{
  "name": "Environmental & Sustainability Services",
  "edition_label": "October 2026",
  "edition_updated_at": "2026-10-11",
  "slug": "environmental-sustainability-services",
  "kind": "industry",
  "parent_slug": null,
  "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services",
  "scope": "Category research. Verified account AOV aggregate supplied separately.",
  "directory_status": "deferred",
  "page_readiness": "published",
  "directory_notice": null,
  "benchmark": {
    "status": "verified_aggregate",
    "slug": "environmental-sustainability-services",
    "parent_slug": null,
    "cohort_scope": "root_and_children",
    "median_aov_usd": 50.68,
    "p25_aov_usd": 34.29,
    "p75_aov_usd": 72.4,
    "metric_window": null,
    "scope_label": "Equal-weight AOV benchmark",
    "methodology": "Median and middle 50% of observed account-level average order values in USD, with each account weighted equally. Use this range as a comparison, not a profitability measure.",
    "read_at": "2026-10-11T14:07:48.287920+00:00",
    "period_label": "Dated snapshot",
    "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Environmental & Sustainability Services account AOV: median $50.68; middle 50% $34.29 to $72.40. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#benchmark",
    "source": {
      "name": "Madgicx Research & Labs",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#benchmark"
    }
  },
  "metric_definitions": [],
  "metric_definitions_scope": "Definitions only; no ACV, MRR or ARPU benchmark or measured correlation is supplied.",
  "brands": null,
  "answers": [
    {
      "group": "In this industry",
      "id": "answer-environment-register-certify",
      "question": "Does registering a green-building project establish its certification?",
      "text": "USGBC says LEED certification requires a project to demonstrate prerequisites and selected credits, and describes precertification as a separate optional review. Name the stage of work being offered. Registration or an early review should not be presented as a finished certification or a completed environmental result.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-environment-register-certify",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Environmental & Sustainability Services. Does registering a green-building project establish its certification? USGBC says LEED certification requires a project to demonstrate prerequisites and selected credits, and describes precertification as a separate optional review. Name the stage of work being offered. Registration or an early review should not be presented as a finished certification or a completed environmental result.  Source: https://support.usgbc.org/hc/en-us/articles/4404407074323-LEED-certification-process-overview Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-environment-register-certify",
      "source_url": "https://support.usgbc.org/hc/en-us/articles/4404407074323-LEED-certification-process-overview"
    },
    {
      "group": "In this industry",
      "id": "answer-environment-fee-capital",
      "question": "Why should registration and certification-review fees be scoped separately?",
      "text": "USGBC describes registration as an upfront flat fee and certification review fees as dependent on rating system and project size. Identify which stage and project type a quoted service covers. These public program charges are also different from consultant fees or construction spending, and do not establish the cohort's purchase AOV.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-environment-fee-capital",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Environmental & Sustainability Services. Why should registration and certification-review fees be scoped separately? USGBC describes registration as an upfront flat fee and certification review fees as dependent on rating system and project size. Identify which stage and project type a quoted service covers. These public program charges are also different from consultant fees or construction spending, and do not establish the cohort's purchase AOV.  Source: https://www.usgbc.org/tools/leed-certification/fees Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-environment-fee-capital",
      "source_url": "https://www.usgbc.org/tools/leed-certification/fees"
    },
    {
      "group": "In this industry",
      "id": "answer-environment-readiness-assurance",
      "question": "How is a sustainability readiness review different from an assurance statement?",
      "text": "SGS describes pre-assurance work that finds reporting gaps before an assurance engagement, while assurance can cover selected metrics, sections or an entire report. State the reviewed scope and delivered document. A readiness review should not be promoted as a published assurance opinion, and a limited scope should not imply review of every claim.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-environment-readiness-assurance",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Environmental & Sustainability Services. How is a sustainability readiness review different from an assurance statement? SGS describes pre-assurance work that finds reporting gaps before an assurance engagement, while assurance can cover selected metrics, sections or an entire report. State the reviewed scope and delivered document. A readiness review should not be promoted as a published assurance opinion, and a limited scope should not imply review of every claim.  Source: https://www.sgs.com/en/services/corporate-sustainability-reporting-directive-csrd-assurance Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-environment-readiness-assurance",
      "source_url": "https://www.sgs.com/en/services/corporate-sustainability-reporting-directive-csrd-assurance"
    },
    {
      "group": "In this industry",
      "id": "answer-environment-local-recycling",
      "question": "Can a recycling-service ad treat every plastic item as accepted material?",
      "text": "WM describes clean, dry recyclable bottles, tubs and jugs and says accepted materials vary by local program. Match the offer to the collection route and material rules that apply. A broad recyclable-plastics image should not promise acceptance of every plastic object or establish a measured waste-diversion outcome.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-environment-local-recycling",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Environmental & Sustainability Services. Can a recycling-service ad treat every plastic item as accepted material? WM describes clean, dry recyclable bottles, tubs and jugs and says accepted materials vary by local program. Match the offer to the collection route and material rules that apply. A broad recyclable-plastics image should not promise acceptance of every plastic object or establish a measured waste-diversion outcome.  Source: https://www.wm.com/us/en/recycle-right/plastic-recycling Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-environment-local-recycling",
      "source_url": "https://www.wm.com/us/en/recycle-right/plastic-recycling"
    },
    {
      "group": "Read the benchmark",
      "id": "answer-median-aov",
      "question": "What is the average order value benchmark for Environmental & Sustainability Services?",
      "text": "The median account AOV for Environmental & Sustainability Services is $50.68 USD. This is the middle account-level average order value in the benchmark.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-median-aov",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Environmental & Sustainability Services. What is the average order value benchmark for Environmental & Sustainability Services? The median account AOV for Environmental & Sustainability Services is $50.68 USD. This is the middle account-level average order value in the benchmark. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-median-aov",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Read the benchmark",
      "id": "answer-aov-range",
      "question": "What is the typical AOV range in Environmental & Sustainability Services?",
