What Fundación Conama does

Fundación Conama is a Spanish independent non-profit foundation headquartered in Madrid that operates as a multi-stakeholder convening platform for environmental sustainability. Founded in connection with the first Congreso Nacional del Medio Ambiente (CONAMA) in 1992, the foundation has organized 17+ editions of what it describes as the largest environmental congress in Spain and Iberoamerica, with the 2024 edition drawing over 7,000 participants and the upcoming CONAMA 2026 scheduled for November 30 to December 3 at IFEMA Madrid. Its core offerings center on three recurring event formats — the biennial CONAMA national congress, the rotating CONAMA Local municipal encounters, and the annual Iberoamerican Meeting on Sustainable Development (EIMA) — supplemented by workshops (jornadas), research publications including the Barómetro CONAMA, awareness campaigns such as #EMPIEZALEYENDOLAETIQUETA, educational courses, and a documentary archive (Fondo Documental) containing over 3,500 sustainability documents.

The foundation has assembled a network of 300–350+ institutional collaborators spanning public administrations, private companies (Endesa, Redeia, Ecoembes, Ecovidrio, Urbaser, Grupo Tragsa), universities, technology centers, and NGOs, with government partners including the Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico (MITECO), IDAE, and multiple Diputaciones and Ayuntamientos. Its operations are led by President Antonio Lucio with a lean team of 38 employees.

The business model is event-driven: revenue is generated through participant fees, corporate sponsorships, and institutional funding rather than technology licensing. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, consistent with its non-profit status (fundación española independiente y sin ánimo de lucro). The organization is governed by a board of trustees (Patronato) and holds no parent company, private equity, or venture capital backing. Distribution relies on physical congresses, a self-serve online documentary platform, and educational courses, while awareness and engagement are supported by an active presence across Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Flickr.

Name

Fundación Conama

Legal name

Fundación Conama

Website

https://fundacionconama.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundación Conama is a Spanish non-profit foundation headquartered in Madrid that convenes environmental professionals, governments, companies, and NGOs through its biennial CONAMA national congress, CONAMA Local events, and the annual EIMA Iberoamerican sustainability meeting, supported by a network of 300+ institutional collaborators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Sustainability Events and Knowledge Exchange

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

akta.pro primary industry

Environment, Climate & Sustainability Congresses (THAHAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement (BPADALAO), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Environmental sustainability events
• Environmental congress services
• Sustainability knowledge exchange
• Environmental training programs
• Nonprofit environmental networking

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

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. Congress and Event Participation: Revenue generated through participant fees, sponsorships, and partnerships for the biennial Congreso Nacional del Medio Ambiente, CONAMA Local, and EIMA events.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fundación Conama is a Spanish independent nonprofit foundation that organizes and hosts environmental sustainability events, including the biennial Congreso Nacional del Medio Ambiente (CONAMA), CONAMA Local municipal forums, and the Ibero-American Meeting on Sustainable Development (EIMA). It also publishes reports, runs environmental projects, conducts awareness campaigns, and delivers educational courses, functioning as a neutral multi-stakeholder knowledge-exchange platform rather than a product vendor.

Product overview

Fundación Conama is a non-profit foundation that serves as a networking platform for environmental sustainability, offering a portfolio of conference events (CONAMA biennial congress, CONAMA Local, and EIMA for Iberoamerican exchanges), educational workshops, research reports, environmental projects, awareness campaigns, training courses, and a documentary archive. The organization operates primarily as an event and knowledge-sharing platform rather than a software product, connecting environmental professionals, institutions, and stakeholders across Spain and Latin America.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Congreso Nacional del Medio Ambiente (CONAMA) The biennial National Environmental Congress, the largest environmental gathering in Spain and Latin America, bringing together over 7,000 participants and more than 300 institutional collaborators to promote sustainable development.
• CONAMA Local A forum for municipal sustainability and sustainable development in urban environments, held periodically with editions in various Spanish cities. Targets local and regional government bodies and municipal sustainability practitioners.
• Encuentro Iberoamericano sobre Desarrollo Sostenible (EIMA) An annual forum since 2005 for environmental sector entities in both Spain and Latin America, alternating host countries, facilitating Iberoamerican exchange on sustainable development.
• Jornadas (Workshops and Seminars) Workshops and seminars organized by Fundación Conama for sustainability awareness and training, including topics on chemical substances, PFAS, nitrates, pesticides, sustainable mobility, and workplace transportation plans.
• Informes (Reports and Publications) Reports and publications on environmental topics, including the Barómetro CONAMA research on environmental information access and the Aarhus Convention application in Spain.
• Cursos (Environmental Training Courses) Educational courses on sustainable development topics delivered to professionals and organizations as part of Fundación Conama's capacity-building offerings.
• Observatorio de Soluciones Basadas en la Naturaleza An initiative showcasing nature-based solution projects for environmental sustainability, hosted at sbn.conama.org.
• Fondo Documental (Documentary Archive) Documentary archive containing over 3,500 sustainability-related documents compiled from various congress editions since 2016, accessible via fundacionconama.org.

