What Abylon does

Abylon, now operating as 'Veolia | Conseil Interne,' is a Paris-based, wholly-owned consulting subsidiary of Veolia founded in 2016. With approximately 50 consultants combining prior external consulting experience with deep operational knowledge of environmental services, the firm delivers organizational, digital, and ecological transformation engagements primarily to Veolia group entities and secondarily to French local authorities and territorial collectives. The firm runs more than 150 consulting missions per year, covering service lines such as Transformation des Organisations, Transformation Digitale, Transformation Écologique, Data consulting, Smart and Sustainable Territory development, Numérique Responsable (Responsible Digital), Continuous Improvement (Lean), Project Management, and Innovation/Collective Intelligence workshops. Methodologies are consulting frameworks (Lean Management, Design Thinking, La Fresque du Climat, 2tonnes), with no proprietary technology platform or software product disclosed.

The business model is professional services revenue from project-based consulting engagements. Distribution is direct sales by internal consultants, occasionally supplemented by Veolia Group resources, and go-to-market is sales-led, combining direct engagement with Veolia's internal entities and external public-sector clients. Customer segments are hybrid: primary clients are Veolia group business units (water, waste, energy); secondary clients are French municipalities, urban communities, and territorial authorities. Marketing is built around LinkedIn thought leadership, a publications blog, and event participation (Interconnectés Forum, Printemps des territoires, Innova'ter). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; commercial terms are project-based. Notable partnerships include Efficacity, Cerema, Bastille, ADEME, AFNOR (co-development of a data management certification), Agorize, and a co-management role in the Label Ville Durable et Intelligente certification. In 2025 the firm rebranded to 'Veolia | Conseil Interne,' formalizing its role as the group's captive internal consultancy while retaining the Abylon legal entity.

Name

Abylon

Legal name

Abylon

Website

https://abylon-conseil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Abylon (now Veolia | Conseil Interne) is a Paris-based, Veolia-owned consulting subsidiary of ~50 staff that delivers organizational, digital, and ecological transformation projects to Veolia group entities and French local authorities, running 150+ missions per year.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management and Transformation Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB), ERP, CRM & Enterprise Applications Consulting (BPAHAEAI), Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB), Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

Keywords

• Management consulting services
• Digital transformation consulting
• Ecological transformation advisory
• Smart territory consulting
• Change management consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for organizational, digital, and ecological transformation. The firm operates as an internal consulting arm for Veolia while serving external public sector clients including local authorities and territorial organizations. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Abylon is an internal consulting firm that delivers organizational, digital, and ecological transformation services to Veolia group entities and external French territorial clients. It supports clients across the full project value chain — framing, project management, deployment, and change management — using methodologies such as Lean Management, Design Thinking, and collective intelligence workshops. The firm conducts more than 150 consulting missions annually covering strategy, digitalization, data, smart territory development, and continuous improvement.

Product overview

Abylon (now operating as Veolia | Conseil Interne) is an internal consulting firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of consulting services rather than a unified software product. The core offerings span three main transformation areas: Organizational Transformation (including strategy and change management), Digital Transformation (encompassing digitalization and responsible digital services), and Ecological Transformation. Supporting service lines include Data consulting, Smart and Sustainable Territory development, Environmental Challenges support, Innovation and Collective Intelligence, Continuous Improvement, and Project Management. These services are delivered through consulting engagements and methodologies, not as a software platform or modular product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Organizational Transformation Consulting Consulting services for organizational optimization, simplification, and performance improvement of key processes and operating modes, including governance evolution and change management support for Veolia group entities and external clients.
• Digital Transformation Consulting End-to-end consulting support for digital transformation projects from scoping through change management, putting digital tools at the service of strategic goals for sustainability and performance.
• Ecological Transformation Consulting Consulting services that combine collective intelligence methods with environmental policy expertise to support ecological transformation initiatives that reduce environmental impact and adapt activities to climate change effects.
• Data Strategy Consulting Data strategy consulting from maturity diagnosis to ambition definition, helping organizations structure their data strategy, implement governance, and deploy data use cases to serve their operations.
• Smart and Sustainable Territory Consulting Intelligent and sustainable territory development services for rural, peri-urban, or urban communities, including territory strategy definition, diagnosis, citizen event organization, and project implementation.
• Responsible Digital Consulting Digital responsibility consulting to reduce the environmental footprint of digital infrastructure, equipment, usage, and tools while ensuring optimal accessibility of digital services.
• Project Management Consulting Project management support including governance setup, indicator implementation, variance analysis, and change impact monitoring for transformation programs.
• Continuous Improvement Consulting Operational excellence consulting using Lean Management and other continuous improvement methodologies to achieve sustained quality through ongoing improvement initiatives.
• Innovation and Collective Intelligence Workshops Collective intelligence workshops and innovation methodologies including Design Thinking to transform ideas into tangible actions and prototypes, including climate fresks (La Fresque du Climat) and 2tonnes workshops.
• Environmental Challenges Support Environmental performance expertise helping local authorities and enterprises identify and prioritize key environmental topics and implement action plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change.

Quantifiable outcome

• 150+ consulting missions conducted annually for internal and external clients
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered key partner and minor.

• Efficacitykey partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for the ecological transition of Grand Poitiers Communauté Urbaine. Collaboration involves co-developing solutions and methodologies for sustainable urban development.
• Ceremakey partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Cerema (Centre d'études et d'expertise sur les risques, l'environnement, la mobilité et l'aménagement) for territorial ecological transition projects.
• BastilleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Grand Poitiers ecological transition initiative, contributing to collaborative territorial development efforts.
• AFNORkey partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-development of the first data management certification system with AFNOR for Veolia Eau d'Ile de France, creating a new market certification.
• ADEMEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional partner in ecological transition projects, particularly in the Grand Poitiers engaged actors initiative.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Algoé: French mid-sized consulting firm specializing in strategy, organization, and transformation for public sector and large enterprises. Comparable to Abylon in size, French footprint, and focus on territorial authorities and complex transformation mandates.
• Carbone 4: Paris-based climate and sustainability consultancy advising corporates and territories on decarbonization strategy. Highly comparable to Abylon's ecological transformation practice and Veolia-adjacent sustainability positioning.
• Wavestone: French-headquartered consulting firm combining strategy, digital, and operational transformation for major French and European clients. Comparable to Abylon in offering breadth (strategy, digital, operational) and French public/private sector focus.
• Sia Partners: Paris-origin management and technology consulting firm with strong presence in energy, utilities, and public sector. Comparable to Abylon in serving utilities (like Veolia) and territorial authorities on transformation projects.
• GreenFlex: French sustainability consulting and services firm supporting organizations on environmental and digital transformation. Closely comparable to Abylon's ecological transformation and responsible digital service lines.
• Eurogroup Consulting: French-origin management consultancy with deep public sector and transformation practice, particularly in territorial authorities. Highly comparable to Abylon's public sector smart-territory engagements.
• Onepoint: Large French consulting and digital transformation firm with strong public sector and utility client base. Comparable to Abylon in digital/organizational transformation offerings and Veolia-adjacent client relationships.

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini Invent: Global digital and management consulting arm of Capgemini, with deep practice in sustainability, smart territories, and utility-sector transformation. Broader scale than Abylon but directly competes for similar transformation mandates.
• Accenture Strategy: Global strategy and consulting firm with significant European utilities and public sector practice. Overlaps with Abylon's digital and sustainability transformation offerings as part of a much wider portfolio.
• Sopra Steria Next: European consulting and digital services firm with a French public sector and utilities practice. Comparable to Abylon in serving French territorial authorities and Veolia-like organizations on transformation programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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