Jacobs Receives Five EBJ/CCBJ Awards for Advancing Environmental and Climate Resilience

Every year, the Environmental Business Journal (EBJ) and Climate Change Business Journal (CCBJ) Business Achievement Awards recognize outstanding performance in the environmental and climate change industries. Jacobs continues to lead the way, earning awards in five key categories:

• EBJ – Information Technology: Engage AI: Innovating Stakeholder Engagement for Enhanced Public Involvement. 
  • For transforming how experts gather and integrate public input into decision-making through AI-driven technology.
• EBJ – New Practice Areas: Nature Positive Solutions. 
  • For aligning climate change mitigation and adaptation with nature restoration and nature-based solutions. 
• EBJ – Lifetime Achievement Awards: Bill DiGuiseppi. 
  • Acknowledging a distinguished career in addressing contamination and emerging environmental challenges.
• CCBJ – Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience: Harnessing Nature for Sustainable Embankment Stabilization.
  • For shoreline protection initiatives that integrate ecosystem services and socioeconomic benefits.
• CCBJ – Low-Carbon Energy: Port of Cleveland Electrification and Zero Emissions Master Plan. 
  • For developing a roadmap to achieve net-zero emissions through port electrification.

“2024 was a year of strong growth and innovation in the environmental and climate change industry,” said Grant Ferrier, editor of EBJ and CCBJ and chair of the Business Achievement Awards selection committee. “With momentum behind the energy transition and investment in climate resilience, service and technology companies continue to shape emerging markets. Jacobs in particular, continues to separate itself in the deployment of nature-based solutions and ecosystem services. We are also very pleased to honor Bill DiGuiseppi for his 50+ years in the industry and his recent focus on advancing rational science in PFAS.”

Click here for full descriptions of the EBJ and CCBJ award-winning projects. 

Driving innovation in environmental solutions

“The best part of receiving these awards is the breadth and diversity of topics and services recognized,” says Jacobs EVP and Global Environmental Market Director, Chrissy Thom. “This recognition reinforces our leadership in delivering resilient, nature-positive solutions for public and private clients worldwide.” 

As the world’s No. 2-ranked Global Environmental and Sustainability Consultancy, Jacobs delivers impactful solutions across environmental and infrastructure projects. Notable initiatives include: 

• Environmental cleanup and infrastructure restoration at the Velsicol Chemical Corporation site in Michigan, U.S.
• Sustainable urban water infrastructure through environmental planning for the U.K.’s Tideway 
• Delivering sustainability at scale for Expo 2020 Dubai, the first World Expo in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region.

With more than 1,000 global projects focused on resilience, Jacobs anticipates the impact of climate change and natural hazards. We develop and implement robust infrastructure solutions— from coastal protection and river systems to water and wastewater treatment and digital transportation networks.