Eco Impact

What Eco Impact does

Eco Impact Legal Consulting (Pty) Ltd is a Cape Town-based environmental, health and safety, energy, and food safety consulting firm founded in 2008 (company registration Reg 2010/015546/07) and operating with 11–50 employees across Southern Africa. The firm delivers professional services across four ISO-aligned pillars — ISO 14001 environmental management, ISO 45001 occupational health and safety, ISO 50001 energy management, and ISO 22000 food safety — including environmental impact assessments, environmental authorisations, environmental control officer staffing, legal compliance auditing, sustainability auditing, and on-site management. Its competitive proposition rests on a multi-disciplinary team combining lawyers, natural scientists, environmental assessment practitioners, auditors, environmental control officers, and database administrators.

The company complements its consulting practice with three proprietary digital modules: an online legislation register covering ISO 14001, 45001, 22000, and 50001 with monthly and urgent update reports; an internal audit application with 29 customizable audit categories linked to the legal register; and online content management systems for ISO implementation. A training offering delivers scheduled and on-site workshops across the same compliance domains, and a COVID-19 compliance service was added as an adjacent vertical. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; engagements are delivered on a quote-based or retainer basis with the online register offered as a subscription add-on.

Eco Impact serves a diversified enterprise and government client base including Eskom, PetroSA, Kumba Iron Ore, Airports Company South Africa, VW South Africa, Isuzu, Pioneer Foods, Astral, DuPont, Twizza, and the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa. The go-to-market is sales-led and direct, relying on the company website, industry content/news publishing, and a multi-category enquiry form as primary demand-generation channels. There is no disclosed ownership structure, no venture or private equity backing, no M&A activity, and no public listing.

Name

Eco Impact

Legal name

Eco Impact Legal Consulting (Pty) Ltd

Website

https://ecoimpact.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Eco Impact Legal Consulting is a Cape Town-based environmental, health and safety, energy, and food safety consultancy serving enterprise and government clients across Southern Africa, with proprietary online legislation registers and ISO audit tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability, ESG & Climate Risk Advisory (BPAHAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

NEPA/EA/EIS & Public Consultation (EUAHAAAB), Greenhouse Gas (GHG) & Climate Regulatory Compliance (Mandatory Reporting, Cap-and-Trade Compliance) (EUAHABAG), Audit-Ready Controls, Assurance & Compliance Workflow Tools (CSRD/SEC/ISSB) (EUABAEAG)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• Health and safety auditing
• ISO certification consulting
• Energy management compliance
• Food safety consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Cape Town

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Environmental management, auditing, and compliance services including Environmental Impact Assessments, Environmental Control Officers, and sustainability auditing.
2. Health and Safety Consulting Services: Health and safety legal compliance auditing, HIRA development, site management, and ISO 45001 systems development and implementation.
3. Energy Management Services: Energy management systems to ISO 50001 standard, carbon tax workshops, and energy legislation compliance.
4. Food Safety and Quality Services: Food safety assistance and ISO 22000 certification support to clients throughout Southern Africa.
5. Training Services: Training workshops on environmental, health and safety, food safety, energy management, and legal compliance matters. Both scheduled workshops and on-site/client-specific training available.
6. Online Legislation Registers Subscription: Online access to legislation registers with monthly and urgent update reports. Can be standalone or linked to audit tools.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Eco Impact is a Southern African environmental, health and safety, energy, and food safety consulting firm that provides ISO management systems development and auditing, legal compliance auditing, environmental impact assessments, environmental authorisations, environmental control officer services, training, and COVID-19 compliance services to organisations in South Africa and the broader region. The firm also offers subscription-based online tools, including legislation registers, an internal audit application, and content management systems that support ongoing compliance with ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, and ISO 22000.

