CPEPESC

What CPEPESC does

CPEPESC (Commission de Protection des Eaux, du Patrimoine, de l'Environnement, du Sous-sol et des Chiroptères de Franche-Comté) is a French non-profit environmental advocacy association founded in 1976 in Besançon and governed by the law of 1901. The association is the principal regional environmental protection body in Franche-Comté, with a national coordination role via CPEPESC Nationale and a regional branch in CPEPESC Lorraine. Its operations focus on five functional areas: legal advocacy against polluters (using the Code de l'Environnement and installations classées frameworks), karst and groundwater protection, biodiversity and bat (chiroptères) conservation, waste management enforcement, and public environmental education. The organization documents ongoing work through 551 active files/cases per year and 2,049 articles published on its WordPress-based website, supplemented by historical publications including 100 issues of the Pollu-Stop bulletin (1982–2017) and 13 issues of Réseau CPEPESC Infos (2008–2015).

The association's product and service portfolio includes the cpepesc.org website, the Pollu-Stop and Réseau CPEPESC Infos archives, the itinerant 'Les ruisseaux des têtes de bassin' exhibition on watershed conservation (presented since 2009 across Bourgogne Franche-Comté and the Rhône basin), and the related FDNC endowment fund (Fonds de Dotation Nature et Chiroptères, established 2010) which acquires and preserves ecologically significant land for bats and biodiversity. Membership is open to individuals supporting the environmental mission, with annual fees (amount not publicly disclosed) collected via a yearly campaign beginning September 1; donations and legacies are processed through the HelloAssoc platform with a 66% tax deduction for French individual donors. Revenue is complemented by periodic project grants from the Conseil Régional de Franche-Comté, Agence de l'Eau Rhône Méditerranée, and Département du Doubs. The organization is led by Director of Publication François Devaux (since 2004), who also serves as President of the FDNC, and operates with a small paid staff of approximately 10 employees supported by a volunteer network organised around weekly open meetings and a dedicated Chiroptères working group.

Name

CPEPESC

Legal name

Commission de Protection des Eaux, du Patrimoine, de l'Environnement, du Sous-sol et des Chiroptères de Franche-Comté

Website

https://cpepesc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CPEPESC is a French non-profit environmental advocacy association founded in 1976 in Besançon, serving residents of Franche-Comté through legal advocacy against polluters, water and karst ecosystem protection, bat conservation, and the FDNC endowment fund for biodiversity land preservation.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Besançon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: The association generates revenue through annual membership fees from individuals who support the organization's environmental mission.
2. Donations and legacies: CPEPESC receives tax-deductible donations from individuals. For private individuals, donations qualify for a 66% tax deduction within 20% of taxable income. The FDNC (Fonds de Dotation Nature et Chiroptères) also accepts donations, legacies, and property donations as mechanisms for citizens to support environmental conservation.
3. Regional Council funding: The association received financial support from the Conseil Régional de Franche-Comté to conduct specific campaigns, such as the cave remediation work in the 1980s and 1990s.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CPEPESC is a non-profit environmental advocacy association that protects water resources, karst/cave ecosystems, biodiversity, and bat (chiroptère) habitats in the Franche-Comté region of eastern France. It delivers this through environmental monitoring, legal advocacy against polluters, public pollution reporting services, educational exhibitions, publication of bulletins (Pollu-Stop and Réseau CPEPESC Infos), and management of the FDNC endowment fund for permanent land conservation.

Product overview

CPEPESC FC is an environmental protection association (Association de Protection de la Nature) founded in 1976 in Besançon, France. Rather than a technology company, it provides environmental advocacy services including publishing bulletins (Pollu-Stop, Réseau CPEPESC Infos), operating an informational website, offering an itinerant exhibition on watershed conservation, and managing the FDNC endowment fund for land preservation. The organization focuses on protecting water resources, biodiversity, subterranean environments, heritage sites, and bats (chiroptères) in the Franche-Comté region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CPEPESC FC Website

Quantifiable outcome

• 62 karst sinkholes cleaned and restored during 1984-1995 campaign, ending century-old illegal dumping practices
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fonds de Dotation Nature et Chiroptères (FDNC)coreOthers · 1 January 2010FDNC is a dedicated endowment fund established by CPEPESC to permanently preserve ecologically significant land for bats and natural habitats. Since its creation in 2010, FDNC has acquired multiple small parcels of high ecological interest. The fund accepts donations, legacies, and land donations from citizens committed to long-term biodiversity conservation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Greenpeace France: High-profile French environmental advocacy organization with a donation- and membership-funded model and a focus on legal advocacy and public campaigns. Overlaps with CPEPESC FC's advocacy and litigation work on pollution and biodiversity.
• France Nature Environnement (FNE): France's national umbrella federation for environmental advocacy associations. CPEPESC FC operates as a regional member organization within this broader national network and aligns with FNE's mission of protecting nature and water resources across France.
• UICN France (Comité français de l'UICN): French committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, focused on biodiversity conservation and policy. Overlaps with CPEPESC FC on species and habitat protection, particularly chiroptères, but operates at national/international level rather than regional.
• WWF France: Major international environmental NGO operating in France with a membership-based, donation-funded model. Comparable to CPEPESC FC on the non-profit environmental advocacy dimension, but at vastly greater scale and broader thematic scope.
• LPO France (Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux): France's leading bird and biodiversity protection NGO, with a similar volunteer- and membership-driven model and a strong regional delegation network. Comparable to CPEPESC FC in advocacy posture, non-profit funding model, and use of expert volunteer groups.

Direct peers

• FNE Franche-Comté (Franche-Comté Federation): The regional environmental federation for Franche-Comté, operating in the same geography and mission space as CPEPESC FC. Both organizations mobilize volunteers for environmental monitoring, legal advocacy, and public engagement on water and biodiversity issues in eastern France.
• Société Française pour l'Étude et la Protection des Mammifères (SFEPM): National French society dedicated to mammal protection, with chiroptères (bats) as a core focus. Directly comparable to CPEPESC FC's specialist bat-conservation work and habitat-protection activities in the Franche-Comté region.

Emerging players

• Noé (Noé Conservation): French environmental NGO focused on biodiversity restoration and citizen engagement. Comparable to CPEPESC FC on the community-led, donation-funded advocacy model and focus on habitat conservation programs in France.
• Terre & Forêts: French association defending forests and natural environments through volunteer mobilization and legal advocacy. Mirrors CPEPESC FC's grassroots, membership-funded advocacy model on a different thematic focus (forests vs. water/karst).

Regional players

• Alsace Nature: Long-established regional environmental advocacy association in neighboring Alsace, focused on water quality, biodiversity, and pollution reporting. Structurally and operationally similar to CPEPESC FC, serving as a useful adjacent benchmark for a regional French environmental non-profit.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/806708853223529
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cpepesc

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Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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