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Atmos Consulting, part of the Goldman Sachs backed Adler & Allan Group, has today announced a planned leadership transition, with Jenny Bell appointed as Managing Director, succeeding Jean Curran, who is retiring after more than a decade leading the business.

This International Women’s Day, and we’re celebrating the progress we’ve made championing women across our business and particularly those who work out in the field and on-site. Principal Ecologist Jess Hosier reflects on what we’ve achieved through our Women in Atmos initiative and what we have planned for the year ahead.

Adler & Allan, the Goldman Sachs-backed environmental services provider, has acquired the specialist consultancies, Atmos Consulting and its sister company, Thomson Environmental Consultants, from Mornington Partners.

With the ongoing biodiversity and climate emergencies, Principal Consultant Jess Hosier considers the importance of balancing renewable energy development with the protection of peatland habitats in Wales. While this can be a complex process, it also offers developers the chance to deliver biodiversity benefits and support wider climate goals.

Atmos Consulting is proud to announce that it has been shortlisted for Consulting Firm of the Year at the Women in Green Business Awards 2025, hosted by BusinessGreen.

Malcolm Sangster, Atmos Director of EIA & Consents, sets out what the latest policy developments mean in practice for developers and others working across the planning and infrastructure sectors.

Jenny Bell, Technical Director Ornithology and HRA, explains what the new Nature Scots guidance means for onshore wind developerment and why early, expert advice has never been more critical.

Mikael Forup, Atmos Consulting’s Technical Director of Biodiversity and BNG, reflects on how BNG is shaping development across the UK.

We are delighted to welcome Mikael Forup back to Atmos Consulting as our new Technical Director of Biodiversity & Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). Mikael returns to Atmos with a wealth of experience in BNG policy and practice, having engaged extensively with DEFRA, Natural England, NatureScot, local planning authorities, and industry professionals. His expertise in BNG strategy, technology solutions, and stakeholder engagement will be invaluable as we continue to strengthen our delivery in this evolving field.

The Welsh approach to biodiversity, set out in Planning Policy Wales (PPW) Chapter 6 and the Environment (Wales) Act, integrates a holistic approach to achieving Net Benefit to Biodiversity (NBB). But could this lead to missed opportunities? Atmos Technical Director, (Ecology), Catherine Hibbert explores the Welsh strategy’s implications for developers and contrasts it with England’s more metric-driven approach.