Cluster Eau Milieux Sols Paris Ile-de-France

What Cluster Eau Milieux Sols Paris Ile-de-France does

Cluster Eau Milieux Sols Paris Ile-de-France is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 2015 and headquartered in Ivry-sur-Seine, Île-de-France. It operates as a regional innovation cluster that convenes public authorities, research institutions, and private companies around water management, urban soils, biowaste valorization, and urban ecology. Its membership comprises 200 structures supported by a network of 3,800 partner contacts and activated through approximately 35 events per year. The cluster does not develop or sell proprietary technology products; its core activity is project facilitation, having identified roughly 300 candidate projects since 2017 and supported 50 collaborative projects involving more than 900 professionals.

Its programmatic surface centers on REVIT'EMS (launched 2022) for urban-soil renovation, the Défis Sols Urbains Vivants and Défis Eaux Non Conventionnelles open-innovation challenges, and Ecocit'EMS for citizen engagement. Founding members include Seine-Amont communauté d'agglomération, Conseil général du Val-de-Marne, Choisy-le-Roi, Orly, and the City of Paris; private-sector members include Artelia, Veolia, and Suez. Operations are led by director Laurent Dechesne, and the organization has secured multi-year public funding via the EPA ORSA Strategic Development Engineering program (2024-2026) and obtained a Label Bronze recognition.

Revenue is generated through member contributions and public-private grants rather than commercial sales of products or services. The cluster's competitive position rests on its role as a neutral, multi-stakeholder convening point for environmental innovation in the Île-de-France region rather than on any technology or IP advantage.

Name

Cluster Eau Milieux Sols Paris Ile-de-France

Legal name

Cluster Eau Milieux Sols Paris Ile-de-France

Website

https://clusterems.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cluster Eau Milieux Sols Paris Ile-de-France is a French non-profit innovation cluster founded in 2015 that convenes 200 public and private members to facilitate collaborative projects on water management, urban soils, biowaste, and urban ecology across the Île-de-France region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Innovation Cluster Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Resilience & Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) (BPAGABAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Innovation cluster facilitation
• Water management network
• Urban soil remediation
• Biowaste valorization programs
• Environmental partnership coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Ivry-sur-Seine

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. Member financial contributions: The Cluster is financially supported by its members, particularly its funding members. The organization does not sell products or services in a commercial sense but operates through membership fees and public/local government financial support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cluster EMS is an association loi 1901 that facilitates innovation and collaboration among 200 public, parapublic, and private member structures in Ile-de-France around the sustainable management of water, urban environments, soils, and biowaste. It animates a network through 35 annual events, thematic working groups, sourcing ateliers, training audits under CEN 16555, and supports named programs such as REVIT'EMS, Défis Sols Urbains Vivants, and Défis Eaux non conventionnelles. The organization coordinates collaborative R&D and innovation projects identified by its members rather than selling commercial products or services.

Product overview

Cluster Eau Milieux Sols Paris Ile-de-France is a facilitation association (loi 1901) offering a portfolio of programs and services rather than a unified software product. Its core offerings include the REVIT'EMS program for economic development and employment revitalization in environmental sectors, multiple Défis d'Innovation challenge programs (Sols Urbains Vivants, Eaux non conventionnelles) that fund and support experimental projects, and Innovation Facilitation Services including workshops, networking events, and partnership facilitation. The organization does not develop or sell a software product; rather it serves as a coordinator and facilitator for its 200+ member structures across public, parapublic, and private sectors in Île-de-France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• REVIT'EMS: REVIT'EMS is an innovative program launched in 2022, piloted by the Cluster EMS, the Drieets and partner companies, dedicated to economic development, employment revitalization, and innovation in the Water, Environments, Soils, and Biowaste sectors.
• Défis Sols Urbains Vivants
• Défis Eaux Non Conventionnelles
• Ecocit'EMS

Products and services

• REVIT'EMS A program piloted by Cluster EMS and Drieets providing tailored support to SMEs, GREENTECH companies, associations, and young creators in the Water, Environments, Soils, and Biodéchets sectors, favoring ecological transition, local employment, and regional productivity competitiveness.
• Défis d'Innovation Sols Urbains Vivants Innovation challenge program supporting experiments to revitalize local cycles of water, soils, and biodiversity, focusing on urban soil health and ecosystem services maximization in the Grand Orly Seine Bièvre territory.
• Défis d'Innovation Eaux non conventionnelles et eaux pluviales Call for projects to imagine, test and experiment innovative solutions around the valorization of non-conventional waters and rainwater on the Grand Orly Seine Bièvre territory.
• Innovation Facilitation Services Network animation and sector events; collective support through workshops and collaborative projects; and tailored support for innovation projects, R&D partnerships, and business development. Services include training and innovation management audits following CEN 16555 and sourcing ateliers under the March 2016 Decree.
• Ecocit'EMS An urban ecology program applying innovation management methods and tools to urban development projects, integrated with the cluster's broader innovation facilitation offering.

