What is sustainable remediation?
Contaminated site remediation focuses on reducing potential human health risks and environmental degradation. While health and safety remain critical considerations, sustainable remediation also supports:
• Reduced environmental footprints
• Higher community involvement
• Improved cost savings
In sustainable remediation the net benefits on human health are greater than the impacts of the remediation work on the environment, society, and economy. Selection of a sustainable remediation strategy is achieved by using a balanced decision-making process.
Informed decisions with sustainability assessment
Sustainability Assessment is the practice of evaluating the potential impacts of remediation to environment, society, and the economy. Rather than focusing solely on reducing contamination levels, sustainability assessment helps to achieve more sustainable site redevelopment.
SURE by Ramboll provides the necessary tools for making informed decisions with sustainability assessment at a project level. It provides a systematic process for identifying and evaluating impacts attributable to alternative options for remediation, helps communicate decision making criteria with stakeholders, and records the overall decision-making process for compliance support.
Benefits
How does SURE by Ramboll work?
SURE by Ramboll helps communicate decision making criteria with stakeholders, and records the overall process for compliance support.
Assess
CREATE A SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT
Create a project specific sustainability assessment by selecting relevant indicators from pre-populated alternatives. Evaluate the impacts to rank your options and generate your assessment.
Engage
REVIEW RESULTS WITH STAKEHOLDERS
After completing your assessment, share the results with relevant shareholders to request their review and comments. Include and address comments to create a more resilient assessment.
Report
CHOOSE THE SUSTAINABLE OPTION
Create a custom-made report of the assessment process and results. Highlight potential areas for improvement and identify contribution to fulfilling UN SDG's.
References
Sustainable remedial option selection for Fire dam
A fire pond containing sediment contaminated with heavy metals was planned to be used in a road widening scheme for bus traffic.
Sustainable risk management near a classified NATURA 2000 area
An old shooting range located near a classified NATURA 2000 protected natural area was identified as a potential national priority site.
Related services
Sustainability
Escalating biodiversity loss, the depletion of natural resources and the continuing struggle to combat climate change are growing global challenges. Our client-centric approach to tackling these challenges is based on a strong technical foundation in science, engineering and economics, coupled with deep experience across a broad range of market sectors. We build upon this foundation to deliver lasting environmental, social and economic results.
Site Solutions
Ramboll engineers, geologists and scientists deliver value-added, site-specific solutions that address all aspects of the remediation process – from site investigation and feasibility studies to risk assessment, remedy selection, remedial design and construction management to site reuse.
Ecological services
Ramboll provides unparalleled expertise in ecotoxicology and ecological risk assessment, natural resource consulting, nature restoration, nature survey and monitoring, ecosystem services and marine science.
We're ready to help
SURE by Ramboll is designed to reduce the complexity of reviewing and communicating environmental, social and economic impacts at the project level.
Our multidisciplinary experts are ready to work with you to help you succeed in your sustainable remediation project. Get in touch!