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THE SINGAPORE EDITION 2026

Singapore’s
environment industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping environment in Singapore. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

Snapshot: Funding in USD
Illustrated cover for Environment Industry Landscape of Singapore
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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Environment illustration
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore Singapore’s environment leaders

24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Environment company highlights in Singapore, snapshot 3 September 2026
Company
Sun Cablesuncable.energy$15.14B100
Vena Energyvenaenergy.com$577.84M375
Maxeon Solar Technologiesmaxeon.com$532M
AMPYRampyrenergy.com$455.95M60
Sunseapsunseap.com$354M600
Cleantech Solarcleantechsolar.com$331.92M1 roles165
Keppel Infrastructure Trustkepinfratrust.com$299.6M1 roles22
Cyancyanrenewables.com$152.7MFinancial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Blueleaf Energyblueleafenergy.com4 roles1,219
Sembcorp Industriessembcorp.com4 roles7,000Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Camphoracamphora.com.sg2 roles
Get Solargetsolar.ai2 roles7
Eigen Energyeigen.energy1 roles
InfraBlocksinfrablockstechnologies.com1 roles
Armstrongarmstrongam.com
BECISbe-cis.com327Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Caravelle International Groupcaravelleglobal.com23
ESGL Holdingsesgl.asia
Flo Energyfloenergy.sg
Hydroleaphydroleap.com14
Koh Brothers Eco Engineeringkohbrotherseco.com313Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Mooreastmooreast.com105Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Pubpub.gov.sg
Sanlisanli.com.sg578Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
24 featured companies

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Environment industry KPIs in Singapore

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

3 September 2026
Hiring participation4.7%

19 of 402 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation10.4%

42 of 402 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share88.6%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$26.73M

Midpoint of 52 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 88.6% of disclosed capital, while 89.6% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How Singapore environment has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

Singapore environment
$0$4.29B$8.59B$12.88B$17.17B2016: $701.46K20162017: $72.18M20172018: $32.76M20182019: $15.06B20192020: $533.65M20202021: $26.73M20212022: $857.54M20222023: $386.17M20232024: $961.32M20242025: $286.26M2025
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Annual environment funding and company formation in Singapore
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$701.46K171
2017$72.18M163
2018$32.76M181
2019$15.06B374
2020$533.65M244
2021$26.73M381
2022$857.54M205
2023$386.17M98
2024$961.32M26
2025$286.26M18
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • Sun Cable82.5%
  • Vena Energy3.1%
  • Maxeon Solar Technologies2.9%
  • Other companies11.4%

Funding by stage

75 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel17 22.7%
Series A–B22 29.3%
Series C+ / PE13 17.3%
Grants, debt & other23 30.7%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
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Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
10 cards

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THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

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Annual accounts availability

No reviewed exact national-ID connector has yet been qualified for Singapore; this is a checked implementation boundary, not evidence that filings are absent.; No reviewed exact national-ID connector has yet been qualified for Singapore; this is a checked implementation boundary, not evidence that filings are absent.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The Singapore environment market map

Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Segment data unavailable0

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Segment data unavailable

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

0companies
0%have hiring activity

0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Mergers & acquisitionscleantechsolar.com ↗

In India, Shell divested its 49% stake in Cleantech Solar to Singapore’s Keppel Ltd for $200 million.

Mergers & acquisitionsvenaenergy.com ↗

GIP has appointed Morgan Stanley and Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group to advise on the sale of a controlling stake in Vena Energy globally, a deal that could value the company at up to $10 billion, Reuters reported in February last year.

Mergers & acquisitionsequisfg.com ↗

In 2017, a consortium led by GIP, alongside PSP and CIC Capital Corporation, acquired the wind and solar portfolio of Equis Funds Group, later rebranded as Vena Energy, for $5 billion, marking one of the largest renewable energy transactions globally at the time.

Mergers & acquisitionssembcorp.com ↗

SembCorp’s $77.4-million purchase of the Puente Al Sol solar farm in Negros Occidental.

