INFRAS

What INFRAS does

INFRAS AG is a privately held, employee-owned Swiss research and consulting firm founded in 1976 and headquartered in Zurich, with a second office in Bern. The firm delivers research, economic analyses, evaluations, impact assessments, data and modeling, concepts and instruments, communication, and project management to public-sector bodies (Swiss federal offices for Environment, Energy, and Transport, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, multiple cantons, Eurostat, and GIZ) and, increasingly, to private companies seeking sustainability management and net-zero advisory support.

The company's technical core combines proprietary sustainability, transport, energy, and environmental modeling capabilities — including input-output models, market forecasts, Monte Carlo simulation, footprint analyses, and substance flow analyses. Its flagship product is HBEFA (Handbook Emission Factors for Road Transport), a standardized emission factor database developed since the 1990s covering six European countries with projections to 2050/2060, funded by national traffic and environmental agencies and maintained in partnership with TU Graz, IFEU, IVL, Université Gustave Eiffel, and WSP Sweden. INFRAS also offers a proprietary 6-Step Sustainability Management methodology and a joint Inrate corporate sustainability evaluation framework.

INFRAS generates revenue primarily through project-based professional services fees negotiated with public and private clients, with no public pricing, subscription, or product licensing revenue disclosed. Go-to-market is consultative and relationship-driven, anchored on long-term institutional mandates (notably the Eurostat SDG Monitoring Report consortium since 2016) and conference/event-driven thought leadership. The firm operates with 50–70 staff, no subsidiaries, no external investors, and an independent governance structure under a Board of Administration chaired by Managing Partner Jürg Füssler.

Name

INFRAS

Legal name

INFRAS AG

Website

https://infras.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

INFRAS AG is an employee-owned Swiss research and consulting firm, founded in 1976, providing sustainability, transport, environment, and international development advisory services to government agencies and private companies across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Supply Chain (Scope 3) Emissions & Supplier Engagement Platforms (EUABAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

EIA/ESIA Documentation & Technical Studies (Air/Water/Noise/Traffic) (EUAHAAAC)

Keywords

• Sustainability consulting
• Environmental research
• Climate policy advisory
• Transport emissions analysis
• Impact evaluation

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Research and Consulting Services: INFRAS generates revenue through research and consulting mandates for public and private sector clients. Services include strategies, economic analyses, evaluations and impact analyses, data and models, concepts and instruments, communication, and project management and moderation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

INFRAS provides research and consulting services for public and private sector clients across four thematic fields: Economy and Society, Transport and Space, Environment/Climate Change and Energy, and International Cooperation. Its service portfolio covers strategies, economic analyses, evaluations and impact analyses, data and modeling, concepts and instruments, communication, and project management and moderation. A flagship product is the HBEFA (Handbook Emission Factors for Road Transport) database, the standard European reference for road-transport emission calculations.

Product overview

INFRAS is an independent research and consulting firm focused on sustainable development since 1976. The company operates as a consulting organization offering services across four thematic areas: Economy and Society, Transport and Space, Environment/Climate Change and Energy, and International Cooperation. The core service portfolio includes Strategies, Economic Analyses, Evaluations and Impact Analyses, Data and Models, Concepts and Instruments, and Communication. A key product is the HBEFA (Handbook Emission Factors for Road Transport), a standardized emission factor database used for climate reporting and environmental impact assessments. The company also provides sustainability management frameworks supporting corporate decarbonization and net-zero goals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Data and Models Qualitative and quantitative modeling services including transport, energy, environment, and business sector modeling. Provides scenarios, forecasts, indicators, monitoring systems, and environmental/climate footprint analyses for public and private clients.
• HBEFA (Handbook Emission Factors for Road Transport) Standardized emission factor database providing emission data for all common vehicle categories including passenger cars, delivery trucks, heavy commercial vehicles, buses, and motorcycles. Covers greenhouse gases, air pollutants, energy usage, and fuel consumption from road traffic for six European countries (CH, DE, AT, FR, NO, SE) from the 1990s to 2050/2060.
• Concepts and Instruments Design of plans, effective instruments, and implementable measure sets. Includes traffic planning concepts, public transport supply plans, cantonal/regional space concepts, and policy instrument design including funding instruments and pricing measures.
• Sustainability Management Framework (Six Steps Towards Corporate Sustainability) Six-step corporate sustainability management approach covering screening, data collection, sustainability analysis and strategy, measure development, implementation and monitoring, and follow-up communication. Supports companies in achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and meeting CSRD/KlG reporting obligations.
• Environmental and Climate Footprint Analysis Environmental and climate footprint analysis tools serving as basis for new environmental and climate targets. Includes carbon footprint quantification according to GHG Protocol (Scope 1, 2, and 3), environmental reporting, and review of existing climate targets.
• Communication Services Strategic translation of complex topics into simple language and visual presentations. Services include publications, fact sheets, brochures, multilingual reports, and data visualizations tailored for management, specialist audiences, or general public.

Quantifiable outcome

• For 90% of internal combustion cars in Switzerland, replacing with an electric car benefits the climate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Overall project leadership for Eurostat SDG Monitoring Report. INFRAS has been part of the project team since 2016, working alongside Ecologic Institute and Haymarket under WU Vienna's leadership. The partnership has produced ten consecutive annual monitoring reports.
• Ecologic InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in Eurostat SDG Monitoring Report consortium. Contributes to analysis across all 17 SDGs with focus on European policy context.
• HaymarketcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in Eurostat SDG Monitoring Report consortium. Contributes to sustainability development goal analysis.
• Technical University of Graz (Austria)coreTechnology or IntegrationDevelopment partner for HBEFA (Handbook Emission Factors for Road Transport). Contributes to methodology development and content updates.
• Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IFEU) HeidelbergcoreTechnology or IntegrationDevelopment partner for HBEFA. Contributes expertise in environmental research and emission factor methodology.
• Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL)coreTechnology or IntegrationDevelopment partner for HBEFA. Supports Swedish environmental research contributions to the emission factor database.
• Université Gustave EiffelcoreTechnology or IntegrationDevelopment partner for HBEFA. French research institution contributing to emission factor development.
• WSP SwedencoreTechnology or IntegrationDevelopment partner for HBEFA. Swedish engineering firm contributing to emission factor database.
• InratecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJointly developed sustainability evaluation approach for assessing companies' ecological and social performance. INFRAS knowledge hub manages method development and ongoing refinement.
• Go for Impact (SBTi)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed consultant for Science Based Targets initiative project. Supports organizations in setting science-based climate targets.
• Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in Swiss e-Cargo project for decarbonization of freight transport. Contributed to baseline study and Excel decision support tool development.
• Swiss PostcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in Swiss e-Cargo research project. Provided real-world logistics use cases and operational insights for fleet electrification analysis.
• Designwerk TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in Swiss e-Cargo project. Contributed technology expertise for electric heavy-duty vehicle analysis.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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