EcoStandard Group

What EcoStandard Group does

EcoStandard Group (ГК «Экостандарт») is a Russian private environmental compliance and occupational safety services company founded in 1997 and headquartered in Moscow. It provides a comprehensive multi-disciplinary offering to enterprise clients across Russia, including the federally mandated Special Assessment of Working Conditions (СОУТ), labor protection outsourcing and audits, environmental design and consulting, accredited laboratory testing, eco-certification (LEED, BREEAM, WELL, DGNB, the domestic Clever standard, EcoMaterial), engineering surveys, and professional training. The company operates 20 branches and representative offices nationwide and reports 1,500+ served clients ranging from small businesses to large holdings and state corporations, with named relationships including Gazprom Energoholding, Russian Railways, Rosneft, Lukoil, Sberbank, Alfa-Bank, IKEA DOM, Michelin Russia, Nestlé Russia, Mail.ru, RIA Novosti, and Rostelecom.

The underlying technology stack centers on five own accredited laboratory centers running 3,500+ pieces of analytical equipment (Shimadzu chromatographs, ICP atomic emission spectrometers, capillary electrophoresis, microwave digestion systems) and issuing 50,000+ protocols covering 100,000+ environmental samples annually. The proprietary EcoStandard.soft platform provides occupational safety automation, electronic document management with electronic digital signature integration, and corporate training workflows; a B2C sub-brand, EcoStandard.life, extends the same lab infrastructure into residential environmental expertise and 24/7 mercury remediation (demcurization). An FSB license enables assessments at defense enterprises and in closed cities (ZATO), supporting the federal customer base.

The business model combines project-based professional services, per-workplace unit pricing for СОУТ (ranging from 735 to 30,000 RUB per workplace based on hazard class and volume), subscription-based revenue from EcoStandard.soft, and training fees. Mandatory 5-year СОУТ cycles under Federal Law No. 426-FZ drive recurring demand, while the company also facilitates up to 100% recovery of СОУТ spend via the Social Insurance Fund (SFR), reinforcing customer stickiness. Distribution runs through direct enterprise field sales, an inside-sales call center with 30-minute callback SLA, 20 regional branches, and a self-service SaaS layer for SMB and microenterprise customers.

Name

EcoStandard Group

Legal name

ООО «ЭКОСТАНДАРТ «ТЕХНИЧЕСКИЕ РЕШЕНИЯ»

Website

https://ecostandardgroup.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

EcoStandard Group is a Russian private occupational safety and environmental compliance services company founded in 1997, providing mandatory СОУТ assessments, environmental consulting, accredited laboratory testing, eco-certification, and OHS software to enterprises, state corporations, and individuals across Russia via 20 branches.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Occupational Safety Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene (BPAHAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Compliance Audits & Management System Audits (EHS Audits, ISO 14001/45001 Compliance Audits) (EUAHABAF), Wastewater & Industrial Effluent Monitoring (NPDES/Permit Compliance) (EUAHACAD)

Keywords

• Occupational safety services
• Environmental consulting
• Laboratory testing services
• Special assessment working conditions
• Eco-certification consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices22 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Occupational Safety Services (СОУТ and OHS): The primary revenue stream includes special assessment of working conditions (СОУТ), occupational health and safety consulting, outsourcing, audits, and documentation development. Services are priced per workplace with tiered pricing based on workplace hazard category (from 735 RUB per workplace for Category 1, with minimum contract value of 20,000–30,000 RUB). The company evaluates 500,000+ workplaces annually from companies across all industries.
2. Environmental Consulting and Design: Environmental design, ecological monitoring, ESG consulting, environmental impact assessments, waste management documentation, and permits. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements.
3. Laboratory Services: Accredited laboratory testing services for water, soil, air, and biotesting. The laboratory serves both direct clients and other subcontracting laboratories. The company has one of the widest accreditation scopes in the industry, operating without subcontractors.
4. Training Center Services: Educational services including occupational safety training, fire safety, environmental safety, Vision Zero training, electrical safety, and professional training for working professions. Training is provided both at company facilities and on client sites.
5. EcoSoftware Subscriptions: EcoStandard.soft platform for occupational safety automation, document management, and corporate training. Subscription-based software with a free 1-month trial offered to СОУТ clients. 37% of occupational safety officer time is reportedly freed for other tasks through automation.
6. Environmental Expertise Services: Residential and commercial environmental expertise including air analysis, water testing, soil testing, vibroacoustic measurements, electromagnetic radiation measurements, radiation surveys, microbiology, microclimate assessment, and demcurization services. B2C services such as apartment/home environmental assessments and demcurization (24/7 emergency service).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

EcoStandard Group provides mandatory special assessment of working conditions (SOUT), labor protection services (audits, outsourcing, documentation), environmental consulting (audits, impact assessments, permits, ESG), eco-certification (Clever, LEED, BREEAM, WELL, DGNB), accredited laboratory testing of water, soil, air and biotesting samples, professional training in occupational and environmental safety, and residential environmental expertise including demcurization. Services are delivered through 20 branch offices and five own accredited laboratory centers across Russia.