Funding roundsblueleafenergy.com ↗

– Mayer Brown has advised Blueleaf Energy, pan-Asian renewable energy platform and independent power producer (IPP) owned by a Macquarie Asset Management managed fund, as borrower on a US$75 million secured financing facility from British International Investment for the purposes of funding expansion and investment in nearly 2GW of renewable energy assets across India.

Funding roundsbe-cis.com ↗

BE C&I Solutions Holding Pte. Ltd. ("BECIS") is pleased to announce US$45 million in new equity financing from existing shareholders, namely KLP Norfund Investments, Pula Investments (represented by Berkeley Energy) and Siemens Financial Services.

Mergers & acquisitions800super.com.sg ↗

Keppel Asia Infrastructure Fund LP (KAIF) and Keppel Ltd.’s Infrastructure Division have announced plans to sell their combined 80% stake in Singapore-based environmental services company 800 Super Holdings Limited to Actis.

Mergers & acquisitionsesgl.asia ↗

ESGL Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: ESGL) ("ESGL"), a sustainability-focused holding company, today announced that it has extended the term of the merger agreement with De Tomaso Automobili ("De Tomaso"), a heritage ultra-luxury performance automobile brand.

IPO activityhyflux.com ↗

[SINGAPORE] The issuance of S$400 million in preference shares by Hyflux in 2011 was suggested by DBS , going by evidence that emerged in the trial of Hyflux’s senior management and directors on Tuesday (Aug 12).

Funding roundshydroleap.com ↗

Hydroleap has raised US$4.75m in fresh funding to accelerate the deployment of its sustainable water treatment technologies across the Asia-Pacific region.

Full recorded event mix

Top 10 categories among 174 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Mergers & acquisitions
34
Earnings
28
Contracts
25
Asset acquisitions
20
Lawsuit
19
Leadership moves
14
Funding rounds
13
Company announcements
11
Regulatory
4
IPO activity
2
5 activity cards

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Leadership moves

12 tracked people moves

Khor Poh Hwa

Appointment Non-Executive Chairman

Daniel Cuthbert Ee Hock Huat

Retirement Previously Board Member

Daniel Ee

Retirement Previously Chairman of the board

Tow Heng Tan

Retirement Previously Chairman of Sembcorp Industries

Yap Chee Keong

Retirement Previously Director and Chairman of the audit committee

Steven Phan

Appointment Chairman of the audit committee of Sembcorp Industries

Mooreast ↗
Alvin Chew

Appointment Non-Executive Non-Independent Director

Ms. Lim Kwee Mei

Appointment Chief Operating Officer

Litigation

8 tracked suits

Company
maxeon solar technologies v u.s. customs and border protection

breach of contract and damagesCivil · Ongoing

Company
Ryan Berris, de tomaso automobili v esgl holdings

breach of fiduciary duty and compensation claimCivil · Verdict

Earnings pulse

Reported company results in the recorded window.

7companies
38period observations
-8.0%median reported growth

Median across 23 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
keppelCleantech Solar ↗Completed2026-04-23$200.0M
Sembcorp Industriesalinta energyAnnounced2026-03-25Not stated in snapshot
Sembcorp Industriessprng energyPending2026-02-02Not stated in snapshot
Sembcorp Industriesvector green energyCompleted2026-01-28$345.0M
Consortium led by GIP, PSP, CIC Capital CorporationEquis ↗Completed2026-01-28$5.0B
global infrastructure partnersVena Energy ↗Pending2026-01-28Not stated in snapshot

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

36 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 86-posting snapshot covers 51 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

Full Time Tuition Coordinator & Admin (Fun Environment)6
Environmental Control Officer5
Laboratory Manager (Environmental Chemistry)2
Customer Service Executive Environmental Mnc West2
Environment, Health And Safety Manager1
Research Fellow (Environmental Engineering/Microbiology)1
0 internship postings

0 tracked postings mention remote work.

