APRÈS-VD - Chambre de l'économie sociale et solidaire vaudoise

What APRÈS-VD - Chambre de l'économie sociale et solidaire vaudoise does

APRÈS-VD is a Swiss non-profit association founded on September 29, 2009, serving as the recognized chamber of the social and solidarity economy (économie sociale et solidaire, ESS) for the canton of Vaud. Headquartered in Prilly (Chemin de la Lande 1, 1008 Prilly), the organization represents a network of more than 115 collective and individual member organizations committed to ecological and social transition, plus a small set of municipal and institutional partners. Its mission is to develop a unifying network for ESS actors, promote an alternative economic model based on social and environmental impact, democratic governance, and value sharing, and advocate for ESS-friendly public policies at cantonal and Romand levels.

The chamber operates a community-led go-to-market: members join via direct enrollment on its Odoo-based website (apres-vd.ch), and engagement is sustained through content marketing (19 blog articles and 11 newsletters in 2025), event programming (Midi de l'ESS networking sessions, conferences such as 'Investir pour la Justice Climatique'), and presence on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook (400+ new LinkedIn followers in 2025). Revenue is generated through three streams: recurring membership dues, fee-based events and training, and professional diagnostic-action consulting services for communes (with Ville de Nyon as the inaugural 'Ville engagée pour l'ESS'). Core service offerings include the Guichet ESS information window, the diagnostic-action de l'écosystème ESS for municipalities, formations, events, a partnership with InnoPark for staffing support, and a member directory.

APRÈS-VD sits within the Romand ESS chamber network alongside APRÈS-GE (Geneva) and APRÈS-BEJUNE, and collaborates with B Lab, SENS-Suisse, Impact Hub, EcoNGood, Oikocredit, FSE Vaud, and Objectif Climat Vaud. It is supported financially by the Fondation Charles Léopold Mayer pour le Progrès de l'Homme and is formally consulted on cantonal climate plans and land-use planning. The organization is coordinated by Constance André-Aigret, with governance vested in a member committee that includes figures such as Jacques-André Eberhard.

Name

APRÈS-VD - Chambre de l'économie sociale et solidaire vaudoise

Legal name

Association de Promotion de l'Économie sociale Solidaire - Vaud

Website

https://apres-vd.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

APRÈS-VD is the social and solidarity economy (ESS) chamber of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, representing a network of 115+ member organizations engaged in ecological and social transition through advocacy, events, training, and municipal diagnostic consulting.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Prilly

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: APRÈS-VD is a non-profit association (Association de Promotion de l'Économie Sociale Solidaire - Vaud) that generates revenue through membership fees from its network of organizations. The association was created on September 29, 2009 with the purpose of developing a network connecting ESS organizations active in the canton of Vaud.
2. Event and training services: The organization generates revenue through organized events, training sessions, and the 'Midi de l'ESS' networking presentations. They offer formations and professional development services to members and the broader ESS community.
3. Diagnostic-action services: APRÈS-VD offers diagnostic-action services to communes to assess and develop the local ESS ecosystem. This is a fee-for-service consulting offering targeted at municipalities seeking to support social and solidarity economy development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

APRÈS-VD is the chamber of social and solidarity economy (ESS) for the canton of Vaud, operating as a non-profit member association. It sells membership-based network access, an ESS information window (Guichet ESS), diagnostic-action consulting for communes to map and develop local ESS ecosystems, training programs, and networking events (Midi de l'ESS), aimed at organizations engaged in ecological and social transition as well as municipalities seeking to support ESS development.

Product overview

APRÈS-VD is a chamber of commerce for social and solidarity economy in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It operates as a network organization (not a software product company) offering a portfolio of services including: a member directory/network (Liste des membres), an ESS information window (Guichet ESS), diagnostic-action services for communes (Diagnostic-action de l'écosystème ESS), training programs (Formations), event organization (Événements), a partnership with InnoPark for staffing support, and a blog for news dissemination. The organization promotes an economy focused on social and environmental impact, democratic governance, and value sharing rather than profit maximization.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Guichet ESS An information and support service window providing information and guidance for social and solidarity economy actors in the canton of Vaud.
• Diagnostic-action de l'écosystème ESS A fee-for-service consulting offering for communes that analyzes and supports the development of social and solidarity economy structures in their territory, including qualitative analysis, interviews, surveys, and collective intelligence seminars.
• Formations Training programs and educational offerings related to the social and solidarity economy, delivered to members and the broader ESS community.
• Événements Organization and hosting of events including networking sessions (Midi de l'ESS), conferences, and member gatherings for the ESS community.
• Liste des membres (membership directory) A public directory of member organizations in the APRÈS-VD network, currently comprising over 115 organizations engaged in ecological and social transition.

