Ecología y Empresa, S.R.L.

What Ecología y Empresa, S.R.L. does

Ecología y Empresa S.R.L. is a Bolivian environmental consulting firm founded in 1994 in La Paz, operating as the country's first consultancy dedicated exclusively to environmental services. The firm delivers five core professional services — Environmental Impact Assessment (Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental), Environmental Auditing (Auditoría Ambiental), Monitoring and Supervision (Monitoreo y Supervisión), Legal Counseling (Asesoría Legal), and Pollution Prevention (Prevención de la Contaminación) — to clients in the mining, hydrocarbons, energy, telecommunications, and infrastructure sectors. Notable engagements include EIAs for Empresa Petrolera CHACO (BP AMOCO) and MAXUS Bolivia (REPSOL YPF) in hydrocarbon exploration within national protected areas, a 604 km power transmission EIA for ISA Bolivia, an environmental liabilities audit for COMIBOL, and a joint audit with ERM Argentina for Bolivia's Ministry of Sustainable Development.

The firm operates from two offices — La Paz (headquarters, C. Claudio Aliaga N° 1223, Ed. Cibeles, Piso 3, San Miguel, Calacoto) and Santa Cruz (Calle Río Quiser, Nº 3848, Barrio Las Palmas) — with a total headcount of 18 employees. Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales, cultivated through direct relationships with major Bolivian enterprises and international development organizations including the World Bank, IFC, IDB, IIC, CAF, and USAID. The revenue model is professional services on a project-by-project engagement basis, with pricing not publicly disclosed and no modular software or platform product. The firm is privately held as a Bolivian S.R.L. with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or external funding; it has built a library of 400+ completed studies over its operating history, which functions as institutional knowledge reinforcing its national leadership position.

Name

Ecología y Empresa, S.R.L.

Legal name

Ecología y Empresa S.R.L.

Website

https://ecologiayempresa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bolivian environmental consulting firm founded in 1994, providing impact assessments, audits, monitoring, legal counseling, and pollution prevention to mining, hydrocarbon, energy, and infrastructure clients across Bolivia.

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Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Compliance & Permitting (BPAHAJAA), EIA/ESIA Documentation & Technical Studies (Air/Water/Noise/Traffic) (EUAHAAAC)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting
• Environmental impact assessment
• Environmental auditing
• Pollution prevention services
• Regulatory compliance consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

La Paz

HQ country

Bolivia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Professional consulting services including Environmental Impact Assessments, Environmental Auditing, Legal Counseling, Monitoring and Supervision, and Pollution Prevention solutions. Revenue generated through project-based engagements and ongoing advisory relationships with clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Ecología y Empresa is a professional environmental consulting firm delivering a unified portfolio of five core services to productive and infrastructure projects in Bolivia: Environmental Impact Assessment (Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental), Environmental Auditing (Auditoría Ambiental), Monitoring and Supervision (Monitoreo y Supervisión), Legal Counseling (Asesoría Legal), and Pollution Prevention (Prevención de la Contaminación). Engagements are delivered by multidisciplinary teams on a project basis to enterprises in mining, hydrocarbons, energy, telecommunications, and construction, as well as to international development organizations and government agencies.

Product overview

Ecología y Empresa is a professional environmental consulting firm offering a unified portfolio of five core consulting services: Environmental Impact Assessment (Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental), Environmental Auditing (Auditoría Ambiental), Monitoring and Supervision (Monitoreo y Supervisión), Legal Counseling (Asesoría Legal), and Pollution Prevention (Prevención de la Contaminación). Founded in 1994, the firm serves productive and infrastructure sector clients across Bolivia, including energy generation, mining, hydrocarbon exploration, telecommunications, and construction industries. The services are delivered as standalone consulting engagements rather than a modular software platform.