The seniority mix

13 postings specify a level.

unspecified
73
manager
7
senior
5
lead
1

Skills employers mention

Top skills across 86 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.

Customer Service
16
Interpersonal Skills
16
Environment
14
Team Player
13
Microsoft Office
12
Communication Skills
11
Able To Work Independently
10
Machine Learning
9
Meteorology
9
Administration
9
ADVERTISED PAY$229.1K/ year

Median across 49 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.

THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

118 founders and chief executives across 94 companies.

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12 profiles

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Education networks

21 profiles with education records.

National University of Singapore (NUS)
5
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
3
The Wharton School
2
IIT Madras
2
University of Pennsylvania
2
Wharton School
2
Booth School of Business
1
University of Chicago
1

Prior employers

2 profiles with prior-work records.

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

301,611 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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301,611articles in the measured year
51,499articles in 2026Q1
42.0%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Environment coverage across Singapore · articles per complete quarter

043,25286,504129,755173,0072021Q2: 39,2752021Q22021Q3: 43,4712021Q4: 39,5872022Q1: 42,8582022Q2: 43,9872022Q22022Q3: 49,3092022Q4: 54,9792023Q1: 57,1742023Q2: 56,3122023Q22023Q3: 57,2232023Q4: 62,8172024Q1: 60,9292024Q2: 71,4182024Q22024Q3: 69,9512024Q4: 72,9952025Q1: 86,8712025Q2: 56,5652025Q22025Q3: 150,4412025Q4: 45,6142026Q1: 51,4992026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q239,275
2021Q343,471
2021Q439,587
2022Q142,858
2022Q243,987
2022Q349,309
2022Q454,979
2023Q157,174
2023Q256,312
2023Q357,223
2023Q462,817
2024Q160,929
2024Q271,418
2024Q369,951
2024Q472,995
2025Q186,871
2025Q256,565
2025Q3150,441
2025Q445,614
2026Q151,499

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
67,654 positive · 31,962 neutral · 30,729 negative
2022
98,742 positive · 49,685 neutral · 42,527 negative
2023
126,207 positive · 61,906 neutral · 45,218 negative
2024
131,491 positive · 96,284 neutral · 47,328 negative
2025
142,348 positive · 152,059 neutral · 44,836 negative

Company share of voice

164 recorded company events across 18 companies; percentages use that event total.

Maxeon Solar Technologies ↗maxeon.com
26.2% 43 events
Sembcorp Industries ↗sembcorp.com
21.3% 35 events
Keppel Infrastructure Trust ↗kepinfratrust.com
12.8% 21 events
Caravelle International Group ↗caravelleglobal.com
6.7% 11 events
ESGL Holdings ↗esgl.asia
6.1% 10 events
Mooreast ↗mooreast.com
6.1% 10 events
Hydroleap ↗hydroleap.com
4.3% 7 events
Cleantech Solar ↗cleantechsolar.com
3.7% 6 events

Leading coverage topics

Environment coverage across Singapore · ranked by full-period article count.

International And Transnational Geographic Entities299,685 articles in the full recorded period
108,072 recent · 81,366 prior
Geopolitical Disputes And Contested Areas299,675 articles in the full recorded period
108,067 recent · 81,361 prior
Administrative And Political Subdivisions299,671 articles in the full recorded period
108,067 recent · 81,360 prior
Cryptocurrency Impact On Forex Markets17,016 articles in the full recorded period
4,333 recent · 3,252 prior
New Product Launches And Innovations11,553 articles in the full recorded period
3,167 recent · 2,443 prior
Strategic Partnerships And Collaborations11,287 articles in the full recorded period
3,179 recent · 2,400 prior
Technology Adoption And Digital Transformation8,660 articles in the full recorded period
2,414 recent · 1,832 prior
Executive Leadership Changes And Appointments8,111 articles in the full recorded period
1,709 recent · 1,603 prior
International Political Relations8,076 articles in the full recorded period
1,868 recent · 1,675 prior
International Sports Competitions7,079 articles in the full recorded period
1,517 recent · 1,508 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

