Market Overview: The Rise Of Digitized EHS Services
Steve Bolton
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Executive Summary
This report provides a strategic overview of the current state of digitized EHS services and highlights trends impacting the market. Using survey data from 403 EHS decision-makers and interviews with key market players, this report helps guide industry participants through this complex landscape. Disruptive macroeconomic factors and the digital revolution are reshaping ‘business as usual’ in the EHS services market—both regionally and globally. For EHS service firms, digitization and innovation are occurring on two distinct fronts. Firstly, EHS service firms are embedding technology and digital processes into their internal operations and service offerings. Secondly, with the rise of Industry 4.0, EHS service firms are experiencing increasing customer demand for technology selection, implementation and other support. Verdantix analysis finds that EHS service firms are digitizing their capabilities to meet the growing demand of their customers and realize internal efficiency, safety and quality gains.Defining Digitized EHS Services
Market Players Are Diverse Within An Evolving Landscape
External Demand And Internal Benefits Are Fuelling Digitized Services
Customer Appetite Is Growing Across The Digital Landscape
Innovation And Digitization Targets Are Proliferating In The Corporate EHS Function
EHS Service Providers Are Digitizing To Derive Competitive Advantage
Vendors Are Developing Networks Of Digital Capabilities
Innovative Digitized Offerings Across High-Impact Service Lines
Digitally Enhanced EHS Service Areas
Technology Implementation Services
Figure 2. New Applications Of Digital Technologies For EHS Services
Figure 3. Change In Spend Across EHS Categories In 2020
Figure 4. EHS Consulting Projects: 2020 Investment Plans
Figure 5. Priority For Innovation By EHS Function
Figure 6. Involvement In Digital Transformation By EHS Function
Figure 7. Adoption Of Digital Technologies In 2020
Figure 8. Evaluation Criteria For EHS Consulting Providers
About the Authors
Sarah Bloch
Director, Advisory Services
Sarah is a Director in the Verdantix Advisory Services practice, with several years of experience leading high-impact advisory projects. She specializes in advising technology...
View ProfileSteve Bolton
Research Director
Steve leads the Verdantix EHS research practice, based out of our New York office. He has 25 years of experience advising on sustainability, EHS, circular economy, corporate s...
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