Movement Impact France

Name

Movement Impact France

Legal name

Mouvement Impact France

Website

https://impactfrance.eco

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Association / Sustainable Business Advocacy

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Business Associations (813910), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Development & Social Impact Programs (EDAIAGAA), Nonprofit, Social Services & Community Development Congresses (THAHAJAO), Education Policy Advocacy & Lobbying Organizations (EDADADAB)

Keywords

• Business association services
• Sustainable business membership
• Impact measurement framework
• Corporate advocacy network
• Thematic industry circles

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership fees from companies joining the movement. Members include large enterprises, mid-market companies, and startups committed to ecological and social impact.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Movement Impact France is a French business association that sells annual memberships and associated programs to companies committed to ecological and social impact. Its core offering combines membership access, sector-specific thematic circles, the Impact Score measurement framework, the Impact Lab acceleration program, the Impact 40/120 startup index, the annual Universités d'Été de l'Économie de Demain conference, and collective policy advocacy on behalf of roughly 30,000 member companies.

Product overview

Movement Impact France is a membership-based business network and advocacy organization for French entrepreneurs committed to ecological and social impact. Rather than a unified software product, the organization offers a portfolio of programs and services including Impact Score (impact measurement framework), Impact Lab (acceleration programs), Impact 40/120 (startup index), Universités d'Été (annual conferences), Business Club (networking), and seven thematic Cercles covering sectors like innovation, finance, energy, and agriculture. These offerings work together to unite 30,000 companies, provide measurement tools, facilitate networking, and advocate for policy changes that support impact-driven business.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Impact Score Reference framework that helps French companies measure, assess, and demonstrate their ecological and social impact performance; targeted at member companies and business leaders committed to impact.
• Impact Lab Action tank and acceleration program co-built with the ecosystem to diffuse impact practices; supports high-potential impact startups through programs such as Impact Lab Accélération.
• Impact 40/120 Annual index identifying the 120 most promising French impact startups (including 40 future unicorns), highlighting companies driving innovation for strategic national challenges; published in partnership with Les Echos.
• Universités d'Été de l'Économie de Demain (UED) Annual flagship conference bringing together French decision-makers and business leaders to discuss and shape the future of the economy, with sector-specific editions such as the Université de l'Énergie de Demain.
• Business Club Premium membership club for business leaders to connect, network, and collaborate within the Impact France community, providing enhanced engagement opportunities for member companies.
• Cercles (Thematic Circles) Program organizing member companies into seven sector-specific thematic circles (Innovation, Finance, Énergie, SCESS/ESUS, Accompagnateurs, Territoires, Agri-Alim) to share expertise and advance impact transformation in each sector.
• Movement Impact France Membership Annual membership of Movement Impact France, giving companies access to the thematic Cercles, Impact Score framework, Universités d'Été conference, advocacy activities, and the online member portal at adherent.impactfrance.eco.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30,000 companies united in the movement
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers36 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Les EchosflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 30 March 2026Partnership with Les Echos for the Impact 40/120 Index, which identifies France's 120 most promising impact startups including 40 future unicorns. The Index was unveiled March 30, 2026 in the presence of Minister Anne Le Hénanff.
• WavestonecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 January 2026Strategic partnership for the study 'Valoriser économiquement l'engagement des entreprises' (Valuing economically the engagement of companies) published January 29, 2026. Wavestone provided analytical expertise to translate business social and environmental actions into costs avoided for society. The study includes 7 case studies from member companies.
• B Lab FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2024Strategic partnership announced March 2024 to advance the patronat progressiste (progressive employers) agenda. B Lab France is the organization behind B Corp certification.
• Collectif Dirigeants ResponsablescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 February 2024Strategic partnership to build a unified voice for responsible business leaders. Announced February 2024.
• Business for a Better Tomorrow CoalitionflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2024European coalition launched February 1, 2024 in Brussels with 15 European and national business networks representing nearly 100,000 companies across Europe. Impact France is a founding member.
• France DigitalecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 November 2023Partnership for annual mapping of French impact startups. The 2023 mapping showed that French impact startups have raised nearly 10 billion euros since their creation. Collaboration with Bpifrance Le Hub.
• Bpifrance Le HubcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 November 2023Partnership for annual mapping of French impact startups. Collaboration to track funding and growth of impact startups in France.
• Tech For Good FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTask force of entrepreneurs developing tech and digital solutions to accelerate transition toward a more sustainable and responsible society. Part of the Innovation Circle.
• Communauté Finance à ImpactcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective of sustainable finance actors including investors, funders, and fintech developers creating more sustainable and responsible financial solutions. Part of the Finance Circle.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• B Lab France: B Lab France administers the B Corp certification in France and is a stated Impact France partner (March 2024). Both organizations target French businesses pursuing verified social and environmental impact, competing for the same enterprise membership constituency while offering complementary certification and advocacy services.
• Ashoka: Ashoka is a global network supporting social entrepreneurs, listed as an Impact France member and active in the French social-innovation ecosystem. Both organizations convene impact entrepreneurs, run capacity-building programs, and shape policy on the social and solidarity economy.
• France Digitale: France Digitale is France's leading startup and investor association, co-publishing the annual mapping of French impact startups with Impact France and Bpifrance. Both organizations federate French tech and impact startups, run sector events, and engage policymakers on behalf of the digital economy.
• Entreprises pour l'Environnement (EpE): EpE is a French association of large companies committed to environmental transition, founded in 1992. Like Impact France, it convenes French enterprises around ecological issues and engages with French policymakers, but focuses more narrowly on environment rather than the broader ecological-and-social agenda.

Broad incumbents

• Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF): MEDEF is France's largest employer federation, representing businesses across all sectors in policy dialogue with the French government. It competes for influence with Impact France on the broader agenda of business responsibility and competitiveness, but does not specialize in ecological and social impact.
• UN Global Compact: The UN Global Compact is the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative, asking companies to align operations with principles on human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption. It serves a similar advocacy and framework-building function as Impact France but at a global scale and with UN backing.
• CPME (Confédération des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises): CPME is a major French employers' federation representing SMEs, including a growing contingent of impact-driven mid-market firms that also sit in Impact France's membership. Both engage French policymakers on behalf of business but CPME focuses on SME-specific issues such as taxation and labour regulation.
• Novethic: Novethic is a French sustainable-finance research and media organization covering SRI/ESG investment, closely aligned with Impact France's Cercle Finance. It complements Impact France's mission with research, labeling (Label ISR), and media reach in the sustainable finance space.
• Global Reporting Initiative (GRI): GRI is the most widely used sustainability reporting standard globally. It is comparable to Impact France's Impact Score as a reference framework for measuring corporate impact, but operates internationally and at a much larger scale across all industries.
• World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD): WBCSD is a global, CEO-led business association advancing sustainable development, with over 200 member companies. It overlaps with Impact France on advocacy, measurement frameworks, and sector working groups, but operates at a much larger international scale.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mouvement-impact-france

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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