Consorci de Medi Ambient i Salut Pública SIGMA

What Consorci de Medi Ambient i Salut Pública SIGMA does

Consorci de Medi Ambient i Salut Pública SIGMA is a public consortium (Consorci) constituted under Spanish law and domiciled in Olot, Catalonia, that delivers environmental and public health services on behalf of the 21 municipalities of the La Garrotxa comarca. It operates through formal delegations from the Ajuntament d'Olot and the Consell Comarcal de la Garrotxa, with the latter acting as the primary delegating authority for civil protection and emergency management across all member municipalities except Olot. The consortium's customer base is therefore entirely governmental: it serves municipal administrations rather than private clients, and its funding flows from municipal contributions and public budgets rather than commercial pricing.

The service portfolio spans eleven core lines: waste collection and street cleaning, water cycle management (drinking water, wastewater, spring quality), public health, animal and urban pest control, green spaces and municipal gardens, economic activity licensing and inspection, public works planning, civil protection and emergencies, energy management, a multipurpose laboratory, and a seed bank. Cross-cutting initiatives include the Catàleg de biodiversitat de la Moixina i del Parc Nou, a sustainability observatori, fiber-optic infrastructure (XAFOGAR), biomass and climate change adaptation programs, and the "Grans Interrogants de la Ciència" outreach series. Distribution is direct to municipalities, supplemented by three rotating mobile recycling centers and a comarca recycling facility in Olot. There is no proprietary technology platform; operations run on standard municipal service infrastructure and a citizen-facing electronic headquarters (seu-e.cat).

The business model is publicly funded: SIGMA does not earn commercial revenue from private customers, and individual service fees to citizens are typically tax-funded or nominal. Governance is led by a president (Santi Reixach from 2019 until his death in November 2025) and a Director who presents the annual memoria general to the Junta General. The entity is small (7 employees) and embedded within a broader regional ecosystem that includes the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Parc Natural de la Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa, the Consorci de l'Alta Garrotxa, DINAMIG, Espai Cràter, PEHOC, the Associació Astronòmica de la Garrotxa, and forest defense associations (ADF). It is GDPR-compliant and operates under the Spanish data protection framework.

Name

Consorci de Medi Ambient i Salut Pública SIGMA

Legal name

Consorci de Medi Ambient i Salut Pública de la Garrotxa

Website

https://consorcisigma.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SIGMA is a public consortium in Olot, Catalonia that delivers environmental and public health services — waste, water, green spaces, civil protection, laboratory, and seed bank — on behalf of the 21 municipalities of the La Garrotxa comarca, funded by municipal contributions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Environmental and Public Health Services

NAICS

Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (92411)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA) (EUAIANAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pollution Prevention, Chemicals & Waste (incl. Plastics) (BPADALAJ)

Keywords

• Municipal waste management
• Water cycle services
• Public health services
• Civil protection
• Environmental services

Headquarters

HQ city

Olot

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SIGMA is a public consortium that delivers environmental and public health services on behalf of the municipal governments of the La Garrotxa comarca in Catalonia. Its core offering comprises municipal waste collection and street cleaning, drinking water and wastewater treatment, public health monitoring, stray animal and urban pest control, green space and municipal garden management, economic activity licensing and inspection, technical assistance for public works, civil protection and emergency management, energy management, a multipurpose laboratory, and a regional seed bank. Services are funded by municipal budgets and delivered through both fixed facilities and three mobile recycling centers rotating across the comarca.

Product overview

SIGMA (Consorci de Medi Ambient i Salut Pública de la Garrotxa) is a public consortium providing integrated environmental and public health services to municipalities in the Garrotxa region of Catalonia. The organization operates as a multi-service platform offering 11 core service areas: waste collection and street cleaning, water cycle management, public health, pet and pest control, green spaces and municipal gardens, economic activity licensing, public works planning, civil protection and emergencies, energy management, a multipurpose laboratory, and a seed bank. Additional cross-cutting initiatives include biodiversity cataloging (Catàleg de biodiversitat), sustainability observation, resilience planning, and science outreach programs. Services are delivered to Olot and other municipalities in the comarca, with a main office located at Ctra. Riudaura, 94 in Olot.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Brands

• Catàleg de biodiversitat dels paratges de la Moixina i del Parc Nou: Biodiversity catalog project for La Moixina and Parc Nou natural areas

