What Elementus Soluções Ambientais does

Elementus Soluções Ambientais is a Brazilian environmental consulting firm founded in 2014 in Vitória, Espírito Santo, that provides licensing, environmental impact assessments, ESG advisory, biodiversity and socioeconomic studies, and environmental engineering services to enterprise and government clients. Its service catalogue is organized around three cross-sector pillars — Biodiversidade, Socioeconomia, and Engenharia Ambiental — and a verticalized practice spanning 12 industry segments: Mining & Steel, Energy, Oil & Gas, Ports & Maritime Terminals, Pulp & Paper, Roads/Rail/Pipelines, Urbanization & Sanitation, Airports, Real Estate Development, Agribusiness, Transport & Logistics, and Industrial. The firm markets itself as a partner that integrates ESG strategy with regulatory compliance, including EIA/RIMA development, atmospheric emissions modeling, contaminated area management, and socio-economic programs for traditional communities.

The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales, executed through eight regional business units (Unidades de Negócio) anchored in Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo (Campinas), Sergipe, Pará, Maranhão, and Goiás — collectively covering 17 states across four Brazilian regions. The company also competes in public procurement (licitações), winning its first public bid in 2016. Pricing is quote-based and project-scope dependent; no standardized rate cards are disclosed. The revenue model is professional services, with billings generated through project-based contracts and ongoing advisory relationships rather than recurring SaaS or licensed-product revenue. Notable operational scale signals include nearly 600 cumulative contracts by 2024 (up from 19 in 2016) and CEO Victor Hugo's personal involvement in over 500 environmental licensing processes.

Ownership and governance remain concentrated with founder and CEO Victor Hugo, an Environmental and Civil Engineer with an MBA in Business Management; the company is private, founder-controlled, and shows no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or M&A history. Supporting leadership is drawn from environmental engineers with project-management MBAs (Gerente de Projetos Bruna Machado; Gerente Comercial Thamires Damascena). Distribution is supplemented by an owned digital channel mix — company website, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, a Solides-hosted careers portal, and WhatsApp for commercial inquiries — but the model is fundamentally a people-led consultancy rather than a software or platform business, with no proprietary software platform, app, public API, or disclosed AI/ML capabilities mentioned in source materials.

Name

Elementus Soluções Ambientais

Legal name

Elementus Soluções Ambientais

Website

https://elementus-sa.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Elementus Soluções Ambientais is a Brazilian environmental consultancy founded in 2014 that delivers licensing, impact assessments, ESG integration, and environmental engineering services to enterprise and government clients across 12 industry sectors, operating from eight regional offices covering 17 states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) & Due Diligence (BPAHAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

EIA/ESIA Documentation & Technical Studies (Air/Water/Noise/Traffic) (EUAHAAAC), Stakeholder Engagement, Indigenous/Tribal Consultation & Social Impact (SIA) (EUAHAAAH), Compliance Obligations Management (Permits-to-Controls Mapping) (EUAHAIAK), Environmental Permitting & Impact Assessment (EIA/NEPA) (BPAIAMAK)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• Environmental licensing advisory
• ESG integration consulting
• Environmental impact assessments
• Biodiversity conservation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Lúcia

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting and Advisory Services: Professional services revenue generated through environmental consulting, licensing advisory, and management services for corporate clients across 12 industry sectors. Services include environmental impact studies, licensing compliance, ESG strategy implementation, biodiversity assessments, and socio-economic programs. Revenue derived from project-based contracts and ongoing advisory relationships with enterprise clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Elementus Soluções Ambientais provides environmental consulting, advisory, and management services to enterprise clients across 12 industry verticals in Brazil. Its core offerings are organized into three pillars: Biodiversidade (biodiversity protection and conservation), Socioeconomia (socio-economic ESG consulting), and Engenharia Ambiental (integrated environmental engineering and licensing). The firm delivers environmental licensing, EIA/RIMA studies, ESG strategy implementation, contaminated area management, and socio-economic programs through eight regional business units covering 17 Brazilian states.

