In both the private and public sectors, sustainability and attention to resource cleanup, protection and reuse are the trends of the day. The Top 200 Environmental Firms have been engaged in all sectors of the green marketplace for years, even decades. Now, they are reaping new rewards from this growing cachet of environmental correctness. Infrastructure spending, buoyant economies and the firms’ own push for size and payback are combining to generate another year of solid results for the Top 200. But some executives worry about signs of trouble that could stunt firm growth a little, or a lot.
Total revenue for the Top 200 in 2006 climbed 12.5% to $42.2 billion, another positive result to add to the previous year’s 13.6% hike and a four-year trend of upward market growth overall and in most key environmental market segments.