Description
Environmental Business Journal, Volume 36 Numbers 1/2: Q2 EBJ Industry Outlook 2023
Environmental Business Journal®’s annual survey of environmental industry executives capturing 2022 growth and profit performance, as well as forecasts for revenue growth, rating of growth prospects in 35 client sectors and geographic regions. New practice investments and opinions on the pace of energy transition and the tail of the fossil fuel industry shape planning scenarios, Executive Q&As provide perspective on key segments,
Table of Contents
Environmental Industry Outlook remains optimistic in spite of economic indicators to the contrary. Infrastructure, energy transition and climate adaptation & resilience fuel backlogs and new demands on service providers to strategize and deliver long-term sustainable solutions. Firms grapple with labor and price increases. 1-11
The Conference Board Economic Forecast Expects Slow Growth 12
Executives Share Observations from EBI’S December 2022 New England Environmental Industry Summit VI; Perspectives on the Energy Transition Era 14
Ecological Restoration Leader RES Taking on the Largest Dam Removal And River Restoration Project in U.S. History 21
ESI Monitor’s Automated Sustainability Platform FutureTracker Aims to Keep Clients on Top of CO2 Emissions 24
Veolia North America Acquires and Invests in Former Alcoa Incinerator in Arkansas; Remains Committed to Client Resource Solutions and a Circular Economy 25
Arup’s Resilience and Adaptation Services Lead Help Stretch Codes to Achieve Higher Resilience Objectives; Arup Practice Leader Champions Climate and Sustainability Principles for Clients and Colleagues 29
Environment Analyst Reports that ESG and Net Zero Define a New Era for UK E&S Consulting; Anthesis and Jacobs Respond to Market Drivers in Sustainability 33
ROG Takeaways on 2022 M&A Activity; Multiples Ebb in ROG’s A/E Business Valuation and M&A Transaction Study 38
M&A Activity Reached Peak Volume in 2022 – Second Half Slowdown Points to a Likely Cooling Off in the Pace of Transactions in 2023 42
EBJ Medal Profile: 2022 Award Winner SWCA for Growth & New Practices 43
Exhibition
Annual U.S. Inflation Rates from the 1960s to the 2020s
Company’s Gross Revenue Growth Rates: 2017-2024
Reasons for margin change, and how to improve profitability
Company Operating Margins, 2017-2024e
Operating Margins Compared to Previous Year
Proposal & Project Activity Resulting from the BIL & IRA
Billing Rate, Labor & Salary Increases in 2021 and 2022
Billing Rate, Labor & Salary Increases in 2021 and 2022
Rating of Client Sectors for Market Growth Prospects in 2023 & 2024
Ranking of Client Sectors for Market Growth Prospects: 2019-2023
Rating of Geographic Market Growth Prospects in 2023 & 2024
Ranking of Geographic Market Growth Prospects: 2019-2023
Most Active New Practice Areas in Environmental Consulting & Engineering Firms
Coal: % of US Electricity Generation, 2000-2050
Renewable Energy as a % of US Electricity Generated, 2020-2100
The Conference Board US Economic Outlook to 2024 (March 2023)
USA Real GDP Growth by Sector: 2018-2022
USA Real GDP Growth by Sector: Q4 2021 to Q4 2022
EFCG Survey Data on Percentage of Revenues by Project Delivery
European Natural Gas Prices, 2018-2023 in €/MWh
Global E&S Consultancy Market, 2011-2025 ($mil & %/yr)
Key Transactions in UK E&S Consultancy Industry: 2016-2022
Minority Interest Enterprise Value Multiples: 2021-2022
Controlling Interest Enterprise Value Multiples: 2021-2022
Publicly Traded A/E and Environmental Consulting Firms in 2022
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