Climate Consulting. Clear Strategies.

From Risk Assessment to CSRD Compliance & Adaptive Water Planning

Climate change presents complex challenges, from infrastructure integrity and groundwater scarcity to land-use pressures across strategic and operational scales. Effective climate consulting helps organizations to anticipate risks and implement adaptation measures that balance environmental stewardship with business resilience.

Licensed in engineering and business consulting, SGE assesses subsurface and climate risks, crafts targeted adaptation plans, and embeds sustainable practices tailored to each client’s sector and region.

Most climate hazards – mass movements, erosion, salinization, heat stress – stem from water imbalances. Our geohydrology expertise is indispensable for designing robust, cost-effective resilience strategies with measurable outcomes.

SGE helps organizations evaluate and reduce their water footprint by integrating hydrogeological expertise with sustainability and environmental management frameworks. Site-specific water use, risk exposure, and supply chain dependencies are quantified to guide stewardship measures that enhance climate resilience, protect ecosystems, and maintain regulatory compliance. The approach reflects guidance from ISO 14046 on water footprinting and aligns with relevant EU water directives and environmental assessment standards.

Water Risk & Aquifer Sustainability Assessment

SGE identifies risks from scarcity, contamination, and regulatory constraints using groundwater-flow modelling, recharge analysis, and climate-scenario stress testing. This quantifies aquifer health, prevents depletion and salinisation, and safeguards ecosystems and dependent users

Sustainable Water Management Strategies

SGE designs site-specific strategies to optimise efficiency and maintain recharge under changing climatic conditions. Adaptive measures strengthen drought resilience, reduce overuse vulnerability, and protect resources in regulated catchments

Water Quality Monitoring & Pollution Control

SGE supports the implementation of real-time monitoring for key water quality parameters, including emerging contaminants and salinity trends. Preventive controls mitigate pollution risks from industrial discharges, agricultural runoff, and urban wastewater

Regulatory Compliance & Resilience Planning

SGE aligns water footprint assessments with CSRD, relevant EU directives, and international environmental management standards. Scenario-based resilience plans are developed using risk-based decision frameworks to ensure future-proof stewardship

SGE develops data-driven adaptation strategies for groundwater, water systems, and soil ecosystems. As part of our climate consulting services, the approach integrates recognised environmental management frameworks with water-specific guidance, cost–benefit evaluation, and adaptive planning within governance and risk management.

Current and projected climate impacts, such as altered recharge, droughts, floods, heatwaves, salinisation, and contamination risks, are assessed to ensure solutions remain technically sound, sustainable, and economically viable. Complex climate and hydrogeological data are translated into clear, actionable plans that strengthen resilience, regulatory alignment, and informed decision-making under uncertainty.

Note: Methods align with widely adopted ISO guidance on water-related environmental management, environmental costs/benefits, environmental due diligence, and climate adaptation.

Vulnerability & Impact-Chain Assessment

SGE combines hydrogeological modelling, climate scenarios, and water-performance indicators to identify vulnerabilities in groundwater and water-supply systems. GIS-based risk mapping and impact-chain analysis quantify exposure to droughts, floods, heatwaves, and sea-level rise, guiding targeted adaptation measures such as managed aquifer recharge and adaptive land-use planning.

Implementation of Adaptation Measures

Based on site- and region-specific findings, SGE develops groundwater protection, conservation, and pollution-prevention strategies. These include contingency plans for climate-driven shortages and contamination events, integrated with operational controls and adaptive management cycles to ensure effectiveness over time.

ESG & Climate Disclosure Compliance

SGE provides specialised climate consulting to align adaptation activities with leading sustainability reporting and disclosure frameworks. This includes audit-ready documentation, structured metrics, and stakeholder-focused reporting.We integrate our consulting with the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) as well as ISO-aligned reporting frameworks. By embedding climate consulting into ESG and regulatory workflows, SGE strengthens both compliance and resilience credibility for stakeholders and regulators.

Our service follows ISO 14091’s framework for climate change vulnerability, impact, and risk assessment. We combine hydrogeological expertise with climate hazard analysis, geospatial modelling, and regulatory alignment to ensure water use that is technically sound, environmentally sustainable, and economically viable.

We identify and evaluate hazards such as drought, extreme precipitation, flooding, sea-level rise, and heatwaves, and assess their potential impacts on infrastructure, water resources, and ecosystems. By integrating exposure, vulnerability, and risk evaluation, we deliver actionable adaptation strategies that strengthen resilience under future climate and regulatory scenarios.

Climate Hazard Screening & Risk Evaluation

Use historical data, climate projections, and geospatial analysis to identify hazards, assess exposure and sensitivity, and prioritise risks based on likelihood and consequence

Vulnerability & Impact Assessment

Analyse biophysical and systemic vulnerability to determine how and where hazards could have the most severe impacts, linking this directly to adaptation priorities

Geospatial Risk Mapping

Leverage GIS, remote sensing, and probabilistic models to visualise hazard zones, contaminant pathways, and recharge-sensitive areas for informed land-use and infrastructure planning

Resilience Planning & Risk Adaptation

Develop adaptive water management strategies, optimise aquifer recharge, and design monitoring frameworks aligned with ESG, CSRD, and TCFD disclosure requirements

Smart Climate Strategies for Real-World Projects

SGE helps companies and engineers tackle climate and water-related risks with clear strategies and practical solutions. From planning to implementation, we turn complex site challenges into resilient outcomes, backed by solid data, environmental insight, and regulatory know-how.