Imedes | Sostenibilidad Estratégica

What Imedes | Sostenibilidad Estratégica does

Imedes (Instituto Mediterráneo Desarrollo Sostenible) is a Valencia-headquartered Spanish environmental services firm founded in 1995 as a spin-off of the Universitat de València. It operates under the Grup Imedes parent structure as a private limited company (INSTITUTO IMEDES S.L.) with 47 employees and registered offices in Valencia, Madrid, and Castilla-La Mancha. The business is organized into three service divisions: Consultoría Ambiental (covering circular economy, sustainable waste management, environmental training, territorial development, and energy transition); Agencia Comunicación Ambiental (institutional and corporate communication, press office, environmental campaigns, digital marketing, sustainable events, and a design studio); and Centro de Educación Ambiental (environmental education campaigns, online workshops, sustainable events, and merchandising).

The firm monetizes through fee-for-service professional engagements — consulting, communication, and education projects — sold primarily to Spanish public-sector clients via direct engagement and public procurement. A distinct operational line is the Energy Office (Oficinas de la Energía), launched in 2019 under Fundación València Clima i Energía, which provides citizen-facing advisory at three physical locations and one mobile office in Valencia. Notable technical assets include a web-based transparency platform developed for the Consorcio Valencia Interior that enables citizen queries of municipal waste management data within three clicks, and ongoing participation in European projects such as INTERREG MED MAESTRALE and Erasmus+ COL-SUMERS. Certifications include ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 (held for over a decade), the Spanish Carbon Footprint Seal, and GDPR compliance. Revenue, pricing, and customer concentration are not publicly disclosed, and the company shows no external institutional investors or venture capital ownership.

Name

Imedes | Sostenibilidad Estratégica

Legal name

INSTITUTO IMEDES S.L.

Website

https://imedes.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Imedes is a Valencia-based environmental consultancy, communication agency, and education center founded in 1995 as a University of Valencia spin-off, serving Spanish public-sector clients across the Valencian Community, Madrid, and Castilla-La Mancha.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising (541850)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAFAJ

ESG Governance, Sustainability Reporting & Assurance Advisory

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Risk, Compliance & Governance Advisory

SECONDARYBPADALAM

Circular Economy & Resource Efficiency

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Climate, Environment & Sustainable Development Programs

SECONDARYEUAIANAH

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

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Services (Waste Management, Recycling & Remediation)/Resource Recovery & Circular Economy Services (Reuse, Take-back, Refurbishment)

SECONDARYEUAHAAAC

EIA/ESIA Documentation & Technical Studies (Air/Water/Noise/Traffic)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) & Permitting

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• Circular economy advisory
• Sustainable waste management
• Energy transition consulting
• Environmental communication agency

Headquarters

HQ city

Valencia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Fee-for-service consulting engagements covering circular economy, sustainable waste management, sustainable territorial development, energy transition, and environmental compliance. Clients are primarily public sector entities (municipalities, consortia, regional governments) procuring advisory services.
2. Environmental Communication Agency Services: Communication services including institutional environmental communication, corporate communication, press office, environmental campaigns, digital marketing, sustainable events, and design/creativity — billed as project-based or retainer engagements.
3. Environmental Education Services: Environmental education campaigns, online workshops, sustainable events, and sustainable merchandising — delivered to municipalities, schools, and community organizations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Imedes is a Spanish environmental sustainability firm providing three integrated service divisions: environmental consulting (circular economy, sustainable waste management, energy transition), environmental communication agency services (institutional communication, press office, digital marketing, sustainable events, design), and environmental education (campaigns, workshops, sustainable events). The company also operates the Energy Offices (Oficinas de la Energía) for the Fundación València Clima y Energía, delivering citizen advisory on energy efficiency and renewable installation. Services are primarily delivered to public sector clients in the Valencian Community, Madrid, and Castilla-La Mancha.

Product overview

Imedes | Instituto Mediterráneo Desarrollo Sostenible is a Spanish environmental consultancy and communication agency organized into three main service divisions: Consultoría Ambiental (environmental consulting with expertise in circular economy, waste management, and energy transition), Agencia Comunicación Ambiental (environmental communication agency offering institutional/corporate communication, press services, digital marketing, and design), and Centro de Educación Ambiental (environmental education center with campaigns, workshops, and sustainable events). The company also operates Energy Offices (Oficinas de la Energía) providing citizen advisory services on energy transition. Founded as a spin-off of the University of Valencia in 1995, the company operates primarily in the Valencian Community, Madrid, and Castilla-La Mancha regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Consultoría Ambiental: Environmental consulting services including Circular Economy and Sustainable Waste Management, Environmental Training and Economic Development, and Sustainable Territorial Development and Energy Transition.
• Agencia Comunicación Ambiental
• Centro de Educación Ambiental

Products and services

• Consultoría Ambiental Environmental consulting practice delivering circular economy and sustainable waste management advisory, environmental training and economic development, and sustainable territorial development and energy transition services. Targets municipalities, regional governments, and waste management consortia across Spain.
• Agencia Comunicación Ambiental Environmental communication agency offering institutional communication, corporate environmental communication, press office, environmental campaigns, digital marketing, sustainable events, and design and creativity services for organizations seeking to communicate sustainability credentials.
• Centro de Educación Ambiental Environmental education center providing environmental education campaigns, sustainable events, online workshops, and sustainable merchandising for municipalities, schools, and community organizations.
• Oficinas de la Energía Energy offices providing integral advisory to citizens on energy efficiency, renewable energy installation, and energy vulnerability support, operated under contract for the Fundación València Clima y Energía. Service is delivered through three physical offices and one mobile office in Valencia.

