Your Partner in Navigating BC EAO and Compliance
Bravo Zulu Strategy is BC’s only environmental consultant with Director-level compliance experience inside the EAO. We are uniquely positioned to support you with all BC EAO matters.
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EAO Expertise
Are you involved in the EA process? Our EAO subject matter expertise will help you navigate the process and engagement with regulators. With over 12 years experience in EAO projects, our expertise in will keep your project on track.
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Unique Approach
Every major project is unique. We assess the risks, opportunities, and challenges you face, so we can develop a customized strategy for your needs. Working directly with you or sub consulting to another firm, you can count on us to bring a fresh perspective to complement your team’s experience.
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Common Ground
We're skilled in building positive connections with people and groups on all sides of controversial projects. Our proven track record shows we know how to collaborate to find common ground when there are competing interests on contentious issues.
What we do for our clients
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Guidance on EA Process and Regulatory Strategy
Bravo Zulu specializes in risk management and senior-level strategy to get ahead of potential roadblocks or delays in the EA process. We supplement your team with targeted EAO expertise.
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Expert Advice on Draft EA Certificates
Bravo Zulu’s founder, Autumn Cousins is the former Director of Compliance and Enforcement at EAO and formerly led the development of EAO’s current approach to EA certificates. As a result, we are highly specialized in our draft EA certificate review to increase clarity and reduce risks, in collaboration with your legal team.
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Compliance with EA Certificates
Proponents often underestimate the complexity of complying with EA certificates. Bravo Zulu’s knowledge of EAO compliance and enforcement will help you proactively identify compliance risk and navigate through enforcement issues if they arise.
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De-Risking Management Plans
Achieving compliance with management plans is not easy. Vague language makes it hard to manage your Prime contractors and creates compliance risk. We work with your subject matter experts to create clear and practical plans with minimized compliance risks.
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Risk Assessment
Whether you’re going through the EA process, seeking an amendment, or looking to comply with your EA Certificate, we help you manage risks of all types—regulatory, compliance, socio-economic, reputation, schedule, budget, Prime procurement, and more.
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Training and Workshops
Bravo Zulu provides specialized EA and compliance training customized for your team. Our workshops are a great way to identify risks and brainstorm solutions. We implement effective follow-up so you achieve constructive post-workshop outcomes.
Re-thinking Compliance on EAO Projects
Proponents building major projects in BC today are learning that times have changed. Compliance with EA Certificates is complex and old approaches no longer work. Relying on standard approaches will likely lead to enforcement issues, schedule delays, increased costs, and reputation harm.
At Bravo Zulu, we’ll help you re-think your approach to compliance. Drawing on lessons learned from many EAO inspections and enforcement orders across all sectors, we assess your compliance strengths and weaknesses through the lens of today's best practices. We develop customized Compliance Readiness Assessments, Compliance Readiness Strategies, and action plans to help you get ahead of compliance issues.
Our Expertise
At Bravo Zulu, we’re not like the big environmental firms. While they deal with a breadth of environmental-related concerns, we specialize in EAO projects. When you partner with us, you get strategic advice targeted to the specific requirements of the EAO.
Industry.
Getting an EA Certificate and then constructing an EAO project that complies with it is tough. Bravo Zulu has extensive experience in understanding the challenges through the lens of industry. We get the need to balance schedule, budget, reputation, and regulatory matters. We make the process easier and proactively identify potential roadblocks.
Government.
From ‘boots on the ground’ up to executives and politicians, we understand how regulators and all levels of government address EA issues. Whether we’re working with proponents, Indigenous groups, non-profits, or government, our experience helps you stay ahead of any problems.
Indigenous Communities.
We’ve had the opportunity to work extensively with Indigenous communities across BC on EAO projects. Whether working directly for Indigenous groups or supporting clients in their consultation with them, our focus on collaborative solutions ensures a positive path forward.
Get in touch.
Reach out to chat with us about boosting your team with our EAO expertise. As a boutique firm, we’ll jump in to help by working directly for proponents, Indigenous groups, and local governments - or sub-consulting to other environmental consulting or legal firms.