Eqosphere
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2012
- HeadquartersParis, France
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Eqosphere does
Eqosphere (legal entity: Prospectives RSE – EQOSPHERE) is a France-based social enterprise founded in 2012 by Xavier Corval, headquartered in Marseille with a secondary office in Paris. It provides consulting, training, and program-management services focused on food-waste reduction, circular economy, and waste valorization for French enterprises, public institutions, and local governments. Its offer is structured around five interconnected service modules: quantitative and qualitative waste diagnostics, change-management accompaniment and action plans, Qualiopi-certified professional training, territorial cooperation networks for waste valorization, and sorting quality control for catering and public spaces. Clients include large French retailers (E.Leclerc, Auchan, Casino, Franprix, Biocoop), caterers, regional and municipal governments (Région Sud, Région Île-de-France, Saint-Étienne Métropole, Landes), public institutions (CRS, hospitals via ANFH), and event/sports venues.
The firm monetizes exclusively through professional services: bespoke diagnostic and accompaniment engagements, multi-year consulting contracts, and certified training funded through French public mechanisms (ANFH for public healthcare, OPCOs for private-sector training). Pricing is custom-quoted; no public price list exists. Distribution is via direct enterprise field sales, public procurement frameworks (notably ANFH), and regional/local government contracts. There is no disclosed software-as-a-service or technology-licensing revenue stream; digital applications supplement rather than replace on-site interventions. Headcount sits in the 11-50 band with the exact count undisclosed, the share capital is €1,000, and there is no record of external fundraising or institutional investment.
EQOSPHERE's principal differentiator is its institutional positioning in French food-waste policy: it served as rapporteur of the 1st National Pact Against Food Waste (2013) and currently facilitates working groups of the Agenda 2030 against food waste at the National Assembly, alongside contributions to the Garot, AGEC, EGALIM, and Climate and Resilience Laws and to the AFNOR anti-food-waste standard. The firm also maintains governance roles across the French social-and-solidarity-economy ecosystem (CRESS SUD, CRESS Île-de-France, Comité 21, INEC, ESS France, Cité des Transitions). Customer-reported outcomes include 20-60% waste reduction across sectors (40-60% in collective catering), which EQOSPHERE translates into regulatory-compliance support and cost savings for clients.
Eqosphere firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Eqosphere
- Legal name
- Prospectives RSE – EQOSPHERE
- Website
- https://eqosphere.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2012
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Eqosphere industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Waste Management Consulting
- NAICS
- Business Support Services (5614)
- SIC
- Services-Management Services (8741)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Material Reuse & Upcycling Services (Non-recycling Transformation) (EUAIANAJ)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Certified Compliance & Reporting Services (R2/e-Stewards, Audit, ESG) (BPALAIAL), Supply Chain (Scope 3) Emissions & Supplier Engagement Platforms (EUABAEAE)
Keywords
Where Eqosphere is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Paris
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Eqosphere business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Professional Diagnostics and Consulting Services: EQOSPHERE earns revenue by providing technical consulting services including quantitative/qualitative waste diagnostics, action plan development, and operational accompaniment on client sites. These are bespoke engagements tailored to each organization's needs, typically involving on-site interventions and follow-up reporting.
- Professional Training Services: EQOSPHERE offers professional training programs certified Qualiopi for waste reduction, food waste reduction, and ecological transition. Training is financed through public mechanisms (ANFH for public health establishments, OPCO for private health, other OPCO for other sectors). ANFH was awarded a public procurement contract to deliver training via EQOSPHERE nationwide.