Quantifiable outcome

• Network of 115+ organizations representing diverse ESS actors in Vaud
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• APRÈS-GEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPRÈS-VD is part of the Romand network of ESS chambers, including APRÈS-GE (Geneva) and APRÈS-BEJUNE (Bernese Jura). The chambers collaborate on events, advocacy, and promoting ESS at the regional level. A networking event was held in Nyon in September 2025 with APRÈS-GE.
• APRÈS-BEJUNEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPRÈS-VD participates in the Romand ESS network including APRÈS-BEJUNE. APRÈS-VD took part in the re-launch day of APRÈS-BEJUNE on November 20.
• SENS-SuisseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPRÈS-VD is a partner of SENS-Suisse for the Barometer of Social Entrepreneurship in Switzerland. The Barometer is part of the European Social Enterprise Monitor (ESEM) project.
• OikocreditminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAPRÈS-VD co-organized the conference 'Investir pour la Justice Climatique' with Oikocredit, featuring speakers including Lisa Mazzone and climatologists.
• One Planet LabminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPRÈS-VD collaborates with the One Planet Lab on ESS promotion and published articles about the Romand ESS network (APRÈS-BEJUNE, APRÈS-GE and APRÈS-VD).
• Impact HubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPRÈS-VD collaborates with Impact Hub Vaud as part of the cantonal actor ecosystem to promote social and solidarity economy.
• Fédération Suisse des Entreprises section VaudminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPRÈS-VD works with the FSE Vaud on climate law advocacy and other sustainability initiatives.
• Objectif Climat VaudminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPRÈS-VD collaborates with Objectif Climat Vaud as part of the cantonal sustainability actor network.
• B LabminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPRÈS-VD collaborates with B Lab (B Corp certification) as part of the national ESS promotion network.
• EcoNGoodminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPRÈS-VD collaborates with EcoNGood to promote alternative economy models at the national level.
• InnoParkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPRÈS-VD has a partnership with InnoPark to provide staffing support services to members. Members can access this partner for staffing needs.
• Ville de NyoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPRÈS-VD partnered with Ville de Nyon as the first 'Ville engagée pour l'ESS' in the canton of Vaud. The partnership includes a diagnostic-action of the local ESS ecosystem and ongoing collaboration to promote ESS in Nyon.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Social Enterprise UK: UK national membership body for social enterprises, providing advocacy, research, and visibility for impact-driven businesses. Comparable chamber-like role for a national social-enterprise ecosystem.
• Impact Hub: Global network of impact-focused innovation hubs and community spaces for entrepreneurs. Impact Hub Vaud is an explicit partner of APRÈS-VD and overlaps on the ESS and impact-entrepreneurship audience.
• Ashoka: Global network supporting leading social entrepreneurs ('Ashoka Fellows'). Operates country programs in Switzerland and pursues an adjacent mission of identifying and convening social entrepreneurs comparable to APRÈS-VD's network role.
• ESS France: National umbrella network of French regional CRESS chambers and ESS actors. Operates as the broader institutional framework under which APRÈS-VD's French cross-border peers are organized.
• Fédération suisse des coopératives: National federation representing Swiss cooperatives across sectors. Shares the cooperative/multi-stakeholder governance values central to the ESS and serves a partially overlapping institutional audience.

Regional players

• CRESS Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: French regional chamber of the ESS in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Co-participant in the ESSpace Interreg project with APRÈS-VD, providing a comparable chamber model on the French side of the Jura border.
• CRESS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: French regional chamber for the social and solidarity economy in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Was a direct partner of APRÈS-VD in the 2012–2014 ESSpace European Interreg project and serves the cross-border equivalent territory.

Direct peers

• APRÈS-BEJUNE: Sister chamber for the ESS in the Bernese Jura region. Shares the same structure, mission, and naming convention as APRÈS-VD and is a direct federation partner within the Romand ESS network.
• APRÈS-GE (Chambre de l'économie sociale et solidaire genevoise): Sister chamber for the social and solidarity economy in the canton of Geneva, founded in 2004. Operates the same membership-and-advocacy model for ESS organizations and is an explicit federation partner of APRÈS-VD in the Romand network.

Others

• B Lab Global: Operator of the B Corp certification and a broader movement of businesses meeting social/environmental standards. Operates as a certification body and ecosystem actor with overlapping audience to APRÈS-VD's ESS members in Switzerland.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Chambre-de-l%C3%A9conomie-sociale-et-solidaire-Apr%C3%A8s-VD-309665872816741
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chambre-de-l-%C3%A9conomie-sociale-et-solidaire-apr%C3%A8s-vd
• Instagraminstagram.com/apres.vd

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Profiles2 records

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