Environment coverage across Singapore

KeywordRecentPriorChange
countries4,1921,858126%
stablecoin fx impact687306125%
decentralized forex67540268%
study overseas593188215%
overseas study540176207%
semester abroad473146224%
international programs34597256%
tanker routing32253508%
aframax tankers31868368%
export sanctions28597194%
flight safety measures128519-75%
f1 world championship324509-36%
f1 championship302477-37%
direct investments (pe)266440-40%
brent crude forecast92424-78%

Event and signal lenses

Environment coverage across Singapore

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

656,688 classified articles

territories, disputed islands, countries

18.3% critical · 16.0% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

45,488 classified articles

inflation reports fx, currency intervention policies, pre-ipo valuation

41.1% critical · 58.7% positive
Rising

Growth

87,504 classified articles

gdp growth forex, gdp growth rate, inflation reports fx

39.4% critical · 51.8% positive

Environment coverage across Singapore. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Environment research is working on

31,492 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.

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31,492papers
31,492worldwide comparison pool
India-affiliated papers

Research orientation

Descriptive
10,767
Promising
8,321
Problem-identifying
5,169
Breakthrough
4,769
Cautionary
1,561
Comparative
790
Critical
115

Contribution mix

Empirical
15,348
Methods-led
10,770
Reviews
3,938
Position pieces
1,369
Theoretical
67

Tone counts: 24,071 positive · 3,094 neutral · 4,327 negative.

Common problems researchers identify
5,284 papers · 16.8% of this field
  • Environmental monitoring1,459 papers
  • Pollution585 papers
  • Water quality580 papers
  • Pollutant414 papers
  • Contamination359 papers
  • Human health330 papers
  • Environmental resource management330 papers
  • Environmental impact assessment321 papers

Landmark: A review on emerging contaminants in wastewaters and the environment: Current knowledge, understudied areas and recommendations for future m

Cautions
1,561 papers · 5.0% of this field
  • Pollution239 papers
  • Contamination239 papers
  • Environmental monitoring233 papers
  • Water quality209 papers
  • Risk assessment156 papers
  • Pollutant118 papers
  • Sampling115 papers
  • Sediment106 papers

Landmark: Past, present, and future perspectives of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding: A systematic review in methods, monitoring, and applicatio

Opportunities
13,090 papers · 41.6% of this field
  • Environmental monitoring3,589 papers
  • Water quality1,330 papers
  • Wireless sensor network1,273 papers
  • Pollution970 papers
  • Air quality index934 papers
  • Air pollution852 papers
  • Internet of Things777 papers
  • Pollutant754 papers

Landmark: Tracking complex mixtures of chemicals in our changing environment

Leading institutions

Environmental Protection Agency
3,828
North Carolina State University
3,760
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
3,732
The Ocean Cleanup
3,731
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
3,550
Chinese Academy of Sciences
3,175

Leading researchers

Laurent Lebreton
3,731
Joost van der Zwet
3,731
Jan-Willem Damsteeg
3,731
Boyan Slat
3,731
Anthony L. Andrady
3,731
Ruth Barden
2,545
Barbara Kasprzyk‐Hordern
2,545
Bruce Petrie
2,537

Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers

  • Design of a WSN Platform for Long-Term Environmental Monitoring for IoT Applications609 citations
  • Printed multifunctional flexible device with an integrated motion sensor for health care monitoring371 citations
  • SensorScope: Out-of-the-Box Environmental Monitoring272 citations
  • An Environmental Air Pollution Monitoring System Based on the IEEE 1451 Standard for Low Cost Requirements238 citations
  • Cointegration: a novel approach for the removal of environmental trends in structural health monitoring data231 citations

Common problems researchers identify

4,688 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Risk Assessment / ContaminationCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Risk Assessment / Contamination