Products and services

• Residus i neteja viària (Waste Collection and Street Cleaning) Municipal waste collection services including selective waste collection for clothing and cooking oil, bulky items removal, and street cleaning operations across the La Garrotxa region, delivered to the Ajuntament d'Olot and member municipalities.
• Cicle de l'aigua (Water Cycle Management) Water cycle management services including drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment, and natural spring quality monitoring for Olot and the La Garrotxa region.
• Salut pública (Public Health Services) Public health services including smoking prevention studies in school environments and health monitoring activities conducted in coordination with the Agència de Salut Pública de Catalunya, Fundació de l'Hospital d'Olot, and the Ajuntament d'Olot.
• Animals de companyia i plagues urbanes (Pet and Urban Pest Control) Stray animal collection services and urban pest control management for the La Garrotxa region, supporting residents who have lost companion animals.
• Espais verds i horts municipals (Green Spaces and Municipal Gardens) Management of green spaces in Olot including parks, riparian forests, riverbed cleaning programs, and urban garden allotments with associated municipal regulations.
• Activitats econòmiques (Economic Activities Licensing) Control and legalization services for economic activities, including inspection and compliance verification for fire prevention, environmental management, and public safety, conducted in collaboration with DINAMIG.
• Obra pública (Public Works Technical Assistance) Technical assistance to municipalities for planning, design, and development of public works related to water services, wastewater, waste management, rural roads, and telecommunications networks.
• Emergències i protecció civil (Civil Protection and Emergencies) Civil protection services including emergency management plans (PAS, PPI, DUPROCIM, PAU), forest fire prevention, and coordination with voluntary associations for the La Garrotxa region, delegated by the Conseil Comarcal de la Garrotxa.
• Energia (Energy Management) Energy efficiency and management services for the La Garrotxa region.
• Laboratori Polivalent de la Garrotxa (Multipurpose Laboratory) Multipurpose laboratory services for environmental and public health testing and analysis supporting the comarca's municipalities.
• Banc de llavors de la Garrotxa (Seed Bank) Seed conservation and biodiversity preservation program for the La Garrotxa region.
• Catàleg de biodiversitat de la Moixina i del Parc Nou (Biodiversity Catalog) Comprehensive biodiversity cataloguing project for La Moixina and Parc Nou natural areas, including species inventories for bryophytes, lichens, fungi, odonates, lepidopterans, molluscs, heteropters, and chiropterans, co-promoted with the Ajuntament d'Olot and the Parc Natural de la Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa.
• Projectes transversals (Cross-cutting Strategic Projects) Strategic cross-cutting initiatives including resilience planning, fiber optic infrastructure (XAFOGAR), sustainability observatory, science outreach (Interrogants de la Ciència), biomass initiatives, and climate change adaptation for La Garrotxa.

Quantifiable outcome

• Comprehensive service coverage across all municipalities of La Garrotxa comarca

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ajuntament d'OlotcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary municipal partner collaborating on all environmental and public health services in Olot, including waste management, green spaces, biodiversity cataloging, and public infrastructure. Co-promoter of the Biodiversity Catalog project of La Moixina and Parc Nou.
• Parc Natural de la Zona Volcànica de la GarrotxacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-promoter of the Biodiversity Catalog of La Moixina and Parc Nou, collaborating on biodiversity conservation, species documentation, and environmental management of periurban natural spaces.
• DINAMIG, Agència d'Innovació i Desenvolupament de la GarrotxaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with SIGMA on economic activity licensing, sharing information and databases for business regulation and compliance.
• Consell Comarcal de la GarrotxacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary delegating authority for emergency and civil protection services. SIGMA manages these services on behalf of the comarca council for all member municipalities except Olot.
• Espai CràterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the 'Grans Interrogants de la Ciència' science outreach program, hosting monthly lectures at the Sala Magma venue.
• PEHOC (Patrimoni Etnològic i del paisatge de la Garrotxa)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the 'Grans Interrogants de la Ciència' science outreach program.
• Associació Astronòmica de la GarrotxaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on the 'Grans Interrogants de la Ciència' science outreach program.
• Consorci de l'Alta GarrotxaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on emergency coordination and civil protection, particularly for the Sadernes-Sant Aniol sector, one of the most frequented natural spaces in the comarca.
• Generalitat de CatalunyacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides emergency and civil protection support through Protecció Civil, coordinates fire prevention infrastructure, and supports biodiversity conservation through the Parc Natural.
• Federació d'Associacions de Defensa Forestal (ADF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIGMA provides technical and administrative support to forest defense associations through their federation for fire prevention and emergency response.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mancomunitat de la Conca d'Òdena: Catalan mancomunitat (voluntary inter-municipal association) providing shared environmental, waste, and water services to a cluster of small municipalities in the Conca d'Òdena region. Equivalent organizational form and service portfolio to SIGMA at a comparable scale.
• Consorci de Residus del Vallès Occidental: Public consortium providing municipal waste treatment, recycling, and circular-economy services to municipalities in the Vallès Occidental comarca. Same public-consortium model and core environmental mandate as SIGMA, but at a larger metropolitan scale.
• Consorci per a la Gestió dels Residus del Vallès Oriental: Catalan inter-municipal consortium dedicated to waste management and recycling services across municipalities in the Vallès Oriental comarca. Directly comparable to SIGMA's waste, recycling, and circular-economy service mandate at a similar shared-services scale.
• Consell Comarcal del Gironès: Comarcal council in Catalonia providing delegated municipal services (waste, environment, civil protection) to its member municipalities in the Gironès region. Operates the same inter-municipal governance and service-delivery model as the Consell Comarcal de la Garrotxa that commissions SIGMA.

Regional players

• Consorci de l'Estany de Banyoles: Consortium managing the Banyoles lake ecosystem and surrounding natural spaces, including biodiversity conservation, water quality monitoring, and public-use management. Comparable as a Catalan public consortium focused on environmental and biodiversity stewardship, though focused on a single natural asset rather than a full municipal-services mandate.
• Consorci del Ter: Catalan public consortium for integrated water management, irrigation infrastructure, and environmental services along the Ter river basin. Shares SIGMA's water-cycle management, environmental monitoring, and public-consortium governance model, focused on a river basin rather than a comarca.

Broad incumbents

• Diputació de Girona: Provincial government of Girona that provides technical assistance, environmental programs, and infrastructure support to the municipalities of La Garrotxa and other comarcas. Overlaps with SIGMA in environmental support and municipal technical assistance, but at a wider provincial scale with a broader portfolio.
• Generalitat de Catalunya - Departament d'Acció Climàtica, Alimentació i Agenda Rural: Catalan regional government department responsible for environmental policy, climate change, waste regulation, biodiversity, and rural development. Provides regulatory framework, funding, and Protecció Civil support that SIGMA draws on, and competes for ownership of certain delegated environmental services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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