Environnement & Solidarité

What Environnement & Solidarité does

Environnement & Solidarité is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 1993 in Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, operating an integrated platform of environmental services and social/professional insertion programs. The association runs four core activities: Accompagnement à la Transition Écologique (ACTE), a facilitation and change-management team supporting territorial ecological transition through participatory methods; Ressourcerie La Miraille, a reuse center collecting, refurbishing, and reselling second-hand objects; Plateforme de Réemploi des Matériaux, a building materials reuse platform; and Valorisation des Territoires de Montagne (VTM), work brigades performing trail maintenance, waterway management, and mountain heritage preservation. Three Chantiers d'Insertion (ACI) — conventioned by the French State — employ people facing employment difficulties under CDDI contracts (28h/week, renewable up to 24 months), supporting 97 insertion workers in 2023 alongside 30 permanent staff.

The underlying operating model combines environmental work (waste sorting, material reuse, trail maintenance) with pedagogical and facilitation services (school animations, ecological transition support, low-tech workshops). Service delivery is direct-to-beneficiary through on-site interventions, community events, and school programs across the Grand Briançonnais, Pays des Écrins, Guillestrois-Queyras, and broader Hautes-Alpes territory. The technology stack is light: conventional SaaS for canteen food waste tracking (Opti'Gaspi), recruitment (e-ITOU), and hosting (Infomaniak), with no proprietary software or AI. The association holds regulatory credentials (agrément Education Nationale, CPIE Haute Durance label, reconnaissance d'utilité sociale) but reports no patents, trademarks, or proprietary IP.

Revenue is generated through a hybrid public-funding model: French State ACI convention payments, European grants (FSE+ €225,397 for 2025-2027 representing 47.09% of one project budget; LEADER for Low-Tech A(l)titude), Agence de l'eau Rhône Méditerranée Corse funding, FDVA Innovation funds, and transactional revenue from Ressourcerie and material resale operations (310 tonnes of objects and 165 tonnes of materials collected in 2025). The customer base is heavily public-sector: communes, communautés de communes, schools, and regional institutions, with named clients including Commune de Briançon, Commune de St-Chaffrey, Communauté de communes du Briançonnais, Communauté de Communes de Serre-Ponçon, PETR du Grand Briançonnais, Collège des Garçins, and Centre de vacances du Briançonnais. No private equity or external commercial ownership exists; the association is governed by a six-member collegiate council.

Name

Environnement & Solidarité

Legal name

Association Environnement & Solidarité

Website

https://environnementetsolidarite.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Environnement & Solidarité is a French non-profit association founded in 1993 in Briançon, operating environmental services — waste reuse, mountain trail maintenance, and ecological transition support — alongside professional integration programs for unemployed people via state-conventioned Chantiers d'Insertion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and environmental integration services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562), Administrative and Support Services (561)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Repair, Refurbishment & Remanufacturing Services (EUAIANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Product Take-Back & Reverse Logistics Programs (EUAIANAA), Material Reuse & Upcycling Services (Non-recycling Transformation) (EUAIANAJ), Climate Change Mitigation/Adaptation & Natural Resource Management Technical Assistance (BPADAEAJ)

Keywords

• Professional reintegration services
• Ecological transition support
• Waste reduction reuse
• Environmental education workshops
• Mountain territory maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Briançon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Social and Professional Integration Funding (ACI): The association operates Chantiers d'Insertion (ACI) which are conventioned by the French State and receive public aid to accomplish their mission of integrating people facing employment difficulties
2. European Social Fund+ (FSE+) Project: European Union funding of 225,397€ (47.09% of total operation cost) for 2025-2027 period to reinforce accompaniment towards employment and autonomy
3. Lab'eau Project Funding: Funding from Agence de l'eau Rhône Méditerranée Corse and FDVA Innovation for water awareness and mobilization projects 2022-2024
4. LEADER European Funding: European agricultural and rural development funding for Low-Tech A(l)titude project 2025-2027 and De la Terre à mon assiette project
5. La Miraille Ressourcerie Operations: Collection, refurbishment and sale of used objects generating revenue through resale operations
6. Material Reuse Platform Operations: Collection and resale of building materials generating revenue through material sales

