FACE 31

What FACE 31 does

FACE 31 (also known as FACE Grand Toulouse) is a non-profit association founded in 2001 and headquartered in Toulouse, France. It is an agréé member of the Fondation Agir Contre l'Exclusion (FACE), a national network that federates 48 business clubs across France and more than 4,000 companies. FACE 31 operates as a corporate membership club (Club d'Entreprises) that mobilizes approximately 250 local enterprises around corporate social responsibility (RSE) initiatives, serving as an intermediary between companies, public institutions, and vulnerable populations including job seekers, seniors, NEETs, migrants, people with disabilities, and households facing precarity.

The organization's portfolio spans four core service lines: employment support (Job Academy, sponsorship, Parcours Numérique for RQTH job seekers, Via l'Emploi for seniors, CREA_EMPLOI for long-term unemployed), social mediation (energy precarity, digital mediation at La Poste branches, household budget support), education and culture (TEKNIK industrial challenge, Diversidays, Forum des Métiers reaching 1,000+ priority-network students), and certified RSE training (DataDock-certified programs on equality, diversity, inclusion, and quality of work life). Distribution is hybrid: corporate membership engagement for the business-facing services, two neighborhood permanence offices (Bagatelle and Izards) for last-mile beneficiary access, and embedded service delivery at partner locations including La Poste, social centers, and large enterprise sites.

The revenue model is diversified across four streams: annual corporate membership fees, government and institutional funding (Toulouse Métropole, Conseil Départemental de la Haute-Garonne, Région Occitanie, DREETS, and European funds including FSE and Erasmus+), corporate sponsorship and in-kind contributions (mécénat), and training services revenue. The organization does not operate as a technology company; its enablement stack consists of standard office and project management tools plus digital platforms for educational programs. There is no proprietary software product, no API, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities.

Name

FACE 31

Legal name

FACE 31 - Association member of Fondation Agir Contre l'Exclusion

Website

https://facegrandtoulouse.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FACE 31 is a non-profit corporate membership club in Toulouse, affiliated with Fondation Agir Contre l'Exclusion, mobilizing 250+ member companies to deliver CSR programs in employment support, social mediation, education, and certified RSE training for vulnerable populations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Social Responsibility Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

Keywords

• Corporate social responsibility
• Employment support services
• Social mediation programs
• Diversity inclusion training
• Energy poverty mediation

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees and contributions: Revenue is generated through annual membership fees from corporate members (entreprises adhérentes), which fund the association's operations and programs. Companies pay to join the FACE Grand Toulouse club and participate in RSE initiatives.
2. Government and institutional funding: FACE 31 receives funding from public institutions including Toulouse Métropole, Conseil Départemental de la Haute-Garonne, Région Occitanie, DREETS, and European funds (FSE, Erasmus+). This supports specific programs in employment, education, and social inclusion.
3. Corporate sponsorship and donations: Companies provide financial and in-kind support (mécénat) including equipment donations, skilled volunteering, and program sponsorship. Examples include BNP Paribas computer donations and SUEZ equipment contributions.
4. Training services: As a certified training organization (DataDock certified), FACE 31 provides RSE-focused training programs on equality, diversity, inclusion, and quality of work life, generating revenue from corporate clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FACE 31 operates the FACE Grand Toulouse corporate membership club, enabling companies to implement Corporate Social Responsibility (RSE) initiatives through collective action against exclusion, discrimination, and poverty. The organization delivers employment support programs (Job Academy, Via l'Emploi for seniors, Parcours Numérique), social mediation services (energy poverty, postal services), educational initiatives (TEKNIK, Diversidays, career forums), and DataDock-certified RSE training. Services are funded through corporate membership fees, public grants, and corporate sponsorships.

