Écophylle

What Écophylle does

Écophylle is a French non-profit association (Loi 1901), founded in 2004 and headquartered in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Île-de-France, that designs and delivers environmental education and ecological-transition services across the Île-de-France region. It serves four primary customer segments: schools and educational establishments (its largest segment, encompassing eco-delegate training, waste-sorting pathways, and E3D-label support), companies and employees (RSE/RSO workshops and team-building), local authorities and territorial agents (PCAET support, Parcours Santé Environnementale with CPAM 94), and residents and families reached via bailleurs sociaux and the mobile Valo'Truck unit.

The organisation's core technology is an active, inclusive pedagogy that combines rationalism, compassion, collective intelligence, and debate with playful, scientific, sensory, and artistic approaches. It packages this methodology into a catalogue of customisable workshops (e.g., waste sorting, food and containers, cosmetics, cleaning products, indoor air quality), immersive escape games ('C'est pas Versailles ici!', 'Ça dé-ménage!', 'Enquête dans mon dressing!'), nature walks, and multi-session programmes such as the Parcours Santé Environnementale. It also delivers OPCO-financable professional training courses (e.g., Pistage animalier, Animer dehors quand il fait froid) under its Qualiopi certification (since 2022, renewed 2025–2028), and is accredited by three académies (Créteil, Paris, Versailles) and Eco-Ecole.

Écophylle's revenue model rests on fee-for-service professional services (workshops, animations, and consultancy/project accompaniment), supplemented by training course fees ranging from €280 to €950 per participant and modest recurring membership dues (€10 individual / €30 structure annually). Distribution is direct and field-based: educators are dispatched on-site to schools, companies, and residences, while flagship institutional partnerships — notably with SMITDUVM/SUEZ at the Valo'Marne waste-to-energy facility — anchor visibility and recurring engagements. In 2025 the association reports 8,000+ people sensitised, 800+ interventions, 50+ school establishments accompanied, and 200+ eco-delegates trained, delivered by a core team of 7–8 staff.

Name

Écophylle

Legal name

Ecophylle

Website

https://ecophylle.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Écophylle is a French non-profit association (founded 2004) delivering environmental education, workshops, escape games, and Qualiopi-certified professional training to schools, companies, local authorities, and residents across Île-de-France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Education Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement (BPADALAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cultural & Environmental Education Expeditions (Citizen Science, Conservation Volunteering) (THAAAOAH), Eco-Tours & Sustainable Nature Travel (THAJAIAD)

Keywords

• Environmental education services
• Professional training programs
• Ecological transition consulting
• School engagement programs
• Sustainability awareness workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Maur-des-Fossés

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Services (Formations Professionnelles): Certifiable professional training courses for educators, territorial agents, associational volunteers, and employees, with pricing from 280€ to 950€ per participant and OPCO financing available. Training is delivered in intra (on-site) or inter (multi-organisation) formats.
2. Workshops and Animations (Ateliers & Animations): Bespoke pedagogical workshops, escape games, nature walks, and awareness sessions sold to schools, companies, municipalities, and residents, priced per session or as part of multi-session pathways.
3. Membership Fees (Cotisations Adhérents): Annual membership dues: 10€ for individuals, 30€ for structures (associations, companies, local authorities). Revenue is modest but provides community engagement and supporter base.
4. Project Accompaniment and Consultancy: Longer-term project support formulas — e.g., E3D label acquisition, waste diagnostics, shared garden setup, eco-delegate programme accompaniment — co-built with institutional and corporate clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Écophylle is a non-profit association founded in 2004 that delivers environmental education and ecological transition services across Île-de-France. It sells customizable pedagogical workshops, immersive escape-game-format programmes, certifying professional training (Qualiopi-certified), and multi-session project accompaniment formulas to schools, companies, local authorities, residents, and individual nature enthusiasts. Service delivery is rooted in active, inclusive pedagogy combining playful, scientific, sensory, and artistic approaches.

Product overview

Écophylle is an environmental education association offering a portfolio of educational services organized into four main categories: Formules d'accompagnement (project accompaniment packages), Ateliers à la carte (customizable workshops), Pépites (innovative bespoke solutions), and Formations professionnelles (certifying professional training). The service portfolio spans thematic workshops on environmental topics (waste, biodiversity, climate, consumption, health), immersive escape games for behavioral change, nature walks and outdoor activities, and professional certification programs. All services are delivered using active pedagogy combining playful, scientific, sensory, and artistic approaches. The company holds Qualiopi certification for professional training and serves schools, businesses, and communities across Île-de-France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formules d'accompagnement (Project Accompaniment Packages)

