Servicios Ambientales

What Servicios Ambientales does

Servicios Ambientales S.A. (SASA) is a Latin American environmental consulting firm established in 1998 and headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with operational offices across Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, and Ecuador. The company provides climate change advisory across five interconnected business lines: Sustainable Finance (SARAS/ESMS, ESG analysis, green/climate finance), Resilient Cities (Carbon and Water Footprint measurement, climate action plans, GPC deployment), Forests and Climate Change (REDD+ implementation, AFOLU inventories, nature-based solutions), Business Sustainability (GHG inventories, Life Cycle Analysis per ISO standards, carbon markets), and Innovation and Technology. Clients include national and sub-national governments, financial institutions, and private-sector enterprises across mining, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing.

The company's technology stack centers on SASATOOL, a configurable footprint calculation platform for cities and companies that supports inventory modules, climate planning, cloud storage, multi-user permissions, and configurable emission/conversion factors. Adjacent products include the huelladeciudades.com public-facing dashboard for city-level climate indicators, online footprint calculators, Personal Footprint WebApps for individuals and schools, and the Triple R educational video game developed with Annata Games. The firm implements international methodologies (GPC, IPCC, ISO 14040/14044/14046/14064/14067, WFN) and supports REDD+, NDC, and Green Climate Fund accreditation processes.

Servicios Ambientales operates a project-based professional services model with quote-priced engagements and multi-year contract cadences. Revenue is generated through advisory mandates, footprint quantification, climate action planning, technology tool deployment, and capacity-building training. The go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales with referral pipelines from multilateral partnerships (World Bank, CAF, IDB, IFC, AFD, Green Climate Fund) and validated partner status with global climate networks (CDP, C40, WFN). The firm is led by two co-CEOs, Gisela Ulloa and Juan Carlos Enríquez, and serves 50+ institutions with project coverage in all major Latin American markets.

Name

Servicios Ambientales

Legal name

Servicios Ambientales S.A.

Website

https://sasalac.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Servicios Ambientales S.A. is a Latin American climate change consulting firm providing sustainable finance advisory, carbon and water footprint measurement, climate action planning, and proprietary tools (SASATOOL, huelladeciudades.com) to governments, financial institutions, and private-sector clients across the region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Supply Chain (Scope 3) Emissions & Supplier Engagement Platforms (EUABAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK), Benchmarking, Ratings & Stakeholder Reporting Portals (Scorecards, Dashboards) (EUABAEAJ), Adaptation & Resilience Planning Platforms (CAPEX Prioritization, Cost–Benefit, NBS) (EUABALAH)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• Carbon footprint measurement
• Climate change advisory
• Sustainable finance consulting
• Greenhouse gas inventories

Headquarters

HQ city

San Miguel

HQ country

Ecuador

HQ region

Latin America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Climate Change Advisory Services: Professional consulting services providing strategic advice on sustainable finance, green finance, climate finance, ESG criteria analysis, environmental and social risk management systems (ESMS/SARAS), and corporate eco-efficiency for financial institutions. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements with governments, banks, and private sector clients.
2. Carbon and Water Footprint Quantification Services: Quantification services for GHG emissions, Carbon Footprint, Water Footprint based on international methodologies (ISO 14064-1:2019, GPC, IPCC, Water Footprint Network). Includes certification accompaniment with national and international bodies.
3. Climate Action Planning and Implementation: Development of climate action plans, vulnerability and climate risk studies, REDD+ implementation support, and comprehensive water resource management strategies for cities and organizations.
4. Technology Solutions and Tools: Development and deployment of technological tools including SASATOOL platform, educational games, online calculators, and custom web applications for climate indicator monitoring and communication strategies.
5. Training and Capacity Building: Specialized and personalized training on green taxonomy, sustainable finance, climate management for financial institutions, and climate indicator measurement for organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Servicios Ambientales S.A. (SASA) is a Latin American climate change consulting firm providing advisory and implementation services across five interconnected business lines: sustainable finance, resilient cities, forests and climate change, business sustainability, and innovation and technology. The company quantifies greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprints, and water footprints using international methodologies (GPC, IPCC, ISO 14064-1, Water Footprint Network), develops climate action plans and vulnerability studies for cities, and supports REDD+ and nature-based solutions. SASA also deploys proprietary digital tools including SASATOOL and the Triple R educational game for climate indicator monitoring and public awareness.

