Econcept

Integrated environmental management in this sense combines environmental with social and economic considerations. Besides the classical environmental activities it also considers aspects such as indigenous peoples concerns and way of life, stakeholder engagement, capacity strengthening and social investment planning. The consultancy was established in 2009 to provide integrated environmental management services primarily to the petroleum sector and associated stakeholders. The expertise is based on 17 years of professional experience within the international petroleum sector. First hand experience in developing countries ensures a deep understanding of the complexity and potential stumble stones for international oil and gas development projects, especially for the upstream and midstream sector. Interdisciplinary and innovative thinking and understanding of technical, economic and political constraints in project development allows an integrated approach to identifying concepts, strategies, work programs, regulatory needs and pragmatic ways forward. By this solutions are identified that are acceptable to the industry and its stakeholders, ranging from local communities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and government agencies to other industry sectors and interested parties. Integrated assessments and communication of project constraints