Entreprises pour l'Environnement (EpE)

What Entreprises pour l'Environnement (EpE) does

Entreprises pour l'Environnement (EpE), founded in 1992 and headquartered in Paris, is a French non-profit business association (association loi 1901) that convenes approximately 60 large French and international companies to address ecological transition through collective dialogue, expertise sharing, and coordinated public-affairs engagement. Its members span all economic sectors — including energy majors (TotalEnergies, EDF, ENGIE), luxury and consumer goods (LVMH, Hermès, Kering, Michelin, Renault, Saint-Gobain, Bic, Seb), financial services (BNP Paribas, Société Générale, BPCE, Amundi, Tikehau, Natixis), industrials (Air Liquide, Arkema, Schneider Electric, Vinci, Suez, Veolia, Paprec), and professional services (Capgemini, Accenture, BCG, Wavestone) — and participate in 11 thematic working groups covering Climate, Biodiversity, Water, Finance, Legal, Digital, Ocean, Research & Innovation, Health-Environment, Public Affairs, and Purchasing.

EpE's core outputs are publications, position papers, and convening events produced by these working groups, distributed through a public website, a dedicated member portal ("Espace Membres"), a quarterly newsletter (La Lettre, currently at issue #80 covering April–June 2026), a YouTube channel, and a LinkedIn presence. Recent member-facing activities include a breakfast aboard the Fondation Tara schooner (October 3, 2025) on ocean topics and a Schneider Electric workshop at the Salon des Affaires publiques (June 2026). Governance is exercised through working-group committees composed of member-company representatives, led by Présidente Estelle Brachlianoff (CEO of Veolia, appointed June 5, 2025) and Déléguée générale Cécile Denormandie (appointed September 23, 2025).

The association operates as a membership-funded collective-action platform: revenue is generated through membership dues from the ~60 corporate members (specific pricing is not publicly disclosed), with no external ownership, no funding rounds, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed financial statements. Distribution is primarily domestic (France), with member access channeled through direct enterprise engagement, an online member portal, publicly accessible publications, and events such as the annual dinner, director encounters, and participation in external forums (PRODURABLE, GreenTech Forum, One Health Summit).

Name

Entreprises pour l'Environnement (EpE)

Legal name

Entreprises pour l'Environnement

Website

https://epe-asso.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Entreprises pour l'Environnement (EpE) is a French non-profit business association, founded in 1992 and based in Paris, that convenes approximately 60 large French and international corporations across all sectors to collaborate on ecological transition through 11 thematic working groups, publications, and public-affairs engagement.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Paris, Ile-de-France

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

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Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EpE is a French non-profit business association that brings together approximately 60 large French and international companies to collaborate on integrated ecological transition. Its core offering consists of membership access to eleven thematic working groups and commissions (Climate, Biodiversity, Water, Finance, Legal, Digital, Ocean, Research & Innovation, Health-Environment, Public Affairs, Purchasing) that produce publications, studies, and position papers, complemented by a quarterly newsletter (La Lettre EPE), director encounters, an annual dinner, and events on specific topics.

Product overview

Entreprises pour l'Environnement (EpE) is a French business association for environmental transition, not a technology company. It operates as a collaborative platform through 11 thematic working groups/committees (Climate, Biodiversity, Water, Finance, Legal, Digital, Ocean, Research & Innovation, Health-Environment, Public Affairs, and Purchasing), producing publications, studies, and organizing events. The core offering consists of shared knowledge through La Lettre newsletter and aggregated member expertise through working group publications addressing corporate ecological transition challenges.

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Products and services

• Membership in Entreprises pour l'Environnement (EpE) Annual membership providing large enterprises access to eleven thematic working groups, publications, director encounters, the member-only Espace Membres portal, and participation in shaping collective public-policy positions on ecological transition.
• La Lettre EPE (quarterly newsletter) Quarterly newsletter (#80 April-June 2026 referenced) featuring interviews with business leaders, environmental articles, and association updates, distributed to members and subscribers.
• EpE publications library (travaux & publications) Catalog of publications, studies, and reports produced by EpE's working groups on Climate, Biodiversity, Water, Finance, Legal, Digital, Ocean, Research & Innovation, Health-Environment, Public Affairs, and Purchasing topics; publicly accessible on the website.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Fondation TaracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 October 2025EpE partners with the Tara Ocean Foundation for ocean-related initiatives. On October 3, 2025, EpE organized a breakfast event aboard the Tara schooner, bringing together member companies to discuss ocean issues.
• Convention des Entreprises pour le Climat (CEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEpE participates in the Convention des Entreprises pour le Climat (CEC), a collective initiative engaging companies in climate action. Regional CEC programs, such as the one in Corsica, are featured through EpE member engagement.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project): Global disclosure system for environmental impacts used by thousands of companies. Comparable in driving corporate environmental data transparency, but operates as a disclosure mechanism rather than a peer-dialogue association.
• SBTi (Science Based Targets initiative): International body enabling companies to set science-based emissions targets. Comparable in convening corporate climate action, but focused specifically on target validation rather than multi-thematic dialogue.
• Convention des Entreprises pour le Climat (CEC): French collective initiative engaging companies in climate action through cohort-based programs. Overlaps with EpE's Climate working group and shares many member companies, but uses a more activist, cohort-based engagement model rather than continuous working groups.

Direct peers

• Orée: French multi-stakeholder association focused on environmental responsibility of enterprises (formerly 'Entreprises pour l'Environnement' complementary network). Closest domestic peer to EpE with overlapping member companies and similar working-group structure.
• World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD): Global CEO-led association of ~200+ large companies working on sustainable development. Directly comparable to EpE in its role as a corporate convening forum on environmental topics, but operating at global scale with international policy influence.
• Business for Social Responsibility (BSR): Global sustainable business network working with large companies on ESG strategy. Comparable to EpE in providing member working groups, publications, and collaborative sustainability programs, but operating globally rather than nationally.

Broad incumbents

• MEDEF (Mouvement des Entreprises de France): Main French employers' confederation. Publishes on environmental topics and represents business in policy dialogue, but environmental work is one of many priorities versus EpE's focused mission.
• AFEP (Association Française des Entreprises Privées): Largest French association of large private enterprises (CAC 40+). Comparable to EpE in representing French corporate interests and providing policy engagement, but with a broader economic agenda beyond environment.

Others

• IDDRI (Institut du Développement Durable et des Relations Internationales): French think tank on sustainable development issues that is itself an EpE member. Closely adjacent in producing policy-oriented environmental research for corporate and policy audiences, providing thought-leadership content that complements EpE's working-group output.

Regional players

• Entreprises Environnement Genève (or similar cantonal French-speaking association): Comparable regional corporate environmental associations exist in French-speaking Switzerland (e.g., Geneva-based sustainable business networks). They serve similar functions to EpE for cross-border members in adjacent jurisdictions but do not directly compete in France.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCg2sY9QvgH8plVqe-hSRa_g
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/entreprises-pour-lenvironnement-epe

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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Investments

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