ABG Engenharia e Meio Ambiente

What ABG Engenharia e Meio Ambiente does

ABG Engenharia e Meio Ambiente is a privately held Brazilian environmental consulting firm founded in 1990 and headquartered in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Operating nationally across 14 states, the firm delivers end-to-end environmental services for enterprise clients in energy generation (hydroelectric, wind, solar, thermal), energy transmission, mining, infrastructure, sanitation, industrial operations, and real estate. Its service portfolio spans environmental licensing (LP, LI, LO), EIA/RIMA studies, environmental monitoring programs, contaminated area investigation and management, degraded-area recovery plans (PRAD), environmental due diligence and audits for M&A, environmental supervision during construction and operation, and environmental education programs. The firm differentiates on the strength of its multidisciplinary technical team (biologists, agronomists, engineers), its 36-year track record with marquee clients such as Brookfield, Statkraft, Brennand, Alupar, Ceran, Gerdau, Braskem, SPIC, Copelmi, and TAESA, and its accumulated know-how navigating Brazil's federal, state, and municipal environmental regulatory frameworks.

The company's core technology is human-expert consulting, with services built around technical teams executing field studies, regulatory filings, and long-term program management rather than proprietary software, platforms, or AI tooling. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting fees and multi-year contractual arrangements quoted per scope; pricing is custom and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is direct enterprise sales — engagement through technical presentations, proposals, and industry-association channels (notably Sindienergia-RS) — supplemented by content marketing via a technical blog and active case-study publication. The company is founder/management-owned (lead partner Alexandre Bugin, plus managers Marcos Vinicius Daruy and Carla Citadin) with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or M&A activity, and uses the trade name "ABG Ambiental."

Strategic positioning emphasizes regulatory expertise, sector breadth within Brazilian infrastructure and natural-resources capex, and long-tenured anchor-client relationships. The firm is expanding modestly into adjacent verticals (aeronautical, thermal energy, transaction due diligence) and broadening geographic coverage, while deepening influence within the renewable energy industry association in Rio Grande do Sul.

Name

ABG Engenharia e Meio Ambiente

Legal name

ABG Engenharia e Meio Ambiente

Website

https://abg-ambiental.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ABG Engenharia e Meio Ambiente is a privately held Brazilian environmental consulting firm, founded in 1990 and headquartered in Porto Alegre, providing licensing, EIA/RIMA, monitoring, due diligence, and contaminated-site services to enterprise clients in energy, mining, infrastructure, sanitation, and industrial sectors across 14 Brazilian states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Compliance & Permitting (BPAHAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) & Due Diligence (BPAHAJAB), EIA/ESIA Documentation & Technical Studies (Air/Water/Noise/Traffic) (EUAHAAAC)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• Environmental licensing support
• Environmental monitoring programs
• Contaminated site assessment
• EIA RIMA studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto Alegre

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Project-based consulting fees for environmental studies, licensing support, and technical assessments. Services are typically quoted per project or as retainer arrangements for ongoing environmental management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ABG Engenharia e Meio Ambiente provides environmental consulting services including environmental licensing (LP, LI, LO), EIA/RIMA studies, environmental monitoring programs, due diligence and audits, contaminated area investigation and management, degraded area recovery plans (PRAD), environmental supervision, and environmental education. Services are delivered by a multidisciplinary technical team to enterprise clients across energy generation, mining, infrastructure, industrial, sanitation, and real estate sectors throughout Brazil.

