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Environment

Building sustainable capability in the public sector

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Extreme weather events and rising sea levels demand resilient infrastructure and adaptive planning, while environmental regulations post-Brexit add complexity. 

Balancing economic growth, energy security, and sustainability, alongside addressing funding constraints and global collaboration, makes achieving environmental goals a pressing challenge.

Methods serves as a critical partner in driving sustainable change, helping organisations build transformative capabilities in environmental management and policy implementation. We provide expert support across key environmental initiatives, working closely with government agencies to deliver impactful solutions that address critical sustainability challenges

Environment highlights

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Climate change risk management

In response to the Climate Change Committee's latest evidence, Methods was engaged to proactively manage climate change risks across government departments. Our work included comprehensive risk analysis and developing a comprehensive project plan for the government's National Adaptation Programme (2023-28).

Decorative photographs of Methods employees in our London office
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Identifying worldwide change capabilities

We supported a £500 Million Blue Planet Fund by providing critical strategic insights. We developed a comprehensive approach to identifying and ranking countries with the greatest potential for marine environmental protection and poverty reduction, resulting in a robust, evidence-based theory of change.

Our approach

Methods helps organisations deliver sustainable change by building internal capabilities, identifying strategic opportunities, and implementing innovative environmental solutions that drive meaningful impact.

We are committed to delivering positive social impact by supporting government and organisational environmental initiatives. Our team of expert professionals work collaboratively to develop sustainable capabilities, drive transformative change, and create meaningful environmental solutions.

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Defra

Incorporating ‘Natural Capital’ approaches into government decision making

Defra launched an ambitious proof-of-concept to explore how government can integrate natural capital approaches into decision making for the marine environment.

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Environment Agency

Finding solutions for tomorrow

The Bespoke and Emerging Projects team at Environment Agency wanted to develop innovative and intelligent technological solutions that would initiate a transformative shift in project delivery, to combat the impact of climate change.

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Defra

Enabling a customer approach to Design and Delivery

Methods were engaged to uncover barriers to customer-centric design in Defra's projects and to develop a toolkit to embed customer-focused best practices.

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Climate change adaptation

As Defra's dedicated Project Delivery Partner, we provided programmatic expertise, the technical know-how to lead a series of complex conversations, and workshops to help understand and implement actions to mitigate the effects of climate change.

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Aligning NCEA with the Sustainable Development Goals

Methods’ cutting-edge SDG Impact Transparency service leveraged and analysed the impact of the NCEA programme against the 17 SDGs in order to enhance Defra’s environmental initiatives and transform how they measure and achieve environmental impact.

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