Comité pour le développement durable en santé

What Comité pour le développement durable en santé does

Comité pour le développement durable en santé (C2DS) is a French non-profit association (Association loi 1901) founded in 2007 and headquartered in Montlouis-sur-Loire, France, with a 9-person team. The organization is dedicated to advancing sustainable development and corporate social responsibility (RSE) within the healthcare sector, serving French healthcare and medico-social establishments through a membership-based model. Its core offerings span 13 specialized professional clubs (covering pharmacy, biodiversity, quality, purchasing, buildings, hygiene, dialysis, employer brand, and ACV Soins), training programs and a university diploma, an annual congress, publications, and regulatory monitoring.

C2DS operates four revenue streams: recurring membership fees from healthcare establishments, fees for training and university diploma programs, sales of publications and films, and public/private subsidies. Congress registration uses differential pricing (€200-€600 net of tax depending on member status and training convention eligibility), with reduced rates for students and job seekers (€50). The organization runs a free open-access resource library, 'La Grande Bibliothèque de la RSE en santé,' and operates the Index DM Durable (IDMD), a standardized CSR evaluation tool for medical devices co-developed with industry body SNITEM and based on Afnor Specification 2313.

Strategic partnerships anchor C2DS's market position: it co-leads the national DIMED medication waste survey with RésOMéDIT (covering all 14 OMEDIT regions), collaborates with the Office Français de la Biodiversité on the One Health/biodiversity campaign, and co-hosts its annual congress with major teaching hospitals (CHU de Lille, CHU de Grenoble Alpes). Activity is entirely domestic (France), with a designated international affairs manager suggesting exploratory ambitions beyond current scope. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Comité pour le développement durable en santé

Legal name

C2DS, Comité pour le développement durable en santé

Website

https://c2ds.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

C2DS is a French non-profit association founded in 2007 that drives sustainable development and CSR adoption across healthcare and medico-social establishments through 13 professional clubs, training programs, an annual congress, publications, and the Index DM Durable evaluation tool.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Sustainability and CSR Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Healthcare sustainability consulting
• Medical device CSR evaluation
• Healthcare professional training
• Medication waste management
• Environmental health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Montlouis-sur-Loire

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: The C2DS association is financed by membership fees from healthcare and medico-social establishments. Members gain access to professional clubs, resources, training, and the annual congress.
2. Training and educational programs: Revenue generated from sales of training courses, professional development programs, and university diplomas offered by C2DS.
3. Publications and guides: Sales of guides and films produced by C2DS, including the 'Médicaments à l'hôpital: (ré)agir pour moins jeter' recommendations guide co-edited with RésOMEDIT.
4. Public and private subsidies: The association receives funding through public and private subsidies. Financial partners do not finance the C2DS website specifically.
5. Congress registration fees: Registration fees for the annual 'RSE en santé sans frontière' congress, with differential pricing for members and non-members, and for those with or without training convention.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

C2DS is a French non-profit professional association (Association loi 1901) dedicated to promoting sustainable development and corporate social responsibility in the healthcare sector. Its core offering is a community-based service bundle for hospitals, clinics, and medico-social establishments that includes access to 13 professional clubs covering topics such as pharmacy, biodiversity, quality, eco-design of care (ACV Soins), purchasing, hygiene, and buildings, alongside training programs, a university diploma, an annual congress on climate change adaptation in healthcare, publications and guides, and the co-developed Index DM Durable CSR rating tool for medical devices.

Product overview

C2DS is a professional association for sustainable development in healthcare, not a software product company. Its offerings consist primarily of professional communities (clubs), training programs, publications, awards, and events. Key offerings include the Index DM Durable sustainability rating tool for medical devices developed with Snitem, La Grande Bibliothèque de la RSE en santé resource database, annual congresses, professional communities (Pharma, Biodiversity, ACV Soins, Qualité), and publications including the pharmaceutical waste reduction guide co-edited with RésOMEDIT. The organization also coordinates the Trophées Les Jardins Hospitaliers awards and provides legal/regulatory monitoring services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Index DM Durable: An environmental and social rating system for medical devices developed jointly by C2DS and SNITEM to help healthcare purchasers evaluate products based on CSR criteria.
• DIMED (Enquête nationale)
• Trophées Les Jardins Hospitaliers
• Congrès RSE en santé sans frontière

Products and services

• Index DM Durable A sustainability rating tool for medical devices that helps hospital buyers evaluate products on CSR/RSE criteria including greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption, waste management, toxicity, working conditions, and inclusion/diversity based on Afnor Specification 2313 methodology.
• Médicaments à l'hôpital : (r)agir pour moins jeter A peer-reviewed publication co-edited with RésOMEDIT providing operational recommendations for reducing pharmaceutical waste in hospitals, based on national survey analysis and field experience.
• Trophées Les Jardins Hospitaliers An annual awards program recognizing hospital gardens that promote biodiversity, therapeutic benefits, and well-being for patients, staff, and visitors.
• La Grande Bibliothèque de la RSE en santé A free open-access database of RSE resources in healthcare including theses, scientific publications, LCA studies on eco-designed care, and innovative project documentation.
• Congrès RSE en santé sans frontière An annual congress dedicated to climate change adaptation in the healthcare system, addressing hospital resilience challenges including heat waves, floods, and water management.
• Club Pharma A community of more than 300 hospital pharmacists sharing knowledge and implementing sustainable practices in medication management and pharmacy operations.
• Club Biodiversité A community of approximately 100 healthcare establishments focused on biodiversity preservation, therapeutic gardens, and One Health initiatives.
• Formation & Diplôme universitaire Professional training programs and university diplomas on sustainable development topics including quality of life at work, environmental management, and eco-design in healthcare.