Product overview

EcoStandard Group operates as a comprehensive occupational safety and environmental consulting platform offering 250+ services across 12 main categories. The core offering includes Special Assessment of Working Conditions (СОУТ), labor protection services, environmental design and certification, laboratory analysis, and training programs. The product portfolio is organized around a multi-brand structure: EcoStandard.group (main B2B services), EcoStandard.soft (software automation tools for document management), EcoStandard.life (residential environmental expertise), and EcoStandard.Club (business community). The laboratory center with 5 accredited divisions supports testing across water, soil, air, and biotesting. Training services include both in-person programs and e-courses. Integration between products is achieved through EcoStandard.soft which connects service delivery with document automation and electronic signatures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EcoStandard.life: Environmental expertise services for residential and office spaces including air quality analysis, water testing, soil analysis, vibration measurements, electromagnetic radiation testing, radiation analysis, and demilitarization services
• EcoStandard.soft
• EcoStandard.Club
• EcoStandard.journal

Products and services

• Special Assessment of Working Conditions (СОУТ) Comprehensive evaluation of harmful and dangerous production factors on workplaces to determine hazard classes and ensure compliance with Russian labor protection requirements. Mandatory every 5 years under Federal Law No. 426-FZ. Over 500,000 workplaces assessed annually.
• Labor Protection Services (Охрана труда) Audits, outsourcing, documentation development, risk assessment, fire safety audits, production control, occupational health management systems, and Social Insurance Fund (SFR/FSS) cost recovery services for Russian employers.
• Engineering Survey Services (Изыскательские работы) Geodetic, geological, hydro-meteorological, and environmental surveys, hydrogeological investigations, and construction structure inspections for construction and infrastructure projects.
• Environmental Design and Consulting (Экологическое проектирование) Environmental audits, enterprise environmental support, environmental impact assessments (OVOS), greenhouse gas accounting, ESG consulting, and full permit documentation including sanitary protection zones, emission and discharge standards, and waste management norms.
• Environmental Control and Monitoring (Экологический контроль) Production ecological monitoring, emissions control, and accredited sampling and analysis of water, air, emissions, soil, wastewater, technical waters, bottom sediments, plant samples, and physical factors at sanitary protection zone boundaries.
• Eco-Certification Services (Экосертификация) Green building and product certification consulting including Russia's Clever national standard, LEED, BREEAM, WELL, DGNB, EPD development, EcoMaterial, GREEN BOOK, EcoVillage, EcoPro, and EcoStandard Certified product certifications.
• Training Center Services (Учебный центр) Professional training programs including occupational safety, first aid, fire safety, environmental safety, Vision Zero, electrical safety, civil defense, SOUT methodology, ecological certification, and WorldSkills preparation, delivered both on-site and at company facilities.
• Environmental Expertise (Экологическая экспертиза) Comprehensive ecological surveys of residential and office spaces including air, water, and soil analysis, vibroacoustic measurements, electromagnetic radiation testing, radiation analysis, and microbiological assessments.
• Laboratory Center Services (Лабораторный центр)

Quantifiable outcome

• Saves clients from 60,000+ RUB in minimum fines per Article 5.27.1 KoAP РФ for non-compliance with СОУТ requirements
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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.

• Russia's Largest Energy Company (Strategic Partner)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1997EcoStandard Group has a strategic partnership with Russia's largest energy company, providing comprehensive occupational safety, environmental consulting, and СОУТ services. This is the company's flagship partnership, generating significant enterprise-level revenue through long-term cooperation on key facilities.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ТехноПрогресс (TECHNOPROGRESS): One of Russia's largest industrial-safety and labor-protection consulting groups, providing СОУТ, OHS outsourcing, certification and training services to Russian enterprises — direct head-to-head competitor with overlapping service portfolio in the same regulated market.
• ОхраПро (OkhraPro): Russian occupational safety and environmental consulting firm that EcoStandard Group has announced merging with — pre-merger, a directly competing provider of similar OHS and environmental compliance services, indicating near-complete product/market overlap.

Broad incumbents

• SGS: Global testing, inspection and certification (TIC) leader with Russian operations, offering overlapping environmental testing, EHS auditing and certification services as part of a much broader industry-vertical portfolio.
• Eurofins: Global laboratory testing services leader with Russian operations, providing environmental testing (water/soil/air) as part of a much broader analytical-testing portfolio — directly comparable on the lab-services side of EcoStandard's business.
• Ramboll: Global engineering and environmental consulting firm offering environmental impact assessments, compliance consulting and sustainability services — adjacent to EcoStandard's environmental design and ESG consulting lines, but operating primarily outside Russia.
• Intertek: Global TIC company operating in Russia, providing testing, inspection and certification services including environmental compliance and workplace safety — overlapping capabilities delivered as part of a much broader industry portfolio.
• ALS Global: International testing services company providing environmental and analytical testing across multiple geographies — comparable to EcoStandard's accredited laboratory center offering in scope and methodology, though not Russia-domestic.
• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC major with Russian presence, providing EHS consulting, environmental testing, and industrial asset certification across multiple verticals — competes with EcoStandard in environmental and safety compliance but as one service line among many.
• TÜV SÜD: Global TIC company with Russian operations offering EHS auditing, testing and certification services against multiple international standards — broader incumbent with adjacent environmental and safety service lines.
• DEKRA: Global TIC firm with Russian presence, providing testing, inspection and certification services including occupational safety and environmental compliance as part of an integrated industry portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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