Environment Health and Safety Market Report 2026

The environment health and safety market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $9.45 billion in 2025 to $10.47 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.8%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to growing industrialization levels, rising workplace accident concerns, increasing environmental awareness, early regulatory enforcement efforts, rising corporate focus on compliance.

The environment health and safety market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $15.2 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.8%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to stricter safety and environmental regulations, rising commitment to sustainable operations, increasing corporate accountability initiatives, growing investment in safety infrastructure, expansion of enterprise risk management adoption. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing emphasis on workplace safety management, rising focus on environmental risk reduction, growing need for compliance and regulatory management, expansion of occupational health monitoring practices, strengthening corporate responsibility toward safety and environment.

The increase in waste reduction targets is expected to propel the growth of the environment health and safety market going forward. Waste reduction targets are specific goals established by governments, organizations, or institutions to decrease the volume of waste generated, disposed of, or sent to landfills within a defined period. The growing emphasis on waste reduction targets is driven by heightened global awareness of the need to address environmental degradation and shift toward sustainable and circular economic models. These targets integrate environmental health and safety considerations by helping reduce pollution, limit hazardous waste generation, and protect ecosystems and human health, thereby encouraging sustainable waste management practices. For instance, in February 2024, according to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), a Kenya-based international authority, municipal solid waste generation reached 2.1 billion tonnes in 2023 and is projected to rise to 3.8 billion tonnes by 2050. Therefore, increasing waste reduction targets are driving the growth of the environment health and safety market.

Major companies operating in the environment health and safety market are focusing on developing technologically advanced solutions, such as cloud-based private editions, to help organizations modernize EHS processes and support sustainable growth. Cloud private editions, including SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, are customizable cloud solutions designed to meet specific organizational requirements while offering flexibility in deployment. For instance, in 2023, SAP SE, a Germany-based software company, launched SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, which introduced new capabilities to streamline environmental, health, and safety processes. The platform enables organizations to identify and mitigate risks, assess hazards, implement preventive actions, and monitor risk controls more effectively. By leveraging automation, system integration, and enhanced transparency, this solution supports companies in transforming EHS practices and achieving long-term sustainability goals.

In September 2023, J.S. Held, a US-based consulting firm, acquired Environmental Consultants LLC for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, J.S. Held aimed to strengthen its environmental, health, and safety practice by expanding its presence in the Midwest and enhancing service offerings in industrial hygiene and environmental testing. Environmental Consultants LLC is a US-based firm that provides environmental testing, inspection, and consulting services across multiple industries.

Major companies operating in the environment health and safety market report 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 2025. 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, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the environment health and safety market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, 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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