Product overview

Servicios Ambientales S.A. (SASA) operates as a climate change advisory and consulting firm offering a portfolio of five interconnected service lines: Sustainable Finance, Resilient Cities, Forests and Climate Change, Business Sustainability, and Innovation and Technology. The company provides specialized consulting rather than a unified software platform, with technology offerings including SASATOOL (a configurable footprint calculation tool), Online Footprint Calculators, Personal Footprint Measurement WebApps, and the Triple R Educational Video Game. The Footprint Dashboard (huelladeciudades.com) serves as a public-facing interactive platform for displaying city-level environmental data across Latin America.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SASATOOL: A footprint calculation tool for cities and companies with configurable emission factors, conversion factors, and variables, featuring inventory modules, climate planning, cloud data storage, and report generation capabilities.
• Triple R Educational Video Game
• Annata Games

Products and services

• SASATOOL A configurable footprint calculation tool for cities and companies that supports inventory/baseline modules, climate planning and monitoring modules, cloud data storage, multiple users with configurable permissions, graphs and pivot tables, per capita footprint indicators, cost efficiency indicators, report generation, and documentation upload capabilities. Configurable for local contexts with emission factors, conversion factors, and variables.
• Triple R Educational Video Game An educational video game that contributes to positive attitude change in children, youth, and adults regarding environmental care, including waste management, climate change, and responsible citizenship through interactive gameplay.
• Online Footprint Calculators Web-based calculators for measuring Carbon Footprint and Water Footprint, configurable for cities, governments, schools, individuals, or specific sectors, products, and processes.
• Footprint Dashboard (huelladeciudades.com) Interactive online platform showing Carbon Footprint and Water Footprint data for Latin American cities, with results broken down by sector and emission source.
• Sustainable Finance Advisory Services Advisory services covering sustainable, green, and climate finance strategies; Environmental and Social Risk Management Systems (ESMS/SARAS); ESG criteria analysis; corporate eco-efficiency; and green products and services development for financial institutions and government entities.
• Resilient Cities Consulting Services Consultancy for carbon footprint quantification (GPC/IPCC methodologies), water footprint, climate action plans, vulnerability and climate risk analysis, City Climate Change Readiness Index implementation, and reporting on international platforms (CDP, WaterActionHub, Global Compact, C40).
• Forests and Climate Change Advisory Technical advisory for REDD+ implementation, AFOLU sector inventories, forest carbon conservation, water source conservation, agricultural emissions calculation, and nature-based solutions for climate mitigation.
• Business Sustainability Consulting Services including GHG inventory, Carbon Footprint quantification (ISO 14064-1:2019), Water Footprint, Life Cycle Analysis (ISO 14040/44/46/67), reduction and offset schemes, and climate finance access advisory for enterprise clients.
• Carbon Footprint Field Calculator Easy-to-use field calculator for estimating greenhouse gas emissions associated with agricultural operations, including both direct and indirect emissions from electricity consumption and crops.
• Personal Footprint Measurement WebApps Mobile-accessible web applications specialized in measurement of footprints for children, youth, adults, and schools, supporting public awareness regarding efficient use of resources.

