Global and Local

Name

Global and Local

Legal name

Global and Local

Website

https://global-et-local.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Sustainable Development Training and Information Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Civic Education & Community Engagement (Voting, Local Government) (EDAAAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Government, Public Policy & Regulatory Reference (Public Administration, Regulatory Guidance) (EDAGAGAK), Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building & Policy Advisory Programs (BPADABAO), Compliance, Safety & Regulatory eLearning Content (EDAGAEAF)

Keywords

• Sustainable development consulting
• Agenda 21 services
• Local government training
• Elected official training
• Municipal sustainability information

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Group Training Services: The company offers grouped training sessions (formations groupées) for local elected officials, with iPad2 tablets provided as pedagogical support containing information about local government management regulations, technical information, communications from elected associations, and training documents.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Global and Local publishes editorial content on sustainable community management and Agenda 21 implementation across French municipalities, and delivers group training programs (formations groupées) for local elected officials. Training materials are provided on iPad2 tablets containing regulatory updates, technical information, communications from associations of elected officials, and locally adapted training documents. Customers include French cities (Falaise, Lillebonne, Melle, Ermont) and intercommunal structures such as SIAV Valenciennes.

Product overview

Global and Local is an information and training services provider focused on sustainable development and Agenda 21 for local communities. The company offers group training services for elected officials, with pedagogical materials delivered on iPad2 tablets, covering regulatory information, technical updates, and communications from associations of elected officials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formations groupées (Group Training Services) Group training service for local elected officials that delivers pedagogical materials via iPad2 tablets, including regulatory updates, technical information, communications from associations of elected officials, and locally adapted training content for French municipalities and their elected representatives.

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Association des Maires de France (AMF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011AMF is a founding partner of the Rubans du développement durable operation that Global & Local covers and promotes on their platform. This recognition initiative distinguishes local authorities implementing effective sustainable development policies.
• Association des Maires de Grandes Villes de France (AMGVF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Co-founder of the Rubans du développement durable initiative alongside AMF and Comité 21, recognizing territorial authorities for sustainable development achievements.
• Comité 21 (Comité Français pour le Développement Durable)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Founding partner of the Rubans du développement durable operation, providing expertise and recognition framework for French local authorities' sustainable development initiatives.
• Région BretagneminorOthersRegional council that funded 50% of the communication tools project (30,000€ total) for Melle village durable initiative.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• IdéalCO (now part of Docaposte / La Poste Group): French digital community and training platform serving local elected officials and territorial administrators with content, webinars, and e-learning on public policy topics including sustainability. Highly comparable to Global & Local's formation and information-publishing model, but at greater scale, with modern digital tooling replacing WordPress-based delivery.
• Comité 21 (Comité Français pour le Développement Durable): French national committee for sustainable development and co-founder with Global & Local of the Rubans du développement durable label. Operates as a non-profit network providing sustainability guidance, training, and recognition to French territorial authorities—directly overlapping Global & Local's core mission and customer base of local municipalities.
• Sustainable Jersey: US-based certification and support programme for municipalities pursuing sustainability actions, offering training, toolkits, and a recognition programme for local authorities. Closely mirrors the Global & Local / Rubans du développement durable model of rewarding and training municipalities on sustainable development implementation.
• Cap Territoires / Cap Terre: French consultancy specialised in advising local authorities and territorial actors on sustainable development strategies, Agenda 21, and climate plans. Directly competes with Global & Local for paid municipal advisory and training engagements on the same subject matter.
• ICLEI (Local Governments for Sustainability): International network of local and regional governments committed to sustainable development, providing capacity-building, training, and recognition programmes. Directly mirrors Global & Local's local-authority sustainability training and information mission, but at global scale with member-driven governance.

Broad incumbents

• ADEME (Agence de la transition écologique): France's national ecological transition agency, which funds and publishes sustainability guidance, training programmes, and diagnostic tools for local governments. While vastly larger and broader in scope, ADEME directly competes with Global & Local for the agenda-setting role on French municipal sustainable development.
• CNFPT (Centre National de la Fonction Publique Territoriale): Official French national training institution for local civil servants and elected officials, offering mandatory and continuing education including sustainability and public policy programmes. Directly comparable as a training provider to Global & Local's formations groupées for local elected officials, but operating at national scale with statutory authority.

Others

• Association des Maires de France (AMF): Strategic partner of Global & Local and the central membership association for French mayors, providing training, representation, and information services to municipal elected officials. Comparable as an ecosystem enabler that could substitute or amplify Global & Local's information-publishing role for the same elected-official audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/globaletlocal

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Funding overview

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Investors

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