Product overview

FACE 31 (FACE Grand Toulouse) is a business club association that enables companies to implement Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The organization operates as a multi-service platform offering employment support programs (Job Academy, Parrainage, Parcours Numérique, Via l'Emploi), social mediation services (energy poverty, postal services), educational initiatives (TEKNIK, Diversidays), and certified RSE training programs. The portfolio includes CIVIGAZ for energy poverty awareness and various digital inclusion workshops. The organization connects businesses, job seekers, and vulnerable populations through a network of partnerships with major French companies and public institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FACE Grand Toulouse Club (Club d'Entreprises RSE) A corporate membership club that enables companies to implement Corporate Social Responsibility (RSE) by taking concrete action against exclusion, discrimination, and poverty. It brings together 250+ member companies committed to social inclusion and facilitates partnerships between businesses and territorial actors.
• Accompagnement Vers et Dans l'Emploi Employment support programs including sponsorship (parrainage), digital pathways, and specialized tracks for seniors and newcomers to facilitate job placement and retention for job seekers facing employment barriers.
• Job Academy A group-based mentorship program where company sponsors accompany a group of 15 job seekers, providing mentorship and support for job seekers facing difficulties.
• Parcours Numérique A digital inclusion program that accompanies job seekers with RQTH (disability recognition) to discover digital professions and build digital skills.
• Via l'Emploi - Senior Employment support program for 50 seniors (50+) distributed across 3 cohorts, combining individual follow-up with group workshops led by business professionals to support age management in enterprises.
• Médiation Sociale Social mediation services including energy poverty mediation, postal services mediation, and support for vulnerable populations to facilitate daily life and access to rights, delivered at neighborhood permanence offices and La Poste branches.
• CIVIGAZ A program to combat energy poverty and raise awareness about gas safety in homes, deploying service civique volunteers to sensitize 2,600 households per season on energy savings and safety.
• Actions Éducation et Culture Educational programs including TEKNIK (industrial invention challenge with 200 students in Défi Teknik Régional), Diversidays (digital diversity event), and the Forum des Métiers career forum for youth orientation and equal opportunities.
• Formations RSE DataDock-certified training programs covering gender equality, diversity and inclusion, quality of life at work (QVT), and corporate social responsibility to help companies meet their legal obligations.
• Ateliers Numériques Digital workshops providing hands-on training with digital tools, supported by APTIC vouchers for financing, held at various community centers in Toulouse (Cugnaux R2E, Bagatelle, Empalot, Izards).

Quantifiable outcome

• 1238 people welcomed in neighborhood permanence offices in 2016
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

30 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Prism'emploi OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 April 2019Convention signed April 5, 2019 for employment and qualification of seniors. Partnership aims to develop employability of senior job seekers and facilitate their sustainable return to employment. Co-organizer of #BeforeWork events.
• Fondation Agir Contre l'Exclusion (FACE)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFACE 31 is a member association of the Fondation Agir Contre l'Exclusion, which federates 48 company clubs in France and more than 4000 companies. The foundation provides institutional support, brand licensing, program frameworks (CIVIGAZ, CEASE), and national coordination. FACE Grand Toulouse is agréé (approved) by the foundation.
• Toulouse MétropolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerritorial collectivity partner supporting FACE Grand Toulouse operations and programs. Co-finances CIVIGAZ program and participates in the 10,000 entreprises inclusives initiative. Mayor Jean-Luc Moudenc has shown support at events.
• Mairie de ToulousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity of Toulouse is a key institutional partner and member of the club's governance. Provides funding for education and employment programs, and participates in events like Forum des Métiers.
• Région OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council provides funding for education programs including TEKNIK challenge and various youth orientation initiatives. Supports Défi Teknik Régional with 200 students.
• Conseil Départemental de la Haute-GaronnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental council is a key funder of employment and insertion programs. Provides support for diversity initiatives and Don de Vies (apprenticeship tax) programs.
• ENGIEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSerge Caramante (Vice-President of FACE GT) represents ENGIE. Partnership includes energy social mediation program and CEASE charter signing. ENGIE supports clients facing precarity through FACE mediation services.
• GRDFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founder of CIVIGAZ program with FACE Foundation. Thierry Gless (Treasurer of FACE GT) represents GRDF. Partnership involves 16 service civique volunteers and awareness for 2600 households on gas safety and energy efficiency.
• La PostecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partnership for digital mediation in post offices. Gilles Lagrave (Vice-President of FACE GT) represents La Poste. Services provided at Bagatelle and Bellefontaine branches, with 7645 mediation acts and 6478 people assisted.
• EDFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlorence Albouy-David (Administratrice) represents EDF. Partnership renewed for 4th time for energy precarity fight. Supports professional sponsorship programs and diversity initiatives.
• SUEZcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVincent Pons (Secrétaire of FACE GT) represents SUEZ. Pierre Sacareau (Secrétaire of FACE GT) is Director of SUEZ Smart Solutions. Partnership includes CREA_EMPLOI program and digital inclusion donations (27 computers). Supported 40+ job openings in 2020.
• EnediscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStéphane Lesénéchal (Président of FACE GT) represents Enedis. Partnership focuses on energy sector diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• AG2R La MondialecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnthony Darragi represents AG2R La Mondiale on the board. Supported 'Via l'Emploi' digital platform for age management in enterprises (2017, 2-year experimentation with European Social Fund).
• Malakoff MédériccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founded CREA_EMPLOI program with FACE GT and 2F Initiatives (November 2018) to support job seekers who have been unemployed for at least one year.
• AirbuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHi Lane Siraut (Administratrice) represents Airbus as Director of Inclusion & Diversity. Hosted #10000 entreprises inclusives and PAQTE convention signing in January 2020. Forum des Métiers participant.
• BNP ParibascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDonated computers for educational continuity during COVID-19 lockdown. Partner in Forum des Métiers and diversity initiatives.
• VeoliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial platform services for Veolia Propreté employees. Support for Forum des Métiers and youth employment programs.
• Mission Locale Haute-GaronnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for youth employment support and Remo Jeunes program targeting NEETs (3.5 million in France). Works on identifying and remobilizing invisible youth toward employment.
• AGEFIPHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports 'FACE au Handicap' regional project for professional insertion of people with disabilities. Co-funded visited days to adapted and protected work environments.
• Caisse d'EpargnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrançoise Marcourt (Administratrice) represents Caisse d'Epargne Midi-Pyrénées. Co-finances ECOLE-ECO energy savings education program and supports youth orientation.
• Prefet de la Haute-GaronnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrefecture authority supporting #10000 entreprises inclusives initiative and #PAQTE programs. Organized signing events with companies at Préfecture.
• Académie de ToulousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation authority partner for Forum des Métiers, TEKNIK challenge, and school orientation programs. Helps bring 1000+ students from REP/REP+ schools to career events.
• DREETS OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional directorate for economy, employment, and social solidarity supports employment programs and integration initiatives.
• Pôle EmploicoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGovernment employment service partner for job seeker support, Forum des Métiers, and professional insertion programs.
• Cités EducativescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment program partner supporting educational actions in priority neighborhoods. Co-organized computer donation collection during COVID-19 for Grand Mirail schools.
• AnisenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStartup that donated 15 tablets for educational continuity during COVID-19 confinement.
• APTICminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital inclusion organization providing training vouchers (chèques) that can finance FACE Grand Toulouse's digital skills training programs.
• Croix Rouge FrançaiseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHumanitarian organization partner in discrimination fighting initiatives and social inclusion programs.
• MEDEF 31coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEmployer federation co-organizing 10,000 entreprises inclusives club and business events. Partner for recruiting companies to RSE initiatives.
• 2F InitiativescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrancis Foucras represents 2F Initiatives on the board. Co-founded CREA_EMPLOI program with Malakoff Médéric and FACE GT.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Simplon: French network of digital inclusion training schools serving underrepresented populations. Direct overlap with FACE 31's 'Parcours Numérique' and Ateliers Numériques programs — Simplon is also a named partner of FACE 31 in Occitanie.
• Emmaüs France: Major French social-inclusion movement addressing poverty, exclusion, and economic insertion. Comparable as a non-profit delivering social and employment support to vulnerable populations with corporate and institutional funding, though via a different operational model.