Quantifiable outcome

• 8,000+ people accompanied and sensitised in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• SUEZcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018SUEZ has operated the Valo'Marne energy recovery facility since 2018 under contract with SMITDUVM. Ecophylle is the pedagogical partner delivering visitor experiences and public engagement at the site, making SUEZ a key operational partner in the waste valorisation ecosystem.
• SMITDUVM (Syndicat Mixte de Traitement des Déchets Urbains du Val-de-Marne)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSMITDUVM is the public authority that owns and oversees the Valo'Marne energy recovery facility and the Valo'Truck mobile unit. Ecophylle animates all pedagogical visits to Valo'Marne and operates the Valo'Truck for public outreach across the 19 member municipalities. This is a flagship public education partnership at the heart of Ecophylle's waste and energy thematic offering.
• Liens Sauvages JurasecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerLiens Sauvages Jura, led by Aurélien Prost, is a specialist nature education provider. Aurélien Prost is the trainer for Ecophylle's 'Pistage animalier' professional training course, bringing expertise in ancestral tracking skills and wildlife pedagogy.
• Académie de CréteilcoreOthersOfficial academy authority for the Créteil education district in Val-de-Marne. Ecophylle holds an accreditation enabling it to deliver educational programmes within schools in this academy territory.
• Académie de PariscoreOthersOfficial academy authority for Paris. Ecophylle holds an accreditation enabling it to deliver educational programmes within Paris school establishments.
• Académie de VersaillescoreOthersOfficial academy authority for the Versailles education district (Yvelines, among other departments). Ecophylle holds an accreditation enabling it to deliver educational programmes within schools in this academy territory.
• Eco-EcolesecondaryOthersEcophylle holds relay (relais local) status within the Eco-Ecole national programme, which provides a label framework (E3D) for schools engaged in sustainable development. This status enables Ecophylle to guide schools through the E3D labelling process.
• Paris Est Marne & BoiscoreOthersMetropolitan public authority for Paris Est Marne & Bois. The Direction de l'environnement et de la Transition écologique has collaborated with Ecophylle on environmental transition projects, with positive feedback from its PCAET manager.
• Social Landlords (Bailleurs Sociaux)minorOthersSocial housing organisations in Val-de-Marne partner with Ecophylle for resident engagement activities such as shared garden creation, family challenges, and environmental awareness events.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Fondation pour la Nature et l'Homme (FNH): Established French foundation running educational programmes (e.g., Maison de la Nature, Ecoles Vertes) and advocating for ecological transition. Comparable in audience and mission; broader portfolio and stronger national brand than Ecophylle.
• Unis-Cité: National service civique organization running environmental and civic engagement programmes for young volunteers. Comparable audience (young people, schools, municipalities) and similar community-driven pedagogy in environmental education deployments.

Direct peers

• Les Petits Débrouillards: National French association delivering hands-on scientific and environmental education to youth and communities, with a similar workshop-based pedagogy and mission to popularize science and sustainability. Directly comparable in product (educational workshops) and target audience (schools, families, local authorities).
• GRAINE Île-de-France: Regional network federating environmental education actors in Île-de-France; comparable scope and target audience, and a likely institutional counterparty/peer for Ecophylle's school and territorial programming.
• CPIE (Fédération nationale des CPIE): National network of Centres Permanents d'Initiatives pour l'Environnement delivering environmental education across France; comparable in mission, content (workshops, nature activities, training), and institutional clients (schools, municipalities). Stronger geographic reach but similar operational model.

Emerging players

• Teragir / Eco-Ecole: Operator of the Eco-Ecole programme — the umbrella network of which Ecophylle is a regional relay. Comparable target audience (schools pursuing E3D label) and content (sustainability education), and a potential partner or upstream reference for school-facing programmes.
• Liens Sauvages Jura: Specialist nature pedagogy provider led by Aurélien Prost, who delivers Ecophylle's pistage animalier training. Comparable product (wildlife tracking, nature education) and audience (nature enthusiasts, educators), and a current operational partner.
• Le Frêne: French association focused on social and ecological transition training and consultancy for territorial actors. Co-president Mathieu Bellay is co-director of Le Frêne, indicating a closely linked organizational mission around ecological transition training for local authorities.

Others

• Agence française de développement (AFD) — education grants unit: French development agency funding environmental and educational capacity-building programmes internationally; not a direct competitor but a potential funder/partner for scaling Ecophylle's educational methodology beyond regional scope.

Regional players

• L'Atelier Bleu: Environmental education association delivering school and public workshops, particularly around marine/coastal ecosystems. Comparable product format and pedagogical approach, though operating in a different French region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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