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Environnement & Solidarité delivers environmental and social-inclusion services across the Hautes-Alpes region through four pillars: ACTE (ecological transition facilitation for territories and organisations), VTM (mountain territory maintenance via integration work contracts), La Miraille (second-hand object collection and resale), and the Plateforme de réemploi des matériaux (building materials reuse). All activities are structured as Chantiers d'Insertion providing CDDI employment contracts to people distant from the labour market.

Product overview

Environnement & Solidarité operates as an integrated platform of environmental and social services, comprising four main activity divisions: (1) Accompagnement a la Transition Ecologique (ACTE) - a facilitation and change management team offering ecological transition support to territories; (2) Ressourcerie La Miraille - a reuse center collecting, refurbishing, and selling used objects; (3) Plateforme de Reemploi des Materiaux - a building materials reuse platform promoting circular economy; and (4) Valorisation des Territoires de Montagne (VTM) - mountain territory development through trail creation, waterway maintenance, and heritage restoration. The organization also runs three social/professional integration workshops (ACI) providing employment contracts and support for people distant from employment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ACTE (Accompagnement à la Transition Ecologique): Ecological transition support team facilitating and driving change for territory stakeholders through participatory and inclusive methods.
• VTM (Valorisation des Territoires de Montagne)
• La Miraille
• Plateforme de réemploi des matériaux
• Lab'eau
• Low-Tech A(l)titude

Products and services

• Accompagnement à la Transition Écologique (ACTE) A dedicated team offering facilitation, change-management and participatory methods to help communities, schools and organisations in the Hautes-Alpes adopt sustainable practices and ecological-transition projects.
• Valorisation des Territoires de Montagne (VTM) Mountain-territory enhancement work carried out as a social-integration work camp: trail creation and maintenance, waterway management, ecological restoration, and small heritage preservation in mountain environments of the Hautes-Alpes.
• Ressourcerie La Miraille Reuse centre collecting, refurbishing and reselling second-hand objects to reduce waste and promote the circular economy, operated as a social-integration workshop.
• Plateforme de Réemploi des Matériaux Building-materials reuse platform collecting, sorting and reselling construction materials to promote local circular economy and reduce landfill waste, including the Récup' de proximité mobile events in partner communes.
• Ateliers Chantiers d'Insertion (ACI) Three social-integration work camps (ACI) providing CDDI employment contracts (28h/week, renewable up to 24 months) and socio-professional support for people facing social and professional difficulties, encompassing VTM, La Miraille and the Plateforme de Matériaux activities.
• Programme Lab'eau Exploratory initiative informing and sensitising the general public on water issues in Haute-Durance, facilitating collective action and shared solutions on water management.
• Programme Low-Tech A(l)titude Project sharing, experimenting and promoting low-tech know-how to strengthen territorial autonomy and resilience, run jointly with association EKO! and funded by the European LEADER programme.

