Gestión Ambiental Consultores

What Gestión Ambiental Consultores does

Gestión Ambiental Consultores (GAC) is a Chilean environmental and social consulting firm founded in 1991, headquartered in Providencia, Santiago, that serves enterprise industrial project developers requiring environmental permitting, compliance, and strategic advisory services under Chile's SEIA (Sistema de Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental) regulatory framework. The firm delivers services through four interconnected modules covering the full project lifecycle: Pre Inversión (pre-investment evaluation, environmental pre-feasibility, due diligence, and geomatic analysis), Permisos (EIA/DIA studies, sectoral environmental permits, and regulatory defense), Operación (RCA tracking, contaminated site evaluation, compliance audits, and environmental monitoring), and Cierre (final compliance reporting, biodiversity monitoring, and project handover). GAC holds ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018 certifications, plus the MOP AgMOP Categoría 9.1 Primera Superior designation (the highest tier for Chilean engineering consultancies), and is an active member of AIC.

The firm employs 190+ multidisciplinary professionals and reports 500+ completed projects spanning more than $50B USD in investment processed through Chilean environmental permits, with 12%+ market share of total RCA-approved investment and 42%+ of SEIA-submitted investment in 2024. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements priced by scope, complexity, and duration, typically structured as multi-year contracts with enterprise industrial clients. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales supported by industry reputation, AIC membership, and LinkedIn presence, with no disclosed public pricing, software platform, or technology product offering beyond analytical consulting services and GIS-based geomatic capabilities. The company is privately held with no disclosed investors, parent company, or capital structure; leadership is centered on CEO Alfonso Vial with directors Ricardo Katz and Daniel Tolchinsky.

Name

Gestión Ambiental Consultores

Legal name

Gestión Ambiental Consultores

Website

https://gac.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Gestión Ambiental Consultores is a Chilean environmental and social consulting firm, founded in 1991, that delivers SEIA permitting, environmental impact assessments, compliance monitoring, and project closure services to enterprise industrial project developers across Chile, supported by 190+ multidisciplinary professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUAHAAAC

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

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) & Permitting

SECONDARYBPAHAJAB

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) & Due Diligence

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Consulting

SECONDARYBPAHACAK

Sustainability & ESG Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Management Consulting

SECONDARYEUAHAEAA

All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI) & ASTM Phase I ESA

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Environmental Risk Assessment & Due Diligence (Phase I/II ESA)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting
• Environmental impact assessment
• SEIA permit processing
• Environmental compliance services
• Social and sustainability advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Providencia

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for environmental permits, compliance, and sustainability assessments. Revenue generated through project-based engagements for industrial clients seeking environmental approvals and ongoing compliance monitoring.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Gestión Ambiental Consultores (GAC) is a Chilean environmental and social consulting firm that delivers four integrated service modules across the industrial project lifecycle: Pre-Inversión (pre-investment evaluation, sustainability pre-feasibility, environmental due diligence, territorial/geomatic analysis), Permisos (SEIA environmental impact studies EIA/DIA, sectoral permits PAS, regulatory advisory), Operación (RCA monitoring, contaminated site evaluation, compliance audits, environmental and social monitoring) and Cierre (final environmental compliance reports, biodiversity monitoring, area release and handover procedures). Services are delivered by a multidisciplinary team of 190+ professionals to industrial project developers and investors operating in Chile.

Product overview

Gestión Ambiental Consultores (GAC) is an environmental and social consulting firm offering a unified, integrated service portfolio rather than a software platform. The company provides four interconnected consulting service modules across the project lifecycle: Pre Inversión (pre-investment evaluation and strategic planning), Permisos (environmental permit processing via SEIA), Operación (ongoing monitoring and compliance), and Cierre (project closure and environmental handover). These services are delivered by a multidisciplinary team of 190+ professionals and are designed to support industrial projects from early feasibility through final environmental closure, with particular expertise in Chile's regulatory framework.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-Inversión (Pre-investment consulting) Early-stage evaluation and strategic decision support for industrial projects, including climate-change focused sustainability pre-feasibility, socio-environmental risk and opportunity diagnostics, environmental due diligence for investment processes, and territorial/geomatic analysis for early decisions. Intended for industrial project developers and investors evaluating project feasibility.
• Permisos (Environmental and sectoral permits) Environmental and sectoral permit processing in compliance with Chile's SEIA (Sistema de Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental), including Environmental Impact Studies (EIA/DIA), Sectoral Environmental Permits (PAS), SEIA-specific studies and modeling, and regulatory advisory and environmental defense. Intended for industrial projects requiring Chilean environmental approvals.
• Operación (Operations and compliance monitoring) Ongoing monitoring, follow-up, and compliance management for approved projects, including RCA (Resolución de Calificación Ambiental) tracking and commitment matrix management, contaminated site evaluation, compliance audits and reporting, environmental and social monitoring, and compensatory measure implementation. Intended for industrial operators managing post-approval compliance.
• Cierre (Project closure) Project closure and final environmental information delivery, including final environmental compliance reports, final conservation and biodiversity monitoring, area release and receptions, and procedures for handover to authorities or clients. Intended for industrial project developers completing project lifecycles.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50B+ USD in investment successfully processed
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AIC - Asociación de Empresas Consultoras de Ingeniería de ChilecoreOthersActive participation in the Association of Engineering Consulting Companies of Chile, representing the firm in industry advocacy and professional standards development.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Arcadis: Global design, engineering, and environmental consulting firm with established environmental impact assessment, permitting, and ESG advisory practices serving mining, energy, and infrastructure clients in LATAM; competes directly with GAC for Chilean industrial mandates.
• Knight Piésold: Engineering consulting firm specialized in mining, power, and infrastructure with strong Chilean and broader LATAM presence; competes for environmental permitting and EIA mandates on industrial projects.
• WSP: Major engineering consultancy with strong EIA, permitting, and environmental management capabilities across Latin America; directly competes for industrial and infrastructure permitting work in Chile.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): World's largest pure-play environmental and sustainability consultancy; offers EIA, environmental due diligence, and compliance monitoring in Chile and globally, overlapping with GAC's full lifecycle service portfolio.

Regional players

• Ausenco: Canadian engineering consultancy with environmental and permitting services for mining and energy clients in Chile and Latin America; overlapping project types and client base with GAC.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with environmental services spanning impact assessment, permitting, and remediation; competes in LATAM for major industrial permitting mandates.
• Stantec: Global engineering and environmental services firm providing EIA, permitting, and environmental monitoring across multiple sectors; serves Latin American industrial clients from regional offices.
• Tetra Tech: International consulting and engineering firm with leading water, environmental, and EIA practices serving resource extraction and infrastructure clients; comparable in scope of environmental work to GAC.
• Jacobs: Large engineering and consulting firm offering environmental impact assessment, permitting, and compliance services; Chilean industrial sector exposure makes it a relevant competitor.

Emerging players

• GHD: Employee-owned engineering and environmental consultancy expanding across the Americas; offers overlapping EIA, permitting, and advisory services with growing LATAM presence.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gestionambientalconsultores

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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