Ethik Connection

What Ethik Connection does

Ethik Connection is the B2B services branch of the Paris-based Ethik Investment Group, founded in 2004 alongside the launch of the 'Dans le Noir?' restaurant brand. The firm provides management consulting and event services to large French and international corporations, with a specialist focus on disability inclusion, diversity strategy, accessibility, and sensory experiences. It operates through three wholly-owned service modules: Ethik Management (HR/inclusion consulting covering disability hiring, employment retention, policy design, outplacement, training, and competency assessments), Ethik Event (event agency delivering RSE/CSR, disability awareness, sensory, team-building, conference, and corporate seminar events), and Ethik Studio (accessible audiovisual and PDF production launched in 2020).

The business sells professional services and event delivery on a project-by-project or retainer basis to enterprise clients, with no public pricing. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales plus inbound interest generated by the 'Dans le Noir?' brand and founder-led conference speaking; channels are direct and unmediated, with three branded websites (ethik-connection.com, ethikmanagement.fr, ethikevent.fr) as primary contact points. The company is led by co-founders Didier Roche (Président, lost his sight at age 6, awarded Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite in 2018) and Edouard de Broglie (Directeur Général, serial entrepreneur across advertising, events, digital media, and PR). Headcount is in the 11–50 band. Ethik Investment group as a whole operates approximately 20 restaurants, spas, and related establishments across roughly 10 countries and employs nearly 50% persons with disabilities in ordinary work settings, providing a lived-experience proof point that underpins Ethik Connection's inclusion expertise.

Ethik Connection is privately held and founder-owned, with no external funding rounds recorded in the available data. Enterprise client logos include Airbus, Accenture, ADP, Allianz, BPCE, Carrefour, Coca-Cola, Société Générale, Malakoff Médéric, Sanofi, Marriott, Starbucks, LVMH, Paris Dauphine University, Château de Versailles, and the Louvre, with recent testimonials from Burkert France (2025). The 2024 co-launch of the 'Dans le Noir?' perfume in partnership with Symrise extended the parent's consumer brand into luxury goods, while a 2014 'Dans le Noir? A Light for Africa' program with NGO Aide et Action electrified ~40 rural schools in West Africa, impacting 25,000+ children.

Name

Ethik Connection

Legal name

Ethik Connection

Website

https://ethik-connection.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ethik Connection is the B2B branch of Paris-based Ethik Investment Group, providing management consulting and event services focused on disability inclusion, diversity strategy, and sensory experiences to large French and international enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services (Diversity & Inclusion)

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Meeting & Event Space Services (Setup/Teardown) (BPABAFAL)

Keywords

• Diversity management consulting
• Disability inclusion consulting
• Corporate event management
• Sensory experience events
• Inclusion training services

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

Revenue model

1. Management Consulting (Ethik Management): Ethik Management provides advisory services in inclusive management, diversity strategy, disability policy, recruitment of persons with disabilities, employment retention, outplacement, training, and competency assessments. Revenue is generated through professional services fees, typically project-based or retainer engagements with enterprise clients.
2. Event Agency (Ethik Event): Ethik Event organises corporate events including disability awareness workshops, sensory experiences, team building, conferences, and company seminars. Revenue is generated through event delivery fees for corporate clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ethik Connection is the B2B branch of the Ethik Investment group, providing management consulting and event agency services centered on inclusion, diversity, and disability awareness. Its offering is organized around three competence centers: Ethik Management (HR/inclusion consulting on inclusive management, diversity strategy, disability policy, recruitment and retention of persons with disabilities, outplacement, training, and competency assessments), Ethik Event (an event agency delivering disability-awareness workshops, sensory experiences, team building, conferences, and corporate seminars under RSE/impact themes), and Ethik Studio (accessible audiovisual and accessible PDF production launched in 2020). Services are sold on a project-by-project or retainer basis to large French and international corporations.

