As an international consulting and engineering company, we stand out by our combined excellence to deliver forward-thinking solutions for our clients' most complex challenges. Together, we make a meaningful impact on sustainable development.
Who we are
We are renowned for our leading consulting, planning, engineering, IT, and communication services. Within our company, exceptional talents and leaders work in five core themes: environment, urban development and transportation, infrastructure and buildings, information technology, economy and society.
Key information
Our Global Footprint
- Team: 700+ dedicated professionals worldwide
- Offices: Operating in 7 locations: Brazil, Chile, China, Germany, India, Switzerland, and the USA
- Global Projects: Our reach extends to over 70 countries.
- Diverse Expertise: Covering 60+ distinct disciplines
- Independence: A family-owned and fully independent firm
- Client Diversity: Serving a broad spectrum of clients from the private and public sectors
Our Unique Approach
- Combined excellence: Bringing together engineering, planning, socio-economic analysis, and ICT competence
- Comprehensive Services: Seamlessly integrating strategic consulting with detailed technical design
- Collaborative Agility: Leveraging interdisciplinary experience and a flexible organizational structure to facilitate collaboration across disciplines and organizations
Our Purpose
Together, we are shaping the future
As an international consulting and engineering company, we are committed to preserving and developing the Earth as our only living space and ensuring the well-being of present and future generations.
With our global local presence, we seamlessly blend the capabilities and expertise of an international firm with an in-depth understanding of the local economic, social, and cultural context. This enables us to respond effectively to our client's needs and provide the solid foundation required for their decision-making.
We lead with our combined excellence. Rooted in our Swiss engineering heritage, we stand out for quality, reliability, and problem-solving capabilities. Our competence is derived from our extensive expertise and a culture of interdisciplinary teamwork. We assemble the right team for each task, creating lasting value for our clients. Together, we address the most intricate challenges, delivering innovative solutions that demonstrate their worth in practice.
As an independent, family-owned company, we adopt a long-term perspective. We nurture our values of impact-focused collaboration, dedicated client engagement, and our entrepreneurial spirit. We are unwavering in our commitment to the highest ethical standards, which are the foundation for building and sustaining trusted relationships.
Our values
Rooted in shared values, we're committed to sustainable development. We have a genuine passion for our work and thrive in collaborative and enterpreneurial efforts. Our engagement is an integral part of an inspiring and fulfilling life.
We are stronger together
We embrace a human-centered, down-to-earth culture marked by personal interactions, mutual respect, and open idea exchange. Our aim is lasting relationships based on shared interests.
We empower our teams, decentralizing responsibilities for a dynamic, results-driven approach. This fosters personal and professional growth.
We promote impact-oriented collaboration across EBP offices and form partnerships with experts as needed to ensure top expertise for each project.
Our clients are at the heart of everything we do
We approach our work through our client's lens, tackling challenges head-on and delving into the depths of every issue. This client-centric perspective underpins our organization, where project teams play a pivotal role.
Our unwavering focus on client needs, creativity, practicality, and technical precision defines our commitment to excellence. In this pursuit, we diligently craft holistic solutions independently, ensuring our clients receive the best foundation required for their decision-making.
We are movers and creators
Cultivating our entrepreneurial spirit, we maintain agility, adaptability, and steadfast confidence. We continually develop processes and practices, persevere in our endeavors, and propel them toward success. Guided by our long-term vision, we reinvest available resources to foster sustainable growth. We grow as an organization, in the impact we have on sustainable development and in the way we think and work.
Our sustainability commitment
Throughout our company's extensive legacy, our focus on sustainability has consistently been our top priority. This deep-seated dedication has motivated us to contribute to sustainable development over five decades substantially.
We craft balanced, future-oriented projects by embedding sustainability into our planning. This involves responsible use of natural, economic, and social resources to ensure long-term environmental preservation and meet future generations' needs. When approaching projects, we identify opportunities for sustainable development and collaborate with our clients to harness these opportunities. This enables us to minimize environmental impact and foster positive action.