Product overview

Elementus Soluções Ambientais is a consulting firm offering environmental consulting, advisory, and management services across 12 industry sectors. The company provides three main service pillars: Biodiversidade (biodiversity conservation), Socioeconomia (socioeconomic consulting), and Engenharia Ambiental (environmental engineering). These core offerings are complemented by sector-specific consulting services for industries including Mining & Steel, Energy, Oil & Gas, Ports & Maritime Terminals, Paper & Pulp, Highways/Railways/Pipelines, Urbanization & Sanitation, Airports, Real Estate Development, Agribusiness, Transport & Logistics, and Industrial sectors. Services include environmental licensing, ESG integration, environmental impact studies, contaminated area management, and sustainability strategy development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Biodiversidade (Biodiversity Consulting) Biodiversity consulting services focused on protecting ecosystems and communities through innovative and sustainable practices, including fauna and flora assessments and environmental licensing support, targeted at enterprise clients in regulated industries.
• Socioeconomia (Socioeconomic Consulting) Socioeconomic consulting services that integrate ESG principles, engage traditional communities, and promote sustainable development alongside ethical business practices, serving corporate clients in environmental-impact-intensive sectors.
• Engenharia Ambiental (Environmental Engineering) Integrated environmental engineering solutions for sustainable projects, combining environmental licensing expertise with ESG principles, detailed environmental studies, and compliance with regulations, delivered to enterprise clients across multiple sectors.
• Licenciamento Ambiental (Environmental Licensing) Environmental licensing services including environmental studies, permit acquisition, and regulatory compliance support across multiple sectors, delivered to enterprise clients facing Brazilian environmental regulatory requirements.
• Consultoria em Mineração & Siderurgia (Mining & Steel Consulting) Environmental consulting services for the mining and steel industry, including water availability studies, EIA/RIMA development, atmospheric modeling, and contaminated area management.
• Consultoria em Energia (Energy Consulting) Environmental consulting for the energy sector, including license acquisition, pollutant dispersion modeling, environmental supervision, and flora diagnosis.
• Consultoria em Petróleo & Gás (Oil & Gas Consulting) Environmental consulting for oil and gas industry, including gas treatment unit studies, risk analysis, atmospheric dispersion studies, and environmental modeling.
• Consultoria em Portos & Terminais Marítimos (Ports & Maritime Terminals Consulting) Environmental consulting for ports and maritime terminals, focusing on natural resource conservation, emission reduction, and environmental licensing.
• Consultoria em Papel & Celulose (Paper & Cellulose Consulting) Environmental consulting for pulp and paper industry, including sustainability strategies, environmental certifications, and corporate social responsibility programs.
• Consultoria em Rodovias, Ferrovias & Dutovias (Roads, Railways & Pipelines Consulting) Environmental consulting for transportation infrastructure including environmental assessments, mitigation strategies, and license acquisition.
• Consultoria em Urbanização & Saneamento (Urbanization & Sanitation Consulting) Environmental consulting for urban development and sanitation projects, integrating ESG principles with comprehensive impact assessments.
• Consultoria em Aeroportos (Airports Consulting) Environmental consulting for airports including waste management programs, employee training, and sustainable operational practices.
• Consultoria em Desenvolvimento Imobiliário (Real Estate Development Consulting) Environmental consulting for real estate development including environmental impact assessments, mitigation measures, and degraded area management.
• Consultoria em Agronegócios (Agribusiness Consulting) Environmental consulting for agribusiness including environmental impact assessments, sustainable management plans, and environmental monitoring.
• Consultoria em Transporte & Logística (Transport & Logistics Consulting) Environmental consulting for the transport and logistics sector, integrating environmental licensing with ESG principles for operational excellence.
• Consultoria em Setor Industrial (Industrial Sector Consulting) Environmental consulting for the industrial sector, including atmospheric emission inventories, contaminated area investigation, and environmental impact studies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ environmental licensing processes completed by CEO alone
• +2 more outcomes

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Arcadis: Global design and EHS consultancy operating in Brazil through Arcadis Brasil. Directly competes for environmental licensing, impact assessment, and ESG advisory mandates in industrial sectors like mining and oil & gas.
• Tetra Tech: Global environmental engineering and consulting firm with established Brazil operations. Directly competes in water resource studies, environmental licensing, and consulting for mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure and environmental consulting firm with significant Brazil operations. Competes directly in EIA, licensing, and environmental engineering for mining, energy, and transportation projects — the same sectors where Elementus is active.
• WSP: Global engineering and environmental consulting firm with Brazil offices (including via the Golder Associates acquisition). Competes for the same large-project EIA and licensing mandates as Elementus across mining, transport, and infrastructure.
• SLR Consulting: Global EHS and ESG advisory consultancy with growing Brazil and Latin America presence. Offers environmental impact assessment, licensing, and advisory services overlapping with Elementus's core offerings across mining, energy, and infrastructure.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global ESG and environmental consulting firm with a Brazilian presence. Competes directly in environmental impact assessment, licensing strategy, biodiversity studies, and sustainability advisory for industrial clients.
• Ramboll: Global engineering, environment, and health consultancy with Brazil and broader Latin America presence. Competes for environmental impact assessments and ESG advisory mandates across industrial sectors overlapping with Elementus's 12 verticals.

Broad incumbents

• SGS: Swiss-headquartered TIC company with deep Brazil presence. Provides environmental services (impact assessments, permitting support, sustainability assurance) alongside an extensive inspection and certification portfolio — an incumbent that competes for some of the same environmental mandates as Elementus.
• Bureau Veritas: French-headquartered TIC (testing, inspection, certification) giant with substantial Brazil operations. Offers environmental impact studies, ESG advisory, and ESG assurance services as part of a much broader portfolio — a broad incumbent in adjacent environmental consulting rather than a focused specialist.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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