What Sambito does

Sambito is an Ecuadorian environmental solutions company founded in 2002 and headquartered in Guayaquil, operating under the legal entity Consultoría Ambiental Ecosambito C. Ltda. The company delivers environmental compliance, sustainability consulting, and waste-management services to industrial enterprises, government entities, logistics operators, and financial institutions across Ecuador. Its stated mission is to accompany organizations in the transition to sustainable models through specialized consulting, technology, and environmental management aligned to current regulation.

The company operates an integrated ecosystem of nine sub-brands. Core offerings include environmental impact studies, audits, licensing, and carbon-footprint work. Technology products consist of Nikola (a virtual assistant for managing environmental obligations and licenses before regulatory authorities) and SimCO2 (a mobile carbon-footprint measurement application with improvement-detection features). Sector-specific programs include BAPU (used lead-acid battery management under Ministerial Agreement 034), Recoil (used lubricant and container management under Ministerial Agreement 042, co-founded with APEL), Seginus (the first collective tire-recycling chain covering ~75% of Ecuador's tire market with 60+ organizations), and Oletnat (industrial and domestic wastewater and sludge treatment via two licensed plants with 1,400 m³/day capacity serving 300+ companies across 28 industries). Supporting assets include CEC (a civil-society circular-economy initiative), Premios Verdes (a sustainability awards movement spanning 53 countries and 1,159 cities), and Sambito Academy (free client training webinars).

Sambito monetizes through a diversified mix: professional-services fees for consulting, subscription-based access to digital platforms, transaction-fee recycling models (including a US$0.04/gallon ECOVALOR mechanism for used lubricants), tax-deductible volume charges for wastewater treatment, and freemium training. The company serves 100+ named clients including Metro de Quito, Nirsa, Novacero, Sika, Skretting, Vitapro, Yilport, Cervecería Nacional, DP World, Contecon, MSC, and multiple Ecuadorian banks (Banco Guayaquil, Produbanco, Banco Bolivariano). Sambito has won the Recircle Awards Best EPR Scheme in consecutive years against competitors from Spain, Italy, Sweden, and Australia.

Name

Sambito

Legal name

Consultoría Ambiental Ecosambito C. Ltda.

Website

https://sambito.com.ec

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Sambito is an Ecuadorian environmental solutions firm founded in 2002 that delivers consulting, compliance, and waste-management services to industrial, logistics, and government clients. It operates an integrated ecosystem of technology platforms (Nikola, SimCO2) and sector-specific recycling programs under binding ministerial agreements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Compliance & Permitting (BPAHAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA) (EUAIANAH), Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Compliance (BPAHAJAJ)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting
• Sustainability solutions
• Carbon footprint management
• Waste management services
• Circular economy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Guayaquil

HQ country

Ecuador

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Core consulting services including environmental impact studies, audits, licenses, carbon footprint management, waste management, and technological projects for compliance and efficiency.
2. Technology Platform Subscriptions: Digital solutions including Nikola virtual assistant and SimCO2 carbon footprint app provided to clients for environmental compliance management.
3. Wastewater Treatment Services: Treatment of industrial wastewater and sludges where clients pay for volumes collected; costs are deductible from income tax.
4. Used Oil Management (Recoil): Circular economy initiative for lubricating oils where companies invest US$0.04/gallon through ECOVALOR for environmental protection.
5. Tire Recycling (Seginus): Collective tire recycling system providing certificates of compliance with environmental regulations.
6. Sambito Academy Training: Free webinars and training sessions for clients on sustainability, regulations, international trends, environmental legislation, circular economy, and decarbonization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sambito provides environmental consulting, sustainability, and certification services to companies and organizations seeking to reduce their ecological footprint. Its core offerings include environmental impact studies, audits, license management, carbon footprint measurement, and waste management programs, complemented by proprietary digital platforms (Nikola, SimCO2) and sector-specific circular economy initiatives (BAPU, Recoil, Seginus, Oletnat, CEC). Services are delivered directly to industrial companies, government entities, and organizations across Ecuador requiring environmental regulatory compliance.

Product overview

Sambito is an environmental solutions company founded in 2002 offering a unified ecosystem of consulting services and digital products for organizations seeking to reduce their ecological footprint. The core product portfolio consists of Nikola (virtual assistant for environmental compliance), SimCO2 (carbon footprint management with mobile app), and multiple specialized environmental management initiatives including BAPU (battery recycling), Recoil (lubricant recycling), Seginus (tire recycling), Oletnat (wastewater treatment), and CEC (civil society circular economy initiative), complemented by Premios Verdes (sustainable project awards) and Sambito Academy (educational webinars). The ecosystem operates through digital platforms providing traceability, compliance management, and certification services to over 100 named clients across Ecuador.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Seginus: First collective tire recycling chain in Ecuador, operating with over 60 organizations.
• Recoil
• Oletnat
• CEC
• BAPU
• Premios Verdes
• Nikola
• SimCO2
• Sambito Academy

