EcoSocial

What EcoSocial does

EcoSocial (legal name: Associação EcoSocial Investimentos Sociais) is a private Brazilian association founded in 2002 and headquartered in São Paulo, operating a curated network of 10 senior certified consultants who deliver human and organizational development services. Its core offerings cover five interlocking practice areas: Coaching & Mentoring (including biographical counseling), Leadership Development, Team Development, Organizational Conflict Mediation, and Organizational & Cultural Transformation. The methodology is the firm's principal proprietary asset — a coach development framework grounded in Social Ecology and Anthroposophy, inspired by Canadian coach Gordon Collins (2003) and Dutch coach Annamarie van der Meer (2006), and recognized as the first 100% Brazilian program accredited by ICF as an Accredited Coaching Training Program (ACTP). Supporting the consulting business, EcoSocial operates the Escola de Coaches (ICF ACTP-accredited training academy), Parsifal21 (a network for positive-impact business advisory), and specialized programs such as Ecoarh (HR professional development), Add Opus (biographical work), and Quintessência na Liderança (leader development), plus social projects Germinar and Muitação.

The company's go-to-market is sales-led and entirely direct: customized consulting projects and development programs are built jointly with each client and delivered by the in-network consultants in São Paulo, Campinas, and Salvador. Pricing is quote-based and structured around multi-year contracts, reflecting a project-based professional services revenue model. End customers are predominantly Brazilian enterprise organizations, including Accor Hotels, Porto Seguro, SulAmérica, 99, and Gerdau, with a 20+ year track record spanning more than 200 supported organizations. Tier 1 enterprise relationships are balanced against education-program and social-program engagements that diversify revenue modestly without diluting the boutique consulting posture.

The business is member-operated (no disclosed external investors, no funding rounds, no parent company), with senior consultants holding credentials from ICF (PCC), TCI (CTPC), and EMCC, and many bringing prior C-level operating experience at major Brazilian and multinational firms. Certifications and credibility markers include Sistema B (B Corporation, 2018), UN Global Compact signatory (2023), Inner Development Goals supporter (2023), ICF ACTP program accreditation, and LGPD compliance, all of which support enterprise procurement and ESG-aware buyer conversations. The firm shows no public tickers, no app or API surface, and no disclosed M&A activity.

Name

EcoSocial

Legal name

ASSOCIAÇÃO ECOSOCIAL INVESTIMENTOS SOCIAIS

Website

https://ecosocial.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EcoSocial is a São Paulo-based, member-operated association founded in 2002 that runs a 10-consultant network delivering coaching, leadership development, team building, conflict mediation, and organizational transformation to Brazilian enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organizational Development Consulting

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

HR Policy, Governance, Compliance & Risk Advisory (BPACAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Institutional Capacity Building & Training (Workforce/Systems Strengthening) (BPADAEAC)

Keywords

• Organizational development consulting
• Executive coaching services
• Leadership development programs
• Team coaching consulting
• Conflict mediation services

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Customized organizational development projects delivered by certified consultants, including transformation consulting, team building, leadership development, and conflict mediation.
2. Coach and Consultant Training Programs: ICF-accredited coaching formation programs (ACTP), including Coaching School, Team Coach Formation, and Biographical Counseling programs. Also mediator training programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

EcoSocial is an integrated network of 10 certified consultants delivering customized human and organizational development services to enterprise clients in Brazil. Its core offerings include executive coaching, leadership development, team development, organizational conflict mediation, and organizational/cultural transformation consulting, grounded in Social Ecology and Anthroposophy-based methodologies. The firm also operates ICF-accredited coach training programs and specialized initiatives (Escola de Coaches, Ecoarh, Add Opus, Quintessência na Liderança).

Product overview

EcoSocial operates as an integrated network of professionals focused on human and organizational development, offering consulting services, leadership development, team development, and executive coaching. Their portfolio includes core services such as Coaching and Mentoring, Leadership Development, Team Development, Organizational Conflict Mediation, and Organizational and Cultural Transformation. Supporting these core offerings are specialized programs: Coaching Solidário (pro bono coaching for social organizations), Escola de Coaches (ICF-accredited coach training programs), Ecoarh (HR professional development), Add Opus (biography-based programs), and Quintessência na Liderança (leadership program). The company also supports social projects Germinar and Muitação. Founded in 2002 and certified as a B Corporation, EcoSocial's approach is grounded in Social Ecology and Anthroposophy principles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Escola de Coaches: Formação de coaches com programas acreditados pela ICF (International Coach Federation), incluindo programas ACTP.
• Parsifal21
• Ecoarh
• Add Opus
• Quintessência na Liderança
• Coaching Solidário

