Club de la Durabilité

What Club de la Durabilité does

Club de la Durabilit\u00e9 is a Paris-based membership network and think tank dedicated to product durability and the circular economy, operating as Durabilit\u00e9 Programm\u00e9e SASU — a wholly-owned subsidiary of the nonprofit association HOP (Halte \u00e0 l'Obsolescence Programm\u00e9e), founded in 2018 by HOP co-founder Laetitia Vasseur. The organization brings together more than 40 member companies representing over \u20ac75 billion in aggregate revenue, spanning electronics, mobility, textiles, furniture, retail, insurance, refurbishment and digital product passport providers. It does not sell technology products; its offering is structured around two membership tiers (Essentielle and Strat\u00e9gique) whose fees are proportional to each member's annual revenue and which gate access to thematic working groups, an annual immersive seminar, co-development circles, a quarterly newsletter, an annual sustainability prize, and a CIFRE-scheme academic research study.

The Club's core "products" are programmatic activities and knowledge outputs rather than software. Since 2018 it has animated 35 working groups, published 5 annual reference reports and 12+ practical guides (covering topics such as repair accessibility, eco-design, circular fiscal policy, sustainable marketing, ESS/conventional economy cooperation, and digital sustainability), and run an annual event with political and media visibility. Membership is gated by an application process reviewed by HOP's Board of Directors against an ethical charter. The Club's distribution and go-to-market are sales-led: direct outreach, peer referrals, expert-network introductions (ADEME, ESCP, Strategy&/PwC, European Parliament) and a public website drive recruitment, while retention is driven by working-group participation, co-development groups and exclusive networking.

Commercially, the Club is a small organization — the executive team is essentially two people (Florent Curel, Responsable du Club, and Laetitia Vasseur, D\u00e9l\u00e9gu\u00e9e g\u00e9n\u00e9rale) — with a registered capital of \u20ac12,230. Its strategic moat rests on three pillars: the HOP association's regulatory authorship of France's planned obsolescence law and the repairability index (regulatory moat); the cross-sector member ecosystem anchored by brands such as Leroy Merlin, Fnac Darty, Michelin, Mobivia, Back Market and Leboncoin (ecosystem lock-in); and the codified "Durabilit\u00e9 Programm\u00e9e" brand and accumulated knowledge library (intangible assets). Geographic focus is France with selective European engagement (European Parliament, Right to Repair Europe, ECOS).

Name

Club de la Durabilité

Legal name

Durabilité Programmée SASU

Website

https://clubdeladurabilite.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Club de la Durabilit\u00e9 is a Paris-based, HOP-owned membership network of 40+ companies dedicated to product durability and the circular economy, offering tiered (Essentielle and Strat\u00e9gique) membership with working groups, seminars, publications, and policy advocacy in France and Europe.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: The Club generates revenue through membership fees paid by organizations. The membership fee is proportional to the organization's revenue (chiffre d'affaires). Two tiers are offered: Essentielle provides access to working groups, seminars, and publications; Stratégique adds individual support, co-development groups, and enhanced networking opportunities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Club de la Durabilit\u00e9 is a membership-based professional network (SASU) that sells two annual membership tiers (Essentielle and Strat\u00e9gique) to organizations committed to product durability and circular economy. Members access thematic working groups, immersive annual seminars, co-development groups, strategic monitoring, practical guides, and a CIFRE-backed annual study, paying annual fees proportional to their revenue.

Product overview

Club de la Durabilité is a network organization (SASU owned by HOP association) that does not offer a unified software product, but rather a membership-based service platform comprising two tiers: Essentielle and Stratégique membership formulas. The organization facilitates collective action through thematic working groups, annual seminars, co-development groups, and an annual event with a sustainability prize. It produces and distributes knowledge products including over 12 practical guides and publications covering topics such as circular economy, eco-design, repair accessibility, circular fiscal policy, sustainable marketing, and digital sustainability. A CIFRE research study is conducted annually in partnership with academic researchers to quantify the environmental and economic benefits of product durability.

