EcoOnline Launches Inaugural Mega Trends Report Highlighting 2025 Shift from Compliance to Connected Ris
EcoOnline, a leading global provider of safety and sustainability software, today unveiled its first-ever EcoOnline Mega Trends Report, the result of 18 months of in-depth primary research involving business leaders, safety professionals, and frontline workers. The report identifies key forces transforming the way organisations approach risk management, safety, and operational readiness.
Seven Mega Trends Reshaping the Risk Landscape
The research highlights a fundamental shift in the market: organisations are moving beyond viewing compliance as the sole objective and are increasingly embracing connected risk management. Compliance remains the baseline, but businesses are now prioritising real-time insights, operational visibility, faster decision-making, and future-proofing strategies to manage complex risks more proactively.
The report identifies seven macro trends driving this transformation:
- Chemical Safety Maturity Gap – Businesses are seeking advanced solutions to bridge gaps in chemical safety and regulatory compliance.
- Rise of Lone Work and Contractor Reliance – Distributed workforces and increased contractor engagement demand smarter monitoring and safety oversight.
- Frontline Training and Engagement – Empowering workers with real-time knowledge and mobile-ready tools is central to effective risk management.
- Responsible, Trusted AI – Organisations are beginning to explore AI solutions for safety intelligence while emphasising ethical and reliable implementation.
- Operational Readiness Beyond Compliance – Proactive safety strategies now extend beyond compliance checklists to dynamic risk prevention.
- Vendor Consolidation and Connected Data – Companies are integrating multiple safety and sustainability platforms to streamline workflows and unify reporting.
- Partner-Enabled Delivery – Leveraging consulting and technology partners is increasingly central to driving holistic safety outcomes.
2025 Momentum Reflecting Mega Trends
EcoOnline’s 2025 experience illustrates how these trends are manifesting in real-world adoption and product growth. Organisations are investing in simplifying programs, connecting data across functions, and enhancing frontline execution:
- From Compliance to Operational Readiness: More than 850 new customers joined EcoOnline in 2025, contributing to 40% growth in North America. This surge demonstrates a shift toward proactive safety management and real-time operational readiness. EcoOnline’s acquisition of D4H, a crisis and emergency management platform, further strengthened this focus, delivering 40% year-on-year growth in this segment.
- Connected Suite Adoption: Multiproduct adoption is rising as companies consolidate vendors to create a more connected risk ecosystem. Both multiproduct revenue and annual contract value (ACV) increased 20% YoY, underlining the demand for integrated platforms.
- Chemical Risk Management: The Chemical Manager solution saw a 140% increase in North American revenue, reflecting rising demand for mature chemical safety solutions. EcoOnline expanded Chemical Manager to Australia and New Zealand in early 2026, with plans for a rollout in 87 additional countries later this year.
- Distributed Workforce Management: Revenue from lone worker solutions rose 30% globally, while sales of ePermits (digital permit-to-work software) surged 90% YoY following its global release in October 2025, highlighting the growing importance of managing distributed teams safely.
- Worker Engagement as a Key Driver: Training & Learning revenue increased 30% YoY in the UK, with mobile app usage for frontline safety workflows climbing 40%, demonstrating the shift toward real-time operational readiness and worker empowerment.
- Partner-Powered Delivery: EcoOnline strengthened its partner network, adding 18 new partners, including All4, Aion North, G&A, and VPWhite, with partner-driven ACV growing fourfold. This reinforces the trend toward a hybrid “software + consulting” delivery model.
- Responsible AI in Practice: The AI Assist capability was introduced in a phased rollout during 2025, initially supporting incident reporting and investigations. This foundation paves the way for predictive, suite-wide safety intelligence, expected to be generally available in 2026.
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