Quantifiable outcome

• In a 7-day period, 210 healthcare establishments generated 250,000 UCD of medication waste valued at over 700,000€ and 122 tonnes CO2eq
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SNITEM (Syndicat national de l'industrie des technologies médicales)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 April 2025C2DS and SNITEM co-created the Index DM Durable (IDMD), an unprecedented tool for responsible medical device purchasing. The IDMD is based on Afnor Specification 2313 and helps public and private hospital buyers discriminate between identical medical devices based on CSR criteria. The tool covers 27 criteria across 6 areas: greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption, waste management, working conditions, toxicity/bioaccumulation, and inclusion/diversity. The methodology was launched on April 3, 2025 at the SNITEM CSR Congress, with Health Minister Yannick Neuder highlighting its importance.
• RésOMéDIT (Réseau des OMéDITs)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024C2DS and RésOMéDIT co-built, co-developed, and co-lead the national DIMED survey on medication waste in hospitals ('Médicaments à l'hôpital: pourquoi et combien on jette?'). The RésOMéDIT brings together the 14 OMéDITs of metropolitan France and overseas territories. The survey involves over 210 healthcare establishments and 1,000+ professionals evaluating medication waste over 7-day periods.
• Convergence InfirmièreminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024C2DS is a partner of the national #BalanceTonGaspi operation led by Convergence Infirmière. This initiative mobilizes liberal nurses across France to reduce medication waste. The partnership has been active for three consecutive years (2024, 2025, 2026).
• CHU de LillecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024CHU de Lille is co-hosting the 3rd edition of the annual 'RSE en santé sans frontière' congress on September 22, 2026. The congress focuses on healthcare system adaptation to climate change.
• CHU de Grenoble AlpescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024CHU de Grenoble Alpes is co-hosting the 3rd edition of the annual 'RSE en santé sans frontière' congress on climate change adaptation in healthcare.
• Espace EvénementielminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024Espace Evénementiel provides administrative support for the annual congress. It is a training organization certified Qualiopi CPS RNCQ 0732 (N° organism de formation: 11 75 407 70 75).
• OFB (Office Français de la Biodiversité)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023C2DS collaborated with OFB to build the 'One Health' engagement campaign: 'Une seule santé, préserver la biodiversité et protéger la santé humaine' (One Health, preserving biodiversity and protecting human health). ANAP also provided support for this campaign, which developed 11 practical ways healthcare establishments can commit to biodiversity.
• Aqua freeminorOthers · 1 January 2020Aqua free joined C2DS's partner network, offering water treatment products and systems to improve water hygiene in healthcare facilities. The company provides reusable, reconditionable filters with a carbon footprint half that of single-use filters.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• EcoAct: International climate consultancy with a French presence delivering carbon footprint, climate strategy and net-zero advisory including healthcare clients. Competes for corporate and institutional sustainability budgets that C2DS member establishments might alternatively deploy with a consultancy.
• Carbone 4: French independent consultancy specialized in climate strategy and decarbonization, including healthcare-sector engagements. Adjacent peer because it increasingly competes for the same hospital sustainability-budget euros and offers overlapping carbon-assessment services.

Emerging players

• My Green Lab: Non-profit focused on laboratory sustainability with a certification program. Adjacent in healthcare sustainability mission and certification-tool approach, complementary to C2DS's quality/eco-design clubs.
• Centre for Sustainable Healthcare: UK-registered charity focused on sustainable healthcare through clinical practice transformation, education and research. Similar in scope and NPO structure to C2DS, operating in a different geography with comparable eco-design-of-care and training programs.
• Sustainable Healthcare Coalition: UK-based coalition working on sustainable healthcare supply chains and product-level standards. Overlaps with C2DS on medical-device/medication sustainability and standardized procurement criteria—directly comparable to IDMD's mission.

Direct peers

• Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH): International network of hospitals, health systems and health organizations committed to climate action and sustainability. Closely mirrors C2DS's community/climate-adaptation model, though operating at a global rather than national scale.
• Healthcare Without Harm: Global coalition of hospitals, health systems and healthcare professionals working to reduce healthcare's environmental footprint. Most direct international analogue to C2DS's mission of embedding sustainability into healthcare operations across procurement, waste and energy.
• Practice Greenhealth: US-based healthcare sustainability membership organization supporting hospitals with sustainability tools, benchmarking and awards. Comparable to C2DS in offering members educational resources, recognition programs and procurement-oriented tools.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ACVSoins
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/c2ds

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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