- Waste Valorization Operations: EQOSPHERE structures and manages waste valorization operations, connecting organizations with surplus/inventory to solidarity actors and recycling/reuse networks. Revenue is derived from structuring these supply chains and cooperation networks.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Tailored diagnostic and consulting engagements — custom pricing |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels8 records
Eqosphere product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Eqosphere is a French social enterprise that designs and delivers multi-level programs and solutions for waste prevention, food waste reduction, and valorization of unsold/surplus products for professional actors. Its offerings span five interconnected service modules: on-site quantitative and qualitative waste diagnostics, change management accompaniment and customized action plans, Qualiopi-certified professional training, structuring of territorial cooperation networks for waste-to-resource transformation, and sorting quality control. Services are delivered directly on client sites and supplemented by digital applications, targeting private enterprises, public institutions, and local governments across France.
Product overview
EQOSPHERE is a pioneering French social enterprise in circular economy, offering an integrated suite of programs and solutions for food waste reduction and professional waste valorization. The portfolio consists of five interconnected service modules: Diagnostics (quantitative and qualitative waste analysis), Accompagnement & Plans d'actions (change management and process optimization), Formation & Sensibilisation (Qualiopi-certified professional training), Opérations de revalorisation (territorial cooperation and recovery operations), and Contrôle de la qualité du tri (sorting quality control). These services collectively enable clients to achieve 20-60% waste reduction according to sector, addressing biodéchets, packaging, industrial waste, and food/non-food surplus. The company operates both on-site and via digital applications, serving sectors including collective catering, retail, events, sports, and public territories.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Diagnostics Quantitative and qualitative diagnostic services analyzing volumes of surplus and waste (excluding construction and hazardous waste) and identifying food waste factors and waste production drivers. Serves as the technical foundation for client reduction and valorization programs.
- Accompagnement & Plans d'actions Change management support and process optimization services providing customized actions aligned with clients' RSE/RSO policies to reduce waste factors, integrate end-of-life products into value chains, and improve sorting and recycling performance.
- Formation & Sensibilisation Qualiopi-certified professional training programs aimed at empowering client teams to become ambassadors of zero waste through expertise transfer on regulations, challenges, and new process implementation. Training is funded via ANFH and OPCO mechanisms.
- Opérations de revalorisation & Coopérations territoriales Structuring and optimization of waste recovery operations through innovative territorial cooperation networks for recycling and waste-to-resource transformation, including simplified and secure supply systems for solidarity actors.
- Contrôle de la qualité du tri Sorting quality control expertise deployed in private and public collective catering, school and health facilities, and public spaces including shopping centers, stadiums, and events venues.
Quantifiable outcome
- Food waste reduction of 20 to 60% depending on sector
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Companies that use Eqosphere
Customer profileNamed customers17 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Eqosphere technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Eqosphere partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.
- Guillaume Garot (Député de la Mayenne)coreDeputy Guillaume Garot (author of the Garot Law) leads the development of the 'Agenda 2030 de la Lutte contre le Gaspillage Alimentaire' at the French National Assembly. Xavier Corval of EQOSPHERE serves as facilitator of the working group 'Mobiliser et Former les acteurs professionnels et les territoires: RSE/RSO/RST.' This is the central policy co-construction partnership for EQOSPHERE.
- CRESS SUD (Chambre Régionale de l'Économie Sociale et Solidaire Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)coreEQOSPHERE's president Xavier Corval serves as vice-president of CRESS SUD, acting as advisor to the president on circular economy and ecological transition. EQOSPHERE co-organized events with CRESS SUD (e.g., 'Economie Circulaire: Partenariat Métropole AMP et CRESS SUD', November 2025). CRESS SUD is a co-organizer of major ESS events with EQOSPHERE.
- Métropole Aix-Marseille-ProvencecoreMétropole Aix-Marseille-Provence partnered with CRESS SUD and ESS France to co-organize the 'Economie Circulaire: Filières REP et Réemploi' speed meetings (November 5, 2025, Marseille). EQOSPHERE's president co-introduced the event alongside the Métropoles director of circular economy. Partnership focuses on public procurement for reuse actors.
- ESS France (events)flagshipESS France co-organized the 'Economie Circulaire: Filières REP et Réemploi' speed meetings with Métropole AMP and CRESS SUD on November 5, 2025. EQOSPHERE participated in this event.
