Navigating climate change: Taking action for sustainable progress
As climate change accelerates, it brings unprecedented risks to people, assets, and infrastructure. Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, unpredictable and intense, making commitment to global climate agreements essential to mitigate climate change and boost resilience. Change is happening fast, and the challenges presented by climate change require new perspectives and innovative solutions.
At Royal HaskoningDHV, we recognize that navigating climate change is not just about reducing emissions - it's about creating adaptive systems that ensure the longevity and health of our communities, ecosystems, and economies. We therefore develop our solutions, mindful of the processes that regulate the stability and resilience of natural and social systems, also known as earth’s planetary boundaries.
By being mindful of this framework, and with a strategical focus on climate change, we apply our knowledge and deliver value. This contributes to the ‘bigger picture’, allowing current and future generations and societies to thrive. That is why we've made it our mission to tackle these complex challenges head-on and hands-on, whilst keeping our clients, our people, our ecosystem and society at the forefront of everything we do.
Delivering positive impact and tangible results
Our company values help us keep our own unique perspective on how we can best leave a positive impact. But they’re more than that: They imply we always prioritize safety, well-being, and inclusivity in our actions. Also, it helps deliver innovative solutions that cater to immediate needs, while ensuring long-term sustainability. Collaboration is integral to our approach, as we work with stakeholders to develop resilient systems able to provide speed and scale in navigating climate impacts. Lastly, we maintain high ethical and environmental standards, including valuable contributions to the United Nations SDGs in our products, services, and digital solutions.
Mitigating climate change
The technology is ready to reduce carbon. The key is in embracing what’s available and what’s relevant to individual challenges, driving the transition to a sustainable future effectively.
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An adaptive approach towards climate resilience
However successful our global efforts to decarbonise the climate might be, adapting to climate change is as crucial as mitigating it. By assessing climate risks, we identify effective solutions, create robust policies and operational systems to build resilience to flooding, droughts, heats and other climate-related events, preventing physical damage for communities across the globe.
Our projects – delivered to every corner of the world - offer innovative ways to protect communities and assets. Utilising technology, big data analysis, and deep domain expertise, we provide holistic, adaptive, expendable - and therefore future-proof - services and products , providing our clients with the speed and scale in adapting tangible improvements , from planning through implementation.
Adaptation is key in our journey towards resilience. We cannot halt the changing climate, but we can better equip ourselves to navigate its challenges.
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Embedding purposeful impact in every project
In pursuit of driving more sustainable projects, we launched our Purpose Matrix to guide conversations, decision-making and our approach to project delivery. The matrix is a reference by which we consider the impact of a project against each of our Enhancing Society Together theme, including addressing climate-related challenges. The assessment is based on expert judgments, 140 years of experience, and many discussions and conversations in and across our project teams, providing guidance in our decision-making processSuccess story
Climate resilience
Climate change is putting people, assets, infrastructure, and business continuity at increasing risk. Impacts like flooding, drought, heatwaves, landslides and wind are taking a growing toll on communities and businesses. For private and public sector organisations, this presents a defining challenge: “How can we adapt to keep our communities, economies, assets and infrastructure running safely?”
Join us in shaping a sustainable tomorrow
At Royal HaskoningDHV, we’re not ‘just’ engineers; we’re architects of a sustainable future. Our commitment to innovation helps forge paths to a world where communities flourish and clients thrive, all in harmony with the environment.
Your partnership is crucial. Only together can we transform climate challenges into opportunities for truly sustainable growth. Let’s unite in action and make a lasting impact in enhancing society together!
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Learn more about our other Global priorities
Our approach to navigating climate change is part of a broader commitment to Enhancing Society Together. We help build a sustainable society and embrace digital, by creating comprehensive solutions that drive positive impact across all areas. Explore our other Global Priorities to see how we can make a difference there.
