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Assessment & Permitting

Sustainable progress through smart permitting

Isabelle Cantin Tractebel
Isabelle Cantin
Head of Environment, Climate & Ports
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Undertaking environmental and social assessments empowers our clients to make well-informed decisions, reduce risks, and unlock the full potential of their projects—ensuring long-term value and positive impact for both business and community.

We help our clients succeed by securing the licenses they need to move forward with confidence.
Through our socio-environmental studies, we ensure that projects are not only compliant with environmental and urban regulations but also aligned with societal expectations and follow the best environmental practices. This enables our clients to implement and operate their projects smoothly, with reduced risk and increased stakeholder acceptance.

 

Our services go beyond compliance: they create long-term value.
From feasibility studies to impact assessments, permitting or resettlement and biodiversity action plans, we provide end-to-end support that anticipates future challenges. By actively monitoring regulatory compliance and aligning with international standards, we help clients build resilient, future-proof projects that meet both business and community needs. We plan for tomorrow, not just today, by actively monitoring compliance with regulatory and conformity requirements.

 

Clients choose Tractebel for our proven ability to deliver complex projects with care and credibility.
Our multidisciplinary teams bring deep expertise in complex projects. With a strong track record in large-scale ESIAs and in international frameworks and financing institutions, we help clients avoid, minimize, and compensate impacts, ensuring their projects are both responsible and feasible.

 

Stakeholder Engagement: Building Trust, Enabling Progress

At Tractebel, we help clients deliver impactful projects while respecting communities. Through strong stakeholder engagement, we build trust early on—reducing risks and strengthening project acceptance. Our Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs) meet international standards and ensure fair, transparent processes when relocation is needed. With our multidisciplinary expertise, we turn complex social challenges into sustainable, people-centred solutions.

Assessment & Permitting solutions

Your opportunities

  • Scoping and screening studies

  • E&S impact assessment

    Studies and permitting

  • Resettlement action plans

    Livelihood restoration frameworks and plans

  • Biodiversity action plans

  • Emergency preparedness and response management plan

Our value

  • Integrated engineering and socio-environmental expertise: we deliver comprehensive environmental and social assessments that align engineering excellence with societal and ecological priorities.

  • End-to-end permitting support: from feasibility studies to securing licenses, we guide clients through every regulatory step to ensure smooth project implementation.

  • Global standards and local impact: our work is grounded in international best practices, with a strong track record in projects financed by international financial institutions in developing countries.

  • Multidisciplinary collaboration: we bring together experts across fields to co-create tailored, sustainable solutions that optimize project design and operations.

  • Proven experience in complex projects: with a distinctive history in large-scale infrastructure, including dam projects and resettlement planning, we help clients navigate sensitive environmental and social challenges.

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