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Environmental health and safety (EHS) is a diverse discipline dedicated to safeguarding human health, enhancing workplace safety, and preserving environmental integrity across a range of settings, including workplaces, communities, and natural environments. Its focus involves evaluating, managing, and mitigating risks related to environmental, occupational health, and safety hazards to prevent accidents, injuries, illnesses, and environmental harm.
The primary components of environmental health and safety comprise software and services. Software encompasses programs, applications, or platforms tailored to execute specific functions or tasks using electronically stored instructions and data. These software solutions can be deployed either via cloud-based systems or on-premise installations. Application areas span medical and pharmaceutical waste management, industrial waste management, wastewater management, and various other vertical-specific applications such as energy and utilities, chemicals and materials, healthcare, construction and engineering, food and beverage, government and defense, manufacturing, among others.
Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report's Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.
The sharp rise in U.S. tariffs and the resulting trade tensions in spring 2025 are having a notable impact on the services sector, particularly in business services, IT, and professional consulting. The increased costs of imported technology, office equipment, and critical digital infrastructure are driving up operating expenses for service providers, compelling them to either pass these costs on to clients or absorb the financial strain themselves. Outsourcing firms and IT service providers are grappling with higher hardware costs and supply chain delays, which are disrupting project timelines and squeezing profitability. Furthermore, retaliatory tariffs have weakened demand for U.S.-based professional services in key global markets, slowing export-driven revenues. To navigate these challenges, the sector must focus on accelerating digital transformation, optimizing costs, and strengthening domestic client relationships to sustain growth and remain competitive in an increasingly uncertain trade environment.
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The environment health and safety market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $8.55 billion in 2024 to $9.45 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.5%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to the popularity of environmental health and safety mobile applications, the presence of strict rules and regulations, growing awareness of environmental health and safety, industries to reduce waste and improve process efficiency, and increasing number of employee safety regulations.
The environment health and safety market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $13.98 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to rising government regulations for environmental protection, increasing number of businesses, increasing investments from industries in EHS IT software to comply with OSHA and EPA regulations, and increased waste reduction targets. Major trends in the forecast period include advanced research and development centers, technological advancement, innovations, low carbon emission policies.
The forecast of 10.3% growth over the next five years reflects a modest reduction of 0.6% from the previous estimate for this market. This reduction is primarily due to the impact of tariffs between the US and other countries. The U.S. could see higher compliance costs as tariffs on monitoring sensors, data loggers, and industrial safety gear imported from China and Japan raise operational expenses for safety assurance programs. The effect will also be felt more widely due to reciprocal tariffs and the negative effect on the global economy and trade due to increased trade tensions and restrictions.
The growing emphasis on waste reduction targets is expected to drive the expansion of the environmental health and safety market. A waste reduction target is a specific objective set by governments, organizations, or individuals to reduce the volume of waste generated, disposed of, or sent to landfills within a set period. The heightened focus on waste reduction is driven by increasing global awareness of the need to address environmental degradation and move toward a more sustainable, circular economy. These targets align with ecological health and safety goals by aiming to reduce pollution, minimize hazardous waste production, and protect ecosystems and human health, while promoting sustainable waste management practices. For example, in September 2024, gov.uk, a UK-based information website, reported that in 2022, the UK sent 6.3 million tons of biodegradable municipal waste to landfills, with England responsible for 81% of this total. In that year, England alone generated 5.1 million tons of biodegradable waste sent to landfills. Thus, the increased focus on waste reduction targets is fostering the growth of the environmental health and safety market.
Prominent enterprises operating within the environmental health and safety sector are channeling efforts towards the development of advanced cloud private editions, exemplified by SAP S/4HANA Cloud private editions, to facilitate organizational transformation of EHS processes and foster sustainable expansion. SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition stands out as a customizable, cloud-based solution tailored to the unique requirements of individual organizations, offering flexibility in cloud deployment. A case in point is the 2023 introduction by SAP SE, a Germany-based software titan, of the new edition, SAP S/4HANA Cloud private edition, incorporating novel features designed to streamline environmental, health, and safety (EHS) processes. This innovation empowers organizations to identify and mitigate risks, evaluate hazards, implement preventive measures, and monitor risk controls. Characterized by automation, system integration, and transparency, this technology aids companies in revolutionizing their EHS processes and achieving sustainable growth.
In September 2023, J.S. Held, a US-based consultancy, executed the acquisition of Environmental Consultants LLC, enhancing its Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) practice and expanding its service offerings in industrial hygiene and environmental testing. The acquisition, completed for an undisclosed sum, enabled J.S. Held to fortify its resources in the Midwest region while augmenting its capabilities in environmental testing, inspection, and consulting services across diverse sectors. Environmental Consultants, LLC, the acquired entity, is recognized for its expertise in providing environmental testing, inspection, and consulting services, aligning seamlessly with J.S. Held's strategic objectives.
Major companies operating in the environment health and safety market are Microsoft Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation, Honeywell International Inc., SAP SE, Salesforce Inc., NEC Corporation, Ball Corporation, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., AECOM Inc., ERM Group Inc., Blackstone Inc., SGS SA, Wolters Kluwer N.V., John Wood Group PLC, Hexagon AB, TETRA Technologies Inc., UL Solutions Inc., RPS Group plc, Valsoft Corporation Inc., Alcumus HSE Limited, Ideagen plc, Intelex Technologies Inc., Quentic GmbH, Cority Software Inc., Benchmark ESG, Evotix Limited.
North America was the largest region in the environment health and safety market in 2024. Europe is expected to be the fastest growing region in the market. The regions covered in the environment health and safety market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.
The countries covered in the environment health and safety market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
The environment health and safety market consists of revenues earned by entities by consulting services, software solutions. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The environment health and safety market also includes sales of personal protective equipment (PPE), pollution control devices, and monitoring equipment. Values in this market are 'factory gate' values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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The report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market's historic and forecast market growth by geography.
The forecasts are made after considering the major factors currently impacting the market. These include the technological advancements such as AI and automation, Russia-Ukraine war, trade tariffs (government-imposed import/export duties), elevated inflation and interest rates.