Chaire Vivre Ensemble - Fondation Université de Rennes

Name

Chaire Vivre Ensemble - Fondation Université de Rennes

Legal name

Chaire Vivre Ensemble - Fondation Université de Rennes

Website

https://chaire-vivre-ensemble.univ-rennes.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workplace Inclusion & Social Cohesion Research

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Professional & Association Conferences (MPAGAGAB)

Keywords

• Workplace inclusion research
• Diversity management tools
• Social cohesion consulting
• HR research consortium
• Inclusion training kits

Headquarters

HQ city

Rennes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Partnership funding from private companies: The Chaire operates as a funded research chair under the Fondation Université de Rennes. It is sustained through multi-year partnership contributions from private companies (Ouest-France, Crédit Agricole d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Groupe Legendre, MACIF, Triballat Noyal, Rennes Métropole, and previously Samsic) that co-finance research themes, events, and deliverables. There is no commercial product or service revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Chaire Vivre Ensemble is a university research chair that designs and disseminates research-validated tools, publications, and events to help companies and territorial actors build workplace social cohesion ("vivre ensemble"). Its core deliverables are freely accessible workshop kits, awareness modules, vade-mecums on topics such as illiteracy, prisoner reintegration, and invisible disabilities, plus academic studies and synthetic fact sheets aimed at business leaders, HR professionals, managers, and employees.

Product overview

Chaire Vivre Ensemble is an academic research chair under the Fondation Université de Rennes focused on developing workplace cohesion ("vivre ensemble"). Rather than a unified software product, the offering consists of research-based tools and resources including collaborative workshop kits (Kit d'animation), employee awareness modules using theatrical scenarios, practical guides (vadémécums) on topics like anti-illiteracy and prisoner reintegration, and scholarly publications on invisible disabilities and workplace inclusion. These are freely accessible PDF-based resources designed for business leaders, HR professionals, managers, and employees to implement cohesion practices in organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kit d'animation Vivre ensemble au travail

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of people with disabilities in enterprises have invisible disabilities (cited in video content)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ouest-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2022Ouest-France is a core partner company in Mandat 2 of the Chaire Vivre Ensemble. As a major regional media group based in Rennes, it contributes to research themes and co-organizes events such as Social Change Rennes alongside Rennes Métropole. It also provides media visibility for Chaire outputs.
• Crédit Agricole d'Ille-et-VilainecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2022Crédit Agricole d'Ille-et-Vilaine is a partner in Mandat 2 of the Chaire. The bank contributed to studies on disability and vivre ensemble and hosted a student from Master 2 'Situations de handicap et participation sociale'. It supports the Chaire's research on social cohesion in the workplace.
• Groupe LegendrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2022Groupe Legendre is a partner company in Mandat 2 of the Chaire Vivre Ensemble, contributing to research on vivre ensemble in the workplace.
• MACIFcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2022MACIF is a partner company in Mandat 2 of the Chaire Vivre Ensemble.
• Triballat Noyal (Olga)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2022Triballat Noyal (brand Olga) is a partner in Mandat 2 of the Chaire. Previously featured in an Ouest-France article on employee well-being listeners ('écoutants') in the company, demonstrating commitment to workplace well-being practices.
• Rennes MétropolecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2022Rennes Métropole is a partner in Mandat 2 and a key supporter of the Chaire's mission to promote inclusive employment on the territory. It co-organized Social Change Rennes with Ouest-France. The Métrople is particularly engaged in the Chaire's work on vulnerable population employment.
• SamsicminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2019Samsic was an original partner from Mandat 1 (2019), referenced in their own press release announcing the launch of the Chaire. May not be continued in Mandat 2.
• CREM (Centre de recherche en Économie et Management, UMR CNRS 6211)coreOthers · 1 January 2019CREM (UMR CNRS 6211) is one of two CNRS research laboratories underpinning the Chaire. Its researchers (from IGR-IAE Rennes) focus on HR management, organizational behavior, and employee vulnerability themes.
• IODE (Institut de l'Ouest Droit et Europe, UMR CNRS 6262)coreOthers · 1 January 2019IODE (UMR CNRS 6262) is one of two CNRS research laboratories underpinning the Chaire. Its researchers (from the Faculté de droit et de science politique) contribute expertise in labor law, digital law, and social rights.
• Association Ressources Plus (IGR-IAE Rennes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation Ressources Plus is a student-led HR association at IGR-IAE Rennes, partnering with the Chaire on events including the annual Journée Ressources+ (31st edition in March 2026) and the Café RH series. The Chaire serves as an academic partner for these practitioner-facing events.
• Association Française de droit du travail section Bretagne Pays de la LoireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFDT section Bretagne Pays de la Loire co-partnered with the Chaire on the Master Droit Social conference 'Égalité et innovations sociales' (July 2021).
• Fondation Université de RennescoreOthersThe Fondation Université de Rennes hosts and provides institutional support to the Chaire Vivre Ensemble. The Chaire operates under the umbrella of the Fondation, which facilitates multi-partner funding and academic legitimacy.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fondationiversité Paris - Chaire Management & Diversité: Paris-based university foundation operating research chairs on management and diversity. Closely comparable structure: corporate-partnered research chairs producing applied outputs on workplace inclusion.
• Association Française des Managers de la Diversité (AFMD): French association promoting diversity management in enterprises via publications, conferences and toolkits. Directly comparable to Chaire Vivre Ensemble as both produce applied research, practitioner tools, and events on workplace inclusion, though AFMD is membership-driven rather than university-anchored.
• ORSE (Observatoire de la responsabilité sociétale des entreprises): French observatory producing CSR / societal responsibility research, guides and events for enterprises. Comparable to the Chaire as it serves the same enterprise audience with applied outputs on workplace social issues, though ORSE covers broader CSR scope.
• ANVIE: French not-for-profit association producing research and thought leadership on management, diversity, and workplace transformation. Closely comparable as a research-producing association serving French enterprises with practical outputs, although it is broader and not tied to a single university.

Others

• CREM (Centre de recherche en Économie et Management, UMR CNRS 6211): One of the two CNRS laboratories underpinning the Chaire, focused on management and economics research. Weakly comparable as a research host rather than competitor, but central to how the Chaire operates.
• Fondation Université de Rennes (parent foundation): Umbrella foundation hosting the Chaire; adjacent entity rather than peer, but the natural parent operating peer structures (other corporate-partnered chairs at the same foundation).

Broad incumbents

• ANDRH (Association Nationale des DRH): The national French HR professionals association serving enterprise HR leaders through events, publications, and communities. Comparable as the dominant platform serving the same HR decision-maker audience that the Chaire targets with its research tools and inclusion kits.
• KEDGE Business School - Chaire RSE & Diversité: French grande école operating corporate-sponsored research chairs on CSR and diversity. Comparable as an academic-industry research chair on inclusion, but embedded in a wider portfolio of CSR themes.
• ESSEC Business School Chaires (e.g., Chaire Diversité & Inclusion): ESSEC operates research chairs with corporate partners on diversity and inclusion in business. Comparable to the Chaire as a French academic-industry consortium producing inclusion research and tools for enterprises.

Regional players

• Association Ressources Plus (IGR-IAE Rennes): Rennes-based student-led HR association partnering with the Chaire on Cafés RH and Journée Ressources+. Directly comparable through the same audience (HR professionals, managers) and the same regional ecosystem in Brittany.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chaire-vivre-ensemble-fondation-rennes

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

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