Eco Consult

What Eco Consult does

ECO Consult GmbH & Co. KG is a privately held German international development consultancy headquartered in Oberaula, Germany, founded in 1994 and operating for 30 years as a limited partnership (GmbH & Co. KG). The firm delivers technical advisory services across three fields of work — Nature & Climate, Governance & Society, and Economic Development & Education — with documented engagement on forest conservation, biodiversity, protected area management, agroforestry, rural infrastructure, agricultural value chains, and climate finance. Service capabilities span facilitation and human capacity development, monitoring & evaluation, policy advice, organizational development, knowledge transfer and publications, technology and managerial advisory, and digital solutions mainstreaming. The firm is managed by two Managing Directors, Fernando Régis de Almeida Camargo and Martin Schweter, with Sissy Sepp as Authorized Signatory and founder Steve Sepp still actively involved in projects.

The business model is professional services revenue from project-based contracts won through competitive tendering and consortium partnerships. Customers are governments, development cooperation agencies, and international organizations; the named anchor clients are GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), KfW Development Bank, the World Bank, COMIFAC, and national ministries such as Mongolia's Ministry of Environment and Climate Change and Sierra Leone's NaCSA. Distribution is primarily direct enterprise sales via long-term advisory relationships and consortium partnerships with GOPA Consultants, GITEC-IGIP, Sustainet, Sol Consult Africa, and others; there is no software product, SaaS, or licensing revenue.

The company reports 700+ reference projects worldwide and a curated partner network of 281 organizations across 61 countries, with active project delivery in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. In GIZ's business year 2024 procurement report it ranked 8th among Germany-based private-sector contractors by contract volume and 7th most frequently contracted partner, with 21 contracts in that year. There are no disclosed funding rounds, external investors, parent company, or headcount figures; pricing is negotiated per project and not publicly disclosed. Marketing channels are limited to a corporate website, LinkedIn, Facebook, and multilingual publications.

Name

Eco Consult

Legal name

ECO Consult GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://eco-consult.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ECO Consult GmbH & Co. KG is a privately held German international development consultancy that provides technical advisory services in environmental management, climate change, governance, and economic development to GIZ, KfW, the World Bank, and national governments across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, delivered through a 281-partner consortium network in 61 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Management Consulting Services (54161), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN), Nature & Biodiversity Reporting (TNFD, natural capital) (EUAHAJAM), Ecological/Habitat & Land-Use Change Modeling (Biodiversity, Conservation Planning) (EUAHAKAI)

Keywords

• International development consulting
• Technical advisory services
• Environmental project management
• Climate change advisory
• Development cooperation consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Oberaula

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Technical Advisory Services: ECO Consult provides technical advisory services to governments, development agencies, and international organizations on environmental sustainability, climate change, governance, and economic development projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ECO Consult is a German-based international development consultancy providing technical advisory services across environmental management, climate change, governance, biodiversity conservation, and economic development. The firm delivers project implementation, capacity building, policy advice, and monitoring and evaluation services to governments, development cooperation agencies (GIZ, KfW, World Bank), and international organizations through 700+ reference projects across 61 countries.

