastal Region

To help the state of New Jersey become more resilient to the impacts of climate change, WSP is working with the NJDEP on a variety of innovative adaptation strategies, projects and tools.

Making a difference in the climate, resilience and sustainability industry

Many of the programs we guide have earned recognition for advancing impactful, award-winning sustainability and resilience outcomes.

Verdantix

Recognized as a climate change consulting leader in the 2025 Green Quadrant: Climate Change Consulting report.

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Corporate Knights

One of Corporate Knights’ 2025 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations. The annual ranking is based on 25 KPIs covering sustainability metrics.

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TIME Magazine

Recognized by TIME magazine in its inaugural ranking of the World’s Best Companies in Sustainable Growth 2025.

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EcoVadis

“Gold” 2025 EcoVadis Sustainability Rating: ranked in the top 5% of companies for across environment, labor & human rights, ethics, and procurement.

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MSCI

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MSCI ESG Ratings Assessment

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Ethisphere 

Named a 2025–2026 Certified Compliance Leader – a designation awarded to companies recognized for outstanding ethics and compliance programs.

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Our climate, resilience and sustainability experts

Eric Christensen

Director, Climate, Resilience and Sustainability

United States

Eric, an engineer with 20 years of experience in sustainability, greenhouse gas (GHG) and resource management, energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable design. He has supported 80+ organizations in developing GHG inventories, setting reduction goals, publicly reporting their efforts, and designing and implementing GHG management plans. He was a member of the Technical Working Group for the Scope 2 Guidance development, has been involved in the development of EPA’s GHG inventory guidance documents, and is part of the Technical Advisory Group for the Science Based Targets initiative.