927 papers

19.8% of this theme group

Risk assessment (141) · Contamination (168) · Human health (147) · Environmental impact assessment (149)

A review on emerging contaminants in wastewaters and the environment: Current knowledge, understudied areas and recommendations for future m

Addressing the Uncertainties in the Environmental Analysis, Modeling, Source and Risk Assessment of Emerging Contaminants

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2022766.4
2023768.0
2024760.2
2025899.8
Environmental Monitoring / Environmental Resource ManagementCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Environmental Monitoring / Environmental Resource Management

898 papers

19.2% of this theme group

Environmental monitoring (660) · Environmental resource management (209) · Environmental management system (79) · Environmental planning (134)

Environmental Monitoring in the Making: From Surveying Nature’s Resources to Monitoring Nature’s Change

Management and Organization of Environmental Monitoring Sites

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2022903.9
2023920.0
2024950.3
2025687.5
Biodiversity / EcosystemCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Biodiversity / Ecosystem

871 papers

18.6% of this theme group

Biodiversity (155) · Ecosystem (142) · Environmental DNA (42) · Habitat (58)

Improving biodiversity monitoring

Monitoring Threatened Species and Ecological Communities

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20221134.9
20231113.2
20241008.2
20251165.0
Water Quality / HydrologyCommon problems researchers identify · 04

Water Quality / Hydrology

815 papers

17.4% of this theme group

Water quality (445) · Hydrology (113) · Groundwater (107) · Surface water (79)

Monitoring of Water Pollution and its Consequences: An Overview

Methodical approaches for the assessment of the quality of surface and groundwater in the system of environmental-meliorative monitoring

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2022762.5
2023732.7
2024661.1
2025723.9
Wireless Sensor Network / Environmental MonitoringCommon problems researchers identify · 05

Wireless Sensor Network / Environmental Monitoring

530 papers

11.3% of this theme group

Wireless sensor network (123) · Environmental monitoring (279) · Internet of Things (60) · Remote sensing (70)

Advances in Smart Environment Monitoring Systems Using IoT and Sensors

Wireless Sensor Networks: a Survey on Environmental Monitoring

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20221043.7
20231028.4
20241095.0
20251159.8
Air Quality Index / Air PollutionCommon problems researchers identify · 06

Air Quality Index / Air Pollution

381 papers

8.1% of this theme group

Air quality index (205) · Air pollution (205) · Particulates (60) · Indoor air quality (36)

An overview of selected emerging outdoor airborne pollutants and air quality issues: The need to reduce uncertainty about environmental and

A review on estimating the effects of inhaling airborne pollutants and air quality monitoring

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2022382.5
2023368.2
2024324.0
2025421.1
Microplastics / Plastic PollutionCommon problems researchers identify · 07

Microplastics / Plastic Pollution

266 papers

5.7% of this theme group

Microplastics (234) · Plastic pollution (87) · Pollution (92) · Marine debris (39)

Microplastics in Aquatic Ecosystems: A Review of Ecotoxicological Effects, Exposure Pathways and Trophic Transfer Risks

Microplastics: An Overview of Sources, Distribution, and Removal Methods

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2022455.1
2023440.1
2024394.5
2025437.9

Cautions

1,368 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Biodiversity / HabitatCautions · 01

Biodiversity / Habitat

238 papers

17.4% of this theme group

Biodiversity (36) · Habitat (28) · Environmental DNA (27) · Abundance (16)

The use of environmental DNA in monitoring aquatic biodiversity for conservation: a review of challenges and opportunities

Environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring fish biodiversity in remote lakes

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2022417.8
2023405.7
2024347.3
2025397.9
Heavy Metals / ContaminationCautions · 02

Heavy Metals / Contamination

215 papers

15.7% of this theme group

Heavy metals (53) · Contamination (106) · Pollution (101) · Sediment (53)

Evaluation of Heavy Metal Levels and its Applications in Risk Assessment Indices in the Soils of Some Communities in Gokhana Local Governmen

