Our Services
Our consulting and advisory services are listed in the menu to the left. Click an area to see the types of specialist analysis and support which we can offer. Contact us to see how we can tailor support to your needs.
Economic Analysis
EnvEcon Decision Support was established by a team of leading economists who sought to use economic thinking and economic methodologies to provide rigorous and reliable decision support. Whilst the team have built from their economic foundations with new disciplines, techniques and methods, economic analysis remains at the core of EnvEcon’s services. Our work covers all sectors of the economy, and examples of our economic analysis services include:
- Ex ante/Ex post Evaluations
Modelling of scenario outcomes, ongoing and ex post empirical analysis of performance. - Defined Impact Assessment Studies
Regulatory impact assessments, environmental impact assessments. - Tailored Cost Benefit Analyses of Projects and Policies
Regulatory interventions, tax research, market-based instrument design, investment appraisals. - Application of Specific Techniques for Defined Purposes
Econometric analyses, behavioural economics, valuation studies.
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. EnvEcon’s senior partners have a combined 100 years’ of experience working on environmental regulations and policy, have published widely in the field, and have an extended history serving as advisors to the European Commission, UNECE, national government in Ireland, the World Bank, OECD and many others. The team combines this experience with an unrivalled expertise on the implications of regulatory developments for corporate sustainability and competitive advantage.
Our services include:
- Compliance with regulations & Scope 1, 2, 3 GHG 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. EnvEcon’s principals have two decades of experience in developing emissions inventories in a range of sectoral contexts, and can help your organisation create a detailed, structured decarbonisation roadmap based on feasible and strategically relevant emissions reduction options.
- Sustainability Strategy and Action Plans
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. EnvEcon can assist in conducting double materiality assessments and developing comprehensive sustainability strategies and action plans which encompass the full spectrum of material ESG impacts, risks and opportunities for your organisation.
- 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.
- Executive and Employee Training: ESG Reporting, Strategy, and 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 MethodDRM 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.
Economic Analysis
EnvEcon Decision Support was established by a team of leading economists who sought to use economic thinking and economic methodologies to provide rigorous and reliable decision support. Whilst the team have built from their economic foundations with new disciplines, techniques and methods, economic analysis remains at the core of EnvEcon’s services. Our work covers all sectors of the economy, and examples of our economic analysis services include:
- Ex ante/Ex post Evaluations
Modelling of scenario outcomes, ongoing and ex post empirical analysis of performance.
- Defined Impact Assessment Studies
Regulatory impact assessments, environmental impact assessments.
- Tailored Cost Benefit Analyses of Projects and Policies
Regulatory interventions, tax research, market-based instrument design, investment appraisals.
- Application of Specific Techniques for Defined Purposes
Econometric analyses, behavioural economics, valuation studies.
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. EnvEcon’s senior partners have a combined 100 years of experience working on environmental regulations and policy, have published extensively in the field, and have a long history serving as advisors to the European Commission, UNECE, the national government in Ireland, the World Bank, OECD, and other organisations. The team combines this experience with unrivalled expertise in analysing the implications of regulatory developments for corporate sustainability and competitive advantage.
Our services include:
• Compliance with Regulations & Scope 1, 2, 3 GHG Assessment
The regulatory landscape relating to corporate sustainability is evolving rapidly, with new disclosure and legal requirements (e.g. EU CSRD) appearing almost yearly. EnvEcon can offer guidance based on its substantial expertise in this area, due to the extensive experience of its senior project managers in the design and application of national and international regulations relating to economic policy, climate change, social and environmental issues, corporate governance, and corporate sustainability. EnvEcon’s principals have two decades of experience developing emissions inventories across a range of sectors and can assist your organisation in creating a detailed, structured decarbonisation roadmap based on feasible and strategically relevant emissions reduction options.
• Sustainability Strategy and Action Plans
EnvEcon can support your organisation in planning for, and reacting to, regulations governing actions and disclosures related to carbon emissions impacts, employee relations, board composition, executive compensation, and a range of other associated issues. We combine this expertise with our proven track record in strategy development. EnvEcon can conduct double materiality assessments and develop comprehensive sustainability strategies and action plans that address the full spectrum of material ESG impacts, risks, and opportunities for your organisation.
• First-Mover Advantage
EnvEcon’s principals have worked closely with policymakers at the highest levels of government, as well as with senior management and corporate boards of large organisations. This enables us to offer a uniquely informed knowledge base regarding the direction and emerging trends in public policy and corporate governance. This expertise can be used to help your firm shape corporate strategy and secure a competitive advantage.
• Executive and Employee Training: ESG Reporting, Strategy, and Scope 1, 2, 3 Evaluations
EnvEcon’s principals are experienced educators and trainers, having lectured at UCD, Harvard Business School, and the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford, amongst others. EnvEcon can deliver structured educational workshops and training programmes for staff, focusing on the purpose, structure, scope, and reporting requirements of the CSRD, particularly those relating to GHG emissions accounting and reporting. Training can include addressing reporting and data gaps identified by EnvEcon in relation to your firm’s CSRD compliance and outlining the actions, processes, and resources required to bridge these gaps. We can also offer tailored training programmes for senior management and boards on the corporate governance aspects of sustainability, helping them anticipate future regulatory developments and assess their strategic relevance.
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.