Tenzing

What Tenzing does

Tenzing is a privately held French management consulting firm (TENZING SAS, founded 2016) that specializes in operational strategy advisory for large enterprises and mid-market companies in France. Its practice areas cover organizational transformation, change management, customer experience, HR and employee experience, responsible/sustainable transformation, and ESG/CSRD compliance advisory. Sectors served include banking/financial services, insurance, energy, and agribusiness & food. The firm is headquartered in Paris (12 rue Godot de Mauroy, 75009) with a regional office, Tenzing Sud-Ouest, in Bordeaux.

The firm builds no proprietary technology platform; its core "technology" consists of consulting methodologies drawn from behavioral economics (nudge theory), design thinking, agile practices, and human-centered approaches to organizational change. Its differentiated product set includes the core advisory service (Conseil en Stratégie Opérationnelle), behavioral-economics workshops (Ateliers Nudge), an annual salary benchmarking study (Baromètre Tenzing des Salaires), a skills-based volunteering program (Mécénat de Compétences), the Prix Tenzing de l'Égalité des Chances award, and an annual Mission Report documenting social impact.

Revenue is generated through project-based, fee-for-service consulting engagements sold directly to enterprise and mid-market clients — primarily through content-driven inbound, professional networks, referrals, and event participation. Tenzing is a private SAS owned by its five founding associates, with no disclosed external funding. Its business model layers a social mission on top of conventional consulting: 25% of net results are distributed annually to associations supporting educational success, 5% of missions are delivered as skills-based volunteering, and 50% of recruits are sourced from outside traditional strategy consulting talent pools. The firm carries B Corp certification (115 points in 2025), Société à Mission status (since April 2020), and the ESS label, and is a B Corp Way partner and member of the Friends of Efrag-Sustainability circle.

Name

Tenzing

Legal name

TENZING

Website

https://tenzingconseil.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tenzing is a Paris-based operational strategy consulting firm serving large enterprises and mid-market companies across banking, insurance, energy, and agribusiness in France. It combines organizational transformation, ESG/CSRD advisory, and behavioral economics with a statutory social mission redistributing 25% of profits to educational equality causes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services Revenue: Tenzing generates revenue through fee-for-service consulting engagements in operational strategy, organizational transformation, change management, and ESG/CSRD advisory. Projects are delivered to enterprise and mid-market clients across sectors including banking, insurance, energy, and agriculture.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Tenzing is a Paris-based management consulting firm that sells operational strategy advisory services to large enterprises and mid-market companies, primarily in France. Its engagements cover organizational transformation, change management, customer experience, HR transformation, ESG/CSRD compliance, and responsible/sustainable business strategy. Complementing consulting, Tenzing delivers behavioral-economics (nudge) workshops and publishes thought-leadership content such as white papers and salary barometers.

Product overview

Tenzing is a consulting firm specializing in operational strategy that operates as a multi-product organization offering advisory services alongside research publications and thought leadership. The core offering is strategic consulting in areas including organization, change management, customer experience, societal impact, and responsible transformation. Complementing consulting, Tenzing produces research publications (white papers and barometers such as the annual Salary Barometer), delivers specialized workshops (Nudge workshops), and manages the Prix Tenzing de l'Égalité des Chances award program. The firm also contributes through skills-based volunteering (Mécénat de Compétences) and publishes its annual Mission Report documenting social impact commitments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Operational Strategy Consulting (Conseil en Stratégie Opérationnelle) Project-based operational strategy advisory delivered to enterprise and mid-market clients, covering organizational transformation, change management, customer experience, HR transformation, ESG/CSRD compliance, and responsible/sustainable business strategy.
• Nudge Workshops (Ateliers Nudge) Behavioral economics workshops that help organizations design interventions influencing employee and customer behaviors without imposing restrictions, based on nudge theory.

Quantifiable outcome

• 115 points on B Corp certification (2025)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• PLANETE CSCAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 February 2025Tenzing and PLANETE CSCA united their forces to support insurance brokers in implementing the CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive). The partnership leverages Tenzing's expertise in ESG, organizational strategy, and CSRD compliance with PLANETE CSCA's position as a key broker union to reach and serve insurance distribution intermediaries.
• Friends of Efrag – SustainabilityflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 July 2024Tenzing joined the prestigious 'Friends of Efrag – Sustainability' circle, a recognition of its sustainability expertise and contribution to European sustainability reporting standards development. This membership positions Tenzing as a thought leader in ESG and CSRD matters in Europe.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• GreenFlex: French energy and sustainability consulting firm advising corporates on environmental strategy, energy efficiency, and ESG. Partial overlap with Tenzing's ESG / CSRD advisory practice; smaller and more specialized than global incumbents but operates in adjacent rather than identical consulting niches.

Direct peers

• Carbone 4: Paris-based climate and sustainability strategy consulting firm advising corporates and financial institutions on decarbonization and ESG strategy. Highly comparable to Tenzing's ESG / CSRD / responsible transformation practice and French enterprise client base.
• Kea & Partners: French strategy and transformation consulting firm, also B Corp certified, with a similar mid-size footprint and a stated commitment to social purpose. Directly comparable to Tenzing in model, certification status, target mid-market and large-enterprise French clients, and emphasis on purpose-led consulting.
• Des Enjeux et des Hommes: French mission-driven consulting firm focused on sustainable development, social responsibility, and organizational transformation. Comparable to Tenzing in size, French market focus, and integration of societal impact with operational consulting.

Broad incumbents

• Boston Consulting Group: Global strategy consulting firm with a major Paris office active in French enterprise transformation, sustainability, and HR/organization work. Overlaps with Tenzing on operational and ESG transformation mandates at the large end of the market.
• Roland Berger: Global strategy consulting firm with a strong Paris office serving French and European enterprises on operational strategy, transformation, and sustainability. Overlaps with Tenzing on operational strategy and CSRD/transformation mandates but at materially larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Bain & Company: Global management consulting firm with a significant Paris practice advising French and international corporates on strategy and operational performance. Competes with Tenzing on mid-to-large transformation and operational strategy mandates.
• McKinsey & Company: Global management consulting leader with a large Paris office serving French large enterprises on strategy, transformation, and ESG. Competes with Tenzing for the largest French enterprise transformation mandates but with vastly deeper resources and broader service portfolio.
• Capgemini Invent: Strategy and transformation consulting arm of Capgemini, with strong presence in France across digital transformation, ESG, and operational strategy. Comparable to Tenzing on transformation and ESG mandates but bundled with technology and engineering delivery at much larger scale.
• Sia Partners: French-origin global management and technology consulting firm with deep presence in Paris and a broad transformation / sustainability practice. Comparable to Tenzing on operational strategy and ESG advisory but operates at much larger scale across multiple regions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tenzingconseil
• LinkedInfr.linkedin.com/company/tenzing-conseil

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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