Our Services

Policy Research

Policy research is the primary application for EnvEcon’s services. EnvEcon have experience across all sectors (e.g. residential, transport, power) and within multiple thematic areas (e.g. health, air, climate, competitiveness). A particular focus of our policy research lies within environmental policy given that there is arguably no greater driver of behavioural, technological and economic change in the world today. Selected sectoral and thematic areas of policy research are outlined below.

• Sectoral – Agricultural Policy
  Assessment of incentives, interventions and impacts across the agriculture sector.
• Sectoral – Residential Policy
  Technology adoption, energy demand, fuel choices, design and targeting of interventions.
• Sectoral – Transport Policy
  Fleet modelling, modal choice, policy design and appraisal, parking policy, purchase decisions.
• Sectoral – Industry Policy
  Market analysis in relation to the waste sector, cement industry and power generation.
• Thematic – Health Policy
  Research to identify, quantify and value health impacts and risks.
• Thematic – Enterprise Policy
  National economic evaluation and enterprise strategy development.
• Thematic – Innovation Policy
  Design of balanced support structures to encourage innovation at firm and national levels.
• Thematic – Environmental Policy
  Policy support in relation to air, climate, waste, water and energy related environmental targets.

Data Systems

EnvEcon’s work is grounded on evidence and as such the team are necessarily proficient in a number of contexts with regard to data. We have experience with managing large and complex data sets, identifying and integrating valuable data sets, generating new primary data, and presenting data in an easily interpreted and effective manner.

• Spatial Analytics
  Highly proficient with GIS for visualisation as well as more advanced spatial analytics methods.
• Primary Data Generation
  Experience in advanced survey design and survey management through a variety of mediums.
• Data Systems Management
  Data systems design, development and management.
• Data Mining and Development
  Excellent awareness of existing data sets, capacity to develop new data sets by mining and linking.

Corporate Sustainability & ESG

EnvEcon Decision Support has its origins in the UCD Environmental Policy Department, founded in 1981, and EnvEcon’s partners have a combined 100 years’ of experience working on environmental regulations and policy, have published widely on the topic, and having acted as advisors to national government, the European Commission, World Bank, and OECD amongst others. The team combines this with an expertise on the implications of regulatory developments for corporate sustainability and competitive advantage.

Our services include:

• Compliance with regulations & Scope 1, 2, 3 assessment

The regulatory landscape relating to corporate sustainability is evolving rapidly, with new disclosure and legal requirements (e.g. EU CSRD) appearing almost every year. EnvEcon can offer guidance based on substantial expertise in this respect, due to the in-depth experience of its senior project managers in the construction and application of national and international regulation relating to economic policy, climate change, broader social and environmental issues, corporate governance and corporate sustainability.

• Sustainable Corporate Strategy

EnvEcon can help your organisation plan for, and react to, regulations which govern actions and disclosures relating carbon emissions impacts, employee relations, board composition, C-suite compensation, and a range of other associated issues and combine this with our expertise in strategy development.

• First-Mover Advantage

EnvEcon’s principals have worked closely with policymakers at the highest level of government, as well as with the senior management and corporate boards of large organisations, and so can offer a uniquely insightful knowledge base pertaining to the direction of, and likely trends in, public policy and corporate governance to ensure your firm utilises this expertise to set corporate strategy and ensure competitive advantage.

• Scope 1, 2, 3 evaluations

EnvEcon’s principals are experienced educators and trainers having lectured in UCD, Harvard Business School, Cambridge and Oxford Universities amongst others. EnvEcon can deliver structured educational workshop and training programme for staff on the purpose, structure, scope, and reporting requirements of the CSRD, in particular those relating to GHG emissions accounting and reporting; the reporting and data gaps identified by EnvEcon as regards your firm’s CSRD likely reporting requirements, and the actions, processes and resources needed to address these. We also offer training programs to senior management and Boards on corporate governance aspects of sustainability and the anticipation of future regulatory developments and the potential relevance of these for corporate strategy.

Strategic Development

A broad experience set combined with an inter-disciplinary work environment enables EnvEcon to deliver diverse and well-developed strategic advice to businesses or decision makers operating in a number of sectors from waste to pharmaceuticals, and transport to energy. Services include:

• Facilitation Services
  Support and guidance on the development process for an achievable strategy.
• Developing Nation Supports
  Specialist experience operating in and supporting sustainable growth in developing nations.
• Business Expansion and Redirection
  Expert perspectives on economic, technological and behavioural challenges and change.

Program Evaluations

EnvEcon can tailor a systematic evaluation to a given program, project or policy. Our approach initially seeks to identify the relevant available data, the key stakeholders and the appraisal criteria. From this point we engage with the client to design an approach that will deliver a credible and transparent assessment based on evidence, and refined through experience.

• Funding Evaluations

  Critical and constructive evaluations of funding support to assess return, risks and refinements.

• Quality Assessments

  Reviews of research and analysis by third parties to identify gaps and weaknesses.

• Peer Ranking and Benchmarking

  Internal, external and international ranking and benchmarking exercises.

Behavioural Science

Behavioural science, in particular behavioural economics, has been developing rapidly over the past decade and has now firmly established itself as a powerful policy discipline that can help us to comprehend, communicate and change behaviours. EnvEcon can provide a broad range of support services in the field of behavioural science from tailored research to general training for specific industries, sectors and group functions.

• Training
  Tailored training and support courses for companies, policy makers and industry groups.
• Intervention Design
  Interpreting literature, evidence and RCT results to design an intervention for a specific ambition.
• Randomised Control Trials
  EnvEcon can work to design, deliver and evaluate an RCT specific to the client needs.
• Day Reconstruction Method
  DRM is a uniquely cost-effective way to measure well-being and decision-making in everyday life.

Integrated Modelling

The outcomes of decisions rarely respect the defined boundaries of the analyst. Many policy challenges require evaluations of complex problems across multiple sectors and thematic areas in order to establish a suitably broad and robust perspective on the options and expected outcomes. Integrated modelling tools offer defined frameworks that can handle complex policy questions. The EnvEcon team run a number of powerful integrated models to enhance their decision support offering for public and private clients. These models offer:

• Multi-Disciplinary Modelling
  Modelling that engages expertise from multiple scientific fields e.g. economics, engineering, science.
• Integrated Sectoral Modelling
  Modelling that simultaneously examines interactions across all sectors of the economy.
• Integrated Thematic Modelling
  Modelling that spans multiple thematic areas and outcomes such as climate, air, health, economy.