Magazine Écologie360

What Magazine Écologie360 does

Magazine Écologie360 (legal entity: Ecologie 360 SAS, Paris) is a French independent media company that publishes a bi-monthly print and digital ecology magazine under the Écologie 360 brand, supported by an editorial website at ecologie360.fr and a WooCommerce e-commerce store at boutique.ecologie360.fr. Founded in 2023 with first issue released in February 2023, the company has produced 16 issues to date, applying a solutions-oriented editorial methodology that emphasises scientific rigour and field observation over negative environmental framing. The company is led by Benoît Habert as publication director and an editorial committee of nine external personalities, with day-to-day operations run by a small in-house editorial team led by Pierre Doncieux (Directeur de la rédaction) and Christophe Doré (Rédacteur en chef magazine et digital). Technology is built on standard publishing infrastructure: Webflow for the editorial site, WordPress/WooCommerce for commerce, Stripe for payment processing, and Google Analytics for measurement; third-party subscription management is outsourced to Opper in L'Union, France.

The revenue model is a consumer-led recurring subscription business with multiple tiers — €20.90/year (digital, 6 issues), €30.90/year (paper + digital), €40 for a 2-year digital, and €60 for a 2-year paper + digital — supplemented by single-issue sales at €7.90-€11.90 and an enterprise/institutional volume tier for 10+ subscriptions. Distribution is hybrid: physical copies are sold in French newsstands, Relay stores, Maisons de la presse, and bookshops, while digital subscriptions are available globally, and subscribers receive access to a back-issue archive via an online reader. Marketing combines organic social on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, regular newsletter sends, and free PDF excerpts as top-of-funnel assets. The company is privately held, bootstrapped with €10,000 in registered capital, and shows no disclosed external funding, acquisitions, or parent-company relationships.

Name

Magazine Écologie360

Legal name

Ecologie 360

Website

https://ecologie360.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Magazine Écologie360 is an independent French publisher that produces a bi-monthly print and digital ecology magazine, distributed via newsstands and e-commerce to environmentally conscious readers in France and worldwide via digital subscription.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Media / Magazine Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Health, Fitness & Wellness Magazines (MPAJAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Popular Science, Technology & Nature Trade Publishing (MPAJAAAJ)

Keywords

• Ecology magazine
• Environmental journalism
• Sustainability media
• Scientific publishing
• Nature content

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: Recurring subscription revenue from paper and/or digital magazine delivery. 1-year (6 issues) and 2-year (12 issues) subscription options available in digital-only or paper+digital formats.
2. Single Issue Sales: One-time magazine purchases at €7.90-11.90 per issue for back issues and current editions. Physical and digital formats available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Écologie 360 publishes a French-language, bi-monthly (6 issues per year) ecology magazine in print and digital formats, with a solution-oriented editorial approach covering biodiversity, climate, energy, mobility, ocean protection, and sustainable living. The core offer combines a recurring magazine subscription (digital, paper, or paper+digital bundle) sold via an e-commerce site and French physical retail, supported by a free editorial website with categorized articles, expert interviews, data visualizations, and investigations.

Product overview

Écologie 360 is a French ecological media company (magazine, website, social media) publishing print and digital quarterly magazines dedicated to ecology with a positive, solution-oriented approach. The product portfolio consists of the core Magazine Écologie 360 available as print subscription, digital-only subscription, or combined paper+digital bundle subscription, along with individual issue purchases. The company operates its main editorial website at ecologie360.fr featuring articles organized by sections (Interviews, Data, Images, Portraits, Investigations, Et Vous), and a separate e-commerce platform at boutique.ecologie360.fr powered by WooCommerce for subscription and single-issue sales. Subscribers also gain access to an online reader (Espace Abonné) for viewing digital versions of all published issues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Écologie 360 Magazine Subscription (digital, paper, or paper+digital bundle; 1-year or 2-year) Recurring subscription to the bi-monthly French-language Écologie 360 magazine, available in 100% digital, paper + digital bundle, or paper-only delivery on a 1-year (6 issues) or 2-year (12 issues) basis. Includes access to the subscriber online reader with all past digital issues; paper copies ship free within mainland France and Monaco. Priced from €20.90 (1-year digital) to €60.00 (2-year paper + digital).
• Écologie 360 Magazine - Single Issue Purchases (back issues N°1 to N°16) One-off purchase of individual Écologie 360 magazine issues (back catalog and current editions), available in physical or digital formats at €7.90–€11.90 per copy. Conceived and printed in France; covers themes such as biodiversity, climate education, ocean action, mobility, and sustainable food systems.
• Subscriber Online Reader (Espace Abonné) Subscriber-only digital portal providing online access to all past and current Écologie 360 magazine issues via an in-browser reader, with account dashboard and subscription management for digital subscribers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OpperminorOthersThird-party subscription management and customer service provider. Opper handles the subscriber database management, subscription fulfillment, and customer service operations for Écologie 360. Located in L'Union, France.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• GEO France: Established French edition of the international geography and nature magazine. Overlaps with Écologie360 in audience (ecology-curious French readers) and format (print magazine + digital content), with a much larger established subscriber base.
• National Geographic France: French edition of the global science, nature, and ecology magazine. Comparable as a high-end nature/ecology periodical with a print subscription and digital platform, but operates at vastly larger scale and brand recognition.

Direct peers

• Vert (Le magazine): French quarterly magazine on eco-friendly lifestyle and environmental topics. Targets the same environmentally conscious general-public readership as Écologie360, with a similar mixed print/digital subscription product.
• La Salamandre: French-speaking magazine and digital platform focused on nature observation and biodiversity. Closely comparable to Écologie360 in target audience (environmentally engaged readers) and editorial format (print + digital subscriptions).
• Usbek & Rica: French magazine and digital media exploring the future through science, society, and ecology. Comparable to Écologie360 as a magazine-plus-digital-media brand with a thought-leadership position and a paying subscription model.
• Reporterre: Major independent French online news outlet dedicated to ecological journalism. Comparable in topic and audience, though primarily digital and free/nonprofit-funded, competing for the same reader attention as a paid print magazine.
• We Demain: French magazine (print + digital) offering solutions-oriented journalism on ecological and social transitions. Directly comparable to Écologie360 in editorial positioning—both stress positive, constructive coverage of environmental and societal change.
• Terre Sauvage: Long-established French monthly print magazine dedicated to nature, wildlife, and environmental storytelling. Comparable to Écologie360 as a consumer-facing periodical covering ecology and the natural world, with a stronger photographic and field-reporting tradition.

Emerging players

• So Good Magazine: Bilingual (French/English) magazine on sustainable food, design, and ecology. Comparable to Écologie360 in editorial tone (positive, constructive) and audience, with an international reach ambition that mirrors Écologie360's global digital subscription offer.
• Kaizen Magazine: Independent French magazine on ecological and social transition, born from an alternative-media ethos. Comparable to Écologie360 as a smaller, independent, solution-oriented ecology publication competing for the same conscious-consumer audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ecologie360
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ecologie-360
• Instagraminstagram.com/ecologie360/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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