Artificial intelligence is everywhere, and environmental due diligence professionals are working through what it means for their day-to-day practice. 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 survey benchmarks, practitioner insights, and emerging guardrails shaping AI’s role in environmental due diligence.
