ERM

ERM is the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy in the world. ERM partners with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.

ERM’s diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by ERM’s deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. This capability is ERM’s “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.

ERM has more than fifty years of experience operationalizing sustainability for clients. Our breadth and depth of expertise and ability to integrate solutions across organizations are why many of the world’s leading organizations partner with us as their trusted advisors.

ERM works with public and private sectors to realise a sustainable and just energy transition. ERM’s Sustainable Energy Solutions services integrate the complementary skills and experience of Element Energy and E4tech, two leading low-carbon energy consultancies acquired by ERM in 2021, which complements ERM’s deep heritage sustainability capability.

ERM supported Amburn through Phase 1 of the project, providing [project management and technical advisory support], and developed the successful funding application for Phase 2. During Phase 2, the specialist Funded Project Management team is subcontracted to lead the project’s Coordination and Communication work packages.

ERM team

Andrew Flagg

Andrew is a Managing Consultant at ERM, supporting ERM’s work in the day-to-day coordination of several large EU and UK-funded technology demonstration and feasibility projects, and the dissemination of the resultant project findings. Graduating from the University of Oxford with a BA Hons in Geography, Andrew gained a strong understanding of the impacts of climate change and the challenges faced with the deployment of new technology during the transition to a low carbon society. Before joining ERM, Andrew worked at London Sustainability Exchange, writing two successful bid proposals for the 2018 round of the GLA’s London Community Energy Fund, and project managing the development and feasibility phase of two community solar energy projects in west London.

Jessica Pickles

Jessica is a Consultant at ERM, delivering ERM’s work in the project management and dissemination of numerous EU and UK funded innovation technology trials. She has worked on projects across the low carbon energy sector, including zero emission transport, electrolysis, and the deployment of hydrogen vehicles across Europe. Graduating from the University of Exeter with a Bsc Hons in Business which focussed on sustainability, Jessica gained a strong understanding of the broad impacts of climate change on businesses. Whilst studying at Queensland University of Technology, she gained an international perspective on approaches to environmental economics and mitigation strategies.

Alexander Galloway

Alexander is a Consulting Associate at ERM, supporting the day-to-day coordination and dissemination of several of ERM’s large EU funded technology demonstration and feasibility projects. Graduating from the University of Leeds with a first-class BSc Hons in Environmental Science International gave Alexander a strong understanding of the fundamental physics, chemistry and biology of the Earth’s environmental systems. Alexander also received a distinction from the University of Technology, Sydney, where he studied environmental science alongside project management. Alexander directed his final year studies towards Energy transitions: particularly technologies, markets and policy, and produced a thesis on the potential utilisation of crop residues in the UK for bioenergy and to what extent this can help contribute to the net-zero target by 2050.