Quantifiable outcome

• 105 cities achieved CDP A List status for climate transparency and leadership
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• C40 Cities Climate Leadership GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016International partnership where SASA won competitive bid in 2016 to deploy the Global Protocol for Community-scale GHG Emissions Inventories (GPC) in seven Latin American cities. SASA supports cities in using C40 tools such as CIRIS and CURV.
• Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance with CDP for climate action transparency. SASA serves as local partner validating CDP ratings for cities in Latin America, supporting the CDP program designed to encourage cities to increase climate ambition and action.
• Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance for climate and development knowledge in Latin America, supporting climate action implementation in the region.
• Latin American Future Foundation (FFLA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance for future development in Latin America, promoting climate-resilient development initiatives.
• UNREDDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for REDD+ implementation support. SASA conducted mid-term and end-of-term evaluations of UNREDD-financed projects and supported National GHG Inventories and technical information preparation for NDCs.
• GITEC Consult GmbHmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance for the CAF-GEF project on 'Energy Efficiency for the Transition to Carbon Neutral Cities in Colombia' focused on the construction sector.
• Ricardo (British Company)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership for World Bank-financed Climate Action Plans for La Paz and Santa Cruz municipalities in Bolivia. SASA collaborates with Ricardo on GHG inventories and vulnerability analysis.
• NESsTminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvided environmental assessment and advisory services for NESsT's sustainability journey, including policy alignment with GRI, CDP, TCFD standards and KPI development.
• Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership within the Piensa Verde Environmental Platform for developing the 'Footprint Management Scheme' pilot phase, including quantification and reduction/compensation actions for private sector companies.
• Fundación NaturamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner for implementation of Reciprocal Water Agreements (Acuerdos Recíprocos por el Agua) connecting water source conservation with climate action.
• International Finance Corporation (IFC) / Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSASA executives developed SARAS aligned with IFC and IDB standards for banking institutions in Colombia and designed environmental/climate management systems for financial institutions in Bolivia.
• Water Footprint Network (WFN)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSASA implements WFN methodology for water footprint quantification in cities and companies, and contributed to the ISO 14046 implementation guide for Latin America.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ricardo: British engineering and environmental consulting firm that is already an SASA partner (collaborating on World Bank-financed Climate Action Plans for La Paz and Santa Cruz). Operates broader energy and environment advisory, and represents both a competitor and collaborator.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global environmental consulting firm with sustainability, climate change, and ESG advisory practices serving multinational corporations and financial institutions. SASA competes with ERM for similar engagements but operates at a much smaller regional scale.

Emerging players

• Persefoni: Carbon and climate management accounting platform for enterprises and financial institutions. Comparable in serving financial institutions' climate disclosure needs, with software model contrasting SASA's consulting approach.
• Sweep: Carbon management software platform for mid-market and enterprise companies. Competes in the carbon footprint quantification space where SASA also operates, particularly with corporate sustainability clients.
• Watershed: Enterprise carbon accounting platform that automates GHG measurement and reporting. Represents a technology-led competitive threat to SASA's traditional carbon footprint quantification services, particularly as it expands internationally.

Direct peers

• Carbon Trust: UK-based climate consulting firm providing carbon footprint measurement, sustainability strategy, and green finance advisory to governments and corporates. Closely comparable in advisory model and methodology expertise, though focused on UK/European markets.
• EcoAct (ENGIE Impact): International climate consultancy (now part of ENGIE) offering carbon strategy, climate finance, and sustainable development advisory. Closely aligned with SASA in service offerings and target client segments.
• South Pole: Global climate consulting and carbon credit origination firm offering sustainable finance advisory, carbon footprint quantification, and ESG services. Directly comparable to SASA in service mix and target segments, though South Pole operates at significantly larger scale and broader geography.

Regional players

• Carbonext: Brazilian carbon credit and climate solutions platform serving corporate buyers and project developers. Comparable in Latin American focus and climate services, though more concentrated in carbon markets than consulting.

Others

• Verra: Global carbon credit standards body that administers the VCS Program for REDD+ and other carbon offset methodologies. SASA supports REDD+ implementation and forest carbon projects aligned with Verra frameworks, making it an adjacent enabling organization in SASA's ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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