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ERM
Shaping a sustainable future with the world’s leading organizations
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https://www.erm.com/
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Overview

At ERM, sustainability is our business.

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Number of Employees

5,001-10,000

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Consulting

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Serviced Businesses
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Regions

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latam, Middle East, North America, Oceania

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Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States Of America, Vietnam

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Year of foundation

1971

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Structure

Privately Held

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Industry

Energy & Environment

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Community & Impact

Offers Discounts for NGOs

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About Us

Sustainability Is Our Business

ERM — Environmental Resources Management — is the world's largest pure-play sustainability consultancy. Founded in 1971, we have grown through decades of purpose-driven work and strategic acquisitions into a global firm of 8,000+ experts operating across 40+ countries and territories from over 140 offices. Majority-owned by KKR and our own Partners, ERM combines rigorous scientific and technical expertise with strategic transformation capabilities to help the world's leading organisations operationalise sustainability at pace and scale. We work with more than 50% of the Global Fortune 500, and our 'boots to boardroom' approach means we can advance a client's sustainability agenda at every level — from site operations to the executive suite.

Who we are

A Team Defined by Purpose

At ERM, we are environmental scientists, engineers, sustainability strategists, health and safety professionals, data scientists, and communications experts united by a single purpose: to shape a sustainable future. Our diverse global team brings deep technical knowledge across climate, EHS, biodiversity, social impact, and ESG — and we pair that expertise with genuine passion for making a difference. Our Partnership model puts trusted advisors at the heart of every client relationship, and our values — accountability, client focus, collaboration, empowerment, care for our people, and transparency — guide everything we do. Effort pays off here and becomes career-defining work that leaves a positive imprint on our planet.

What we do

From Regulatory Compliance to Full-Scale Transformation

We support organisations at every stage of their sustainability journey — from managing EHS compliance and conducting environmental impact assessments to defining net-zero strategies, navigating carbon markets, and embedding sustainability into the core of business strategy. Our integrated offering spans technical delivery and strategic advisory across climate, nature, energy transition, social impact, supply chain, M&A due diligence, remediation, reporting and disclosure, and much more. We also offer a growing suite of proprietary digital products — including emissions.AI, Libryo, ESG Fusion, and CRISP — that give clients unparalleled insight and control over their sustainability and EHS goals.

Our Purpose

Shaping a Sustainable Future

Our purpose is to shape a sustainable future with the world's leading organisations. We draw on more than 50 years of environmental, health, safety, risk, and social experience to help clients define meaningful sustainability goals and translate them into tangible action — for their businesses, for society, and for the planet.

Sustainability at ERM

Holding Ourselves to the Standard We Set for Others

ERM's own sustainability programme is an overarching framework that supports our long-term business strategy and drives continual improvement. We have committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions across our operations and have had our science-based targets validated by SBTi to a 1.5°C-aligned standard. Our annual Sustainability Report sets out strategies for advancing action on decarbonisation, nature, human rights, and supply chain — and tracks our progress against our own commitments.

Our commitments

As the largest pure-play sustainability consultancy globally, it is imperative that we “walk the talk.” Our corporate commitments include:


  • Publishing an important new set of commitments on biodiversity with Act4Nature International, driving action across our work with clients, our own operations, employee engagement, and external engagements – including the ERM Foundation.
  • Pledging to drive growth in the demand for, and supply of, hydrogen in a new initiative known as H2Zero, created to help accelerate the use and production of hydrogen as an essential part of the future net-zero energy system.
  • Setting ambitious science-based targets to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions as part of a unified private sector response to the global risks of climate change. Validated by the Science Based Targets initiative, this makes us an early adopter among the professional services sector.
  • Achieving net-zero carbon emissions across our operations by 2025
  • Disclosing our climate-related risks and opportunities since 2019, following the recommendations of the Task Force for Climate-related Financial (TCFD).
  • Adopting early the revised Universal Standards of the Global Reporting Initiative through our Sustainability Report 2022. We are proud to be a Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards Pioneer.
  • Reporting to the GRI standard through our annual Sustainability Report
  • Meeting the 10 principles of the UN Global Compact, and through it a signatory to the Women’s Empowerment Principles and the Sustainable Oceans Principles
  • Respecting human rights and a world free of slavery. We recognize our responsibility to support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights, as defined by the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. We have a Human Rights, Modern Slavery and Child Labor Policy and report annually in compliance with the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015.
  • Committing to workplace equality,we are a signatory to the Race at Work Charter driven by Business in the Community
  • Contributing 1% of prior year profits to support sustainability initiatives around the globe via, the ERM Foundation and other organizations.

Our Values

What We Stand For

ERM's values are the constant that guides our work and our culture: accountability, client focus, collaboration, empowerment, care for our people, and transparency. These principles underpin how we serve clients, how we partner with communities, and how we hold ourselves to the same high sustainability standards we set for others.

Why working with us

The Trusted Advisor Difference

With more than 50 years of experience, ERM offers a unique combination of deep technical expertise and strategic transformation capability that few firms can match. We are the world's largest pure-play sustainability consultancy — with no competing priorities and 100% focus on sustainability. Our 'boots to boardroom' model means we can engage at every level of a client's organisation. We work with more than 50% of the Global Fortune 500 and bring in-house technical specialists across climate, EHS, biodiversity, social, and ESG, alongside state-of-the-art digital tools. ERM has been recognised as a Leader in Environmental Services and ESG and Sustainability Consulting by independent analyst firms.

Inclusion & Diversity

Building a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone belongs

Creating a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone belongs is an essential part of making ERM a great place to build a career. We formalized our diversity, inclusion, and belonging (DIB) mission over a decade ago, and it is integral to our ability to foster a culture where every employee feels valued, respected, and empowered. This long-held commitment ensures that diverse perspectives are not only welcomed but also actively integrated into our business strategies, leading to more innovative solutions. Our global employee resource groups support and create space for all employees to build connections and thrive, including the Asian Professional Network, Black Professionals Network, Caregivers @ ERM, EnAble (disability and neurodiversity), GLOW (Global Women), Hispanic/Latinx Professionals Network, North American Veterans, and PRIDE (LGBTQ+). ERM condemns any and all forms of discrimination and we are committed to diversity, equality and inclusion within our company.

Awards & Accreditations

Recognised for Excellence

ERM has been named a Leader in Environmental Services by an independent analyst firm, and a Leader in ESG and Sustainability Consulting. The firm was also recognised in the Verdantix Green Quadrant for Climate Change Consulting 2025 alongside the world's top sustainability consulting firms. Individu... See more

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Sustainability

Holding Ourselves to the Standard We Set for Others

ERM's own sustainability programme is an overarching framework that supports our long-term business strategy and drives continual improvement. We have committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions across our operations and have had our science-based targets validated by SBTi to a 1.5°C-aligned standard. Our annual Sustainability Report sets out strategies for advancing action on decarbonisation, nature, human rights, and supply chain — and tracks our progress against our own commitments.

Community & Impact

The ERM Foundation

ERM supports community and societal impact through the ERM Foundation, which focuses on driving positive environmental and social outcomes beyond client engagements. The Foundation can be contacted directly and reflects ERM's belief that its responsibility extends to the communities and ecosystems in which it operates globally.