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Sectors Clean Energy & Environmental Environmental consultancy
Capability Clean Energy & Environmental

Environmental consultancy in Singapore

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18
Governing standards
SAC-SINGLAS accredited laboratories; qualified persons
Sector
Clean Energy & Environmental

Advisory and engineering services covering environmental impact assessment, pollution control, contaminated land, air and noise monitoring, and regulatory compliance.

Firms prepare studies and permit applications for NEA, PUB and URA submissions. Buyers select on qualified environmental professionals, laboratory accreditation and comparable-project track record. The companies on the record holding this capability are collected on the Singapore Industry Index’s list of Leading environmental & water treatment companies in Singapore.

The field

A buyer commissioning environmental work in Singapore is really asking four questions, and the order matters. First, can this firm run a defensible Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Management & Monitoring Plan (EMMP) that will survive scrutiny from NEA, PUB and URA — the reflex trigger for reclamation, coastal, waste-to-energy and large industrial projects. Second, can it monitor — air emissions, water and noise — through a SAC-SINGLAS-accredited laboratory, since regulators accept results only from accredited testing bodies (NEA maintains a published list of accredited source-emission testers). Third, can it handle contaminated land — site assessment and remediation under NEA's ESA-consultant regime, the gating competence for redeveloping former industrial parcels in Jurong and Tuas. Fourth, can it deliver ESG, sustainability and carbon work now that SGX-mandated climate reporting and the ISSB/TCFD framework have moved this from optional to compliance-grade. Depth on all four, evidenced on real Singapore projects, separates a genuine practice from a fly-in.

The field splits into three layers. At the top sit the global majors with real Singapore officesERM (the largest pure-play sustainability consultancy, ~40+ staff locally), AECOM, WSP, Jacobs, Arcadis and Ramboll (the AECOM–Binnies–Ramboll JV won Phase 2 of Singapore's Integrated Waste Management Facility), plus DNV and SLR Consulting on the assurance/ESG side. A middle layer of large specialist entities anchors the technical water/marine and buildings work — DHI Water & Environment (S) for coastal and hydraulic modelling, CPG Consultants for built-environment environmental engineering. The third layer is SG-native EIA/monitoring firms and accredited TIC labsESC, Tembusu Asia, AGV Environment, Orison QEHS, and testing houses SETSCO, Eurofins, ALS and TÜV SÜD PSB. Structural shifts pulling demand upward: mandatory climate disclosure, sharper biodiversity/EIA scrutiny on reclamation and greenfield sites, and NEA's tightening contaminated-land and emissions regime.

Also known as
environmental engineeringenvironmental consultingenvironmental impact assessmentEIAenvironmental monitoringpollution control
On the record

Companies with this capability in Singapore

Listed alphabetically. Order does not indicate ranking.

18 companies
01
AECOM

A global infrastructure and environment consultancy with a Singapore office; part of the AECOM-Binnies-Ramboll joint venture appointed for Phase 2 of Singapore's Integrated Waste Management Facility. Delivers EIA, environmental engineering and sustainability advisory for large water, waste and development infrastructure.

02
AGV Environment

An environmental consultancy operating in Singapore and Malaysia across environmental assessment and monitoring for industrial and development clients.

03
ALS (Singapore)

The Singapore laboratory of the global ALS environmental testing group, offering accredited analytical services for water, soil and air used in monitoring and contaminated-land programmes.

04
Arcadis

A global design and consultancy firm for natural and built assets with a Singapore office; environmental services include contaminated-land management, environmental due diligence and sustainability and ESG advisory.

05
CPG Consultants

A Singapore-headquartered multidisciplinary engineering and architecture consultancy (formerly the government's PWD) with an environmental and sustainability engineering capability serving public infrastructure and development projects.

06
DHI Water & Environment (S)

A Singapore-registered specialist in water, marine and coastal environmental modelling; supports EIA and reclamation projects with hydraulic and water-quality studies. A Singapore Water Association member.

07
DNV

A global assurance and risk firm with a Singapore office providing ESG and sustainability verification, carbon and greenhouse-gas assurance, and environmental and energy-transition advisory to industrial clients.

08
ERM (Environmental Resources Management)

The world's largest pure-play sustainability consultancy, running a Singapore office of 40-plus scientists, engineers and economists. Practice covers contaminated-land assessment and remediation, ESG and climate and carbon strategy, and regulatory support for industrial and development projects.

09
ESC (Environmental Solutions Consultancy)

A Singapore-based EHS and sustainability consultancy, an NEA-approved consultant qualified for pollution-control studies, quantitative risk assessment and site investigation and remediation; also delivers EIA, air-quality and noise management, and carbon and sustainability studies.

10
Eurofins (Singapore)

The local arm of the global Eurofins environment-testing network, providing accredited air-emissions, water and environmental laboratory testing from a Singapore facility.

11
Jacobs

A global technical and environmental services firm with a Singapore presence, active in water, environmental engineering, EIA and sustainability consulting for public-sector and industrial projects. Absorbed the CH2M and Camp Dresser legacy.

12
Orison QEHS

A Singapore QEHS consultancy providing Environmental Impact Assessment and related environmental compliance and management services for development projects.

13
Ramboll

An engineering and environment consultancy with a Singapore office and a partner in the Integrated Waste Management Facility JV; strengths in environmental and health impact assessment, water and waste-to-energy environmental engineering.

14
SETSCO Services

A Singapore testing, inspection and certification house offering environmental monitoring and testing (air, water and noise), operating accredited laboratory services for industrial and construction clients.

15
SLR Consulting

A global environmental and sustainability consultancy with an Asia-Pacific presence; services span ESG and sustainability strategy, ESG assurance, environmental assessment and built-environment advisory.

16
Tembusu Asia Consulting

A Singapore-based consultancy offering comprehensive EIA — agency consultation, scoping, baseline data, impact assessment and mitigation — plus EMMP development, biodiversity and ecology surveys, arboriculture, and net-zero and decarbonisation sustainability advisory.

17
TÜV SÜD PSB

A major testing, inspection and certification body: surface physical analysis and metrology accredited to ISO 17025 (SAC-SINGLAS); API 653 storage-tank inspection, integrity assessment and NDT for oil-and-gas and chemical assets; and environmental monitoring and testing, including accredited source-emission testing, for industrial compliance.

18
WSP Singapore

A global engineering and environment consultancy with a Singapore office spanning environmental impact assessment, environmental management, contaminated-land and climate and ESG advisory for infrastructure and industrial clients. Absorbed the Golder legacy.

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