Product overview

ABG Engenharia e Meio Ambiente offers a comprehensive portfolio of environmental consulting services. The core offerings include Environmental Licensing (Licenciamento Ambiental), Environmental Education (Educação Ambiental), Environmental Monitoring (Monitoramento Ambiental), Environmental Program Management (Gerenciamento de Programas Ambientais), Environmental Due Diligence and Audits (Due Diligence - Auditorias Ambientais), and Contaminated Area Investigation and Management (Investigação de Passivos e Gerenciamento de Áreas Contaminadas). The company serves multiple sectors including mining, road infrastructure, energy generation (hydroelectric, wind, solar, thermal), energy transmission and distribution, sanitation, construction and real estate, and industrial operations. Services range from initial environmental impact assessments (EIA/RIMA) and licensing support through to operational monitoring and environmental program execution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Licenciamento Ambiental (Environmental Licensing) Complete environmental licensing services producing dynamic solutions tailored to each project's specific needs, from conception through execution and maintenance. Covers LP, LI, and LO for hydroelectric, wind, solar, thermal, transmission, mining, infrastructure, industrial, sanitation, and real estate projects.
• Monitoramento Ambiental (Environmental Monitoring) Environmental monitoring services including fauna monitoring, water quality assessments, and ecological evaluations using advanced field methodologies for projects during construction and operation phases.
• Gerenciamento de Programas Ambientais (Environmental Program Management) Management services covering all areas of environmental consulting and projects, including execution of socioenvironmental plans and programs for energy, mining, and infrastructure clients (e.g., four-year program for Brennand Energia wind complexes in Bahia).
• Due Diligence - Auditorias Ambientais (Environmental Due Diligence and Audits) Environmental due diligence and audit services for mergers, acquisitions, and investment decisions, including compliance verification. Notable projects include due diligence for SPIC Brasil gas thermal plant and regasification plant in Rio de Janeiro.
• Investigação de Passivos e Gerenciamento de Áreas Contaminadas (Contaminated Area Investigation and Management) Identification, evaluation, and mitigation of environmental contamination in areas impacted by human activities, including preliminary assessment, confirmatory investigation, detailed studies, management plans, and ongoing monitoring.
• EIA/RIMA - Estudo de Impacto Ambiental (Environmental Impact Assessment)

Quantifiable outcome

• Environmental licensing obtained for first phosphate fertilizer factory in Rio Grande do Sul (Projeto Fosfato Três Estradas)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sindienergia-RS (Sindicato da Indústria de Energias Renováveis do Rio Grande do Sul)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerABG maintains an active partnership with Sindienergia-RS, the renewable energy industry association. Executive Alexandre Bugin serves as Delegado Suplente and serves on the Eólica (Wind) committee. The company actively participates in association events, forums, and awards programs, contributing to industry advocacy and policy discussions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and advisory firm providing environmental impact assessment, permitting, due diligence, and contaminated land services. Directly comparable to ABG's core consulting offerings with similar project-based delivery model.
• Ambipar: Brazilian-listed environmental services company operating across waste management, industrial services, and environmental consulting. Comparable to ABG as a domestic player providing environmental services to enterprise clients, with adjacent rather than identical service lines.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global environmental, health, safety, and sustainability consulting firm offering EIA, permitting support, due diligence, and contaminated site services. Closely comparable to ABG in service mix and target customer type, though significantly larger and globally diversified.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy with environmental services across the project lifecycle, including permitting, environmental compliance, and remediation. Overlaps with ABG in environmental licensing and supervision for infrastructure clients but at much greater scale.
• Ramboll: Global engineering, consulting, and environmental services firm with major practices in impact assessment, contaminated sites, and environmental due diligence. Comparable service lines to ABG but with substantially deeper resources and broader geographic reach.
• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm with a leading environmental services practice covering impact assessment, permitting, water resources, and remediation. Much larger scale, broader portfolio, but directly overlapping customer base and core capabilities with ABG.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with environmental and sustainability services focused on impact assessment, remediation, and resilience. Comparable to ABG on overlapping environmental consulting capabilities while operating at much greater scale globally.
• Jacobs: Global professional services firm providing environmental, water, and infrastructure consulting to energy and industrial clients. Comparable to ABG on overlapping environmental services while operating as a much larger, more diversified organization.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with environmental consulting practice spanning EIA, permitting, and contaminated site management (including via Golder). Significantly larger and more diversified than ABG but competing for the same infrastructure and energy client work.
• Stantec: Global engineering and environmental consulting firm with services spanning EIA, permitting, environmental monitoring, and remediation. Directly comparable to ABG on service offering while operating across many more geographies and at larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ABG_AMBIENTAL
• Facebookfacebook.com/abgengenhariaemeioambiente
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/abg-ambiental

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about ABG Engenharia e Meio Ambiente