Environmental Business International Inc. released an 80-page report on e-commerce and the environmental industry. It includes results from their survey of 35 environmental consulting & engineering firms on their use of the internet; profiles of e-commerce initiatives; and a directory of websites.
They conclude that C&E companies are latecomers to the Internet and few firms use the Internet to benefit their business (beyond building a website). With the exception of a few well-capitalized ventures in the water business, most environmental industry segments lack any significant strategy. Only six percent of C&E firms process on-line orders and only three percent accept on-line payments.
A number of B2B start-ups in the industry offer such services as post/bidding on projects, connecting customers with service providers, auctioning and exchanging waste and recyclables, trading emission credits, managing subcontractors and specialty service providers, providing news and updating regulatory compliance information and forms, and selling excess inventory and equipment.
You can download EBI Report 1810 (for a fee): “E-Commerce & the Internet in the U.S. Environmental Industry” at: http://www.ebiusa.com
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