Green Quadrant: Environmental Services 2024
29 Jul, 2024
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Executive Summary
This report provides a detailed, fact-based benchmark of nine of the most prominent environmental services providers on the market. Based on the proprietary Verdantix Green Quadrant methodology, our analysis entailed 90-minute vendor briefings, client interviews and consulting firm responses to a detailed 58-point questionnaire covering both capabilities and momentum criteria. Verdantix analysis finds that the environmental services market has taken an uptick in growth, driven by customer demand for support to manage environmental risks and execute sustainability initiatives. While the players in the space are established and recognizable, innovation, investment and acquisition have shaped a dynamic market landscape. Among the providers featured in the Leaders’ Quadrant, three firms – Arcadis, ERM and WSP – demonstrated the most comprehensive environmental services capabilities.
The state of the environmental services market
The environmental services market is growing in line with increasing sustainability focus
Firms need support to weather a growing storm of environment-related risks
Corporate leaders can differentiate themselves in a sustainable future
Services firms support environmental initiatives from boardroom planning to execution in the field
Clients limit operational risks with core environmental services offerings
The environmental services market innovates to respond to new corporate sustainability focus
Environmental services firms integrate a broad range of expertise to deliver the most impactful sustainability projects
Green Quadrant for environmental services
Green Quadrant methodology
Evaluated firms and selection criteria
Evaluation criteria for environmental services providers
AECOM offers comprehensive environmental management support for assets and infrastructure
ALL4’s expertise and digital tools streamline environmental compliance challenges across North America
Arcadis builds on its strong technical expertise to deliver intricately engineered modern environmental solutions
Buro Happold embeds environmental factors across urban development and infrastructure design, planning and execution
ERM deploys innovative environmental solutions to move the needle on sustainability transformation
Jacobs brings deep engineering and technology expertise to deliver sustainable environmental solutions
Ramboll provides a broad palette of environmental expertise to build infrastructure sustainably
Veolia’s environmental services support firms to reduce waste and manage critical resources effectively
WSP brings a leading breadth of expertise and weight of consulting resources to environmental projects
The environmental services market is growing in line with increasing sustainability focus
Firms need support to weather a growing storm of environment-related risks
Corporate leaders can differentiate themselves in a sustainable future
Services firms support environmental initiatives from boardroom planning to execution in the field
Clients limit operational risks with core environmental services offerings
The environmental services market innovates to respond to new corporate sustainability focus
Environmental services firms integrate a broad range of expertise to deliver the most impactful sustainability projects
Green Quadrant for environmental services
Green Quadrant methodology
Evaluated firms and selection criteria
Evaluation criteria for environmental services providers
AECOM offers comprehensive environmental management support for assets and infrastructure
ALL4’s expertise and digital tools streamline environmental compliance challenges across North America
Arcadis builds on its strong technical expertise to deliver intricately engineered modern environmental solutions
Buro Happold embeds environmental factors across urban development and infrastructure design, planning and execution
ERM deploys innovative environmental solutions to move the needle on sustainability transformation
Jacobs brings deep engineering and technology expertise to deliver sustainable environmental solutions
Ramboll provides a broad palette of environmental expertise to build infrastructure sustainably
Veolia’s environmental services support firms to reduce waste and manage critical resources effectively
WSP brings a leading breadth of expertise and weight of consulting resources to environmental projects
Figure 1. Overview of core environmental services specializations
Figure 2. Examples of end-to-end environmental services applied to the life cycle of an industrial site
Figure 3. Global vs local environmental services support
Figure 4. EHS services market spend forecast by service line, largest environmental spend segments (2023-2029)
Figure 5. Relevant market transactions made by environmental services GQ participants since June 2022
Figure 6. A growing range of C-Suite executives have larger environmental focus due to new ESG and sustainability pressure
Figure 7. Demonstrated capabilities criteria for environmental services
Figure 8. Momentum criteria for environmental services
Figure 9. Vendor category scores
Figure 10. Green Quadrant for environmental services 2024
Figure 2. Examples of end-to-end environmental services applied to the life cycle of an industrial site
Figure 3. Global vs local environmental services support
Figure 4. EHS services market spend forecast by service line, largest environmental spend segments (2023-2029)
Figure 5. Relevant market transactions made by environmental services GQ participants since June 2022
Figure 6. A growing range of C-Suite executives have larger environmental focus due to new ESG and sustainability pressure
Figure 7. Demonstrated capabilities criteria for environmental services
Figure 8. Momentum criteria for environmental services
Figure 9. Vendor category scores
Figure 10. Green Quadrant for environmental services 2024
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Fertilizer Canada, BREEAM, NASA, Allianz Global Investors, EY, AMAALA, Microsoft, National Gas, Ramboll, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), Singapore PUB, Greater London Authority, KPMG, Rio Tinto, Element Energy, Vinted, Bloomberg, Capaccio Environmental Engineering, Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, Temasek, Bumi Armada Berhad, Jacobs, IBI Group, Apple, acondas, DPS, Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), TUI, Google, Saudi Arabia Government, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), libryo, Giftge Consult, ALL4, McKinsey & Company, Whatcom Environmental, NatureMetrics, civity Management Consultants, WSP, Buro Happold, Energetics, Cority, Sustainable Engineering Group, Edrington, ENGIE, Procter & Gamble, HydroNET, Silvertown, Arcadis, ERM, DuPont, MRC CONSULTANTS, Dominion Energy, Volkswagen, EMPSi, High Speed Two (HS2), Wolters Kluwer Enablon, UK Environment Agency, JPMorgan Chase & Co., County of Los Angeles, Salesforce, Mercedes-Benz, Sphera, American International Group (AIG), The Big Middle, EYP Mission Critical Facilities, E4tech, John Wood Group, Birmingham City Council, Shell, Amazon, BHP, Equinor, Frazier Healthcare Partners, NatureTech Alliance, The Big Zero, Siemens, Smiths Group, General Electric Company, AECOM, Planet Labs, DWS, Bain & Company, Polaris Market Research, Depop, Merck, BP, 3M, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Patagonia, Deloitte, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), The Nature Conservancy, 1A Ingenieros, Tideway, Department for Environment, Unilever, Honeywell, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Greencap, US Army, Laragon, Gordie Howe International Bridge, Sadara, Coho, PwC, Glencore, City of Cape Town, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Veolia
About the Authors
Tom Brown
Senior Analyst
Tom is a Senior Analyst in the Verdantix EHS practice. His current research agenda focuses on a range of EHS topics, including high-risk safety controls, contractor management…
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Bill Pennington
VP Research, EHS & Risk Management
Bill is the VP Research for the Verdantix EHS & Risk Management practices. His current agenda focuses on understanding the evolution of EHS and enterprise risk management,…
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