- Conseil Départemental des LandescoreThe Landes department partnered with EQOSPHERE to co-organize a seminar on November 13, 2024, to accompany public establishments in implementing or consolidating food waste reduction and waste reduction programs in collective catering.
- Assembée Nationale (National Assembly of France)coreEQOSPHERE is actively contributing to the development of the 'Agenda 2030 de la Lutte contre le Gaspillage Alimentaire' at the French National Assembly, coordinating working groups and bringing expertise on waste reduction and circular economy.
- Cité des Transitions (Marseille)coreEQOSPHERE is a founding member of the 'Cité des Transitions' association in Marseille, launched July 12, 2022. This initiative aims to accompany, facilitate, and accelerate ecological, social, and economic transition in Marseille, structured around four pillars: a digital platform, an OpenLab, a cooperative engineering structure, and a network of places.
- ANFH (Association Nationale pour la Formation Hospitalière)coreANFH awarded a public procurement contract to EQOSPHERE for the creation and delivery of a 2-day professional training program on food waste reduction for hospital management and kitchen staff. ANFH funds the training for its public healthcare members nationwide. This is a key institutional channel partnership.
- AFNOR (Association Française de Normalisation)flagshipEQOSPHERE participated in the development of the AFNOR anti-food-waste standard (a norm adapted from NF X 50-005 framework). This participation positions EQOSPHERE at the forefront of French food waste methodology standardization.
- Comité 21 (Comité Français pour l'Environnement et le Développement Durable)flagshipEQOSPHERE has been engaged with Comité 21 for several years for the advancement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (Agenda 2030). The company participated in COP events and forums organized by Comité 21 and contributed to its stakeholder dialogue initiatives.
- ESS France (La Chambre Française de l'Économie Sociale et Solidaire)flagshipEQOSPHERE participates in events and initiatives organized by ESS France, the national chamber of the social and solidarity economy. Xavier Corval has participated in ESS France events alongside other ESS leaders.
- Maison de l'ESS Sud (ESS SUD)flagshipEQOSPHERE participated in the inauguration of 'Maison de l'ESS Sud' in Marseille, a new regional hub for the social and solidarity economy initiated by CRESS Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, UDES, and Mouvement Associatif Sud Paca.
- UDES (Union des Employeurs de l'Économie Sociale et Solidaire)flagshipUDES is a co-founder of Maison de l'ESS Sud alongside CRESS PACA and Mouvement Associatif Sud Paca, with whom EQOSPHERE collaborates on ESS ecosystem development.
- RTES (Réseau des Collectivités Territoriales pour une Économie Solidaire)flagshipRTES is the network of local authorities for a solidarity economy. EQOSPHERE collaborates with RTES through events such as the 3rd CRESS regional ESS conference, where RTES participated as a speaker.
- INEC (Institut National de l'Économie Circulaire)flagshipEQOSPHERE participated in the INEC strategic seminar and is listed as an engaged partner organization. INEC is a leading French think tank on circular economy.
- Global Compact FranceflagshipEQOSPHERE was featured in the Global Compact France 'PME Guide' on SDGs, with founder Xavier Corval providing a testimonial on how EQOSPHERE uses SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals) as a core strategic axis and how SDGs have enriched the company's value proposition for clients.
- CRESS Île-de-FranceflagshipXavier Corval serves as an administrator (referent for circular economy and ecological transition) of CRESS Île-de-France, the regional chamber of social and solidarity economy for the Paris region.
- UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG / ODD)coreEQOSPHERE is engaged with UN SDGs (particularly ODD 1, 2, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17) and contributes to the SDG framework as part of its mission. Partnered with Global Compact France on SDG alignment for SMEs.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Eqosphere competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Phenix: French social enterprise building food-waste valorization networks connecting retailers, caterers and charities — same target market (French retailers, catering, food service), same anti-waste mission, overlapping solidarity redistribution angle.
