CH2M Wins 4 Business Achievement Awards For Work In The Environmental And Climate Change Industries

Leading industry publications, Environmental Business Journal and Climate Change Business Journal, recognize CH2M for several water and environmental projects.

Each year the Environmental Business Journal (EBJ) and the Climate Change Business Journal (CCBJ) recognize outstanding business performance in the environmental and climate change industries with their EBJ/CCBJ Business Achievement Awards. CH2M is proud to announce we were chosen for a combined four awards in 2015 and mentioned for contributions to two more.

EBJ Business Achievement Awards

• Project Merit: Permitting – For environmental permitting of the Ivanpah solar project in California for project developer BrightSource Energy. This was both the first solar power plant of its kind to be permitted, and also the largest in the world.
• Technology Merit: Information Technology – For Flood Modeller Pro, our flood modelling software package that provides local and regional governments with a flexible and cost-effective range of tools to help manage the environment and the challenges associated with flood risk.

CCBJ Business Achievement Awards

• Consulting & Engineering: Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience - For completing research on potential future rainfall intensity in the UK and the implications for sewer and stormwater system design.
• Technology Merit: Climate Change Risk Modeling and Assessment – For conducting an assessment of projected sea level rise, extreme rainfall, and wind; modeling the extent of inundation and storm surge; and evaluating the risk and cost of those climate change factors to wastewater facilities within Miami-Dade’s $3.3B Ocean Outfall Legislation Program. The 11-year program with 28 capital projects is the culmination of a regulatory mandate by the Florida Legislature to stop all wastewater discharge to the ocean by 2025.

“CH2M is proud to be working alongside our clients to solve some of the world’s most challenging environmental and climate change challenges,” said Peter Nicol, CH2M Global Water Business Group President. “It is quite an honor for us to be recognized by the EBJ/CCBJ for helping to advance the environmental and climate change industries.”

CH2M also was mentioned as a partner in the CCBJ award The Nature Conservancy won for leveraging its expertise, reputation, fundraising abilities and political skills to catalyze investment and action for climate change resilience and adaptation, as well as in Hazen and Sawyer’s CCBJ award for its leadership role in evaluating climate change assessment and adaptation planning for water and wastewater utilities, specifically the post-Sandy New York City Wastewater Resiliency Plan.

The 2015 EBJ/CCBJ awards will be presented at a special ceremony at the Environmental Industry Summit XIV in San Diego, Calif. on March 9-11, 2016. The Environmental Industry Summit is an annual three-day executive retreat hosted by EBI Inc.

About EBI:
Founded in 1988, Environmental Business International Inc. (EBI, San Diego, Calif.) is a research, publishing and consulting company that specializes in defining emerging markets and generating strategic market intelligence for companies, investors and policymakers. EBI publishes Environmental Business Journal, the leading provider of strategic information for the environmental industry, and Climate Change Business Journal, which covers nine segments of the Climate Change Industry. EBI also performs contract research for the government and private sector and founded the Environmental Industry Summit, an annual three-day event for executives in the environmental industry.

About CH2M:
As the leading professional services firm delivering sustainable solutions for the world’s most complex challenges, CH2M advances the quality and standard of living for people everywhere. With revenues approaching US$5.5B, the firm has offices in 50 countries, with global headquarters based near Denver, Co., USA. More than 25,000-strong, CH2M people make a positive difference around the world, providing consulting, design, engineering, project management and delivery of vital infrastructure and resources to clients in public and private sectors across diverse industries. The firm operates five business segments, including water; environmental and nuclear; transportation; oil, gas and chemical; and industrial and urban environments. CH2M consistently ranks among Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies; as the number-one firm in both environmental consulting and program management by Engineering News-Record; and among Verdantix leaders in sustainable engineering. In 2015, the firm received the Stockholm International Water Institute’s highest Industry Water Award for pioneering water conservation and reuse technologies. For more information, visit www.ch2m.com.