Ricardo is a UK-headquartered strategic, environmental and engineering consultancy founded in 1915 by Sir Harry Ricardo. It works across the transport, energy and environment agendas, from propulsion and vehicle engineering to air quality, water, energy resilience and policy advice. Ricardo operates in more than 20 countries and has been part of WSP since WSP completed its acquisition on October 9, 2025.
Ricardo delivers engineering, testing and niche manufacturing, plus policy, strategy and technology advice to governments, NGOs and multinational companies.
Source: ricardo.com, ricardo.com
Complex propulsion, driveline and energy systems, with heritage in automotive, maritime, aerospace and energy engineering. Its environmental work covers air quality, water management, energy resilience and rail.
Source: ricardo.com, ricardo.com, wsp.com
WSP Global completed its acquisition of Ricardo plc on October 9, 2025. Ricardo now operates as a member of WSP.
Source: wsp.com, ricardo.com, ricardo.com
Ricardo holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certificates, plus AS 9100D for aerospace and defense work.
Source: ricardo.com
Ricardo PLC's near-term targets are validated by the Science Based Targets initiative; its net-zero commitment is listed as removed (checked October 16, 2026).
Source: sciencebasedtargets.org
Ricardo suits governments and companies that need technical energy and transport decarbonization advice backed by engineering capability.
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | United Kingdom | PUBLIC SOURCE wsp.com |
| Founded | 1915 | COMPANY WEBSITE ricardo.com |
| Ownership | Part of WSP (since October 9, 2025) | PUBLIC SOURCE wsp.com |
| Employees | No data | NO DATA |
| Revenue (published) | No data | NO DATA |
| Operations and regions | 20+ countries | PUBLIC SOURCE wsp.com |
| Customers and markets | No data | NO DATA |
| Facilities and capacity | No data | NO DATA |
| Technologies | No data | NO DATA |
| Certifications and standards | ISO 14001; ISO 50001; ISO 45001 (certificates on site) | COMPANY WEBSITE ricardo.com |
| Partners and named customers | No data | NO DATA |
Only what the company or an official register publishes. Targets and commitments are labelled as such. No data means we found no public figure, not that none exists.
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PUE (published) | No data | NO DATA |
| WUE (published) | No data | NO DATA |
| Renewable energy share | No data | NO DATA |
| SBTi target status | Near-term: Validated Targets; Net-zero: Commitment Removed (SBTi entity: Ricardo PLC) | PUBLIC SOURCE sciencebasedtargets.org |
WSP, since October 9, 2025. (wsp.com)
In 1915, by Sir Harry Ricardo. (ricardo.com)
In more than 20 countries across Europe, Australia, North America, Asia and the Middle East. (wsp.com)
Accessed Oct 24, 2026.
