Nature Humaine

What Nature Humaine does

Nature Humaine is a French management consultancy founded in 2006 by Séverine Millet, headquartered in Theys/Grenoble with a secondary presence in Paris, and operating with 1-10 employees. The firm specializes in the human dimension of ecological, climate, and RSE (Corporate Social Responsibility) transformation, helping executives, RSE managers, and transformation leaders overcome resistance, build sustainable motivation, and align organizations around change agendas grounded in the Transtheoretical Model of Prochaska and DiClemente and supporting behavioral and neuro-sciences.

Its core product is La Fresque des étapes humaines du changement, a proprietary card-based workshop tool registered as a French trademark at INPI and protected via SOLO envelope deposit, offered in two formats: Fresque Découverte (3.5 hours) and Fresque Plan d'action (7 hours). The firm also delivers individual and team coaching for executives, multi-day training programs on the human dimension of change, systemic organizational diagnostics, and conference engagements. Nature Humaine is QUALIOPI certified (2024), enabling OPCO-funded training.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees (training at €1,050-€1,900 per participant, custom intra-company quotes), facilitator licensing and royalties (10% of HT commercial sales; €150-€250 flat per internal session), and a €150 annual facilitator community membership (launched January 2025). The go-to-market is sales-led and direct, supplemented by channel partnerships (Des Enjeux et des Hommes), event-led demand generation (PRODURABLE, Greenangels), and thought-leadership content (La Lettre newsletter, blog, podcast, Forbes coverage). Named customers include ADEME (a long-standing anchor partner since 2008), Crédit Coopératif, Total, Laboratoires Expanscience, Pierre et Vacances, water agencies, regional governments, and NGOs such as WWF.

Name

Nature Humaine

Legal name

Nature Humaine

Website

https://nature-humaine.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nature Humaine is a French micro-consultancy, founded in 2006, that coaches and trains executives and RSE managers on the human dimension of ecological and climate transformation. Its flagship product is La Fresque des étapes humaines du changement, a proprietary card-based workshop tool licensed to a growing facilitator network across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPABALAK

Sustainability Engagement, Training & Behavior Change Programs (On-site)

Business & Public Services/Facilities Management & Building Services/Waste, Recycling & Sustainability Programs (On-site)

SECONDARYBPAGAGAF

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

Keywords

• Change management consulting
• Sustainability coaching services
• Ecological transition training
• Behavioral change workshops
• RSE leadership advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Theys

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Coaching for leaders and experts: One-on-one or team coaching for executives and transformation leaders, focused on building resilient, aligned, and impactful leadership to drive RSE and ecological transitions.
2. Training programs: Training on the human dimension of change delivered in intra (in-house) and inter (open enrollment) formats, including facilitation training for the Fresque (Levels 1 and 2). Revenue from training fees ranging from €1,050 to €1,900 per participant.
3. Facilitator licensing and royalties: Trained facilitators pay royalties to Nature Humaine for commercial use of the Fresque: 10% of HT sales for independent resellers; flat fees of €150–€250 per Fresque for internal organizational use. Annual community membership of €150 per facilitator.
4. Diagnostic and consulting: Systemic diagnostic services for organizations to identify the human dimension of change, barriers, motivations, and transformation needs in RSE and ecological projects.
5. Conferences: Conference presentations on the human factor in ecological, climate, and RSE transformations, targeting enterprise and public sector audiences.
6. Supervision for RSE managers and experts: Supervision services adapted to the challenges and human stakes of RSE management within organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Nature Humaine provides consulting, coaching, and training services focused on the human dimension of ecological, climate, and RSE (corporate social responsibility) transformations. Its flagship offering is "La Fresque des étapes humaines du changement," a proprietary card-based workshop tool grounded in the Transtheoretical Model (Prochaska & DiClemente), complemented by executive coaching, systemic diagnostics, and training programs for transformation leaders.

Product overview

Nature Humaine offers a portfolio of consulting, coaching, and training services centered on the human dimension of ecological, climate, and societal transformation. The core offering is La Fresque des étapes humaines du changement, a card-based workshop tool in two formats (Fresque Découverte 3h30 and Fresque Plan d'action 7h), based on the scientifical Transtheoretical Model of Prochaska and DiClemente. This is complemented by facilitator training programs (Niveau 1 and Niveau 2), coaching services for leaders, systemic diagnostic services, general training on human change factors, and conferences. The organization is QUALIOPI certified for its training actions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• La Fresque des étapes humaines du changement: A pedagogical tool based on a card game that allows participants to understand the stages of human change for lasting behavioral transformation. Based on the Transtheoretical Model by Prochaska and DiClemente.