Quantifiable outcome

• Created network of 350+ collaborating entities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía (IDAE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on energy sustainability topics. Jointly organized jornadas (workshops) on sustainable mobility and workplace transportation plans.
• Diputación de BarcelonacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on local sustainability initiatives, including CONAMA Local events and projects on circular economy and waste management.
• Ayuntamiento de Vitoria-GasteizminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in organization of sustainability events; hosted CONAMA Local 2011 as opening of European Green Capital 2012.
• Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico (MITECO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministry providing funding for projects including the Barometer CONAMA research on the Aarhus Convention application in Spain.
• Ecologistas en AccióncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental NGO co-organizing events on chemical substances, PFAS, nitrates, and pesticides. Collaborated on jornadas regarding chemical safety.
• Universidad Carlos III de MadridcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner co-organizing events on chemical substances (PFAS) together with the Master's in Circular Engineering.
• Ayuntamiento de ZaragozacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost city for CONAMA Local 2023, co-organizing the encuentro (meeting) focused on urban sustainability and transformation.
• Conama Local NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of local entity professionals working to strengthen sustainable development policies. Held events in: Madrid, Seville (2009), Vitoria-Gasteiz (2011), Granada (2013), Málaga (2015), Valencia (2017), Toledo (2019), Zaragoza (2023), Barcelona (2025).
• Diputación de BarcelonacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner in CONAMA Local 2023 Zaragoza event. Provided sponsorship and collaboration on circular economy and waste management topics.
• EcoembesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner for CONAMA Local 2023, organization focused on packaging recycling and circular economy.
• EcovidriominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner for CONAMA Local 2023, organization managing glass recycling in Spain.
• UrbaserminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner and sponsor for CONAMA Local 2023, urban and environmental services company.
• EndesaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor for CONAMA Local 2023, energy company supporting sustainable development events.
• Grupo TragsaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor for CONAMA Local 2023, agricultural and environmental services group.
• RedeiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor for CONAMA Local 2023, infrastructure group contributing to environmental initiatives.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• C40 Cities: Global network of major cities committed to climate action, convening mayors and city officials at summits. Directly comparable to Conama Local: multi-city sustainability convening, government engagement, and city-level knowledge exchange.
• Forum for the Future: UK-based sustainability charity running programmes, networks and convening events on climate, nature and circular economy. Comparable role as a non-profit convening platform translating sustainability knowledge to business and policy audiences.
• Ecologistas en Acción: Spain's largest grassroots environmental confederation, co-organizing jornadas with Conama on chemicals, PFAS and pesticides. Direct peer in Spanish environmental advocacy and event organization, with substantial membership base.
• The Climate Group: International nonprofit that convenes sub-national governments and businesses on climate and clean energy. Closely comparable to Conama as a multi-stakeholder climate convening organization running flagship summits and campaigns (e.g., RE100, EV100).
• Forética: Spanish leading sustainability and CSR business association running corporate sustainability events, working groups and reports. Most direct Spanish analogue to Conama, operating a similar multi-stakeholder convening model across companies, government and academia.
• ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability: Global network of local and regional governments committed to urban sustainability, running conferences and capacity-building programmes. Closely comparable to Conama Local for municipal sustainability convening, with overlapping Spanish member cities.

Regional players

• FEMP (Federación Española de Municipios y Provincias): Spain's national federation of municipalities and provinces, running sustainability and urban-environment programmes for local councils. Directly comparable to the CONAMA Local network as a municipal-level sustainability convening body in Spain.

Broad incumbents

• IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature): Global environmental union convening governments, NGOs and scientists through its World Conservation Congress. Functionally similar to Conama as an environmental membership/congress platform, but at vastly larger global scale.
• World Resources Institute: Global research organization working on environment and sustainability, producing flagship reports (e.g., State of Climate Action). Operating in the same environmental knowledge-and-convening space as Conama but at global, not Iberian, scale.
• IISD (International Institute for Sustainable Development): Independent policy research institute on sustainable development, producing reports and convening events globally. Larger and broader than Conama, but operates the same bridge between environmental research, policy and convening stakeholders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/somosConama
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/somosconama
• Instagraminstagram.com/somosconama

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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