Ong Bleu Versant

What Ong Bleu Versant does

ONG Bleu Versant is a French non-governmental organization (ONG) headquartered at 7 rue Saint Nicolas, 17000 La Rochelle, France. Founded around 2015, it operates a 7-person team on a mission to help territories and their populations reduce water-related vulnerabilities and adapt to climate change, addressing floods, droughts, pollution, and biodiversity loss. Its methodology is explicitly multidisciplinary, combining scientific, technical, cultural, and artistic approaches under a recurring "petit géant bleu" mascot and "stage production" framing, with cultural mediation cited as a core differentiator.

Its programmatic portfolio spans at least eight initiatives: educational workshops ("Les Ateliers de l'eau"), urban-industrial revegetalization ("Sous le bitume, l'Océan!"), international "Expéditions Renversantes," "Les Arbres Bleus" tree-planting, "Les Promenades Versantes" coastal discovery hikes, a Land Art Biennale, and international cooperation projects executed in Mexico, Morocco, Portugal, and Russia. The organization is labeled COP 21 and is a member of the 1% pour la Planète network.

The business model is non-commercial. The organization is funded through donations and legacies, adhesion (membership), and partnerships (notably a decentralized cooperation agreement with the City of La Rochelle supporting international work, and corporate partnerships exemplified by the Alstom La Rochelle site project engaging 200+ collaborators between October 2022 and March 2023). Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and no revenue figures are published. Governance is via a volunteer board (President Olivier Gien, Vice President Valérie Plisson, Treasurer Goulven Jagot, Secretary Grégoire Beurier) and paid staff led by Director Barthélémy Schlumberger.

Name

Ong Bleu Versant

Legal name

ONG Bleu Versant

Website

https://bleuversant.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ONG Bleu Versant is a French non-profit NGO based in La Rochelle that helps territories and populations reduce water-related vulnerabilities and adapt to climate change through participatory scientific, technical, cultural, and artistic programs in France, Mexico, Morocco, Portugal, and Russia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental NGO Services

NAICS

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190)

akta.pro primary industry

Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Risk Management (BPADALAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainability Engagement, Training & Behavior Change Programs (On-site) (BPABALAK), Environmental Interpretation & Ranger-Led Education Programs (Visitor Education) (THAAAOAJ)

Keywords

• Water management education
• Climate adaptation programs
• Watershed restoration
• Participatory workshops
• Environmental NGO services

Headquarters

HQ city

La Rochelle

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Legacies: The NGO accepts donations and legacies of any amount to support their general interest missions of water preservation and quality of life for territories.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

ONG Bleu Versant is a French non-governmental organization that designs and delivers participatory programs for water management and climate adaptation. The organization combines scientific, technical, cultural, and artistic methodologies to help territories and their populations reduce vulnerabilities related to floods, droughts, pollution, and biodiversity loss. Programs include water education workshops, industrial site revegetation, international expeditions, land art biennials, and watershed discovery hikes.

Product overview

Ong Bleu Versant is a non-profit organization offering a portfolio of participatory programs focused on water management and climate adaptation. The organization provides cultural programs (Biennale de Land art), educational initiatives (Les Ateliers de l'eau), environmental restoration projects (Les Arbres Bleus, Sous le bitume l'Océan !), and international cooperation projects. Les Promenades Versantes serves as a discovery platform combining hiking with water awareness education. These programs share a common multidisciplinary methodology combining scientific, technical, cultural, and artistic approaches, unified around the mascot character 'le petit géant bleu' (the little blue giant) representing watershed issues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Les Ateliers de l'eau: Water workshops - educational and participatory workshops about water issues and watershed management.
• Sous le bitume, l'Océan!
• Expédition Renversante
• Les Arbres Bleus
• Les Promenades Versantes
• Biennale de Land art

Products and services

• Les Ateliers de l'eau

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alstom La RochellecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2022Conducted studies and participatory workshops for revégétalisation of Alstom's industrial site in La Rochelle. Over 200 collaborators participated in reimagining the industrial site with spaces providing more freshness, pleasant pause areas, and avoiding potential pollution transfers to oceans.
• City of La Rochelle (Coopération décentralisée)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Decentralized cooperation partnership between the City of La Rochelle and international projects, including the Campeche, Mexico expedition.
• Sphère CommunicationminorOthersProduced promotional film for the 'Sous le bitume, l'Océan!' action at Alstom, La Rochelle.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Wetlands International: Global NGO focused on wetland and watershed conservation through scientific programs and international cooperation. Highly comparable as a multi-country, science-grounded NGO working on watershed and water resilience.
• Noé Conservation: French non-profit focused on biodiversity and natural-resource conservation through participatory programs and corporate partnerships. Comparable French base, NGO structure, and blend of educational, corporate, and field programs around environmental themes.
• Surfrider Foundation Europe: A non-profit dedicated to ocean and water preservation through citizen engagement, awareness campaigns, and policy advocacy across Europe. Highly comparable as a mission-driven NGO combining education, volunteer mobilization, and on-the-ground programs around coastal water quality.
• Surfrider Foundation (US): Grassroots water-quality and ocean-conservation NGO that pairs policy advocacy with chapter-led volunteer beach and watershed programs. Comparable mission and grassroots + corporate partnership model, though primarily US-based.
• Tara Ocean Foundation: French ocean-focused foundation combining scientific expeditions, public awareness campaigns, and educational programs targeting schools and the general public. Comparable in blending science, culture, and education around water and oceans with a French base and international footprint.

Emerging players

• Climate Reality Project: Global organization focused on climate education, awareness, and mobilization, with strong storytelling and cultural-programming components. Comparable educational and engagement DNA, but oriented toward broader climate communication rather than water-specific outcomes.

Broad incumbents

• WaterAid: Large international NGO focused on water access, sanitation, and hygiene education with programs across multiple continents. Comparable water-focused mission and education-driven engagement model, but operating at much greater scale and with a development-aid orientation.
• Ocean Conservancy: US-based NGO focused on ocean health combining science, advocacy, and large-scale volunteer mobilization campaigns. Comparable citizen-engagement and education-driven model around water quality, though with significantly larger campaign infrastructure.
• WWF France: Major international conservation organization with French operations spanning freshwater, oceans, climate, and biodiversity. Comparable environmental NGO mission and donor-driven revenue model, but with vastly larger scale, broader program scope, and more institutionalized governance.
• Suez Foundation: Corporate-affiliated foundation supporting water management, biodiversity, and climate-adaptation projects internationally through grants and partnerships. Comparable water-and-climate focus, but backed by a large utility parent with significantly greater funding capacity and program reach.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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