AMARIS

What AMARIS does

AMARIS is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in 2010 and headquartered at 12 rue Villiot, 75012 Paris, that represents and supports French local governments — communes and intercommunalities — in managing industrial risks from classified facilities (ICPE/IED) and Seveso sites. The association was established in the regulatory wake of the 2001 AZF factory explosion in Toulouse and the subsequent 'loi Risques' (Risk Law), which introduced the PPRT (Plans de Prévention des Risques Technologiques) framework requiring industrial operators and local authorities to co-develop accident-risk prevention plans. AMARIS does not develop commercial technology products; its role is to convene, advise, and advocate on behalf of its member collectivités.

The association's service portfolio is built around a content library, recurring educational formats, and national events. Key assets include the Bilan des PPRT assessment report (produced with ENTPE, covering 13+ years of implementation), the Résiguide for businesses in PPRT blue zones (with INERIS and DGPR), guides on public-facility safety (with CEREMA), Fiches Expériences documenting territory-level practices, and a Livre Blanc with 20 policy recommendations on protecting economic activities near Seveso sites. Delivery formats comprise the website (amaris-villes.org), an email newsletter, the 13/14 short-format webinar series (with a 2026 edition targeted at newly elected officials), regional meetings co-organized with AFPCNT and other local partners, and the biennial Rendez-vous Majeurs national conference (2024 edition in Le Havre, 250 in-person and 1,000 streaming participants). In 2022 AMARIS extended its mandate into chronic industrial pollution with the 'Collectivités et pollutions industrielles' programme (with Métropole de Lyon, Le Havre, Montreuil, Institut Ecocitoyen, and ENTPE) and subsequently launched the Réseau d'élus PFAS network of elected officials.

AMARIS is governed by a conseil d'administration and bureau elected by its members, with Alban Bruneau serving as President and Pierre Athanaze (Vice-President of Métropole de Lyon) as Vice-President. Strategic and operational partners include INERIS, CEREMA, DGPR, the Ministère de la Transition écologique, ENTPE, Santé Publique France, France Urbaine, and AFPCNT. As an association loi 1901, AMARIS is owned and controlled by its member local authorities rather than by external investors, with revenue derived from membership dues (not publicly disclosed) and project-based funding from national agencies and partner institutions.

Name

AMARIS

Legal name

association AMARIS

Website

https://amaris-villes.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AMARIS is a French non-profit association that provides industrial risk prevention expertise, regulatory guidance, and collective advocacy for French communes and intercommunalities facing risks from classified facilities and Seveso sites.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Risk Management Advisory

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI) & ASTM Phase I ESA (EUAHAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental, Health & Safety / Sustainability (EHS, Environmental Compliance CE) (EDAAALAO)

Keywords

• Industrial risk prevention
• Local government advisory
• Pollution management consulting
• Regulatory expertise services
• Public safety guidance

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AMARIS is a French non-profit association that provides expertise, regulatory guidance, and collective advocacy to communes and intercommunalities on the prevention of industrial risks (PPRT implementation) and the management of chronic industrial pollution, including PFAS contamination. It produces practical guides, experience sheets, white papers, and position papers; runs training webinars for elected officials; and organizes the national Rendez-vous Majeurs conference and regional meetings in partnership with agencies such as INERIS, CEREMA, and Santé Publique France.

Product overview

AMARIS is a national association of local authorities for the control of industrial pollution and risks. The organization does not offer a commercial software product but rather provides a suite of information services, publications, training programs, and networking initiatives for French municipalities and intercommunalities. Key offerings include the AMARIS website platform, webinar series for elected officials on industrial risk management, the Bilan des PPRT assessment report, the Résiguide for businesses in risk zones, a guide for public facility safety, experience sheets from various industrial zones, a white paper on economic activity protection, the annual Rendez-vous Majeurs national conference, the Collectivités et pollutions industrielles program, and the Réseau d'élus PFAS elected officials network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bilan des PPRT
• Résiguide
• Guide: Améliorer la sécurité dans les équipements publics
• Fiches Expériences
• Livre Blanc: Mise en protection des activités économiques
• Webinaire Series for Elected Officials
• Rendez-vous Majeurs
• Programme Collectivités et pollutions industrielles
• Réseau d'élus PFAS

