Charte de la diversité

What Charte de la diversité does

Charte de la diversité is a French non-profit organization founded in 2004 by Les Entreprises pour la Cité (LEPC), headquartered in Paris. It operates a voluntary diversity commitment framework through which French employers, public-sector bodies, and associations formally pledge to promote diversity and inclusion within their organizations. The Charter counts more than 4,000 signatories nationwide and serves as the founding model that has inspired 27 national diversity charters across Europe. Its operational footprint extends through eight city offices across France, supporting local engagement via the annual Tour de France de la Diversité event series and other regional activities.

The organization's core product is the signatory framework itself, supported by a tiered annual membership structure priced at €300 for small organizations, €600 for intermediate organizations, and €1,800 for large organizations. In recent years, the Charter has expanded its offering to include Qualiopi-certified training programs and an online best-practices platform for signatories, extending value beyond the membership commitment into professional services and peer learning.

The business model combines recurring annual signature fees with incremental revenue from certified training delivery and platform services. Governance is anchored in LEPC, with a lean operational team of 9 employees executing a mission-oriented, event-driven engagement strategy. The Charter positions itself as a soft-law instrument that exceeds statutory diversity compliance, making it relevant to corporate CSR reporting and stakeholder communications.

Name

Charte de la diversité

Legal name

Les Entreprises pour la Cité

Website

https://charte-diversite.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Charte de la diversité is a French non-profit, founded in 2004, that operates a voluntary diversity commitment framework with 4,000+ signatories across France through tiered annual membership and Qualiopi-certified training programs.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

France

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. Annual Signature Fees: Annual membership fees charged to signatories based on their organizational size. Fees cover the organization and animation of webinars, resources made available to signatories, and the organization of the Tour de France de la Diversité biennial event.

Pricing tiers

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Core offering

Charte de la diversité is a voluntary commitment charter that organizations sign to demonstrate their dedication to diversity, equal opportunity, and non-discrimination, going beyond legal requirements. Signatories gain access to tiered annual membership (€300–€1,800 based on revenue) that includes awareness webinars, Qualiopi-certified D&I training, a digital resource library (Médiathèque), the biennial Tour de France de la Diversité, and a best-practices sharing platform.

Product overview

The Charte de la diversité is a membership-based program operated by Les Entreprises pour la Cité that offers a unified framework for organizations to commit to diversity and inclusion. The core product is the Diversity Charter itself—a moral commitment document that organizations sign annually. Members gain access to an integrated suite of services including 45-minute live webinars on diversity fundamentals, Qualiopi-certified training programs, a resource library (Médiathèque) with publications and guides, a bi-annual Tour de France de la Diversité event across 8 cities, D&I newsletter, and a best practices sharing platform. The membership is tiered by company size with annual fees ranging from €300 to €1,800 based on revenue.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Charte de la diversité (Diversity Charter) A voluntary commitment text signed annually by employers (enterprises, SMEs, public establishments, associations, local authorities) to promote diversity, equal opportunity, and non-discrimination across all HR and organizational processes; comes with tiered annual fees (€300–€1,800) based on organization revenue.
• Webinaires de sensibilisation (Awareness Webinars) Live 45-minute webinars on diversity fundamentals, developed and hosted by D&I experts, with replays and associated practical fact sheets available to signatories.
• Formations D&I (D&I Training Programs) Qualiopi-certified training programs that help organizations recruit, manage, and collaborate without discrimination while meeting legal obligations.
• Médiathèque (Resource Center) Digital resource center providing publications, guides, studies, surveys, podcasts, and videos on diversity and all its components, available to signatories.
• Tour de France de la Diversité Biennial national event bringing together signatories across 8 cities in France to promote diversity initiatives and share best practices.
• Newsletter D&I Newsletter providing articles and updates on Diversity & Inclusion news in organizations, with resources and prospective insights.
• Bonnes pratiques (Best Practices Platform) Online platform showcasing signatories' diversity initiatives with objectives, action descriptions, targets, outcomes, and recommendations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25% of adolescents show signs of generalized anxiety disorder according to Ipsos survey March 2025

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Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• European CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004The European Commission facilitates the network of European Diversity Charters. The French Charte de la diversité served as a model and pioneer, inspiring 27 similar charters across Europe. The Commission supports exchange and development of best practices among European diversity initiatives.
• Les Entreprises pour la Cité (LEPC Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLes Entreprises pour la Cité is the founding organization behind the Charte de la diversité, created in 2004. The LEPC network has been mobilizing and inspiring companies for over 40 years in social innovation, diversity, inclusion, equal opportunities, and civic engagement.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ORSE (Observatoire de la RSE): French corporate-responsibility observatory that mobilizes large employers on CSR topics including diversity and non-discrimination, publishes guidance, and organizes member events. Comparable as a French employer-D&I thought-leadership and convening network, with a stronger research/policy orientation and member-firm engagement.
• Charter der Vielfalt e.V. The German Diversity Charter association, the most direct country-level replica of the Charte de la diversité model. Both organizations operate voluntary employer commitment frameworks, run signature campaigns, host events/webinars, and sit inside the European Commission-facilitated network of 27 European Diversity Charters.
• L'Autre Cercle: French non-profit association focused on LGBT+ inclusion in the workplace, signatories, training, and employer best-practice sharing in France. Operates in the same employer-D&I advocacy space with comparable membership-style engagement, though focused on a specific dimension of diversity rather than diversity as a whole.

Broad incumbents

• AFNOR Certification: The French standards and certification body that issues the Label Diversité and other D&I-related certifications. Comparable because it targets the same employer audience in France with a structured, auditable alternative to the voluntary Charter framework, even though its primary business spans a much broader certification portfolio.
• Business in the Community (UK): UK business-led membership network running workplace-inclusion campaigns and D&I programs that mirror the Charte de la diversité's employer-engagement model in another major market. Comparable as a UK functional equivalent within the broader European Commission-coordinated Charter network, but broader in scope and with paid-tier corporate memberships.
• Great Place to Work France: The French arm of the international workplace-culture certification, which surveys employees to label 'Great Place to Work' employers. It competes with the Charter for employer mindshare on workplace quality, recognition, and external communication of D&I-related practices, but with an audited, ranking-based model rather than a voluntary text.

Others

• Centre for Global Inclusion (formerly Global Diversity & Inclusion Benchmarks): US-based standards and benchmarks body for organizational D&I maturity, which complements voluntary frameworks like the French Charter by supplying the technical benchmarks signatories often reference. Comparable as part of the same global D&I infrastructure ecosystem rather than a direct competitor.

Regional players

• Impronta Etica: Italian non-profit association promoting CSR and D&I among Italian companies, with member services, training, and events comparable in form to those of Charte de la diversité. Comparable in mission and employer-membership model, but operating under the Italian Carta per le Pari Opportunità framework rather than a standalone diversity charter.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/charte-diversite

Compliance1 record

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