Products and services

• Nikola First virtual assistant for fulfilling environmental obligations before regulatory authorities and managing environmental licenses. Designed for organizations needing help navigating and complying with environmental regulations in Ecuador.
• SimCO2 Mobile application for measuring and managing organizational carbon footprint, detecting improvement opportunities and cost savings. Targets businesses seeking to monitor and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
• BAPU Comprehensive management and traceability platform for used lead-acid batteries operating as a non-profit collective system that ensures compliance with Ministerial Agreement 034. Serves battery producers and distributors needing proper management documentation.
• Recoil First national circular economy initiative for integral management and treatment of used lubricating oils and containers, with a traceability platform for registering generation points and requesting waste collection. Serves lubricant companies under Agreement 042.
• Seginus First collective tire recycling chain initiative in Ecuador, integrating over 60 organizations to transform used tires into value-added products such as bituminous mixtures, granulated materials, and energy cogeneration. Covers approximately 75% of Ecuador's tire market.
• Oletnat Innovative system for collection and treatment of industrial wastewater, domestic wastewater, and production sludges, serving over 300 companies across 28 industry types with two treatment plants totaling 1,400 m3 daily capacity.
• CEC (Círculo de Economía Circular) Private initiative that systematizes and consolidates civil society organizations toward circular economy transition and environmental impact mitigation. Achieved Guinness World Record recycling 1.5 million PET bottles in one week.
• Premios Verdes Annual social and environmental movement that identifies, connects, and amplifies sustainable projects globally across 11 categories aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals. Operates in 53 countries and 1,159 cities.
• Sambito Academy Exclusive educational platform for clients offering webinars on sustainability, environmental regulations, international trends, circular economy, and decarbonization, taught by international specialists. Free training space for clients.
• Environmental Consulting Services Core consulting services including environmental impact studies, environmental audits, license acquisition and management, carbon footprint management, waste management, and implementation of environmental and technological projects for industrial clients and government entities in Ecuador.

Quantifiable outcome

• 350 million liters of water treated, protecting rivers and estuaries
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua y Transición Ecológica)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment regulatory body that approves Sambito's management plans (BAPU, Recoil, Oletnat) and grants licenses and certifications. Provides ministerial agreements (042, 034) that establish compliance frameworks requiring participation in Sambito's programs.
• APEL (Asociación de Productores Ecuatorianos de Lubricantes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of Ecuadorian Lubricant Producers that co-founded Recoil initiative with Sambito for managing used lubricating oils and containers under Agreement 042.
• Guinness World RecordsminorOthersOfficial body that recognized CEC's recycling achievement of 1.5 million PET bottles in one week.
• 60+ Organizations in Seginus NetworkChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCompanies and organizations in Ecuador's tire industry that are members of the Seginus collective recycling system, representing approximately 75% of the market.

Scale indicators20 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with a dedicated resilience, climate, and environment practice. Comparable to Sambito because Arcadis provides environmental permitting, impact assessment, and sustainability advisory to industrial and public-sector clients.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with a major environment and sustainability practice. Comparable to Sambito because WSP delivers environmental consulting, impact studies, and compliance services to industrial, transport, and infrastructure clients across LATAM and beyond.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global pure-play environmental, sustainability, and EHS consulting firm. Comparable to Sambito because ERM delivers environmental impact studies, compliance, permitting, and sustainability advisory to industrial and infrastructure clients across multiple jurisdictions.
• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and advisory consultancy focused on EHS, water, and sustainability. Comparable to Sambito because SLR delivers environmental impact assessments, permitting, and waste/circular economy advisory to industrial clients across multiple regions.
• Ramboll: Engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with deep environment and water practices. Comparable to Sambito because Ramboll delivers environmental impact studies, regulatory compliance, and water/wastewater advisory services to industrial clients.
• Tetra Tech: International consulting and engineering firm focused on water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure. Comparable to Sambito because Tetra Tech provides environmental impact assessments, regulatory compliance, and water/wastewater engineering services to industrial and government clients globally.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia: Global environmental services leader operating in water, waste, and circular economy solutions across LATAM. Comparable because Veolia operates wastewater treatment assets and integrated resource recovery networks similar to Sambito's Oletnat, Seginus, and Recoil programs, but at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• SGS: Global TIC leader with significant environmental, health, and sustainability service lines. Comparable to Sambito because SGS provides environmental testing, audits, and compliance certification that compete with parts of Sambito's consulting portfolio.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) company with a strong environmental and sustainability line. Comparable to Sambito because Bureau Veritas issues environmental compliance certifications and audits that overlap with Sambito's licensing and compliance services.

Regional players

• TriCiclos: Chile-based circular economy and EPR operator active across Latin America. Comparable to Sambito because TriCiclos operates collective producer responsibility and recycling systems (PET, packaging) similar in structure to Sambito's Seginus, Recoil, and BAPU programs, though in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sambito_ec
• Facebookfacebook.com/sambito.ec
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sambito

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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