Emissions Trends: Why More Companies Are Rethinking Their Approach
- Jul 9
- 2 min read
By Jordan Coulam, Environmental Specialist
Many facilities still rely on legacy spreadsheets to manage their emissions data, but this approach comes with hidden risks. Spreadsheets accumulate errors over time — broken formulas, outdated emission factors, incorrect unit conversions, or accidental overwrites that go unnoticed until reporting season. Even worse, much of the “how” behind the calculations lives in the head of one person. When that employee leaves or changes roles, institutional knowledge disappears with them. What’s left behind is a patchwork of files, inconsistent naming conventions, and uncertainty about which version is correct. This creates stress, slows down reporting, and increases the risk of inaccuracies that can lead to regulatory issues.
Increasingly, companies are choosing to deploy environmental compliance software to reduce reporting burden and errors. Enterprises find that these software reduce the time employees spend on reporting, freeing them up for more high-value activities. It also preserves institutional knowledge despite staffing changes. Corporate teams can easily surface data, compare sites, and track timelines without needing to schedule daily check-ins.
Additionally, incorporation of AI, the Internet of Things (IOT), and machine learning allow for predictive forecasts and data insights on an unprecedented scale. These insights allow companies to proactively reduce pollutant generation and associated reporting burden.
The Environmental Compliance Software market was valued at 3.94 billion USD in 2025, and is expected to reach 10.59 billion USD by 2035 - a 10.37% compound annual growth rate, according to Insight Ace. This considerable growth highlights not only opportunities for investors, but underscores the impact AI will have on the environmental field in the coming decade.
What do you think - does your facility use environmental compliance software? What is preventing your company from implementing a software based solution?
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