How big is the Environmental Consulting Market | Size & Forecast 2025

Q: What is driving the growth of the environmental consulting market?

The market is expanding due to stricter global environmental regulations, decarbonization goals, and the increasing need for ESG-based advisory services.

Q: What will the environmental consulting market be worth by 2031?

The environmental consulting market is projected to reach USD 67 billion by 2031.

Q: Which sectors rely most on environmental consulting?

Key sectors include energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, mining, and government.

Q: What challenges does the market face?

Challenges include fragmented regulations across countries, shortage of skilled professionals, and balancing cost-efficiency with sustainability goals.

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Code: MTA6441

Publication Date: Jul 2025

How Big Is the Environmental Consulting Market?

According to 6Wresearch internal database and industry insights, the Global environmental consulting market was valued at USD 45 billion in 2024 and is anticipated to reach over USD 67 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 5.2% during the forecast period.

This growth is being bolstered by growing global focus on environmental regulations, ESG compliance, climate risk analysis, and sustainability reporting. In addition, increased industrial pollution, remediation projects, and corporate net-zero targets are contributing significantly to the demand for professional environmental advisory services.

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Key Growth Factors of the Environmental Consulting Market

Surge in regulatory compliance mandates across industries worldwide
Rising emphasis on sustainability audits and ESG frameworks
Development of brownfield and contaminated site remediation activities
Need for impact assessments in infrastructure and urban planning projects
Increasing investments in renewable energy driving demand for environmental due diligence
Growing corporate pressure to reduce environmental footprints

Environmental Consulting Market Trends

Environmental Consulting market is experiencing a significant structural shift towards data-driven advisory services involving the application of AI, GIS, and IoT to enable real-time monitoring and risk assessment. There is also an emerging trend of integrated ESG consulting to be included as an extension of traditional environmental audits. Government incentives for climate adaptation and biodiversity protection will further increase the momentum of implementing long-term environmental strategies across multiple sectors.

Emerging Developments in Environmental Consulting Market

Environmental Consulting market is also seeing a stronger trend of working on predictive environmental modeling, lifecycle assessment, and climate-resilient planning. The emergence of digital-first consulting Startups has also accelerated advancements in the existing environmental consulting market offering remote sensing-based diagnostics. Consulting firms are also collaborating with tech companies to offer more intelligent compliance to account for carbon emissions and to offer green certifications.