Large development projects are increasingly facing pressures to meet the demand in developing extremely complex infrastructures while also looking into limiting environmental impacts and implementing long term strategies in line with sustainable development goals.

In our new Expert Corner’s paper on sustainability and projects, Sylvain Richer de Forges, a recognized sustainability expert, explains how the nature of such projects requires a customised approach and methodologies to ensure a successful outcome. Taking into account sustainability through all stages of project development, from initial study to commissioning, is today a key factor for project success and can even lead to enhance the overall return on investment.

The key message is: Reducing cost through sustainability measures helps to relieve financial pressures during construction but also the operational cost of these structures in the long term. Don’t just be reactive, sustainability is a great business opportunity and your interest might be to showcase your project in that way.

Sustainability is becoming a critical factor in a projects success.

Don’t miss our latest Expert Corner’s paper: ‘Why Sustainability is Today a Key Success Factor in the Delivery of Large, Complex Projects‘!

Sylvain Richer de Forges is an environmental scientist and a corporate sustainability specialist. Over the past years he has been mostly working in Asia on the development of environmental programs with public and private sectors. He is the author of a published book on sustainable development: “The Diversity of Life on Earth”. Elements of his work have been key in obtaining some of the highest corporate environmental awards in Asia including the ASEAN Business Award and the Singapore President’s Award for the Environment.