Broad incumbents

• Pôle Emploi: France's national public employment service. Comparable because Pôle Emploi is both a partner of FACE 31 (referral, co-organizer of Forum des Métiers) and a parallel employment-support provider for the same vulnerable-population segment.
• ANDRH (Association Nationale des DRH): National association of HR directors serving corporate members with training, events, and thought leadership on people topics including diversity and inclusion. Comparable as a corporate-membership professional association, though broader in scope than FACE 31.
• Le Mouvement Associatif: National umbrella representing 600,000+ French associations across all sectors. Compares to FACE 31 as a membership-driven advocacy association representing nonprofit interests to public authorities, though operating at much broader scale.
• KPMG France (CR&S practice): Large professional services firm offering Corporate Social Responsibility advisory, diagnostics, and training to French enterprises — directly competitive with FACE 31's RSE diagnostic and training services at the corporate mid-market segment.

Direct peers

• Coorace: National federation of social enterprises (entreprises sociales inclusives) focused on employment insertion. Operates the same nonprofit-to-employer intermediation model for vulnerable populations that FACE 31 does, with regional associations across France.
• Fondation Agir Contre l'Exclusion (FACE): National parent foundation that federates FACE 31 and 47 other local business clubs across France. Same mission (corporate-led action against exclusion), same governance model (corporate board members), and directly comparable program frameworks including CIVIGAZ and CEASE.
• France Active: French federation of regional associations financing and supporting social enterprises and employment inclusion initiatives. Comparable as a membership/network nonprofit serving both vulnerable populations and corporate/institutional funders in the social inclusion space.
• ORSE (Observatoire de la Responsabilité Sociétale des Entreprises): Paris-based association of large companies and partners dedicated to advancing RSE/CSR practice. Closely comparable as a corporate-membership association providing RSE advisory, training, and thought leadership — the segment FACE 31 targets at regional level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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