Mining

| June 10, 2025

The circular trilemma

Managing trade-offs across material security, market competitiveness, and responsible performance

Rail

| May 21, 2025

A new way to build: Alliance contracting enables smarter German infrastructure

When it comes to delivering complex infrastructure, the model matters as much as the mission. That’s why a new rail project in northern Germany is not only important for the country’s connectivity — it’s also a breakthrough in how we collaborate, deliver, and drive value.

Marmormolen interior

| May 12, 2025

Biogenic carbon in timber buildings – how should it be considered?

Timber has a major role to play in decarbonising the construction industry and its ability to sequester and store carbon within harvested wood products is the ace up its sleeve. Or is it? Our review assesses the appropriate use of biogenic carbon when reporting embodied carbon, reflecting on current life cycle assessment methods and recent EU and UK legislation.

Steel

| May 4, 2025

Lower-emission steel: How to make the transformation profitable?

While the transition to lower-emission steel production is imperative for achieving climate neutrality, European steelmakers are on an expensive learning curve, facing the highest production costs in the world. In a new whitepaper, Ramboll experts reflect on key challenges and strategic pathways to ensure long-term profitability and viability of lower-emission steel.

Group Sustainability - from Annual Report

| April 30, 2025

Defining net zero targets: Understanding changes in SBTi’s V2 corporate standard

The Science Based Targets Initiative has released a new draft guidance for the net zero targets and is seeking public feedback on the proposals. In this piece, our experts review the major changes that could impact your business.

laboratory

| April 22, 2025

Industry collective discusses the role of refurbishment and adaptive reuse for Science

Ramboll recently brought together an industry collective to discuss the opportunities, challenges, and blockers with re-developing existing buildings for science. Here, we go through their findings.

Digestors of a biogas plant in India – Photo by Ponraj Seenivasagam

| April 14, 2025

Empowering India’s Clean Energy Journey with Biogas

India stands on the threshold of a major energy transformation. Rapid urbanisation, industrial expansion, and a growing population have all driven the country’s need for more sustainable power sources. Biogas — produced from organic matter like agricultural residues, municipal waste, or manure — presents an incredible opportunity. It not only helps meet rising energy demands but also provides considerable environmental benefits and supports rural economies.

Industrial area in Kerava, Finland. Powerplant of Keravan Energia.

| April 9, 2025

Embedding sustainability into corporate strategy and decision-making

Patrick Moloney explores how weaving sustainability into core business decisions can boost resilience, drive innovation, and create competitive advantage. Explore practical ways to integrate sustainability across governance, risk management, financial strategies, and operational practices.

| April 3, 2025

Decarbonising Steel Industry in Southeast Asia – balancing short-term wins and long-term strategies

As the global community confronts the escalating climate crisis, the steel industry, which accounts for up to 8% of carbon emissions, stands at a critical juncture. Long-term expectations for a carbon-neutral future are pervasive, but the realities within the current business landscape are constraining the speed of innovation and, ultimately, execution.

Collaboration on infrastructure projects

| March 25, 2025

The alliance advantage: Why infrastructure needs a new delivery model

In early 2017, commuters in Helsinki were promised a new light rail line connecting the eastern and western suburbs. Large-scale transport projects are rarely delivered on time or ahead of schedule. Yet Light Rail Line 15 not only opened 10 months early but also close to 10% below budget. The secret? A procurement model that is turning traditional contracting on its head: the Alliance Model.

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