What are the biggest market trends in the sustainable IT services market? This blog compiles and links to sustainability and climate tech research reports from across the globe. Check the blog regularly for market forecasts, CEO and CXO perspectives, chief sustainability officer (CSO) trends and more.
Here are the latest items to note. Check back regularly for updates.
March 2026 Sustainability Research Findings, Market Forecasts
88. Sustainable IT Services: Here are the leading providers of sustainable IT services, according to ISG.
February 2026 Sustainability Research Findings, Market Forecasts
87. United States - Sustainability Pushback: Survey results from The Conference Board confirm that U.S. CEOs have sharply reduced their sustainability priorities in 2026 compared to 2025, ESG Dive reported.
86. Green Data Center Market Growth Forecast: The global green data center market will reach $235.4 billion by 2032, up from $52.76 billion in 2026, according to to the MarkNtel Advisors. That's a 28.31% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), the researcher said. North America leads the global market with more than 35% share, supported by strong hyperscale cloud presence, aggressive carbon neutrality targets, and early adoption of energy-efficient data infrastructure technologies, MarkNtel said.
85. ESG Consulting Market Growth Forecast: While market growth forecasts for sustainability & ESG have been tempered from the very high expectations in 2025, they are still forecast to grow 7.3% and 7.2% per year until 2029, according to Environment Analyst.
84. Business Data Requirements: Business leaders are investing in data quality and governance, and they’re breaking down silos between finance, technology, and sustainability, because enterprise value can no longer be explained or defended by any one function alone, a Workiva benchmark survey found.
January 2026 Sustainability Research Findings, Market Forecasts
83. Green Tech Investments: Global investment in the energy transition grew by 8% to a record $2.3 trillion in 2025, according to BloombergNEF, defying fears that the shifting political landscape and economic uncertainty would halt the world’s clean energy progress, Bloomberg report. Still, the pace of investment needs to be even more aggressive, the report suggested.
82. Chief Technology Officers: Over 95% of CTOs are actively involved in driving sustainability, regardless of region or industry, Kearney research found.
81. Data Center Market Forecast: The global sustainable data center market will reach $440.7 billion by 2034, up from $85.1 billion in 2024, according InsightAce Analytic. That's an 18.0% compound annual growth rate, the research firm said.
80. Carbon Neutral Data Center Market Growth Forecast: The global carbon-neutral data center market will reach $32.7 billion by 2031, up from $10 billion in 2025, according to Research and Markets. That's a 21.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), the company said.
79. AI and ESG The global AI in ESG & sustainability market will reach $846.75 billion in 2032, up from $182.34 billion in 2024, according to DataM Intelligence. That's a 21.16% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).
78. Data Center Environmental Impact: A Data4 white paper explores the environmental impact of a data centre, from construction to decommissioning, and provides reference data to guide low-carbon design and operation strategies.
77. Data Centers and Off-Grid Power: One-third of U.S. data centers could be fully self-sufficient in their energy needs by 2030 or so, a Bloom Energy survey suggested.
76. Enterprise AI and Sustainability Challenges: Fully 68% of global CEOs plan to increase AI investment in the next two years, though 83% acknowledge the environmental cost of rapid AI scaling, according to survey findings from NTT and WSJ Intelligence. Related: NTT sustainability strategy updates.
75. MENA Sustainable Finance Market: The Middle East and North Africa’s (MENA) sustainable finance market reached $35.1 billion in 2025. That's a sevenfold increase since 2020 -- but down 18% since a 2023 peak, Bloomberg Intelligence reported.
74. AI and Carbon Emissions: AI server deployments across the United States could generate 24 million to 44 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually by 2030, a Cornell University study found. The carbon output is similar to adding 5 million to 10 million cars on U.S. roads, the research said.
73. Global Green IT Market Growth Forecast: Spending in the global green IT market will reach $90.41 billion by 2032, up from $27.98 billion in 2024, according to DataM intelligence 4 Market Research LLP. That's a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of roughly 15.8%, the research firm said.
December 2025 Sustainability Research Findings, Market Forecasts
72. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Market Growth Forecast: Annual sales in the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) market will reach $5.37 billion by 2030, up from $2.76 billion in 2025, according to Mordor Intelligence. That's a 14.21% compound annual growth rate, the market researcher said.
71. ITAD Market Growth Forecast: The global market for refurbished IT asset disposition (ITAD) will reach $9.75 billion in 2034, up from $5.1 billion in 2025, according to Custom Market Insights (CMI). That's a 7.34% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), the CMI said.
70. Net Zero Buildings Market Growth Forecast: Annual sales in the global zero emission buildings market are expected to reach $198.1 billion by 2034, up from $34.2 Billion in 2024, according to Market.US. That's a 19.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), the researcher said.
69. CSRD Reports: Only 42% of ESG reports analyzed across Central Europe provided quantitative data related to CapEx/OpEx, 14%, data related to workforce, and 13%, data related to resource use and circular economy, Deloitte research found.
68. Carbon Footoprint Management Market Growth Forecast: Spending in the carbon footprint management market will reach $38.14 billion by 2030, up from $15.07 billion in 2025, according to Research and Markets. That's a 20.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), the market researcher said.
67. Green Data Center Market Growth Forecast: Spending in the green data center market will reach $159.75 billion by 2030, up from $43.26 billion in 2025, according to Data M Intelligence. That's a 29.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), the researcher said.
66. Building Energy Management Market Growth Forecast: Annual spending on building energy management is expected to reach $25.87 billion in 2035, up from $11 billion, according to Precedence Research. That's an 8.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), the researcher said.
65. Climate Data Errors?: A study on the impacts of climate change on the global economy has been retracted due to "substantial" issues, according to the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Bloomberg reported.
64. AI Reasoning and Energy Consumption: AI reasoning models used 30 times more power on average to respond to 1,000 written prompts than alternatives without this reasoning capability or which had it disabled, Bloomberg reported. The research -- involving the AI Energy Score project -- was led by Hugging Face research scientist Sasha Luccioni and Salesforce head of AI sustainability Boris Gamazaychikov, the report noted.
63. Consulting Market Forecast:The global sustainability and climate change consulting market will reach $30.9 billion in 2033, up from $12.1 billion in 2024, according to Verified Market Reports. That's a 10.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).
62. AI Data Center Energy Consumption Forecast: Power demand from US data centers is set to surge to 106 gigawatts by 2035, according to BloombergNEF, a 36% increase from the research provider’s previous outlook in April 2025, the researcher said.
61. Smart Home Market Growth Forecast: The Smart Home Energy Management System Market will reach $12.3 billion in 2033, up from $5.6 billion in 2024, Market Research Intellect reported. That's a 9.5% compound annual growth rate from 2026 to 2033, the forecast said.
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