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Products and services

• Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental (Environmental Impact Assessment) Environmental impact assessment services that design solutions to ensure project success in environmental and social areas, including compliance with international financing requirements when applicable. Delivered to enterprises and government agencies undertaking productive and infrastructure projects in Bolivia.
• Auditoría Ambiental (Environmental Auditing) Environmental auditing services using multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive analysis of any industry or situation for defined purposes, along with socially viable solutions. Engagements include baseline audits of environmental liabilities and audits requested by government and international organizations.
• Monitoreo y Supervisión (Monitoring and Supervision) Environmental monitoring and supervision services delivered on a permanent basis or through programmed field visits, ensuring compliance with internal standards or government-approved requirements by industries, personnel, or subcontractors. Used by clients operating in protected and high-sensitivity project areas.
• Asesoría Legal (Legal Counseling) Legal counseling services addressing environmental regulatory situations, with established alternative solutions developed through extensive experience in diverse scenarios. Provided to enterprises and government clients navigating Bolivian environmental law and regulation.
• Prevención de la Contaminación (Pollution Prevention) Pollution prevention services providing cost-effective solutions that reduce net use of materials and resources while decreasing wastewater, solid waste, and air emissions generation. Targeted at industrial and infrastructure clients seeking cleaner-production outcomes.

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ERM Argentina S.A.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with ERM Argentina S.A. on an environmental audit of a gas exploration well explosion for the Bolivian Ministry of Sustainable Development. Successfully attained consensus on audit results among the government, audited company, and social actors.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis NV: Global design and consultancy with environment and sustainability practice delivering EIA, permitting, and ESG advisory for industrial and infrastructure clients. Comparable to Ecología y Empresa in serving multinational extractive and infrastructure clients with IFI-aligned environmental work.
• Golder Associates (now part of WSP): Global environmental and engineering consulting firm historically serving mining, oil and gas, and infrastructure clients with environmental impact assessments and site investigations. Comparable to Ecología y Empresa's environmental services for extractive and infrastructure projects in Latin America.
• AECOM Environment: Global infrastructure consulting firm with extensive environmental services practice covering impact assessment, remediation, and compliance for large projects. Comparable to Ecología y Empresa in delivering environmental services to mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors.
• Stantec: Global engineering and environmental consulting firm providing environmental assessment, permitting, and compliance services for energy, mining, and infrastructure. Comparable to Ecología y Empresa in core EIA, environmental auditing, and pollution prevention advisory offerings.
• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and advisory consulting firm serving energy, mining, infrastructure, and financial institutions with EIA, permitting, and ESG services. Comparable to Ecología y Empresa's core EIA, auditing, and monitoring offerings across extractive and infrastructure sectors.
• WSP Global: Global professional services firm with a large environment and earth sciences practice serving mining, energy, and infrastructure clients worldwide. Comparable to Ecología y Empresa in offering EIA, permitting, monitoring, and EHS advisory to extractive and infrastructure projects in Latin America.
• Tetra Tech: Leading global consulting and engineering firm specializing in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure for resource-rich and emerging markets. Comparable to Ecología y Empresa in providing EIA, environmental auditing, and monitoring services for mining, oil and gas, and infrastructure clients.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global environmental, health, and safety consulting firm with deep presence in Latin America. Directly comparable: Ecología y Empresa has already collaborated with ERM Argentina on a government-commissioned environmental audit, and both firms deliver EIA, audit, and compliance services to extractives and infrastructure clients.
• Ramboll Environ: International engineering, design, and environmental consulting firm with strong Latin American project experience in energy, mining, and infrastructure EIAs. Comparable to Ecología y Empresa in offering multidisciplinary environmental impact assessment and compliance work for IFI-financed projects.

Emerging players

• Knight Piésold Consulting: Engineering and environmental consulting firm with strong mining-sector focus and offices across Latin America (Peru, Chile, Argentina). Comparable to Ecología y Empresa in delivering EIAs, environmental audits, and monitoring for mining, energy, and infrastructure clients in the Andean region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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Investments

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