Ecosustain

Name

Ecosustain

Legal name

EcoSustain SARL

Website

https://ecosustain.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Forest Inventory, Mapping & Monitoring (GIS/Remote Sensing/MRV) (IMAMAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Monitoring, Survival Surveys & Carbon/MRV Services (Remote Sensing, Field Audits) (AFAMACAO), Ecosystem Services & Natural Capital Programs (Water, Biodiversity Credits, PES) (IMAMAJAK), Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement (BPADALAO)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• Ecosystem monitoring services
• Forestry diagnostics
• Terrestrial LiDAR scanning
• Soil fertility assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Kanfen

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting and Studies: EcoSustain generates revenue through professional consulting services including environmental diagnostics, ecosystem monitoring, 3D scanning, documentary production, training, and project management. Services are customized to client needs and delivered as projects with personalized studies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EcoSustain is an R&D environmental consulting bureau providing customized services for the study and management of natural ecosystems, with a focus on forests. Its core offerings include environmental diagnostics (stand and soil characterization), ecosystem monitoring (custom water/material flux sensors), 3D digitization using terrestrial LiDAR scanning, documentary film production, training and awareness programs, and project management, all delivered to public authorities, forest owners, and research institutions.

Product overview

EcoSustain is an R&D environmental consulting firm providing a portfolio of specialized services for ecosystem study and management. The core offering comprises six main service lines: environmental diagnostics (stand and soil characterization), ecosystem monitoring (custom monitoring devices for water and material fluxes), 3D scanning/numericalization using terrestrial LiDAR technology, documentary film production, training and awareness programs, and project management. These services are supported by specialized sub-products including mineral fertility assessments using INRA's REGESOL modeling tool, forest water and element cycle monitoring, heritage tree 3D scanning, and custom equipment design such as experimental drought simulation roofs. The company operates primarily in forest ecosystem research with academic partnerships with INRA and Université de Lorraine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Diagnostic (Diagnostic environnemental) Customized environmental diagnostic studies for local authorities, forest owners, and managers covering stand characterization (species, age, dendrometry, health assessment), soil physico-chemical characterization, and ecosystem fertility diagnosis including water and mineral balance assessments.
• Ecosystem Monitoring (Monitoring de l'écosystème)

Quantifiable outcome

• Non-destructive biomass and production estimation using allometric laws
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) - Centre Grand-Est de NancycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014EcoSustain is a partner of INRA Nancy-Lorraine, conducting fundamental research on forest ecosystem functioning. The partnership enables access to academic innovations for clients and provides a bridge between scientists and the public. EcoSustain participates in experimental site installation, monitoring, data acquisition, interpretation, and scientific valorization. Collaboration includes use of INRA's REGESOL biogeochemical cycle modeling tool.
• Université de LorrainecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014EcoSustain partners with Université de Lorraine for fundamental research on natural environment functioning and ecosystem response to constraints. The partnership allows clients to benefit from the latest academic innovations and enables participation in research projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• EcoAct: French carbon and climate consultancy (now part of ENGIE) providing environmental and carbon assessment services. Adjacent to EcoSustain for environmental consulting to enterprises and territorial actors, though focused more on carbon and climate strategy than field-based forest ecology.
• Altereo: French environmental engineering consultancy covering water, environment, and land-use planning. Comparable for serving local authorities and territorial collectivities with environmental diagnostic and management services in France.

Broad incumbents

• ONF (Office National des Forêts): French national forest management agency responsible for public forest management, inventory, and stewardship. A broad incumbent that overlaps with EcoSustain's forest diagnostics, soil analysis, and sustainable management work but operates as a much larger public-sector entity.
• IGN (Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière): French national agency for geographic and forest information, including national forest inventory operations. Overlaps with EcoSustain's forest mapping, inventory, and LiDAR-based measurement work but at a national scale as a public institution.

Regional players

• TBM Groupe: French environmental consultancy providing environmental diagnostics and regulatory compliance services to industrial and public-sector clients. Comparable B2B environmental consulting model, though broader in sector coverage than EcoSustain.

Others

• Ramboll: Global engineering, environment, and consulting firm with significant European environmental services practice. Not a direct competitor at EcoSustain's scale, but its environmental consulting offerings to public authorities and forest/land managers define the broader category.

Direct peers

• Biotope: Leading French independent environmental consultancy focused on biodiversity, ecosystems, and natural environment management. Directly comparable in target customer base (local authorities, land managers) and ecological/ecosystem consulting services.
• SIRS (Systèmes d'Information à Référence Spatiale): French geospatial firm specializing in remote sensing, GIS, and environmental mapping. Comparable to EcoSustain for its use of LiDAR and remote sensing technologies applied to natural environment diagnostics and territorial analysis in France.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ecosustainfrance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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