Quantifiable outcome

• The waste treatment plant at Algímia d'Alfara achieves over 60% recovery rate of incoming waste through valorization processes.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FEDEMCOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025FEDEMCO and Ecoembes partnered with Imedes to launch and communicate the 'AHORA TOCA MADERA' campaign to promote wood packaging collection and recovery across the Valencian Community.
• Eneragen (Asociación de Agencias Españolas de Gestión de la Energía)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Imedes' Energy Office received the Eneragen award for best practice in renewable energy awareness, and participates in the association's ecosystem of energy agencies.
• EcoembescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Imedes participates as technical assistance provider in the Plan de Acción de Envases de la Comunitat Valenciana, a joint initiative between the Generalitat Valenciana and Ecoembes to improve selective collection of packaging waste and provide municipalities with technical and regulatory tools to meet packaging recycling targets.
• Consorcios de Residuos de la Comunitat Valenciana (Valencia Interior, Palancia Belcaire, Mare, Castelló Nord)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Imedes collaborates with multiple waste management consortia on waste planning, diagnostic studies, container deployment, transparency tools, and citizen awareness campaigns across municipalities in the Valencian Community.
• CENEAM (Centro Nacional de Educación Ambiental) / Fundación BiodiversidadminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Imedes participates in the elaboration of the Plan de Acción de Educación Ambiental para la Sostenibilidad en España 2020-2025 (PAEAS), coordinated by CENEAM with support from Fundación Biodiversidad. Imedes' Gema Alcañiz coordinates the Redes Sociales sector.
• Viceconsejería de Medio Ambiente de Castilla-La ManchacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Imedes authored the methodological guide for the selective collection of organic matter in Castilla-La Mancha on behalf of the regional government's environmental office.
• IVACE (Instituto Valenciano de Competitividad Empresarial)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020IVACE managed the MOVES III programme through which Imedes received EU NextGenerationEU funding for an electric vehicle for the Energy Office.
• Fundación València Clima y EnergíacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Imedes provides the technical service for the Energy Offices under the foundation, operating three physical offices and one mobile office to offer citizens comprehensive advice on energy efficiency, renewable energy installation, and energy vulnerability support.
• INTERREG MED / MAESTRALE projectminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Eduardo Amer, Imedes' representative from the Environment and Territory department, participated in the European INTERREG MED MAESTRALE project.
• COL-SUMERS (Erasmus+ project)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Imedes participated in the European Erasmus+ COL-SUMERS project aimed at promoting WEEE (electronic waste) collection and good environmental practices among appliance retailers and consumers.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Fundación Entorno (entornoBCN / similar): Spanish sustainability/CSR foundation providing environmental advisory and corporate sustainability services; comparable to Imedes' corporate environmental communication and ESG advisory work though historically Catalonia-focused.

Broad incumbents

• SGS España: Global testing, inspection and certification company with a Spanish environmental services practice covering ISO 14001, carbon footprint verification and ESG assurance; adjacent incumbent to Imedes' advisory and certification support work.
• FCC Medio Ambiente: Spain's largest waste management and environmental services contractor serving municipalities and regional governments; competes with Imedes' waste and circular economy advisory work and is part of FCC Servicios Ciudadanos.
• Veolia España: Major environmental services operator in Spain covering water, waste and energy services to municipalities; operates at vastly larger scale than Imedes and competes for adjacent municipal sustainability contracts.
• Bureau Veritas España: International TIC firm offering environmental compliance, ESG/sustainability advisory and ISO 14001 certification in Spain; broader incumbent that competes with Imedes for municipal and corporate environmental advisory engagements.

Direct peers

• Inclam: Spanish environmental and acoustic engineering consultancy serving public administrations and industry; directly comparable to Imedes' Consultoría Ambiental division in scope of EIA, waste and circular economy work for municipal and regional clients.
• Técnicas de Medio Ambiente (TMA): Spanish environmental consulting firm providing waste management, treatment plant engineering and environmental advisory to public sector - overlapping with Imedes' core consulting work and Valencian/Castellano public-sector focus.
• Ambienta (Grupo TYPSA): Environmental consulting arm of TYPSA engineering group; offers EIA, environmental management, sustainability and waste advisory to public administrations and infrastructure developers, overlapping Imedes' environmental consulting service line.

Others

• Ecoembes: Spanish packaging recovery organization (EPR scheme operator) that is both Imedes' partner (Plan de Acción Envases) and a stakeholder in the same municipal circular-economy ecosystem; thematically adjacent rather than a direct competitor.

Emerging players

• Fundación Global Nature: Spanish foundation providing environmental consulting, biodiversity projects and rural sustainability programs; comparable as a public-interest oriented environmental services provider with a different funding mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/InstitutoImedes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/imedes
• Instagraminstagram.com/institutoimedes

Compliance4 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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