Environmental & Social Sustainability
COP21: Collaboration and innovation will be key
It has been a heady time for those following events in the run up to the UN’s 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) on Climate Change being held in Paris this month. As we move into the second week of the conference and our global leaders look to... read more
United Nations Conference on Climate change
Listen to Adrian Johnson’s interview with BBC World Business News about the potential success of the 2015 United Nations Conference on Climate Change. As a sustainability expert, Adrian comments on a possible agreement, roles among different nations and the... read more
Assessing Odour Effects at a Landfill
MWH Global was commissioned by the Horowhenua District Council (HDC) to undertake an odour impact assessment for the landfill located in Levin, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand. This study evaluates the potential odour effects that may arise during the operation of the... read more
Building on New Zealand’s Most Contaminated Site
MWH was presented with an interesting challenge when they started work on the Mapua Wharf wastewater pump station; the site infamous for being the most contaminated site in the country. Eagerly accepting the challenge, MWH completed the iconic project and received a... read moreThe COP20, Climate Change and MWH/La COP20, El Cambio Climático y MWH
Para versión español ver fin de la historia. The COP20, Climate Change and MWH: Challenges and Opportunities The Conference of the Parties (COP) was created as a governing body with the objective of promoting the reduction of greenhouse gas concentration in the... read moreWatch out Nimby! You have an enemy…
We all know how the NIMBY syndrome (Not in my back yard) often makes it difficult if not impossible to carry out important investments: “That power plant is perfect, better if in another city … That incinerator is useful, especially if you build it in... read moreOld Ladies of the Sea
Have you ever wondered where the old ladies of the sea end up when they stop navigating? The Costa Concordia is being dismantled in Genoa, Italy after the city was chosen between several candidates: in Italy, Piombino, Civitavecchia and Palermo while abroad, Norway... read moreCohousing: Building Innovation and Sharing
At the gates of Milan there is a beautiful 1600s farmhouse next to the marvelous Chiaravalle Abbey. Thanks to a careful reclamation project, the farm will come to life again to host about 40 families in the Cohousing Chiaravalle project. Work will begin at the end of... read moreTricky Balancing Act
MWH Technical Director of Pipeline Engineering across Europe and Africa, Sandra Rolfe-Dickinson examines how regulation, carbon footprint, and costpressures are increasingly challenging clients and their suppliers to create new and sustainable ways that will deliver... read moreAustralia and the Carbon Tax
by John Hobson Climate change sceptics are united in their disbelief that mankind is capable of causing what science indicates is a potentially catastrophic global trend. Greenhouse gases are rising in the atmosphere, as are temperatures, and there is a clear... read moreOur Thought Leaders
View bios and read articles from all of the Thought Leaders at MWH Global.