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News Release -- San Diego, Calif. -- Environmental consulting & engineering (C&E) companies are following a steady trend towards helping clients meet sustainability and resource productivity goals, according to the 2012 edition of EBI Report 724, Environmental Business International Inc.'s definitive assessment of the environmental C&E business in the United States.

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EBI estimates that traditional work in pollution control, compliance and remediation now represents around 45% of total U.S. environmental C&E revenues, down from 60% in 1997. Meanwhile, work related to Resource Productivity has grown from 12% in 1997 to 24% in 2010. EBI's report features sections on emerging markets related to resource productivity like renewable energy, climate change consulting, sustainability, smart growth, emissions trading, and green design.

"New leaders and growing firms are much more likely to derive revenues from areas driven by resource productivity rather than compliance and cleanup," said EBI Senior Editor George Stubbs. "Enhancing productivity and materials use is one avenue, but direct participation in resource production from conventional energy and water usage to renewable energy and 'sources' of energy in the efficiency markets is another."

The shift from a cost-of-compliance orientation to a competitiveness orientation has been magnified by the recession, report authors concluded. Executives from several leading firms told EBI they are seeing a dramatic shift in opportunity as clients shift from capital expenditure to operational optimization.

In-Depth Analysis
With more than 200 exhibits, EBI Report 724 provides proprietary intelligence on the U.S. environmental C&E industry (one of 14 environmental industry segments tracked by EBI since 1988). Based on annual quantitative and qualitative research, the report not only features recent and projected data and analysi, but also historical figures and trends dating back to 2004.

"Integral to strategic planning is having accurate industry intelligence and a complete perspective on the market and trends over the past two decades," said Grant Ferrier, president of EBI. "EBI's analysis and forecasts are guided by more than 25 years of continuous research on the environmental C&E industry, enabling Report 724 to arm its readers with best available context for developing the best possible strategies to compete in this evolving market."

Ranking of Top 600 Firms
Accumulated annual industry surveys have also enabled EBI to craft a widely recognized annual ranking of the top 630 environmental C&E firms by revenues. "This ranking alone represents significant value to executives and investors interested in benchmarking and competitive analysis," Ferrier noted.

Growth and Forecasts
Based on surveys conducted annually for more than two decades, EBI estimates that the U.S. environmental C&E industry grew at a rate of 3.6% in 2011 to reach sales of $27.6 billion, following 2010's modest 2% recovery and the -4% downturn in 2009.

EBI's Report 724 identifies the strongest growth prospects for environmental C&E firms and those client sectors likely to lag, even during economic recovery. Providing ballast for the industry are the historically steady segments of water/wastewater, solid waste and other environmental infrastructure work, which continue to represent close to a third of the environmental C&E industry's total revenue. "However, the municipal orientation of these markets will most likely limit high profitability rates as a result of the public accountability of local government contracts, especially at a time of cutbacks," said Stubbs.

While the federal government had a sustaining influence on environmental markets in 2009 and 2010-particularly in remediation services-there's widespread concern among C&E executives about the future of federal budget levels as pressure to reduce the deficit has become a top priority.

However, environmental C&E executives remain cautiously optimistic. Several leading players reported an increase in backlog and sales for the second half of 2010 and going into 2011, and-with the exception of the property development business-remained hopeful about 2012. "We feel they should be," said Stubbs. "Environmental consulting & engineering is an industry with strong fundamentals.

What's Inside EBI Report 724
Now in its 15th edition, the multifacted EBI Report 724 provides recent and projected data and analysis for the $27.6 billion U.S. environmental C&E industry against a backdrop of historical statistics and trends. The report also aggregates opinion and perspective from top executives on management challenges, regulatory impacts, and strategies for success.

With 206 Exhibits and 1,400+ pages, EBI Report 724 includes:

• Size and Growth of Environmental C&E Industry
• Market Size and Growth by Client; Service; Media, Revenue Distribution, etc.
• Ranking of Top 630 Firms by Revenues
• Profitability
• State Markets
• International Revenues
• M&A activity
• International Trends

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