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Santé Publique FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2025National public health agency conducting epidemiological surveillance studies around industrial basins. AMARIS participates in presenting findings and contributing to study methodology.
• France UrbainecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025Joint advocacy with France Urbaine (association of large cities, agglomerations, and metropolises) on PFAS regulatory texts, combining their expertise on PFAS redevance consultations.
• Métropole de LyoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 October 2024Key partner in the industrial pollution program and PPRT work. Hosted major events and contributes expertise on industrial risk management from a major metropolitan perspective.
• Communauté urbaine du HavrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 October 2024Key partner in the industrial pollution program, hosted the 2024 Rendez-vous Majeurs event, and contributed expertise from a major port industrial area.
• AFPCNT (Association Française pour la Prévention des Catastrophes Naturelles et Technologiques)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 29 September 2023Partner for regional events and Forum Envirorisk, collaborating on conferences and exchange sessions about industrial risk management.
• École nationale des travaux publics de l'État (ENTPE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 September 2023AMARIS partnered with ENTPE to conduct the PPRT assessment, combining academic rigor with practical field experience from local governments.
• Institut Ecocitoyen pour la Connaissance des PollutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partner in the 'Collectivités et pollutions industrielles' program focusing on industrial pollution impacts on health and environment. Also collaborated on epidemiological studies on PFAS contamination.
• Ville de MontreuilminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partner in the 'Collectivités et pollutions industrielles' program, contributing from a suburban municipality perspective.
• CEREMAcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 December 2019Partner on public equipment safety guides, diagnostic tools, and pre-diagnostic notebooks for PPRT implementation. Contributed case studies and technical methodologies.
• Ministère de la Transition écologique et solidairecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 November 2019Key governmental partner for industrial risk management. Receives white papers and policy recommendations. Supported the white paper on economic activity protection.
• SYNERZIP-LH (Association of Le Havre Industrial Platform)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 November 2018Local association representing the Le Havre industrial port zone, partner in sharing experience sheets and best practices for industrial risk governance.
• APIM (Association des Entreprises de la Zone Industrialo-Portuaire de Montoir-de-Bretagne)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 November 2018Association of businesses from the Montoir-de-Bretagne industrial port zone, partner in sharing experience and best practices for industrial risk management.
• AEPJR (Association des Entreprises de Port-Jérôme et sa Région)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 November 2018Association of businesses from the Port-Jérôme industrial area, partner in sharing experience sheets and best practices.
• AG2PDK (Association de Gouvernance de la ZIP de Dunkerque)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 November 2018Governance association for the Dunkerque industrial port zone, partner in sharing best practices for industrial risk governance.
• INERIScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 June 2017Collaboration on the Résiguide for businesses, white paper on protecting economic activities near Seveso sites, and various technical guides for risk management.
• DGPR (Direction Générale de la Prévention des Risques)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 June 2017Ministry department supporting RESIRISK project and various PPRT initiatives. Key governmental partner for regulatory guidance and national policy implementation.
• Agence EdelminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 6 June 2017Communication agency that coordinated the Résiguide publication and contributed to project coordination for business risk protection guides.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Zero Waste Europe: European network of municipalities and NGOs focused on pollution prevention and circular economy. Comparable in mobilising local authorities on pollution issues, though more focused on waste than industrial risk.
• Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL): European non-profit advocating on environmental health, including PFAS and industrial pollution. Comparable mission and constituency (concerned citizens and local actors) at the EU level.
• INERIS (Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques): Public expert institute on industrial and environmental risk. Comparable technical/regulatory scope on industrial risk; AMARIS co-authored the Résiguide with INERIS, indicating deep operational overlap.
• Institut Ecocitoyen pour la Connaissance des Pollutions: Citizen-focused institute studying industrial pollution in the Gulf of Fos area. Comparable to AMARIS on industrial pollution monitoring and a current programme partner.

Others

• Santé Publique France: National public health agency. AMARIS participates in Santé Publique France's epidemiological surveillance of industrial basins, making it a key data and policy partner rather than a direct competitor.

Regional players

• Villes de France: Association of medium-sized French cities. Comparable French local-authority membership model, but broader policy agenda and not specialised in industrial risk.

Direct peers

• France Urbaine: Association of large French cities, agglomerations, and metropolises. Comparable as a membership-based advocacy body for French local authorities; AMARIS is an active partner on PFAS advocacy.
• AFPCNT (Association Française pour la Prévention des Catastrophes Naturelles et Technologiques): French association focused on prevention of natural and technological disasters. Directly overlaps with AMARIS on technological/industrial risk governance and is already a regional-event partner, making it the closest peer.

Broad incumbents

• Association des Maires de France (AMF): Largest national association of French mayors. Comparable as a membership organisation representing French communes, but covers all mayoral policy areas rather than specialising in industrial risk.
• France Nature Environnement (FNE): France's largest federation of environmental associations. Comparable to AMARIS in advocating for environmental protection but broader in scope (biodiversity, climate, pollution) and not specific to local authorities or industrial risk.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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