Environment
We’ve got the environment down to a science
Our team is passionate about the relationship between our natural and built environments. Drawing from over 20 technical specialties, we assemble teams tailored to your project, whether it’s a school, a road, broadband fiber, or another challenge.
With a long-term commitment to the people and places we serve, our Environmental Services team connects to projects on a personal level and collaborates with communities across the globe.
Our goal is clear: avoid resource impacts, expedite regulatory approvals, and cut project costs. We do this by connecting you and our environmental consulting and engineering teams at the onset of a project and keeping everyone connected through exploration, planning, operations, and closure.
Our approach to environmental solutions protects wildlife habitats, restores biodiversity and wetlands, and builds active communities. We support nature-based solutions, carbon capture, and a range of sustainability-focused goals.
By balancing innovation with proven science and engineering practices, we deliver environmental services that meet your needs—today and into the future.
We are recognized for our sustainability leadership
A-
CDP Score
PRIME
ISS ESG Score
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MSCI ESG Rating
Stantec is rated as a climate leader with an A- score by CDP, and we are the only firm in our space that has achieved that rating for the last eight years.
Stantec’s ISS Corporate ESG rating continues to outperform our peers year after year (2025).
Stantec’s MSCI ESG rating is top of class relative to other engineering and design firms, six years running (2025).
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Services
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Assessment & Permitting
Using science to meet regulations.
Atmospheric Sciences
Rooted in reality, educated in natural sciences, and experts in the latest regulatory and permitting compliance, we go beyond the common approach to develop ideal results for clients.
Human Environment
When we feel connected as a community, we work better together.
Ecosystems
By documenting existing conditions and determining potential impacts, we develop avoidance and mitigation measures that are cost-effective but ensure protection of fish, aquatic invertebrates, and vegetation.
eDNA
Management of protected species requires reliable methods for detecting their presence without causing them harm. eDNA allows for sampling the environment for DNA shed by organisms without capturing, handling, or observing the target species.
Environmental Health, Safety & Compliance
We have certified industrial hygienists, safety professionals, toxicologists, and other specialists developing practices that can limit your risks and liabilities.
PFAS
Our PFAS team helps assess and manage this group of chemical pollutants in line with evolving guidelines, standards, and regulations.
Remediation & Revitalization
We use our expertise to investigate, plan and implement the right solution to your challenges.
Water Resources
We help you to protect and restore sensitive water resources, explore and develop new sources of water, and manage risk resulting from sedimentation and flooding.
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