Contamination Levels and Ecological Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Metals in Sediments of Eleyele Lake and Odo-Iyaalaro River, Nigeria

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2022798.0
2023764.8
2024716.4
2025776.0
Water Quality / HydrologyCautions · 03

Water Quality / Hydrology

211 papers

15.4% of this theme group

Water quality (130) · Hydrology (47) · Wastewater (29) · Groundwater (29)

Evaluation of Continuous Monitoring as a Tool for Municipal Stormwater Management Programs

Assessment of Physicochemical Characteristics and Emerging Contaminants in Selected Water Sources: Implications for Public Health and Enviro

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YearShare index
2022644.6
2023621.4
2024582.9
2025650.7
Environmental Monitoring / Software DeploymentCautions · 04

Environmental Monitoring / Software Deployment

207 papers

15.1% of this theme group

Environmental monitoring (96) · Software deployment (27) · Wireless sensor network (12) · Environmental resource management (18)

Mathematical Modelling of Biosensing Platforms Applied for Environmental Monitoring

A Review of Optical Sensor Applications in Water, Atmospheric and Soil Environmental Monitoring

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2022344.0
2023311.5
2024238.0
2025319.2
Pesticide / MicroplasticsCautions · 05

Pesticide / Microplastics

202 papers

14.8% of this theme group

Pesticide (49) · Microplastics (28) · Risk assessment (44) · Aquatic ecosystem (29)

Fluoroquinolones in the Wenyu River catchment, China: Occurrence simulation and risk assessment

Spatially\nExplicit Large-Scale Environmental Risk\nAssessment of Pharmaceuticals in Surface Water in China

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2022186.9
2023182.6
2024191.1
2025229.0
Air Pollution / Air Quality IndexCautions · 06

Air Pollution / Air Quality Index

157 papers

11.5% of this theme group

Air pollution (81) · Air quality index (70) · Particulates (41) · Indoor air quality (14)

Using Mobile Monitoring and Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling for Capturing High Spatial Air Pollutant Variability in Cities

Development and Application of Low-Cost Environmental Sensors for the Evaluation of Ambient Air Quality and Related Emission Sources

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2022382.5
2023368.2
2024324.0
2025421.1
Environmental Impact Assessment / Risk AssessmentCautions · 07

Environmental Impact Assessment / Risk Assessment

138 papers

10.1% of this theme group

Environmental impact assessment (40) · Risk assessment (48) · Environmental risk assessment (14) · Environmental monitoring (31)

The use of diagnostic tools to assess the risks of chemicals to freshwater ecosystems: towards a unified evaluation framework

A systematic review and ecological risk assessment for organic ultraviolet filters in aquatic environments

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202299.1
202398.7
2024100.0
2025139.6

Opportunities

11,525 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Environmental Monitoring / Remote SensingOpportunities · 01

Environmental Monitoring / Remote Sensing

1,585 papers

26.4% of this theme group

Environmental monitoring (819) · Remote sensing (149) · Environmental data (134) · Environmental resource management (118)

Quantitative remote sensing-based monitoring and evaluation of the ecological environment in mining areas: technology framework and applicat

Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring. Complex Modeling

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20221611.3
20231684.1
20241831.0
20251291.8
Contamination / MicroplasticsOpportunities · 02

Contamination / Microplastics

1,137 papers

18.9% of this theme group

Contamination (215) · Microplastics (86) · Pollutant (173) · Pollution (199)

Exploiting monitoring data in environmental exposure modelling and risk assessment of pharmaceuticals

Monitoring of Environmental Contaminants in Mixed-Use Watersheds Combining Targeted and Nontargeted Analysis with Passive Sampling

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2022699.2
2023670.3
2024619.3
2025699.6
Biodiversity / Environmental DnaOpportunities · 03

Biodiversity / Environmental Dna

860 papers

14.3% of this theme group

Biodiversity (205) · Environmental DNA (153) · Ecosystem (128) · Habitat (82)

