Foreword

In 2024, Digby Wells Environmental strengthened its role as a trusted Environmental, Social and Sustainability advisor and solutions partner for a rapidly shifting world. While 2025 marks our 30th anniversary, this report is not about nostalgia, it’s about action. It’s about our measurable progress, the clients we’ve supported, the futures we’ve enabled, and the direction we’re taking.

We operate in an increasingly complex geopolitical and environmental landscape. For some, that’s a reason to retreat. For us, it’s a reason to go further, with integrity, urgency, and innovation. Sustainability is not and should not be an afterthought. Rather it must be the starting point. It is how we future-proof businesses, protect natural and social capital, and deliver shared value across the lifecycle of a project.

This report reflects that ethos. It showcases the numbers that matter; internships turned into jobs, training hours that build capacity, emissions avoided through proactive use of renewables, and partnerships that deliver more than compliance. It also shares how we’ve worked with leading companies across a range of jurisdictions, from Barrick’s Reko Diq project in Pakistan, SSR in across Argentina, the US, Canada, and Turkey, Endeavour in West Africa, and Caledonia in Zimbabwe to turn strategy and sustainability into performance.

Looking ahead, we’re focusing not just on growth, but on depth. In 2025 and beyond, we’re working to continually sharpen our tools, deepen our partnerships, and expand our role as a strategic enabler of sustainable development. Whether it’s safe closure, decarbonisation, water management, social performance, or nature-related risk, we’re committed to turning complexity into clarity, and impact.

Thank you to our clients for your trust, and to our people for your passion. Here’s to building a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable future – together.