Artificial intelligence is everywhere, and environmental due diligence is no exception. To better understand how professionals are navigating this shift, LightBox conducted the 2026 LightBox AI Benchmark Survey of Environmental Professionals.
Fielded from mid-November through late December 2025, the survey gathered insights from environmental due diligence practitioners across the United States on how AI is being evaluated and applied within real-world workflows, as well as perceptions around accuracy, governance, client use, and professional responsibility
Early Signals on AI Adoption in Environmental Due Diligence
In this survey, we asked environmental professionals:
- What applications of AI have genuinely “WOW’d” them and which have fallen short
- How they are using AI in day-to-day due diligence workflows
- Where AI adds efficiency and where it should not be used
- How clients are or are not using AI to interpret environmental reports
- Whether firms have formal AI guidance, training, or governance in place
- What concerns matter most, from accuracy and liability to privacy and job impact
Explore the benchmarks, practitioner insights, and emerging guardrails shaping AI’s role in environmental due diligence.