Quantifiable outcome

• 200 member structures collaborating within the network
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ArteliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtelia, a major engineering and consulting group specializing in water, environment, and infrastructure, is a founding member of the cluster. Artelia contributes expertise and participates in collaborative projects addressing water management, urban ecology, and territorial development challenges.
• VeoliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVeolia, a global leader in optimized resource management (water, energy, waste), is a private sector member of the cluster. The company contributes to the network's innovation initiatives and collaborative projects in environmental services.
• SuezcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuez, an international utility and environmental services company, is a private sector member contributing to the cluster's activities in water management and environmental solutions.
• EPA ORSA (Établissement Public d'Aménagement Orly Seine Amont)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPA ORSA supports the cluster through its Strategic Development Engineering (ISD) program 2024-2026, providing funding and territorial anchoring for innovation experiments in urban soils, water, and biodiversity on the Grand Orly Seine Bièvre territory.
• Grand Orly Seine BièvrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe public territorial establishment Grand Orly Seine Bièvre is a key institutional partner, representing the collective of local authorities (formerly part of Seine-Amont community) that founded the cluster.
• Drieets Ile-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Regional Directorate for Enterprises, Employment, Work and Social Dialogue (Drieets) co-pilots the REVIT'EMS program with the cluster, supporting economic development and employment in green economy sectors.
• France Travail (formerly Pole Emploi)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFrance Travail is an employment services partner listed on the cluster's employment page, helping connect job seekers with green economy opportunities within the cluster's network.
• APECminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAPEC (Association pour l'Emploi des Cadres) is a partner for job offerings, particularly for executives seeking positions in environmental innovation sectors.
• CCI Val-de-MarneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Val-de-Marne supports the cluster's employment and business development activities.
• CCI EssonneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Essonne partners with the cluster for employment and economic development initiatives.
• Job That Make SenseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerA job platform connecting candidates with companies engaged in positive impact projects, particularly in social and environmental domains. The cluster posts its employment opportunities on this platform.
• RICOH FranceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRICOH is a partner for training activities under the REVIT'EMS program (2025-2027), providing support for professional development in the green economy sectors.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• APEC: French association for executive employment, listed as a Cluster EMS partner under REVIT'EMS. Adjacent enabling actor in the green-economy employment pathway that the Cluster facilitates.
• CCI Val-de-Marne: Local Chamber of Commerce and Industry listed as a Cluster EMS partner for employment and economic development. Adjacent ecosystem actor supporting SMEs and workforce initiatives in the same territory.

Broad incumbents

• AXELERA: French competitiveness cluster for chemistry and environment, addressing circular economy and environmental technologies. Comparable membership-and-projects facilitation model, but with broader industrial scope.
• French Water Partnership (Partenariat Français pour l'Eau): Multi-stakeholder platform for French water sector actors. Comparable as a national-level convening body for water stakeholders, though broader in geographic scope than Cluster EMS's regional focus.
• Tenerrdis: Major French competitiveness cluster covering energy and sustainable mobility. Broader incumbent offering comparable cluster services but in a different thematic vertical; useful for benchmarking Cluster EMS's governance and project facilitation model.
• Capenergies: Competitiveness cluster focused on energy transition in southern France. Comparable membership-based innovation-brokering model, though its thematic focus differs (energy vs. water/soil/biowaste).

Direct peers

• DREAM Eaux & Milieux: Competitiveness cluster dedicated to water and environmental innovation in another French region. Direct peer addressing the same water/environment innovation-brokering function as Cluster EMS.
• France Clusters: National federation of French competitiveness clusters. Direct peer because it represents and labels Cluster EMS and similar territorial innovation clusters; Cluster EMS operates under the France Clusters quality framework.
• Aqua-Valley: Competitiveness cluster focused on water in Occitanie. Direct peer in water-cycle innovation clustering, with comparable membership model and program structure targeting water industry and public-sector buyers.

Regional players

• ADEME (Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie): French public agency funding and steering environmental innovation nationally. Functions as both a potential funder and a comparator for Cluster EMS in environmental program design and ecosystem orchestration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clusterems

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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