About
„ÖKO” – which is a root of a word in Greek – is the fore part of words ecology and economy. The relationship between the two words symbolises the necessary unity of the temporarily splitted sciences. Environment and Economy. ÖKO Co. Ltd., (former ÖKO Inc.) endeavours to harmonise the aspects of ecology, economy and engineering on the interdisciplinary fields of environmental protection and management, to support the enforcement of environmental interests in economical decision making.
ÖKO Co. Ltd. was established in 1991. On the market of environmental consulting, however, it is considered a long-standing firm since the research- and expert team of the share company has worked previously as a certain unit of different state-owned institutions, obtaining the skill and knowledge to provide experience and proficiency. Our aim is to be an active, independent, authentic consulting firm. The activity of the firm covers just all of the environmental concerns, such as environmental damage assessment, environmental impact assessment, water management, waste management, environmental audit and more. The firm maintains relations with governmental, local governmental and business sphere and NGOs.
Services
Öko Co. Ltd. has a project-oriented organizational structure and functioning. We are a team of highly qualified economists, geologists, hydro-geologists, engineers (mining, civil, mechanical and agricultural), water and waste management specialists, environmental assessment specialists, physicists, mathematicians, biologists, garden architects and landscape planners. Some of us have post gradual and scientific degrees and speak foreign languages (English, German, Russian, French). There is a team of technicians to support the work of the specialists. According to the certain project’s requirements the share company often involve experts of other institutions as well.
The performance of research and consultancy carried out by the company has 3 main areas: Environmental protection and nature conservation, Water management, Economic and financial consultancy. Our work extends to the following fields:
- protection of natural resources;
- establishment of environmental and regional policy and strategy;
- preparation of EU environmental tenders (ISPA, CF, PGF, etc.)
- assessment of environmental impacts (EIA), strategic environmental assessments (SEA);
Regional and rural planning;
- environmental management;
- local and national problems of the economy and the financing of environmental protection;
- complex assessment and appraisal of the state of the environment;
- preparation of programmes for protection of the rural and urban environment;
- preparation of regional programmes for water management;
- preparation of assets maps and the immovable cadastre of the local authorities;
- assessment of environmental damages, average adjustment, assessment of environmental property;
- preparation of waste management studies and plans, planning of waste neutralising plants;
- organisation and operation of the information systems of environmental protection and water management;
- environmental auditing, evaluation;
- special chapter’s preparation of rural development and traffic plans (air protection damage prevention, protection against noise – state assessment, classification, recommendations);
- examination of applicable technologies in environmental protection;
- monetary and financing consultancy, management.
Company information
Residence: 1013. Budapest. Attila str. 16. I. 3.
Postal address: 1253. Budapest. P.box: 7.
Phone/Fax: 212-6093; 489-3579; 489-3580
Register code: 106 14752 7420 114 01
Tax code: 10614752-2-41
General directorate:
- Dr. Endre Tombácz Chief Executive Officer
- Magyar Emőke Chief Operating Officer
- Nagy István Chief Technology Officer
- Dr. Ress Sándor Chairman of the Board (see below)
Directorate:
- Dr. Sándor Ress chairman
- Dr. Endre Tombácz
- István Nagy
- Dr. Erzsébet Rita Ress