Environmental Consultants Association

What Environmental Consultants Association does

Environmental Consultants Association (WA) Inc. (ECA) is an incorporated, member-governed non-profit professional association headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. Founded in 1993, ECA represents commercial environmental consultants operating in WA across disciplines including Environmental Impact Assessment, flora and fauna surveys, contaminated sites assessment, hydrogeology, rehabilitation, and mine closure planning. Its core proposition is professional recognition and a seat at the regulatory table: ECA holds formal representation on the EPA Stakeholder Reference Group, the DWER Regulatory Services Group, the DBCA Consultant Engagement Forum, DMIRS quarterly consultations, and the DCCEEW Regulated Community, including an MOU with DWER. Members gain access to a public consultant register (active since 1994 with 220 listed consultants and over 100 monthly lookups), a weekly newsletter, an events program (annual ECA Symposium, Fauna Consultants Symposium, Subject Spotlights, EIA Practitioners Training Course delivered with Murdoch University), Code of Conduct-based self-regulation, Specialist Services credentialing, and the YECA subgroup for early-career consultants established in 2013.

The association operates a tiered subscription revenue model across individual (Full A$220, Associate A$55–A$110, Correspondent A$110, Student A$20) and corporate (Corporate A$385, Sustaining Corporate A$770) tiers, supplemented by Specialist Services designations at A$20 each, paid training courses, event registration, and corporate sponsorship from firms such as AECOM, GHD, SLR Consulting, Emerge Associates, GHEMS and Preston Consulting. Go-to-market is community-led: acquisition is driven by regulatory access, professional development events, the discoverability of the consultant register, and the YECA young-professional pipeline, with distribution handled through the ECA website, LinkedIn, Instagram, weekly email newsletters, and hybrid in-person and webinar events. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; based on tiered fees, training and event flows, and a 220-consultant dues-paying universe, the organisation operates at sub-A$1M annual revenue scale, consistent with a leanly-administered membership association rather than a commercial enterprise.

Name

Environmental Consultants Association

Legal name

Environmental Consultants Association (WA) Inc.

Website

https://eca.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Environmental Consultants Association (WA) Inc. is an incorporated non-profit professional membership body based in Perth, Western Australia, founded in 1993. It represents roughly 220 commercial environmental consultants, providing tiered membership, a public consultant register, training courses, events, and regulatory representation to state and Commonwealth agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Perth

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: Annual membership fees from individual consultants (Full, Associate, Correspondent, Student Correspondent) and corporate bodies (Corporate, Sustaining Corporate). Additional revenue from Specialist Services fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ECA is an incorporated professional membership body representing commercial environmental consultants in Western Australia. It sells annual individual and corporate memberships across multiple tiers, runs paid professional development events and training courses (including the EIA Practitioners Training Course delivered with DWER and Murdoch University), maintains an online consultant register used to direct clients to member firms, and administers a Specialist Services recognition program for practitioners with advanced discipline expertise.

Product overview

The Environmental Consultants Association (WA) Inc. (ECA) is a professional membership organization representing commercial environmental consultants throughout Western Australia, not a software product company. The organization operates as a unified membership service offering five tiers of membership (Full, Associate, Corporate, Sustaining Corporate, Correspondent/Student Correspondent), with members gaining access to a consultant directory, training courses, professional development events, and specialist services recognition. Key offerings include the EIA Practitioners Training Course developed with DWER, regular events including the annual ECA Symposium and Fauna Consultants Symposium, the online consultant register (active since 1994), YECA subgroup for young professionals, and the Specialist Services program recognizing advanced discipline expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• YECA: Young Environmental Consultants Association - a subgroup of ECA formed in 2013 that provides a platform for young environmental consultants to gain industry-specific skills, networking opportunities, mentoring and support.

Products and services

• ECA Membership

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AECOMminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of ECA. AECOM is a multinational infrastructure consulting firm with environmental consulting capabilities. Listed as a sponsor on ECA website.
• Emerge AssociatesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of ECA. Emerge Associates is an environmental consultancy based in Western Australia. Listed as a sponsor on ECA website.
• GHDminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of ECA. GHD is a global professional consultancy company with environmental services. Listed as a sponsor on ECA website.
• GHEMSminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of ECA. GHEMS is a environmental management and rehabilitation consultancy. Listed as a sponsor on ECA website.
• Preston ConsultingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of ECA. Preston Consulting is an environmental consultancy based in Western Australia. Listed as a sponsor on ECA website.
• SLR ConsultingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of ECA. SLR Consulting is an international environmental consultancy. Listed as a sponsor on ECA website.
• Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECA has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with DWER. ECA sits on DWER Regulatory Services Group. DWER representation includes participation in the ECA and DWER MOU and collaboration on EIA Practitioners Training Course.
• Environmental Protection Authority (EPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECA has representation on the EPA Stakeholder Reference Group (SRG). This provides members with direct access to regulatory policy development and early information on environmental assessment processes.
• Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECA has regular meetings with DBCA and participates in the DBCA Consultant Engagement Forum. Provides forum for consultation on biodiversity and conservation matters affecting environmental consulting practice.
• Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECA has regular meetings with DMIRS and holds quarterly meetings (DMPE/ECA Quarterly Meeting). Ensures members are informed of regulatory changes affecting mining and industrial environmental assessment.
• Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECA has representation on the DCCEEW Regulated Community group. Provides input on Commonwealth-level environmental policy and EPBC Act matters affecting environmental consultants.
• Murdoch UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerECA collaborates with Murdoch University on the EIA Practitioners Training Course. The course is facilitated by Prof. Angus Morrison-Saunders from Murdoch University under ECA and EPA Services Directorate direction.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM): CIEEM is the UK professional body for ecologists and environmental managers, offering Chartered status and member registers comparable to ECA's specialist services and consultant directory. It is functionally analogous but operates in a different jurisdiction.
• National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP): NAEP is the US professional association for environmental practitioners, focused on credentialing, training, and policy engagement. Its membership, certification, and conference model closely mirrors ECA's structure, though it serves a different national market.

Broad incumbents

• Consult Australia: Consult Australia is the peak industry body for Australian consulting engineering firms, including the environmental consulting practices where ECA's corporate sponsors operate. It overlaps with ECA's corporate member base but covers all engineering disciplines nationally.
• International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA): IAIA is the leading international professional association for impact assessment, including EIA, the core practice area ECA's training and membership support. It is broader in scope (global) but operates a similar membership, training, and conference model.

Direct peers

• Ecological Consultants Association of NSW (ECA NSW): ECA NSW is a state-level professional body for ecological consultants in New South Wales, structurally analogous to ECA WA. It offers a consultant register, Code of Conduct, and member events that closely parallel ECA's products, though scoped to NSW.
• Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ): EIANZ is a peak professional body for environmental practitioners across Australia and New Zealand. It is the closest direct functional peer to ECA, offering membership, certification (Certified Environmental Practitioner), and policy advocacy, but at a broader geographic scope that ECA does not match.

Emerging players

• EnviroCert International: EnviroCert International provides credentialing (CPESC, CPSWQ) and training for erosion, sediment, and water quality professionals. It overlaps with ECA's training and Specialist Services recognition products but in a narrower technical niche and across multiple geographies.
• Australian Environmental Institute: An emerging Australian credentialing body focused on environmental practitioners. It overlaps with ECA's certification and recognition functions but is less established, providing an emerging competitive threat for membership share.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/YECAWA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/environmental-consultants-association-wa-
• Instagraminstagram.com/eca_wa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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