Products and services

• La Fresque des étapes humaines du changement - Fresque Découverte A 3h30 workshop format using a card-based game that helps participants understand the mechanisms of human change and integrate essential human processes and factors for lasting behavioral change. For organizations and teams undertaking ecological and RSE transformations.
• La Fresque des étapes humaines du changement - Fresque Plan d'action A 7-hour workshop format that enables participants to develop concrete solutions and action plans based on the Transtheoretical model, serving as a foundation for organizational change vision or action planning.
• Coaching pour dirigeants et experts à impact Individual coaching services for leaders and transformation experts to support them in developing resilient, aligned, and impactful leadership for ecological, climate, and societal transitions.
• Formation à la dimension humaine du changement Training programs for environmental, ecology, climate, and RSE professionals on the human dimension of change, covering resistance, motivation, change stages, and accompaniment methodologies. Delivered in intra (in-house) and inter (open enrollment) formats.
• Diagnostic systémique Systemic diagnostic service to identify the human dimension of change within organizations, determining keys and areas for improvement in RSE approaches and implementation.
• Conférences Conference presentations on human stakes and dynamics of human change specific to environmental, climate, and RSE issues, exploring human functioning through sciences of accompaniment, psychology, behavioral sciences, anthropology, and neuroscience.

Quantifiable outcome

• 97.75% average satisfaction rate across training programs
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Des Enjeux et des HommescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Partnership with Des Enjeux et des Hommes, an organization offering open-enrollment training in Paris, to distribute Nature Humaine's 1-day training on the human factor in RSE transformations (e.g., sessions on 25 June 2025 and 14 November 2025).
• ADEME (Agence de la Transition Écologique)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Nature Humaine has maintained a long-standing partnership with ADEME since 2008. Séverine Millet piloted the 4-day 'Accompagner le changement de comportement' training program (120 sessions across France, 2018–2024). ADEME also co-funded the Fresque communication adaptation project with Sidièse and featured a portrait of Séverine Millet. ADEME is also a client for consulting studies (e.g., Saint-Lô Agglo study, ADEME regional offices trained across France).
• SidièsecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Nature Humaine collaborates with Sidièse, a pioneering responsible communication agency, and with the support of ADEME, on adapting the Fresque and the Transthéoretical model to help advertisers define transition communication that supports sustainable and responsible consumption and practices. This is a multi-year co-development partnership.
• Saint-Lô AgglominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2021A year-long consulting and diagnostic engagement with the inter-municipal territory of Saint-Lô Agglo (Manche, Normandy) on the human factor in ecological transition, covering 5 thematic areas: methane production, industrial ecology, sustainable mobility, waste pricing, and indoor air quality.
• C3D (Collège des Directeurs du Développement Durable)minorOthers · 1 January 2019Séverine Millet was invited by C3D in July 2022 to speak on the topic of employee passivity in RSE transformation. She delivered a talk subsequently published as 'Indispensables étapes du changement' on the Nature Humaine blog.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Lumen (créateurs de possibles): A French sustainability and transitions consultancy that works with organizations on strategic and human dimensions of ecological and societal change. An emerging player with comparable methodology focus on the 'human' side of sustainability transitions.

Direct peers

• La Fresque du Climat (The Climate Fresk): The most direct peer: a card-based collaborative workshop tool on climate change. It has scaled to millions of participants and hundreds of thousands of trained facilitators globally, making it the dominant 'Fresque' brand. Nature Humaine's Fresque des étapes humaines du changement occupies the same workshop/facilitation category but with a more psychological, stages-of-change methodology.
• Des Enjeux et des Hommes: A French training organization that partners with Nature Humaine to distribute its open-enrollment RSE training sessions in Paris. Operates in the same RSE training and behavior-change category with overlapping audiences.
• Utopies: A French sustainability and CSR consulting firm that has facilitated Nature Humaine workshops for clients like Total and Laboratoires Expanscience. Both firms serve French enterprise clients on the human and strategic dimensions of sustainability transformation.

Broad incumbents

• BeCitizen: A French sustainability and CSR consultancy serving enterprise and public-sector clients on strategy, reporting, and transformation. Comparable in targeting French organizations navigating ecological and societal transitions.
• Carbone 4: A leading French carbon and climate consultancy advising enterprises and territories on decarbonization strategy. While more technical/quantitative than Nature Humaine, both serve French organizations integrating climate transition into strategy and operations.
• Greenflex: A French subsidiary of a larger sustainability consulting group offering CSR strategy, environmental reporting, and transformation support to enterprises. Comparable in serving the French enterprise RSE transformation market, with broader service breadth.
• Demos: A large French professional training organization with a sustainability and CSR training catalog. Comparable in delivering OPCO-funded corporate training in France, though with broader generalist scope and greater scale than Nature Humaine.

Others

• ADEME: France's national ecological transition agency and Nature Humaine's largest and longest-standing partner/client. While primarily a public funder/regulator rather than a peer, ADEME's training, study, and co-development work overlaps thematically with Nature Humaine's mission.
• C3D (Collège des Directeurs du Développement Durable): The professional association of French CSR/sustainability directors. Nature Humaine's founder has spoken at C3D events, and the community represents a key buyer segment for coaching, training, and conferences addressing the human dimension of RSE.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@NatureHumaine-ek1of

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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