Product overview

Eco Consult is a leading international development consulting firm offering advisory services across three core fields of work: Nature & Climate, Governance & Society, and Economic Development & Education. The company's service portfolio includes Facilitation & Human Capacity Development, Monitoring & Evaluation & Integrated Assessments, Mainstreaming Digital Solutions, Policy Advice & Organizational Development, Knowledge Transfer & Publication & Media, and Technology and Managerial Advisory Support. Eco Consult operates as a professional services firm rather than a software product company, providing project implementation, technical advisory, and consulting expertise to international development organizations, governments, and NGOs worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nature & Climate Advisory Services Technical advisory services for nature conservation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, protected area management, sustainable forest management, biodiversity conservation, and watershed management. Targeted at governments, development cooperation agencies, and international organizations in developing countries.
• Governance & Society Advisory Services Advisory services covering governance, capacity building, institutional development, and social development for government agencies and international organizations. Includes policy advisory, organizational development, and civil society engagement.
• Economic Development & Education Advisory Services Advisory services for rural development, agricultural value chains, food security, youth employment, and education sector projects. Designed for governments, development agencies, and rural communities in developing regions.
• Facilitation & Human Capacity Development Training, facilitation, and human capacity development services to build local skills and institutional capability in developing countries. Targeted at government staff, project beneficiaries, and partner organizations.
• Monitoring & Evaluation & Integrated Assessments Monitoring, evaluation, and integrated assessment services for development projects, providing data collection, impact analysis, and reporting for development cooperation agencies and implementing partners.
• Policy Advice & Organizational Development Policy advisory and organizational development services supporting government ministries, agencies, and partner organizations in designing and implementing sustainable development policies and structures.
• Technology and Managerial Advisory Support Technology and managerial advisory services supporting project implementation, including digital solutions mainstreaming and managerial capacity building for development organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• ECO Consult retained rank 8 of all Germany-based competitors in GIZ contract volume for 2024, with 21 contracts
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary commissioning partner for technical advisory and project implementation. ECO Consult has retained position as one of Germany's top private sector consultancies in the environmental and social sector called upon by GIZ.
• KfW Development BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor funding partner for development projects including forest certification (PPECF), forest ecosystem services, and climate finance initiatives.
• GOPA ConsultantscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for project implementation including ProSOL Madagascar (2018-2025) and ProPFR Madagascar.
• GITEC-IGIPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for biodiversity and climate change projects including BACCP Mongolia and GPC III Sierra Leone.
• SustainetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in agricultural development projects including ProSoil/ProSilience in Kenya, contributing technical expertise on sustainable soil management and agroecology.
• Sol Consult Africa (SolCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for agroforestry development in Benin classified forests (PFC-Benin project), representing a balanced North-South consortium in international development cooperation.
• CONDESANminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Andean mountain ecosystem conservation and restoration project in Ecuador (Programa Montañas).
• Oréade-BrècheminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Central African forest certification program (PPECF).
• DFSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for sustainable forest management project in Cameroon (ProFEC).
• CONEXSUSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for bioeconomy and value chains project in Brazil.
• Deutsche Sparkassenstiftung für Internationale Kooperation (DSIK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for deforestation-free livestock farming project (ELKE) in Ecuador, providing green credit products and financial incentives.
• AFC and IRAMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partners for agricultural policy advisory project (PromAP IV) in Niger.
• Carbon Check Pvt. LtdminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for incentive-based mechanisms component of Forest Ecosystem Services project in India.
• Sfere SAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for renewable energy and energy efficiency project (ProFERE) in Côte d'Ivoire.
• COMIFAC (Central African Forest Commission)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementing partner for forest certification programs (PPECF) and tri-national landscape management (ProTRIDOM) across Central Africa.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• NIRAS: Large international development consultancy headquartered in Denmark with broad environmental, governance, and climate practice areas. Competes with ECO Consult at the country and consortium level on EU and bilateral development tenders.

Direct peers

• GITEC-IGIP: Germany-based development consultancy with strong overlap in biodiversity, climate change, and governance projects. Active consortium partner with ECO Consult on BACCP Mongolia and GPC III Sierra Leone, and a direct competitor in the same bid pool.
• GFA Consulting Group: One of the largest Germany-based private development consultancies, top-tier GIZ/KfW contractor. Directly competes with ECO Consult for German federal development cooperation contracts across environment, governance, and rural development.
• AHT Group (formerly AHT Management Consulting): Germany-based development consultancy active in environmental management, rural development, and governance. Directly competes with ECO Consult for GIZ procurement contracts and sits in a similar Tier-1 private contractor tier.
• GOPA Consultants: Germany-based international development consultancy working across governance, economic development, and environment. Direct competitor for GIZ/KfW contracts and a frequent consortium partner of ECO Consult on projects like ProSOL Madagascar.
• AFC Agriculture and Finance Consultants: Germany-based consultancy working on agricultural policy, value chains, and rural development. Co-implements PromAP IV in Niger with ECO Consult and is a head-to-head competitor for GIZ rural development mandates.
• Oréade-Brèche: France-based consultancy focused on environment, forestry, and rural development. Co-implements the PPECF forest certification program with ECO Consult in Central Africa and competes in the same donor-funded environmental compliance space.
• Sustainet: Specialized sustainable agriculture and rural development consultancy working with GIZ on ProSoil/ProSilience in Kenya. Operates in the same agroecology and food security vertical as ECO Consult and partners with it on consortium bids.

Regional players

• CONDESAN: Andean-based regional organization focused on mountain ecosystems and Andean resource management. Partners with ECO Consult on the Programa Montañas in Ecuador and operates in the same biodiversity/climate vertical but is geographically concentrated in Latin America.

Emerging players

• IDS (Institute of Development Studies): UK-based research and policy organization providing advisory, evaluation, and knowledge services to development donors. Adjacent to ECO Consult on policy advisory and M&E services, particularly in governance and education programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ECO-Consult-GmbH-Co-KG-104696205684494
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ecoconsult

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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