Environmental Industry Technology Trends and Summits 2020
Explore the latest research and insights on emerging technology in the environmental industry, featuring key experts and industry trends for the 2020s. Discover innovative projects and advancements by leading companies in areas like digitalization, biotech, AI applications, and sustainable initiatives. Stay informed about upcoming Environmental Industry Summit events happening globally.
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Emerging Technology & the Environmental Industry Live Webcast Summary of Research Conducted for EBJ Vol XXXIII No 1/2: Technology & the Environmental Industry in the 2020s June 19, 2020
Emerging Technology & the Environmental Industry Webinar: Invited Experts Grant Ferrier (President and CEO @EBI) Neno Duplan (CEO @Locus Technologies) Marcus Quigley (Technology Practice Lead @EFCG) William Whitehead (Cultural Resource Specialist @SWCA) Ryan Renner (Chief Digital Officer @TRC)
EBJ Vol XXXIII No 1/2: Technology & the Environmental Industry in the 2020s: Table of Contents Emerging Technology & the Environmental Industry chronicles current deployment of innovative or disruptive technology and forecasts key trends for the 2020s with the help of EBJ survey respondents and executive contributors 1-17 Woodard & Curran works on the digitalization of water treatment plants 18 APEX uses its own EMIS to gain ground in competitive C&E business 21 CDM Smith fosters a culture of innovation with R&D and partnerships 26 Tetra Tech & Leading With Science 30 Mott MacDonald utilizes cutting edge technologies for smart cities projects 31 Canadian startup Moore and Gasperecz applys AI to EHS 34 SCS Engineers extends leadership position in biogas 36 TRC & the Chief Digital Officer 38 Flight Evolved emerges as a pioneer in drone-enabled remote sensing 40 Arcadis drives co-creative innovation platform to enhance service networks 43 AECOM being transformed by emerging technology 48 LIVENTIA brings biotech innovation to water treatment and remediation 55 Microsoft sees its AI For Earth as a business opportunity and for CSR 57 Cisco creates a sustainable impact program as a pillar of its CSR platform 58
Environmental Industry Summit Series of Executive Meetings in Transition Environmental Industry Summit XVIII, March 2020, rescheduled to September 8-10, 2020; hybrid virtual event, broadcast and in-person at Coronado Island Marriott Resort Texas Environmental Industry Summit II, May 2020, Houston Pacific Northwest Environmental Industry Summit V, July 30, 2020, Seattle WA Environmental Industry Summit China I, Sept 24-25, 2020 Environmental Industry Summit Japan I, Sept 30-Oct 1, 2020 Washington DC Environmental Industry Summit VI 2020: Series of Two Digital Events: 4 Weeks Before the Election and 4 Weeks After Broadcast from Hunton Andrews Kurth Conference Center, Washington DC New England Environmental Industry Summit V, December 4, 2020, Boston Environmental Industry Summit Antarctica: February 2021
EBJ 2020 Survey of Disruptive Technologies in the Environmental Industry: Q1 2020 Environmental Business Journal (EBJ) conducted a survey on Disruptive Technologies being used in the Environmental Industry. Results were included in EBJ's Technology Edition to published in the 2nd quarter of 2020. 5 objective ranking or rating questions Several open-ended questions 93 Respondents between March 10-15, 2020 Primary Business of Respondents 31% Remediation 26% Environmental C&E 8% Natural/Cultural Resources 8% Water/Wastewater 7% Info/Data Mgmt 6% Air 6% Energy/Renewables 4% Testing/Lab
Impact of Disruptive Technologies on Business Areas Most Significant Pos Impact Very Significant Pos Impact Significant Pos Impact Moderate Pos Impact Not much Impact Slightly Neg Impact Significant Neg Impact Differentiation: Quality of Service for Client Enhanced Productivity of People / Teams Cost Efficiency: Reduced Need for Labor Corporate Culture: Employee Retention 15% 28% 25% 21% 12% 0% 0% 11% 21% 30% 19% 16% 3% 0% 10% 11% 28% 20% 25% 6% 0% 3% 22% 13% 30% 30% 1% 0% 10% 7% 10% 13% 55% 3% 0% GHGs or Carbon Footprint Obsolescence of Existing Technology Demands on Staff: Time Required for Training Costs of New Technology: Time on Evaluation Screen Time or Desk-bound Time 4% 16% 9% 10% 36% 23% 3% 1% 10% 21% 10% 29% 24% 4% 1% 10% 13% 9% 34% 28% 3% 1% 10% 6% 15% 42% 22% 3% Source: 2020 Survey of Disruptive Technologies in the Environmental Industry, EBI, Inc. Question was: What kind of impact are disruptive or innovation technologies having on the following areas of your business.
