Description
Environmental Business Journal, Volume 38 Numbers 9/10: Q4 2025 Environmental Consulting & Engineering
Environmental Business Journal®’s annual analysis of the environmental consulting & engineering industry in 2025 presents detailed data on the market and C&E industry dynamics, trends and competitor shares with multiple charts, tables and an updated forecast. Executive perspective on the impact of AI is a common thread through a variety of executive Q&As that following 17 pages of C&E industry overview. This 78-page edition of EBJ in PDF features with an excel format workbook with total environmental industry revenue tables through interim 2025 data, and a complete picture of the C&E industry by client, media, service, geography and competitors. Includes EBJs list of top 80 C&E firms and EBJ’s Q4 2025 forecast.
Table of Contents
The U.S. Environmental Consulting & Engineering Industry grew 11% in 2023 and 10% in 2024, but 2025 and 2026 will be down from that peak in growth rates. A return to more ‘normal’ growth still confronts executives with a jumble of market drviers and shifting client priorities, as well as digital challenges 1-17
EFCG Finds Industry Leaders Remain Optimistic & Resilient; AI at Forefront 18
ERM Helps Voluntary Carbon Afforestation Market Advance; Chestnut Carbon Pioneers Finance For Nature-Based Carbon Removal Credits 22
Brown and Caldwell Acquires Membrane Technology Specialist Firm SPI 26
EBJ Webcast on Digital Water Shows a Market with Great Potential: Expert Q&A with executives from SePRO, Stanley Consultants and Tetra Tech 28
RMI and its Accelerator Third Derivative Advise Energy Transition Investment 34
Terra Global Capital Sees Rapid Advance in AI MRV 38
A.E. Rosica Sees Continued M&A with Emphasis on Energy, Environment & Integrated Industrial Waste Management 40
Emerald Water Director Sees Potential in AI to Enhance Operations, Service Models and Performance Contracts 41
Terraset Builds a Carbon Removal Portfolio Setting an Example in a Nascent Market; Philanthropy Plays a Key Role in Finance 44
Intuitive AI Engages Consumers to Reshape the Economics of Waste 46
Braun Intertec Practice Leader Details the Challenges in Healthcare Waste 50
ESA Develops Multiple Platforms for Data Collection and Data Management 52
Therm‘s Climate Finance Strategy Targets Food Waste & Methane Emissions 54
EREF Research Sees Wastestreams Evolve But Landfill Volumes Remain High 57
ICF Uses AI to Accelerate Clients’ Business Outcomes & Process Optimization 62
SCS Engineers Drives the Future of MSW Facilities & Data-Driven Landfills 64
Secondary Data from EPA, UNEP, AWWA, B&V, FMI & ACEC Highlight Macro Trends in Environmental Industry Segments; Perspectives on ‘Peak Oil’ 68-77
Exhibits in this Edition
Annual Growth in C&E vs the Environmental Industry & GDP
Annual Growth in & Size in $Billions of the U.S. Environmental Consulting & Engineering Industry, 1994-2026
Environmental Industry: Key Growth Factors Driving Cycles: 2004-2026
EBJ’s Key Market Driver & Forecast Elements: 2015-2025
Annual Growth in C&E vs. GDP vs. Environmental Contracting
Comparison of Growth & Forecast in Three Successive EBJ Surveys: Q4 2024, Q1 2025 & Q2 2025
2025 Market Driver Trends
The U.S. Environmental Industry: 2010-2025
U.S. Environmental Industry: Segment Growth vs. U.S. GDP
Annual Growth in the Environmental Industry vs. the Environmental Consulting & Engineering Industry, 2020-2024
U.S. Environmental Industry: Revenues by Media in 2024
The U.S. Environmental Industry: Segment Detail in 2022-2024
Percentage of U.S. Environmental Consulting & Engineering Firms Reporting Annual Growth or Decline: 2009-2024
Annual Share of the Top Firms in U.S. C&E Industry: 2000-2024
US Five-Year Census Data on NAICS code 54162: Environmental Consulting Services for 2015 and 2020
Share of the Top Ten Firms in U.S. C&E Industry in 2005-2024
Distribution of U.S. Environmental Consulting & Engineering Firms in 2024
Top 5 & 10 U.S. Environmental C&E Firms (Gross Environmental C&E Revenues in $mil)
Top 80 US Environmental C&E Firms in 2024 by Revenue ($mil)
Consolidation of U.S. C&E Industry 1990-2024
Environmental C&E Public Companies: H1 2023-2024-2025
EBJ Survey Ranking by Growth Prospects in Environmental Markets by Client Sector: 2019-2025
U.S. Environmental C&E Market by Major Client, 1995-2026e ($mil)
U.S. Environmental C&E Market by Media, 1995-2026e ($mil)
Total USA Environmental Consulting & Engineering Market by Region 2018-2026e
EFCG Annual CEO Survey: AEC Industry Historical Internal Growth Trends vs Backlog Change
Various Data Charts from RMI, EPA, UNEP, AWWA, B&V, FMI & ACEC
Companies & Entities in this Edition
ACEC Research Institute 49,
- E. Rosica & Co. Inc. 40
Alt Mobility 36
Black & Veatch 73
Braun Intertec 50
Brown and Caldwell 26
California Water Data Consortium 54
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board 24
Chestnut Carbon 22, 24
Cocoon Carbon 37
Emerald Technology Ventures 41
Environmental Financial Consulting Group 18
Env’l Research & Education Foundation 57
Environmental Science Associates 52
ERM 22
Excellere Partners 32
Ferrum Technologies 36
Fido Tech 41
FMI 75
ICF 62
Integrity Council Voluntary Carbon Market 23
International Energy Agency 77
International Solid Waste Association 70
Intuitive AI 46
J.P. Morgan 22, 25
Kimmeridge 24
Mark1 37
MentorAPM 41
Microsoft 22, 24
Renewable Metals 37
Rocky Mountain Institute 34
Rubi Laboratories 37
SCS Engineers 64
SePRO 32
SewerAI 41
SG Enviro 43
SkyVen 36
Stanley Capital Partners 32
Stanley Consultants 28
Still Bright 37
StormHarvester 41
Terra Global Capital 38
Terraset 44
Therm 54
The Water & Carbon Group 43
Third Derivative 34
toZero 37
United Nations Environment Programme 70
Waterly 43
WeaveGrid 35
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