Quantifiable outcome

• 426 tonnes of waste avoided in 2023
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EKO! (association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-porteur of Low-Tech A(l)titude project 2025-2027, funded by LEADER European program. EKO! deploys low-tech in Briançon since 2020, brings expertise in practical low-tech workshops and formations.
• FRENE (Réseau des structures d'insertion des Hautes-Alpes)coreOthersNational network of social insertion structures in Hautes-Alpes. Association participates in trainings, experience sharing, collective representation.
• Ressourceries de PACA et réseau nationalcoreOthersRegional and national networks of Ressourceries (reuse centers) for waste prevention and circular economy.
• Réseau Compost Citoyen PACAcoreOthersRegional network for composting and biodegradable waste management. Association joined in September 2023, participates in technical exchanges and communication tools.
• Chantier Ecole PACAcoreOthersRegional network of insertion workshops in PACA for training and experience sharing among social insertion employers.
• Comptoir des AssosminorOthersLocal network of associations in Briançonnais for resource sharing and collaboration.
• EcoCO2coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational eco-enterprise that created the Moby ecomobility program. Association is local partner for Moby implementation in Serre-Ponçon.
• Union Régionale des CPIE (URCPIE PACA)coreOthersRegional union of Permanent Centers for Environmental Initiatives. Association is attached to CPIE Haute Durance label and participates in regional CPIE activities.
• DREAL PACAcoreOthersDirection Régionale de l'Environnement, de l'Aménagement et du Logement. Partner for Risk Co'Tour and other regional environmental initiatives.
• AFPCNT (Association Française pour la Prévention des Catastrophes Naturelles)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational association for natural disaster prevention. Co-organizer of Risk Co'Tour regional tour.
• PETR du Grand BriançonnaiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerritorial public establishment for local development. Key partner for Défi Foyers Alimentation Positive and other territorial projects.
• Communauté de communes du BriançonnaiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary local government partner for school animations, waste management, and sustainable development projects.
• Communauté de Communes de Serre-PonçoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partner for Moby ecomobility program, inter-company mobility challenge, and Défi Alimentation.
• CDOS (Comité Départemental Olympique et Sportif)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental Olympic and Sports Committee. Partner for sustainable sports associations resource booklet.
• Carbone KminorOthersLocal cooperative network of carbon reduction specialists, created alongside the material platform development. Promotes eco-responsible construction and reuse.
• SMITOMGAcoreOthersSyndicate for waste management in Guillestrois-Queyras area. Partner for biodéchets prevention and composting initiatives.
• Parc National des ÉcrinscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational park providing biodiversity training for tourism and agriculture professionals, participates in Lab'eau water initiative.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Le Relais: National social enterprise network collecting, sorting, and reselling textiles and other reusable goods through insertion workshops. Operates a similar hybrid model of environmental service delivery plus insertion-by-the-economic-activity (IAE) contracts in France.
• Réseau Cocagne: National network of Jardins de Cocagne, organic market gardens operated as social insertion enterprises (ACI). Combines environmental/agricultural production with integration contracts for people distant from employment, with similar reliance on public funding and territorial partnerships.
• Envie: National federation of social integration enterprises specializing in repair, refurbishment, and resale of used electrical appliances and second-hand goods. Closely comparable business model combining professional insertion contracts (ACI-like) with material reuse operations; operates under similar French social economy conventions.
• La Recyclerie: Paris-based ressourcerie combining restaurant, repair café, and second-hand resale with environmental education. Pure ressourcerie play without the major territory-enhancement workcamp arm; comparable for the consumer-facing reuse and education segments.
• La Ressourcerie du Coin: Mid-sized French ressourcerie combining collection, refurbishment, and resale with social insertion contracts. Comparable as a regional actor in the reuse/circular economy space serving a similar customer mix of public, individual, and small business clients.

Broad incumbents

• Emmaüs France: France's largest social and reuse federation, combining community housing, professional integration, and a national network of ressourceries/recycling centers. Much larger and broader in scope; overlap is mainly in the collection-refurbishment-resale of second-hand goods and the social inclusion mission.

Others

• ATD Quart Monde: International movement focused on extreme poverty and long-term unemployment. Adjacent in the social-inclusion mission and reliance on public funding, but distinct in methodology (advocacy, housing) rather than environmental work integration.

Emerging players

• Les Compagnons Bâtisseurs: National federation of associations focused on housing self-rehabilitation and insertion in disadvantaged communities. Partial overlap with VTM and Plateforme des matériaux activities in assisted/collective work on built environments, with a stronger focus on housing precariousness.

Regional players

• CPIE (Union nationale des CPIE): National network of Centres Permanents d'Initiatives pour l'Environnement delivering environmental education and territorial transition support. Each regional CPIE (e.g., CPIE du Velay, CPIE Brenne-Berry) operates with a similar blend of education, biodiversity, and project-based public funding, but in different geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries3 records

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