Product overview

Ethik Connection is a unified BtoB services platform organized around three complementary service modules: Ethik Management (management/RH consulting specializing in inclusion, diversity, disability policy, recruitment, and training), Ethik Event (event agency focused on disability awareness, sensory experiences, team building, and corporate events), and Ethik Studio (graphic and digital creation studio producing accessible audiovisual content). The overall company also encompasses the broader Ethik Investment group's consumer brands including 'Dans le Noir ?' restaurants, spas, and the newly launched Parfum Dans le Noir ? luxury perfume.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ethik Management (Inclusion & HR Consulting) Management and HR consulting firm specialized in inclusion and the valorization of difference, offering advisory and execution support for inclusive management policy, diversity strategy, disability policy management, recruitment of persons with disabilities, employment retention/maintenance dans l'emploi, outplacement, training, and skills/competency assessments. Sold on a project or retainer basis to enterprise clients, primarily via direct sales.
• Ethik Event (Corporate Event Agency) Event agency specialized in CSR/RSE, impact, inclusion, and sensory experiences for corporate clients. Delivers disability-awareness workshops, sensory experiences and "mise en situation" exercises, team-building events, corporate events, conferences, and company seminars. Sold on a per-event basis to enterprise clients, primarily via direct sales.
• Ethik Studio (Accessible Content Production) Graphic and digital creation studio producing accessible audiovisual content and accessible PDFs for corporate projects, extending Ethik Connection's accessibility expertise beyond consulting and events into content production. Sold to corporate clients requiring accessibility-compliant deliverables.

Named customers17 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered notable.

• SymrisenotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Symrise, the global leader in fragrances and flavors, partnered with Edouard de Broglie to launch the first-ever Dans le Noir? perfume in 2024 — the first luxury product in the world developed with the essential contribution of persons with visual disabilities. This is a co-development partnership creating a unique luxury fragrance product.
• Aide et ActionnotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Edouard de Broglie developed the 'Dans le Noir? A Light for Africa' program in partnership with international NGO Aide et Action, electrifying approximately 40 rural schools in West Africa and impacting the education of over 25,000 children over many years.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte France: French practice of Big 4 consulting with deep Human Capital and Inclusion services. Comparable as a broad incumbent that can bundle inclusion consulting into larger transformation mandates for the same enterprise buyer.
• Comexposium: Leading French event organizer running B2B exhibitions, conferences, and corporate events worldwide. Comparable as a broad incumbent in corporate event management that serves overlapping enterprise buyers and competes for inclusion-themed corporate events.
• Wavestone: French-headquartered management and technology consulting firm serving large enterprises across transformation, HR, and digital strategy. Comparable as a broad French consulting incumbent that competes for the same enterprise HR/transformation mandates Ethik Management targets.
• GL Events: Major French-headquartered event management group operating corporate events, exhibitions, and conferences globally. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the corporate event space that competes with Ethik Event for large corporate seminar and team-building mandates.
• Havas Events: Global experiential and corporate event agency within Havas Creative Network. Comparable as a broad incumbent event agency that competes with Ethik Event for large enterprise corporate event mandates across France and internationally.
• Capgemini Invent: Global consulting arm of Capgemini with established DEI and inclusion advisory practices serving Fortune 500 clients. Comparable as a broad incumbent that competes for enterprise inclusion and HR transformation budgets.
• Kea & Partners: French management and transformation consulting firm with HR and organizational consulting practices. Comparable as a French broad-incumbent consulting firm competing for enterprise HR transformation and inclusion mandates.
• Sia Partners: Paris-born global management consulting firm with strong HR transformation and DEI advisory practices. Comparable as a French-rooted broad incumbent offering inclusion and HR policy consulting to large multinationals.

Direct peers

• Auditoire: Paris-based experiential event agency specialized in corporate seminars, incentive programs, and immersive brand experiences. Comparable as a direct peer in experiential corporate events, the same category as Ethik Event's sensory team-building and conference offerings.
• Great Place to Work France: Workplace culture assessment and certification organization operating in France. Comparable as a specialist that monetizes enterprise spend on workplace inclusion, employer branding, and employee experience - a closely adjacent service category to Ethik Connection's training and competency assessments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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