- Utopies: French sustainability and ESG strategy consultancy advising large corporates on CSRD, biodiversity and circular economy strategy — comparable French enterprise customer base, comparable advisory-led revenue model, adjacent circular-economy practice.
- Carbone 4: Independent French climate consultancy specialized in carbon strategy, footprint measurement and territorial transition — highly relevant as a French consulting peer competing for ESG/carbon measurement engagements with overlap on food-waste and circular-economy mandates.
- GreenFlex: French sustainability consultancy providing environmental diagnostics, ESG strategy, training and operational support to enterprises — same consulting-led model, same French enterprise and public-sector customer base, same regulatory compliance angle (CSRD, AGEC, energy).
- Too Good To Go: Major European B2C/B2B food-waste surplus app connecting restaurants, retailers and consumers with unsold inventory. Directly comparable mission of reducing commercial food waste, with French roots and a similar pool of retailer customers (Carrefour, Intermarché).
Broad incumbents
- Veolia Environmental Services: Global waste-management major with French roots in municipal and industrial waste collection, sorting quality control and valorization — comparable only at the broad industry level (waste management, sorting QC, valorization) but vastly larger and operationally industrial rather than advisory.
- Citeo: French accredited Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) body running nationwide recycling and waste-reduction programmes for retail and FMCG — comparable territory (French waste/circulo-economy programmes) and overlapping topic (food and packaging waste), but as the dominant mandated EPR operator rather than a competitive niche consultancy.
- Bureau Veritas Certifications: Global certification body active in food safety, ESG and waste-management standards — overlaps with EQOSPHERE on AFNOR-standard development, Qualiopi-style certification training, and auditing/provision of compliance assurance to retail and public-sector clients.
- Ecologic France: French accredited EPR eco-organisation operating circular-economy and waste-valorization programmes for household and professional waste streams. Comparable scope (French waste valorisation, regulatory compliance) but operates at mandated eco-system level vs EQOSPHERE's bespoke services.
Others
- ADEME: French public agency for ecological transition, funder of food-waste research and the source of the 10 Mt/year France figure EQOSPHERE references. Not a competitor but an ecosystem participant that funds programmes and amplifies EQOSPHERE's reference data points.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Profiles1 record
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Frequently asked questions about Eqosphere
What does Eqosphere do?
Eqosphere is a French social enterprise that designs and delivers multi-level programs and solutions for waste prevention, food waste reduction, and valorization of unsold/surplus products for professional actors. Its offerings span five interconnected service modules: on-site quantitative and qualitative waste diagnostics, change management accompaniment and customized action plans, Qualiopi-certified professional training, structuring of territorial cooperation networks for waste-to-resource transformation, and sorting quality control. Services are delivered directly on client sites and supplemented by digital applications, targeting private enterprises, public institutions, and local governments across France.
Is Eqosphere a public or private company?
Eqosphere is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Eqosphere founded?
Eqosphere was founded in 2012. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Eqosphere based?
Eqosphere is headquartered in Paris, France, in the Europe region.
How does Eqosphere make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Professional Diagnostics and Consulting Services are the primary driver. The others are professional Training Services and waste Valorization Operations.
Who are Eqosphere's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Phenix, Utopies, Carbone 4, GreenFlex and Too Good To Go. Broad incumbents are Veolia Environmental Services, Citeo, Bureau Veritas Certifications and Ecologic France. ADEME is listed as an others.
Does Eqosphere have an API?
No public API is recorded for Eqosphere.
What industry is Eqosphere in?
Eqosphere's product category is Waste Management Consulting. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAIANAJ, Material Reuse & Upcycling Services (Non-recycling Transformation), with a secondary code of BPALAIAL, Certified Compliance & Reporting Services (R2/e-Stewards, Audit, ESG). Its NAICS code is 5614 and its SIC code is 8741.