SEECON INTERNATIONAL GMBH

Their core work

SEECON International is a Swiss sustainability consultancy that translates environmental and resource-efficiency science into practical approaches for cities, municipalities, and development programmes. Their work sits at the intersection of urban food systems, sustainable land use, and water resource management — bringing expertise that bridges policy analysis, social inclusion, and technical implementation. In SiEUGreen they contributed to integrating urban green infrastructure with food security and community resilience across European and Chinese cities, while in PAVITR they supported the validation of sustainable water and wastewater treatment technologies. They operate as a specialist knowledge partner in large international consortia, providing consultancy depth rather than laboratory or infrastructure capacity.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their first project (2018), SEECON's focus was clearly on the social and urban dimensions of sustainability — food literacy, community inclusion, smart city design, and the human-scale implications of green urban infrastructure. By 2019, the dominant keyword shifted to "high resolution management," suggesting a move toward technically precise environmental monitoring and data-driven resource management, most visible in the water treatment validation work of PAVITR. With only two projects it is difficult to confirm whether this represents a genuine strategic shift or simply reflects the different language of two different consortia; the evolution is plausible but should be treated cautiously.

SEECON appears to be broadening from urban social-sustainability consultancy toward technically grounded environmental management, which could make them an interesting partner for projects that need both community engagement expertise and environmental performance validation.

How they like to work

SEECON has never coordinated an H2020 project, always joining as a partner — consistent with a specialist consultancy that contributes focused expertise rather than managing large teams or budgets. Despite only two projects, they have connected with 43 distinct partners across 13 countries, which means they are entering large, complex consortia (both projects were IA or RIA with broad multi-country scope). This profile suits organisations looking for an agile Swiss SME that can slot into a consortium without demanding a leadership role.

With 43 unique consortium partners across 13 countries from just two projects, SEECON has participated in unusually large, internationally diverse consortia. Their network has a notably global dimension due to the EU-China scope of SiEUGreen, extending well beyond typical European research circles.

What sets them apart

SEECON is one of the very few Swiss SMEs with direct EU-China co-funded project experience, giving them a rare ability to bridge European sustainability standards with Asian urban development contexts — useful for any consortium targeting international replication or policy transfer. Their combination of food system design, social innovation, and water resource management in a single small consultancy is uncommon; most specialists occupy only one of these spaces. As an independent Swiss firm they offer neutrality and agility that larger institutes or national research organisations typically cannot.

Highlights from their portfolio

• SiEUGreen
  A rare EU-China bilateral Innovation Action spanning urban food systems, smart city design, and social inclusion across multiple cities on two continents — an unusual thematic combination that demonstrates SEECON's breadth beyond typical environmental consultancy.
• PAVITR
  SEECON's largest single grant (EUR 216,692) and their entry into water and wastewater technology validation, signalling an expansion of their environmental engineering capabilities into a distinct technical domain.