Environment and sustainability - Brazil

Environmental management of oceanic basins

Our focus on environmental studies aims to help the client implement the productive process in a sustainable and environmental way, guarantee the fulfilment of legal requirements and implement best practice, and through this reach a level of excellence in community relationships.

The consultancy services offered by our environmental team are as follows:

  • environmental impact assessment
  • environmental, health and safety due diligence assessment
  • environmental projects assessment
  • contamination evaluation
  • evaluation, preservation and sustainable development of natural resources
  • environmental, health and safety management systems
  • training and technology transfer
  • corporate social responsibility

Professional support of specialists in several disciplines given to environmental and health and safety experts, is a distinctive aspect of Halcrow‘s consultancy services. In all projects, however complex, the evaluation and identification of environmental impacts and aspects and health and safety risks are done to a high level of excellence. This also allows the identification of the more adequate and cost effective related environmental and health and safety mitigation measures.  Also, the support of internal and technical departments allows the identification and assessment of more suitable engineering solutions for contamination problems (solid, liquid and gaseous), as well as the provision of high sophisticated assessment tools, as mathematical models and the development of geographic information systems (GIS).

The environmental and health and safety consultancy services offered by Halcrow fulfil all levels of legal requirements and international loan requirements and those required from the application of management systems under international standards (ISO and OHSAS). The Halcrow business system is designed to fulfil relevant standards, in particular BS EN ISO 9001, BS EN ISO 14001 and BS 8800.

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  • Environment 

    We integrate civil and infrastructure expertise with specialist environmental skills, bringing maximum benefits to every stage of a project.

  • Sustainable development 

    At Halcrow, we’ve been quietly working with progressive clients for decades – thinking, designing and building sustainably as a natural part of what we do.

  • Our sustainability policy 

    We believe our greatest contribution to sustainability is through the long-term environmental outcomes of the projects undertaken for our clients, as well as our own impact on the environment.

Contact details

Rio de Janeiro

Halcrow
Rua da Ajuda 35
Sala 2701
Centro Rio de Janeiro
RJ
CEP 20040-000
Brasil

t: +55 21 2240 2700
f: +55 21 2240 2700 ext. 201