Environmental management consulting applied to assets

The liability that does not appear on the balance sheet

A contaminated site, a legal-reserve deficit, an expired permit or a remediation obligation does not show up in the fixed-asset ledger — yet it directly affects the asset's value, the viability of the operation and the price of a transaction. In due diligence, it is often the environmental liability that reopens the negotiation after everything has been agreed.

Since 2007 we have maintained our own environmental management consulting practice, integrated with our asset appraisals. That integration is the differentiator: instead of two disconnected engagements, the appraisal report already incorporates a reading of the asset's environmental situation — which changes the value, the risk and the recommendation.

Scope

• Environmental liability assessment — identification, characterization and quantification of obligations attached to the asset, and their effect on value.
• Environmental permitting support — technical support for preparing permit applications and meeting permit conditions.
• Integration with rural and industrial appraisal reports — treatment of legal reserve, permanent preservation areas (APP), environmental easements, degraded areas and use restrictions within the appraisal report.
• Support for due diligence — mapping of environmental risks in acquisition, merger and financing transactions.

Deliverables