Products and services

• Coaching e Mentoring (Coaching and Mentoring) Individual development processes supporting sustainable behavioral change and transforming work quality with consciousness and protagonist. Executive coaching helps clients perceive their organizational environment, recognize necessary skills, exercise potential, align purpose with organizational needs, and develop action plans.
• Desenvolvimento de Lideranças (Leadership Development) Formation of strengthened leaders to act with courage, purpose and alignment with organizational objectives, developing new creative ideas and improving competencies for authentic relationships with teams built on mutual trust.
• Desenvolvimento de Times (Team Development) Work with teams to achieve greater synergy, agility, flexibility and autonomy by revealing hidden behavioral patterns and replacing them with new functional agreements, strengthening trust, identity, bonds and shared purpose.
• Mediação de Conflitos Organizacionais (Organizational Conflict Mediation) Transformative mediation process supporting conflicting parties in mutual understanding of their authentic expressions (views, feelings, motivations) for constructing new productive and sustainable coexistence agreements.
• Transformação Organizacional e Cultural (Organizational and Cultural Transformation) Consulting addressing organizational identity, purpose, values, vision, competencies and strategies to enable conscious choice of what the organization truly wants to be, triggering organizational and cultural transformation processes.
• Coaching Solidário Pro bono coaching program supporting individuals working in social organizations (with recognized social function), helping them develop and strengthen their professional capabilities.
• Escola de Coaches (School of Coaches) ICF-accredited coach training programs including ACTP (Accredited Coaching Training Program), team coach formation and continuing education for certified coaches.
• Ecoarh A program dedicated to developing HR professionals, supporting their growth and capabilities in the field of human resources management.
• Add Opus A line of work based centrally on human biography, supporting individual development through biographical understanding and counseling.
• Quintessência na Liderança Program focused on enhancing organizational leaders' performance and effectiveness, supporting their development journey.
• Parsifal21 A network of experienced consultants supporting the creation and transformation of positive impact businesses, fostering sustainable and responsible entrepreneurship.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 200 organizations supported over 20+ years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Rudi Ballreich (Trigon)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015German mediator, consultant and instructor who certified the first organizational mediators associated with EcoSocial. Part of the Trigon organization from Germany.
• Reos PartnersmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2012International consulting firm that supported EcoSocial's 'Tecer' project for vision building, using the U Theory method and innovative strategic creation tools. Adam Kahane facilitated the process.
• Annamarie van der MeercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Dutch coach, mentor and trainer who continued coaching formation for EcoSocial associates starting in 2006.
• Gordon CollinscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Canadian executive coach, consultant and facilitator who pioneered coaching training in Brazil for EcoSocial associates in 2003. Inspired the creation of EcoSocial's proprietary coaching methodology.
• International Coach Federation (ICF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal professional coaching organization that provides accreditation (ACTP) for EcoSocial's coaching training programs and certification for coaches.
• Team Coaching International (TCI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational organization providing team coaching certification that EcoSocial uses for team coach formation programs.
• EMCC (European Mentoring and Coaching Council)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean professional body for coaching and mentoring that provides accreditation for EcoSocial's team coaching programs.
• United Nations Global CompactmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN initiative for corporate sustainability that EcoSocial joined in 2023, committing to universal principles on human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Egon Zehnder: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with a strong executive coaching and team effectiveness practice. Directly comparable to EcoSocial's executive coaching and leadership development offerings, though serving a more senior and international client base.
• RHR International: Global boutique consulting firm specializing in senior executive development, leadership pipeline and team effectiveness. Comparable to EcoSocial on executive coaching and team coaching, but serving large multinationals with a research-driven methodology.
• Center for Creative Leadership (CCL): Global leadership research and education provider offering executive coaching, leadership development programs and team coaching. Comparable in coaching/training methodology, though anchored in behavioral science research rather than Anthroposophy.
• Korn Ferry: Global leadership development, executive coaching and talent consulting firm. Comparable to EcoSocial on executive coaching, leadership development and organizational consulting, but operates at vastly greater scale and with a secular, evidence-based methodology rather than an Anthroposophy-rooted one.
• Personnel Decisions International (PDI): Global leadership consulting firm with practices in executive coaching, leadership development and team effectiveness. Direct overlap with EcoSocial's coaching and leadership development offerings for enterprise clients.
• Falconi: Large Brazilian management consulting firm with practices in organizational transformation and leadership development. Overlaps with EcoSocial on organizational transformation and culture change work for enterprise clients in Brazil.
• Dale Carnegie Training Brazil: Global training company with Brazilian operations delivering leadership, communication and team training to enterprise clients. Comparable to EcoSocial's training programs and corporate leadership development offerings, though at much greater scale and with a different intellectual tradition.
• FranklinCovey: Global leadership and effectiveness training firm with strong operations in Brazil. Overlaps with EcoSocial's leadership development, team development and training programs, but offers standardized curricula at scale rather than customized Anthroposophy-based engagements.

Regional players

• Instituto Pecege / FIA Consulting: Brazilian business education and executive development organization. Comparable to EcoSocial on executive education and leadership development programs delivered in Brazil to corporate clients.
• Dasein Executive Search & Consulting: Brazilian leadership consulting and coaching firm providing executive coaching, leadership development and team coaching. Highly comparable to EcoSocial in services, geography and enterprise segment, making it one of the most direct Brazilian competitors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ecosocial
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ecosocial
• Facebookfacebook.com/ecosocialdesenvolvimentohumano
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/instituto-ecosocial
• Instagraminstagram.com/ecosocial

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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