Product overview

Eco Impact is a professional consulting firm offering integrated environmental, health and safety, energy, and food safety management services to clients throughout Southern Africa. The offering consists of four core service pillars: Environmental Management Services (covering ISO 14001, environmental impact assessments, environmental authorisations, and sustainability auditing), Health and Safety Management Services (covering ISO 45001, compliance auditing, ergonomics, and HIRA), Energy Management Services (covering ISO 50001 and carbon tax), and Food Safety Services (covering ISO 22000). Supporting these core pillars are three digital add-on modules: Online Legislation Registers (providing access to consolidated legislation summaries with monthly update reports), Online Internal Audit Application (a standalone or integrated audit tool with 29 audit categories), and Online Content Management Systems (enabling effective management of ISO requirements). The fifth core pillar is Training Workshops, offering scheduled and client-specific courses across all four management domains. Additional services include COVID-19 compliance, legal compliance auditing, environmental control officer services, and environmental due diligence assessments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Management Services Comprehensive environmental consulting covering ISO 14001 management systems, environmental impact assessments, environmental authorisations, environmental control officer services, and sustainability auditing for clients throughout Southern Africa.
• Health and Safety Management Services Full-service health and safety consulting including ISO 45001 management systems development and implementation, legal compliance auditing, ergonomics risk assessments, hazard identification and risk assessments (HIRA), and on-site health and safety management.
• Energy Management Services Energy consulting covering ISO 50001 management systems development and implementation, carbon tax workshops, and online energy legislation registers for clients throughout Southern Africa.
• Food Safety and Quality Services Food safety consulting for ISO 22000 compliance, including online food safety legislation registers, access to food safety legislation, and legal opinions on food safety and quality issues for clients throughout Southern Africa.
• Training Workshops Professional training courses on environmental, health and safety, food safety, and energy management topics, including ISO system overviews, legal liability training, risk assessment procedures, and client-specific customised training delivered as scheduled workshops or on-site sessions.
• Online Legislation Registers Subscription online access to environmental, health and safety, energy, and food safety legislation registers with easy-to-understand summaries and monthly and urgent update reports detailing legislative changes, covering ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 22000, and ISO 50001 frameworks.
• Online Internal Audit Application Bespoke online internal audit tool developed by a team of legal audit specialists, available linked to online legal registers or as a standalone audit tool, enabling users to conduct internal audits against current legal requirements across 29 audit categories that can be customised with unlimited users.
• Online Content Management Systems Web-based content management systems enabling clients to effectively manage ISO 45001, ISO 14001, and other management system requirements from the start of the process through to implementation and monitoring.
• COVID-19 Compliance Services COVID-19 compliance services including COVID-19 compliance audits, COVID-19 training courses, COVID-19 risk assessment review, and safe operating procedures for businesses, with auditors permitted to travel on-site.

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered notable.

• Department of Environmental Affairs: Oceans & CoastnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerEco Impact has worked with the Department of Environmental Affairs on the South African National Antarctic Expedition, providing environmental management services for this government initiative.
• Parliament of the Republic of South AfricanotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerEco Impact has provided environmental consulting services to Parliament of the Republic of South Africa.
• Airports Company South Africa SOC LtdnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerEco Impact has provided environmental management services to Airports Company South Africa, which owns and operates South Africa's nine principal airports.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with a large environmental practice in South Africa. Competes with Eco Impact for EIA, environmental permitting, and compliance work, particularly on large mining, energy, and transport projects.
• WSP Global: Global engineering and EHS consultancy with a significant South African presence following its acquisition of Golder. Competes with Eco Impact on EIA, environmental authorisations, and compliance work, but with much deeper bench and multi-disciplinary engineering capability.
• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and sustainability consultancy with offices in South Africa. Overlaps with Eco Impact in environmental impact assessments, compliance auditing, ISO management systems, and ESG advisory for mining, energy, and infrastructure clients.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with environmental, water, and sustainability practices. Active in South Africa on EIA, environmental compliance, and climate advisory, competing for the same enterprise client base as Eco Impact.
• Royal HaskoningDHV: International engineering and environmental consultancy with operations in South Africa. Comparable to Eco Impact on environmental impact assessments, permitting, and EHS compliance for industrial and infrastructure clients.
• Mérieux NutriSciences: Global food safety, testing, and certification services company with South African operations. Competes with Eco Impact's food safety and ISO 22000 consulting practice, particularly with food and beverage manufacturers.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): One of the world's largest pure-play environmental, health, safety, and sustainability consultancies. Directly comparable to Eco Impact across EHS compliance, EIA, and sustainability advisory, but operating at global scale with a South African office that competes for the same enterprise and mining clients.

Direct peers

• Digby Wells Environmental: South African environmental and social consultancy focused on mining, infrastructure, and energy clients. Direct peer to Eco Impact on EIA, environmental authorisations, compliance auditing, and sustainability services in Southern Africa.
• Nativa Consulting: African sustainability and ESG advisory firm providing consulting, training, and reporting services. Comparable to Eco Impact's sustainability auditing, ESG, and training offerings, particularly for African enterprise clients.

Regional players

• Bosch Holdings: South African consulting and project management group with environmental, engineering, and built-environment practices. Comparable as a regional consulting peer serving mining, energy, and public-sector clients across Southern Africa.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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 →

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