WSP’s New York office furthers its commitment to helping organizations become Future Ready®, launching a book that explores how companies can improve their climate mitigation practices, climate resilience and greater impact may reconsider.
This book, titled “Future Ready: Your Organization’s Guide to Rethinking Climate, Resilience and Sustainability,” serves as a guide for leaders in business, government, and other organizations to establish and implement sustainability and resilience strategies in complex project and operational environments. functions as Apart from achieving its ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) objectives.
Published by Wiley Publishing House, the book is co-authored by Alistair McGregor, Executive Director, WSP Buildings Business Line; and Climate, Resilience and Sustainability Consultant, Tom Lewis. The text recalls the bold approach of a team of WSP technical experts and knowledge leaders with deep experience in risk assessment, planning, engineering, finance, project and program implementation, and advisory consulting.
In addition, the authors share practical examples and case studies that are based on hundreds of projects undertaken by WSP for a wide range of clients, markets and sectors of various scales. Their perspectives show readers how to actively engage with project stakeholders to successfully plan for, implement, and measure the impacts of natural disasters and climate change.
“Every day, we help our clients align their sustainability goals with key business and organizational objectives. We know how essential it is to go the extra mile to provide clients with practical guidance on how leaders in this field Everyone can face complex challenges.” McGregor said. “Based on our successful Future Ready® methodology, this book equips readers with practical strategies that can reduce risk, make the most of existing resources, and boost return on investment.”
This book explores the ways project leaders and managers can address the four megatrends that the Future Ready® program explores: climate change; changing social attitudes and increasing attention to gender equality; increased pressure on natural resources and ecosystems; and rapid development of technology. Using WSP projects as examples of successful ways to address these megatrends, McGregor and Lewis identify effective ways readers can take action.
The first part of the book is a journey through the current context, which is dynamic and changing, examining how climate impacts are driving innovation, sustainability in buildings, transport, infrastructure, resources, cities and organisations. The second part of the book is for organizations to start or accelerate their path towards a more sustainable and resilient future through the definition of objectives, the use of tools and technologies, risk assessment and reporting, nature-based solutions and climate finance. Outlines a roadmap. among others.
The foreword to the book was written by Spiro N., Professor at the Harvard School of Design and Director of the Zofnas Program for Infrastructure Sustainability. was written by Polaris; and Anthony Kane, president and CEO of the Sustainable Infrastructure Institute.
The book focuses on helping readers identify and execute the “right” project in the “right” way to achieve the greatest possible impact through the implementation of several successful measures. As financing such projects can be a significant challenge, the foreword written by Stacey Swan, WSP’s Executive Vice President for Climate Finance, ESG and Sustainable Investing, presents a forward-looking perspective on the challenges and opportunities of climate finance, based on her insights does. 25 years experience in this field.
“Future Ready: Your Organization’s Guide to Rethinking Climate, Resilience and Sustainability” is available now on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com and other websites.
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WSP is the world’s leading professional services consulting firm in Latin America and the Caribbean, offering integrated engineering solutions designed to transform and restore the environment. Our experience ranges from environmental remediation, urban planning, the engineering of iconic buildings, the design of sustainable transportation networks, the development of future energy sources, the creation of new ways to extract essential resources.
Our services offered to local and global clients go beyond the delivery of what is requested of us. As a strategic partner, we take our solutions a step further by shaping a vision to foster sustainable societies, connect communities and capture opportunities.