An Integrated Approach of Multi-Community Monitoring and Assessment of Aquatic Ecosystems to Support Sustainable Development

Data Sheet 1_Monitoring terrestrial rewilding with environmental DNA metabarcoding: a systematic review of current trends and recommendation

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YearShare index
20221134.9
20231113.2
20241008.2
20251165.0
Water Quality / HydrologyOpportunities · 04

Water Quality / Hydrology

796 papers

13.3% of this theme group

Water quality (437) · Hydrology (91) · Water resources (51) · Environmental monitoring (233)

Establishment of an Automatic Real-Time Monitoring System for Irrigation Water Quality Management

Modelling and monitoring of suspended matter in surface waters using remotely sensed data

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YearShare index
2022681.2
2023657.0
2024598.8
2025667.9
Wireless Sensor Network / WirelessOpportunities · 05

Wireless Sensor Network / Wireless

563 papers

9.4% of this theme group

Wireless sensor network (510) · Wireless (170) · Key distribution in wireless sensor networks (44) · Real-time computing (105)

Wireless Sensor Networks for Living Environment Monitoring

Development of a Wireless Sensor Network for Monitoring Environmental Condition on a Farmland

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YearShare index
2022319.0
2023283.1
2024204.0
2025235.2
Internet Of Things / Cloud ComputingOpportunities · 06

Internet Of Things / Cloud Computing

553 papers

9.2% of this theme group

Internet of Things (314) · Cloud computing (93) · Environmental monitoring (219) · Microcontroller (53)

Development of IoT for Automated Water Quality Monitoring System

IoT-Enabled Environmental Intelligence: A Smart Monitoring System

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YearShare index
2022901.1
2023908.8
20241017.7
20251050.5
Air Quality Index / Air PollutionOpportunities · 07

Air Quality Index / Air Pollution

506 papers

8.4% of this theme group

Air quality index (326) · Air pollution (276) · Particulates (77) · Air monitoring (66)

Air quality monitoring in urban environments

Experimental evaluation of airborne pollutants using sensor-based monitoring

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YearShare index
2022382.5
2023368.2
2024324.0
2025421.1

How this field compares with the research baseline

Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.

Research orientationThis fieldReference sample
Descriptive34.2%17.7%
Promising26.4%36.6%
Problem-identifying16.4%9.7%
Breakthrough15.1%26.4%
Cautionary5.0%4.6%
Comparative2.5%4.1%
Critical0.4%1.0%

Concerns receiving less research attention

Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.

Concern / example paperPapersShareRaised as a problemWorldwide share
Privacy & surveillanceThe potential of using E. coli as an indicator for the surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment2971.1%64 (21.5%)1.1%
Hardware, e-waste & supply chainTracking the distribution of persistent and mobile wastewater-derived substances in the southern and central North Sea u1190.44%32 (26.9%)0.44%
Energy & datacenter footprintA Review on Energy-Efficient AI-ML and IoT-Integrated Mobile Air Pollution Monitoring System Design and Development130.05%4 (30.8%)0.05%
Bias & fairnessQuantification, identification and source discrimination of anthropogenic microfibres in marine and freshwater bodies: a90.03%4 (44.4%)0.03%
Carbon & emissions of computeDeveloping a sustainable Air Quality Monitoring Methodology Through the Use of Low-Cost Sensors.50.02%1 (20.0%)0.02%
Safety & misuseIt Is Not Only Data—Freshwater Invertebrates Misused in Biological Monitoring40.01%1 (25.0%)0.01%
Water use00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Labour & data work00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Concentration of compute power00.0%0 (%)0.0%

Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: worldwide. This may be broader than the company geography.

GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT

Where companies are based

Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.

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Environment in Singapore: key questions

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What does this landscape measure?

It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.

Can segment counts be added together?

No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.

What does a missing figure mean?

A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.

Company ecosystem snapshot: 3 September 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.

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