      "text": "The middle 50% of account AOVs runs from $34.29 to $72.40 USD. This is the interquartile range, not the minimum and maximum.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-aov-range",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Environmental & Sustainability Services. What is the typical AOV range in Environmental & Sustainability Services? The middle 50% of account AOVs runs from $34.29 to $72.40 USD. This is the interquartile range, not the minimum and maximum. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-aov-range",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Read the benchmark",
      "id": "answer-lower-quartile-aov",
      "question": "What is the lower-quartile AOV?",
      "text": "The 25th-percentile account AOV is $34.29 USD. It marks the lower edge of the middle 50% of this distribution.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-lower-quartile-aov",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Environmental & Sustainability Services. What is the lower-quartile AOV? The 25th-percentile account AOV is $34.29 USD. It marks the lower edge of the middle 50% of this distribution. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-lower-quartile-aov",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Read the benchmark",
      "id": "answer-upper-quartile-aov",
      "question": "What is the upper-quartile AOV?",
      "text": "The 75th-percentile account AOV is $72.40 USD. It marks the upper edge of the middle 50%, not a performance target.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-upper-quartile-aov",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Environmental & Sustainability Services. What is the upper-quartile AOV? The 75th-percentile account AOV is $72.40 USD. It marks the upper edge of the middle 50%, not a performance target. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-upper-quartile-aov",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Read the benchmark",
      "id": "answer-aov-calculation",
      "question": "What does this AOV benchmark show?",
      "text": "Median and middle 50% of observed account-level average order values in USD, with each account weighted equally. Use this range as a comparison, not a profitability measure.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-aov-calculation",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Environmental & Sustainability Services. What does this AOV benchmark show? Median and middle 50% of observed account-level average order values in USD, with each account weighted equally. Use this range as a comparison, not a profitability measure. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-aov-calculation",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Put it in context",
      "id": "answer-median-or-mean",
      "question": "Is this the mean AOV across all orders?",
      "text": "No. It is the median of account-level average order values. Each account receives equal weight; it is not a pooled average of every order.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-median-or-mean",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Environmental & Sustainability Services. Is this the mean AOV across all orders? No. It is the median of account-level average order values. Each account receives equal weight; it is not a pooled average of every order. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-median-or-mean",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Put it in context",
      "id": "answer-benchmark-period",
      "question": "When was this benchmark snapshot read?",
      "text": "The snapshot was read on 11 October 2026.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-benchmark-period",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Environmental & Sustainability Services. When was this benchmark snapshot read? The snapshot was read on 11 October 2026. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-benchmark-period",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Put it in context",
      "id": "answer-benchmark-coverage",
      "question": "Which industry or subcategory does this benchmark cover?",
      "text": "This benchmark covers Environmental & Sustainability Services classifications at the industry root and its subcategories. It is an aggregated advertising-data benchmark, not a census of all businesses.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-benchmark-coverage",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Environmental & Sustainability Services. Which industry or subcategory does this benchmark cover? This benchmark covers Environmental & Sustainability Services classifications at the industry root and its subcategories. It is an aggregated advertising-data benchmark, not a census of all businesses. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-benchmark-coverage",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Put it in context",
      "id": "answer-compare-aov",
      "question": "How can I compare my AOV with this benchmark?",
      "text": "Enter your AOV in USD in the comparison field above. It shows the difference from the median and whether your value falls below, within or above the middle 50%. Your entered amount stays on this page.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-compare-aov",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Environmental & Sustainability Services. How can I compare my AOV with this benchmark? Enter your AOV in USD in the comparison field above. It shows the difference from the median and whether your value falls below, within or above the middle 50%. Your entered amount stays on this page. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-compare-aov",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Put it in context",
      "id": "answer-aov-performance",
      "question": "Does an above-median AOV mean better advertising performance?",
      "text": "The comparison describes position in the account AOV distribution, not profitability. It is not a performance score.",
      "context": "USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026.",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-aov-performance",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Environmental & Sustainability Services. Does an above-median AOV mean better advertising performance? The comparison describes position in the account AOV distribution, not profitability. It is not a performance score. USD · Equal-weight AOV benchmark. Snapshot read 11 October 2026. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-aov-performance",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#benchmark"
    },
    {
      "group": "Use this research",
      "id": "answer-download-research",
      "question": "Can I download this industry research?",
      "text": "The exports section provides this edition in Markdown and JSON, along with a research index. Credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-download-research",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Environmental & Sustainability Services. Can I download this industry research? The exports section provides this edition in Markdown and JSON, along with a research index. Credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope.  Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#reuse Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-download-research",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#reuse"
    },
    {
      "group": "Use this research",
      "id": "answer-cite-research",
      "question": "How should I cite a finding from this page?",
      "text": "Credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope.",
      "context": "",
      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-cite-research",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Environmental & Sustainability Services. How should I cite a finding from this page? Credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope.  Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#reuse Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#answer-cite-research",
      "source_url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/environmental-sustainability-services#reuse"
    }
  ]
}