In our projects, we balance environmental, economic, and social aspects and look for synergies to thrive positive change. We address potential conflicts by promoting transparency, discussing objectives with clients and stakeholders, and achieving innovative, lasting solutions.
Our History
Our journey began with Ernst Basler's vision of sustainability and interdisciplinary team work, and today, these enduring principles remain a driving force behind our global engagement and expertise.
1971: Ernst Basler promotes sustainability and interdisciplinarity in the engineering profession
1981: Founding of Ernst Basler + Partner.
1993: Establishment of EBP Deutschland/Germany.
1994: Bruno Basler takes over from Ernst Basler.
1996: Founding of EDR Group (now EBP US).
2012: Inception of EBP Chile.
2014: Majority ownership of Geoklock in Brazil (100% by 2016).
2016: Acquisition of EDR Group in the US.
2019: Launch of EBP China.
2020: Geoklock and EDR Group rebranded as EBP Brazil and EBP US.
2024: Acquisition of STEP in India.
2024: Acquisition of Zero Dimensions Technology (ZRD) in Shanghai and merger with EBP China, continuation under the name of EBP China.
2024: Acquisition of Ramboll's operations in Brazil.
Internal Policies
EBP Brasil reaffirms its commitment to excellence by strictly following its internal Compliance, LGPD, Code of Conduct and Information Technology policies. The company ensures data protection, ethics in corporate relations and technological innovation, guaranteeing transparency and compliance in all its operations. Check out our internal policies below.
The EBP Brazil Code of Conduct establishes ethical guidelines, promoting integrity, respect and responsibility in business relationships, ensuring transparency, legal compliance and commitment to sustainability.
Click here to read the EBP Brazil Code of Conduct.
EBP Brasil has a Reporting Channel available at the link below, with the option of anonymous submission.
EBP Brasil's quality management system (QMS) is certified according to the ISO 9001 standard, which is a set of requirements that aim to guide companies in this regard, seeking continuous improvement and ensuring two major objectives simultaneously: the satisfaction of our Customers and the fulfillment of internal objectives.
EBP Brasil is accredited by Cgcre, according to ABNT NBR ISO/IEC 17025, under number 1142, for testing activities in water sampling services.
EBP Brasil, committed to best practices in its relationship with our customers, suppliers and employees, and based on the principles of Information Security and Data Privacy, establishes the following commitments:
Confidentiality
Ensure that access to information is restricted to authorized personnel, according to position and function.
Integrity
Ensure that information is not tampered with, falsified or stolen.
Availability
Ensure that information is available whenever requested by EBP Brasil users and authorized persons.
Privacy
Ensure that the processing of personal data required in EBP Brasil processes is in compliance with the General Data Protection Law (LGPD) and the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Click here to read our General Information Security and Data Protection Policy.
LGPD
The General Law on the Protection of Personal Data (Law No. 13,709/2018 – LGPD), which regulates the processing of personal data, came into force in September 2020. As of this date, all companies must adapt and comply with all the requirements of the LGPD, under penalty of fines and other penalties provided for by law.
To comply with the requirements of the LGPD, EBP Brasil, among other measures, created the role of Data Protection Officer (the equivalent of the Data Protection Officer – DPO defined in European law), as well as the Information Security and LGPD committee, which will assist the Officer in his/her duties.
The Data Protection Officer, a professional whose duties are set out in the LGPD, has the main role of acting as a communication channel between EBP Brasil, the holders of the personal data it processes and the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD – a public body responsible for overseeing, implementing and monitoring compliance with the law), in addition to actively participating in the dissemination of information and guidelines for compliance with the LGPD.
The following were appointed by EBP Brasil to the role of Data Protection Officer:
Wanderlei Clemente
AEBP Brasil also appointed the Information Security and LGPD Committee, composed of:
João Castro
Rosangela Banba
Vinicius Ambrogi
Pedro Vitorino
The Information Security and LGPD Committee can be contacted via the following email address: