Our Focus Themes
The Polias Center work programme will focus on 4 key themes to help drive urban transformation and resilience.
Outcome
Resilient and Sustainable Urban Environments
Connecting your needs to finance and sustainable engineering solutions
Outcome
Resilient and Sustainable Urban Environments
THEME
1
Climate Risk Reduction
for Business & Industry
Expertise
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TCFD & TNFD
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TVRA
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Risk assessment and exposure analysis for operations and facilities
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Mitigation and adaptation strategies and planning
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Commercial advisory
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Supply chain resilience
THEME
2
Sustainable & Resilient
Infrastructure Systems
Expertise
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Resilience assessments and strategic planning for networks, systems, and services
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Multi-hazard risk assessment for climate and other natural hazards
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Adaptive planning for resilience
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Nature-based solutions
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Risk reduction engineering
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Financial advisory
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Decision support and infrastructure investment management systems
THEME
3
Energy Transition &
Renewables
Expertise
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Building Energy Management Systems
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Sustainable Transportation Solutions
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Renewable Energy Solutions (solar, wind, hydropower geothermal)
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Green Hydrogen
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SCAD and Operational Management
THEME
4
Regenerative Urban
Transformation
Expertise
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Planning for Water, Energy, and Food Security
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Strategy, Finance, and Advisory for Transformation
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Urban Biodiversity & Natural Solutions
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Multi-purpose Landscapes
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Circularity in Urban Systems
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Urban Heat Management
Low Carbon & Regenerative Solutions
Innovation | Technology | Collaboration | Capacity Building
Our Guiding Principles
Underpinning our work are our key guiding principles.
Innovation
We place innovation and curiosity at the heart of all we do. Our clients and collaborators will benefit from our curiosity and ability to implement and embed innovative solutions.
Collaboration
Our engagement model and authentic commitment to collaboration will deliver the best outcomes for our clients.
Determination
The urgency for action on resilience and climate adaptation drives us and our determination to find practicable solutions for our clients.