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Products and services

• Essentielle Membership Entry-level annual membership for organizations committed to product durability and the circular economy. Provides strategic monitoring, access to two thematic working groups per year, participation in the annual seminar and one institutional event, presentation for the annual Sustainability Prize, access to resources (guides, monitoring, op-eds), and dedicated visibility on Club channels. Priced proportionally to the member organization's revenue.
• Strat\u00e9gique Membership Premium annual membership tier including everything in Essentielle plus individual support (internal workshop, training, strategic support), participation in a co-development group, special introductions, op-eds, and enhanced media visibility. Priced proportionally to the member organization's revenue.
• Thematic Working Groups (Groupes de travail) Thematic working group sessions for member organizations to collectively explore barriers, experiment with solutions, share best practices, and identify weak signals on durability topics. Deliverables include practical guides, fact sheets, and summaries.
• Annual Field Seminar (S\u00e9minaire de terrain) Annual immersive seminar held at an emblematic site (factory, warehouse, laboratory, pioneering territory) where members meet peers, experts, elected officials, and local authorities to exchange on durability practices.
• Co-development Groups Confidential peer groups of 4\u20135 member organizations that meet every two months to resolve concrete sustainability challenges together, covering topics such as strategy, spare parts management, team training, and offer evolution. Reserved for Strat\u00e9gique tier members.
• Annual Sustainability Event and Prize Annual event that highlights members' strategic sustainability actions, provides a political and public platform, and presents the annual study results, attended by personalities, elected officials, economic journalists, and researchers.
• Club Study (\u00c9tude du Club CIFRE) Annual in-depth research study conducted under the CIFRE scheme in collaboration with academic researchers to objectify the environmental and economic benefits of product durability, drawing on concrete data from member organizations with intermediate and final deliverables.

Named customers18 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HOP - Halte à l'Obsolescence ProgramméecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018The Club is a SASU (single-person simplified joint-stock company) wholly owned by the HOP association. HOP was founded in 2015 and has been instrumental in creating France's planned obsolescence law, driving the repairability index, and shaping European regulations. The Club's profits are reinvested into HOP's mission.
• ADEMEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADEME (Agence de la transition écologique) provides expertise and collaboration through its staff members (Jean-Louis Bergey, Anne-Charlotte Bonjean, Erwann Fangeat, Marie Hervier-Collas) who participate in the Club's working groups, publications, and events as experts and contributors.
• ESCP Business SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessor Aurélien Acquier from ESCP Business School contributes expertise in sustainable business to the Club's working groups, publications, and events.
• Right to Repair EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean coalition advocating for the right to repair. The Club collaborates with this network to advance circular economy policies and practices at the European level.
• ECOS (European Environmental Citizens Organization for Standardisation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean environmental organization working on standardization. The Club partners with ECOS for standardization efforts related to product durability and circular economy.
• Ministry of Ecological TransitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench government ministry with which the Club collaborates on regulatory frameworks, policies, and initiatives related to circular economy, repairability, and product durability.
• Strategy& (PwC)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner Guillaume Jean from Strategy& (PwC) contributes expertise to the Club's expert ecosystem, providing consulting perspective on circular economy transformation.
• European ParliamentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Parliament Deputy David Cormand (Greens Group) participates as an expert, providing policy and regulatory perspective on sustainability legislation at EU level.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD): Global CEO-led organization of ~200 sustainable businesses. Comparable as a C-suite-level sustainability membership network, but operates globally and at much larger scale.
• BSR (Business for Social Responsibility): Global sustainable business network and consultancy working with member companies on ESG strategy. Comparable as a B2B sustainability membership/working-group model, but US-based, for-profit, and at much larger scale.
• B Lab (B Corp): Global nonprofit network certifying and convening purpose-driven businesses. Comparable community/ecosystem model serving mission-aligned companies, but certification-led rather than topic-led.
• Ellen MacArthur Foundation: Global leader in circular economy thought leadership and corporate coalition-building. Comparable as a network convening major multinationals around circularity, but operates globally and at a much larger scale than the Club.

Direct peers

• ORÉE: French multi-stakeholder association for circular economy and ecological transition. Comparable as a French membership organization convening companies, local authorities and researchers around sustainable production and consumption.
• Comité 21: French network for sustainable development organizations, working with companies, territories and civil society on SDG-aligned strategies. Comparable B2B membership structure and thought-leadership orientation.
• Institut National de l'Économie Circulaire (INEC): French think tank and network of economic actors focused on circular economy. Highly comparable to Club de la Durabilité in mission, French footprint, and membership-based model serving corporate sustainability leaders.
• Shift Project: French think tank working on post-carbon economy with corporate members and applied research. Comparable French think-tank structure producing member-funded reports and convening corporate sustainability leaders.

Regional players

• Circle Economy: Amsterdam-based circular economy organization producing the Circularity Gap Report and corporate advisory. Comparable mission and corporate member engagement, but Dutch rather than French and more consultancy-oriented.

Others

• France Brevets / Institut de la Propriété Industrielle: French IP and innovation ecosystem actor. Relevant adjacent stakeholder because durability/repairability increasingly intersects with patent pools and IP licensing — but not a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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