Jon Perry is a Partner with Environmental Resources Management (ERM), based in Oxford, UK. He has 30 years of experience providing environmental consultancy services across the subsea cables, marine infrastructure, energy and decarbonisation sectors. Jon is an experienced EIA practitioner and Chartered Environmentalist who has worked for clients ranging from small independents to established multinationals, as well as undertaking projects for national governments, industry bodies, private finance and multilateral development banks. Jon is the subsea cable sector lead for the EMEA Region at ERM and has directed numerous subsea fibre optic cable permitting projects globally.
ERM is proud to be attending and poster presenting at SubOptic 2025!
About SubOptic 2025
This triennial industry-renowned submarine telecoms conference welcomes 800+ attendees, 200+ speakers and 50+ exhibitors.
ERM Poster Presentation
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) play a crucial role in financing submarine cable systems, supporting sustainable development and economic growth through infrastructure enhancement. The application of international lender standards on environmental and social assessment can seem disproportionate to the low-level impacts generally associated with fibre optic cable installation. Demonstrating compliance with these standards in a proportionate way requires an in-depth understanding of the applicable standards and specific nature of the activity, as well as an appreciation of the social and environmental setting. Lessons learnt from previous projects demonstrate the importance of route engineering in avoiding key areas of concern to lenders, the need to engage early to confirm scope and potential data gaps, plus the benefits of leveraging the Cable Route Survey to address data gaps against lender requirements.
Tuesday, 3rd June, 16:30 - 18:00 pm, LR03
"Navigating an 'appropriate' permitting pathway for subsea cable installation which accounts for international lender standards; lessons, deliberations and recommendations
