CESER NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE - Conseil Économique Social & Environnemental Régional

What CESER NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE - Conseil Économique Social & Environnemental Régional does

CESER Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Conseil Économique, Social et Environnemental Régional) is a publicly mandated consultative assembly of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regional Council, established in 2018 following the territorial reform that merged the former Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes regions. The assembly is composed of 180 councillors drawn from 110 regional civil society organizations structured into four colleges (companies and non-salaried professionals, employee trade unions, associations and organizations participating in regional collective life, and qualified personalities), with gender parity at 47.7% women. It is supported by an administrative team of approximately 63 staff under the direction of Director Wilfried Grounon, with Yves Jean serving as President since January 2024 for the 2024-2029 mandate.

The assembly's core product is institutional advisory output: Avis (opinions), Rapports (reports), Contributions, Motions, and Communications on regional policy matters including budget and finance, transport (TER/SNCF conventions), education, ecological and industrial transition, viticulture, AI impacts on regional economic sectors, rural mobility, and territorial development. It produces approximately 30 advisory opinions per year and distributes them via a Drupal 8-based website with ElasticSearch, Nginx, MySQL/NoSQL backends, and Matomo analytics, alongside the 'Lettre du CESER' newsletter, press releases, public plenary sessions at the Hôtel de Région in Bordeaux, and Facebook outreach. Recent thematic coverage extends to AI impacts, ecological-industrial transition, and renewable energy strategy in partnership with EDF.

The organization operates as a non-commercial public body with no proprietary pricing model; it is entirely funded through the Regional Council's budget as part of the collectivité territoriale framework. Its sole institutional customer is the Conseil régional de Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and its 'go-to-market' consists of institutional consultation, formal plenary sessions, and public engagement rather than commercial selling. Revenue mechanics are administrative rather than transactional, and the assembly participates in national coordination through the Association des CESER de France and Atlantic cooperation with peer CESERs in Normandy, Brittany, and Pays-de-la-Loire.

Name

CESER NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE - Conseil Économique Social & Environnemental Régional

Legal name

CESER Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Conseil Économique, Social et Environnemental Régional)

Website

https://ceser-nouvelle-aquitaine.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CESER Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a publicly mandated regional consultative assembly in Bordeaux, France, comprising 180 councillors from 110 civil society organizations. It issues advisory opinions and reports on Nouvelle-Aquitaine regional policies for the Regional Council.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Institutional Funding: CESER is a public consultative assembly funded by the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regional Council. It does not generate commercial revenue. As an institutional body, it operates within the regional government's administrative framework and provides advisory services to inform regional policy decisions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CESER Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a regional consultative assembly that produces advisory opinions (avis), reports, contributions, motions and communications on regional public-policy matters for the Conseil régional de Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It represents civil society through 180 members drawn from 110 socio-professional organizations and operates under the authority of the Regional Council as part of the French collectivité territoriale framework. Outputs are published on the official website, distributed via the Lettre du CESER newsletter, and delivered through plenary sessions and press communications.

Product overview

CESER Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a consultative assembly of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region that produces official publications including Avis (opinions), Rapports (reports), Contributions, Motions, and Communications on regional policies. The organization publishes regular newsletters (Lettre du CESER) and digital reports. The portfolio includes assessments on budget and finances, transportation (SNCF, TER), energy transition, agriculture, education, AI impacts on regional economy, and territorial development. These publications are distributed via the website as downloadable PDFs and are part of the democratic consultation process with the Regional Council.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advisory Publications (Avis, Rapports, Contributions) Official opinions, reports and contributions published by CESER on regional policies (budget and finances, transport, agriculture, energy, education, AI impacts, territorial development) for the Conseil régional de Nouvelle-Aquitaine and the public, distributed as downloadable PDFs.
• Lettre du CESER (Newsletter) Regular newsletter (Lettre du CESER N-A!) informing stakeholders about CESER activities, opinions and regional policy developments.
• Motions Formal motions adopted by the CESER assembly on various regional policy matters, expressing the institutional position of the assembly.
• Official Communications Official communications issued by CESER on matters of regional importance, distributed to media and stakeholders.
• Digital Reports Digital formats of CESER reports available as downloadable PDFs on the website, covering topics such as renewable energy, AI impacts, poverty, viticulture crisis and regional development.

Quantifiable outcome

• Adoption of approximately 30+ advisory opinions per year on regional policies
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and supporting.

• EDFmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026Partnership between the Regional Council and EDF for energy strategy implementation. The CESER saluted this structuring partnership and the diversity of actions presented in the convention. The partnership focuses on accelerating electrification and developing renewable energy projects in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• Six universities of Nouvelle-AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026The Accord Régional de Coopération (ARC) 2026-2031 brings together the six universities, national research organisms, public engineering schools and CSTI around concrete work axes: laser and fusion, social sciences research, materials and chemistry, access to science on territories, relationship between strategic sectors and higher education.
• National Research Organisations (CNRS and others)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026Partnership with national research organisations as part of the ARC ESR 2026-2031 cooperation agreement, focusing on research collaboration, technology transfer and scientific development.
• Public Engineering Schools of Nouvelle-AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026Collaboration with public engineering schools as part of the regional cooperation agreement for higher education, research and technology transfer.
• CSTI (Culture Scientifique Technique et Industrielle)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026Partnership with CSTI organisations as part of the ARC ESR 2026-2031, focusing on science access and scientific culture dissemination across territories.
• Coordination régionale des Conseils de développement (CRCD) de Nouvelle-AquitainemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 April 2025Charter of cooperation signed on 10 April 2025 at Hôtel de Bordeaux Métropole between CRCD and CESER. This charter marks an important step in strengthening collaboration between the two instances, aiming to structure permanent dialogue and enrich reflections on public policies.
• Coopérative des tiers-lieuxmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 March 2025Framework agreement between the Regional Council and the Coopérative des tiers-lieux for the implementation of the Tiers-lieux strategy 2025-2028. CESER welcomed this strategy supporting collaborative spaces that generate social dynamics and territorial animation.
• Centre Technique des Industries Mécaniques (CETIM)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 December 2024Partnership convention between the Regional Council and CETIM for the period 2024-2027. CESER highlighted the interest of this partnership while regretting the absence of consideration for human dimensions in the planned actions.
• Agence de Développement et d'Innovation de Nouvelle-Aquitaine (ADI)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 December 2024Convention Pluriannuelle d'Objectifs et de Moyens with ADI for 2023-2025, supporting regional development and innovation initiatives.
• Association des CESER de l'AtlantiquemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023Cooperation with CESER from Normandy, Brittany, Pays-de-la-Loire and Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Produced joint report titled 'Macro-Région Atlantique, une chance à saisir?' exploring interest and opportunity of an Atlantic Macro-Region project.
• SNCF VoyageurssupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 June 2023Convention d'exploitation des trains régionaux TER 2024-2030 between the Region and SNCF Voyageurs. CESER examined and provided opinions on this convention for regional train services.
• Association des CESER de FrancemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023National coordination body bringing together all French CESER. CESER Nouvelle-Aquitaine participates actively in national discussions and shared positions, notably in 2025 to defend CESER against legislative threats.
• Agence Régionale de Santé (ARS) Nouvelle-AquitainesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 April 2018Collaboration on the Projet Régional de Santé 2018-2028. CESER provided observations on the regional health project, emphasizing the need to address current and future needs, prevention, occupational health, and democratic and ethical dimensions of health.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CESER Bretagne: Regional consultative assembly for Brittany and one of CESER Nouvelle-Aquitaine's explicit partners in the Association des CESER de l'Atlantique, sharing identical legal framework, governance structure and advisory mission.
• CESER Île-de-France: Regional consultative assembly for the Île-de-France region, operating under the same French legal framework as CESER Nouvelle-Aquitaine with comparable structure (four colleges, advisory role to the Regional Council) and output (avis, rapports, contributions).
• CESER Occitanie: Regional consultative assembly for the Occitanie region, sharing CESER Nouvelle-Aquitaine's four-college structure, advisory mandate to the Regional Council, and publication-driven operating model under French territorial law.
• Conseil Économique, Social et Environnemental (CESE): National-level French advisory assembly with the same tripartite socio-professional remit (employers, employees, civil society) as CESER Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is the direct national counterpart, providing opinions to the French government and Parliament on economic, social and environmental policy.
• CESER Hauts-de-France: Regional consultative assembly for the Hauts-de-France region, operating under the same statutory framework as CESER Nouvelle-Aquitaine and serving the equivalent advisory function to its Regional Council.
• CESER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: Regional consultative assembly for the PACA region, performing the same advisory role to its Regional Council with the same college structure and statutory publication duties as CESER Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• CESER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Regional consultative assembly for the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, structurally identical to CESER Nouvelle-Aquitaine — same legal basis, four-college composition, advisory mandate to its Regional Council, and publication-driven operating model.
• CESER Grand Est: Regional consultative assembly for the Grand Est region — also a product of the 2016 regional reform — performing the same advisory role to its Regional Council under the same legal basis as CESER Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Others

• Association des CESER de France: National coordination body bringing together all French regional CESERs, of which CESER Nouvelle-Aquitaine is an active member. It coordinates shared positions across CESERs (e.g. defending them against legislative threats in 2025) and is functionally a meta-organisation rather than a regional peer.

Regional players

• Coordination régionale des Conseils de développement de Nouvelle-Aquitaine (CRCD): Coordination body for local development councils in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, with which CESER signed a cooperation charter in April 2025. It operates at a sub-regional level (intercommunalités, PETR, pays) on similar participatory-democracy missions but with a more local rather than regional scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

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