What fare proprete does

Fare Propreté — legally FARE PROPRETÉ – FONDS D'ACTIONS ET DE RESSOURCES POUR LES ENTREPRISES — is a French non-profit association (association déclarée, SIREN 403 267 271) headquartered at 1 rue Jean Jaurès, Villejuif, Île-de-France. It is a paritary organization, jointly governed by employer and employee representatives, and is funded through collective sector bargaining agreements to support the economic and social development of French cleaning companies (entreprises de propreté). Its president is Hervé HURIAUX and its general secretary is Katia MAREMBERT; governance is exercised through a board meeting three times per year and a bureau meeting five to six times per year.

The organization delivers a portfolio of programs spanning RSE (corporate social responsibility) training and AFNOR-certified referential, occupational health and safety (notably a TMS prevention program launched in 2010 covering 580+ companies and 170,000+ employees, plus CPS first-aid training for 7,000+ employees), diversity and gender-equality initiatives (Talents au Féminin, a Mission Diversité et Handicap supporting the 6% disability employment obligation), inclusive-economy work via GEIQ Propreté (300+ companies across 30 activity basins) and the Inserpropre.fr digital platform for social procurement clauses, financial aid to young apprentices (FAJA), and the Mission Grands Comptes et ETI consulting track serving 20-25 large accounts per year with 25-30 projects. It also runs the 'Entrepreneur de la Propreté' program with IDRAC Business School and the 'Reinventing Your Company' executive program with HEC Paris.

Commercially, Fare Propreté does not sell products or services at market prices; its activities are financed by paritary sector contributions and member-company engagement, with a slim 11-employee operational team supplemented by seven regional delegates across France and a network of nine regional RSE clubs. The organization is structurally embedded in the 'Monde de la Propreté' ecosystem alongside FEP, AKTO, INHNI, CTIP Conseil, and QUALIPROPRE, and it is distinct from — not a subsidiary of — FEP, although the FEP president chairs the Fare Propreté board.

Name

fare proprete

Legal name

FARE PROPRETE – FONDS D'ACTIONS ET DE RESSOURCES POUR LES ENTREPRISES

Website

https://fare.asso.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fare Propreté is a French paritary non-profit association that funds and delivers training, RSE certification, health/safety, diversity, and business-development programs for cleaning-sector companies, serving 580+ member firms and large accounts via regional delegates and HEC/IDRAC partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cleaning Industry Association Services

akta.pro primary industry

HR Policy, Governance, Compliance & Risk Advisory (BPACAJAF)

Keywords

• Cleaning industry training
• RSE certification programs
• Occupational health safety
• Workforce inclusion services
• Sector professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Villejuif

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fare Propreté is a paritary non-profit association (association déclarée) that serves as the innovation and development fund for the French cleaning/hygiene sector. It provides cleaning companies with training programs (RSE Propreté, e-learning, IDRAC/HEC partnerships), certification frameworks (RSE referential certified by AFNOR), health and safety prevention programs (TMS, CPS), diversity and disability employment initiatives, financial support for young apprentices (FAJA), and strategic consulting for large accounts. The organization is funded through sector collective agreements and operates as the operational arm of the FEP and the broader 'Monde de la Propreté' ecosystem.

Product overview

Fare Proprete is a professional industry association (fonds d'innovation) that supports the economic and social development of cleaning companies in France. Rather than a single commercial product, the organization offers a portfolio of support services including training programs (e-learning modules for non-discrimination, RSE Propreté training, IDRAC Entrepreneur parcours), financial support mechanisms (FAJA fund for young apprentices), consulting services (Mission Grands Comptes for large companies), and specialized programs (health and safety prevention, diversity and disability support, Talents au Féminin equality program). The association also provides digital platforms (Inserpropre.fr for social clauses) and certification frameworks (RSE referential certified by AFNOR) to help cleaning companies improve their practices across RSE, employment inclusion, and professional development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formation RSE Propreté

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Monde de la PropretécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntegrated partner platform for the cleaning sector ecosystem. Monde de la Propreté serves as the central website for sector information, training modules, and resources developed by Fare Propreté and other sector organizations.
• INHNIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining organization partner for the cleaning sector. INHNI provides CFA (apprentice training centers) where young apprentices in the sector receive their professional education. Fare Propreté collaborates with INHNI on FAJA program and training initiatives.
• AKTO - Réseau PropretémajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Monde de la Propreté ecosystem, AKTO provides cleaning sector-specific services and support to companies.
• CTIP ConseilmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentre Technique de la Propreté - technical center for the cleaning industry providing expertise and technical support to the sector.
• QUALIPROPREmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOffice of qualification for the cleaning sector, providing certification and quality assurance for cleaning companies.
• GEIQ PropretécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGroupements d'Employeurs pour l'Insertion et la Qualification - employer groups for insertion and qualification. More than 300 cleaning companies of all sizes participate in GEIQ Propreté across 30 activity basins. Fare Propreté supports their development and coordinates their activities.
• HEC ParismajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with HEC Paris for 'Reinventing Your Company' program - executive education for cleaning sector leaders to question their organization, management, and strategy in sustainable development perspective.
• IDRAC Business SchoolmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with IDRAC for 'Entrepreneur de la Propreté' training program designed for small business leaders, with individual coaching dimension for managing change. Offered jointly with FEP and INHNI.
• AFNOR CertificationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for RSE certification of cleaning companies. AFNOR Certification validates the sector-specific RSE referential developed by the branch, offering evaluation and 'Engagé RSE' label. Also provides Acesia online self-evaluation platform.
• AgefiphmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization supporting employment of disabled workers. Fare Propreté has worked with Agefiph for over two decades to encourage companies to take positive action for disabled workers employment.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• INHNI: INHNI is the cleaning-sector training organization running CFA apprenticeship programs and is a core partner of Fare Propreté (including FAJA co-delivery). Both organizations perform training-related services for the same cleaning-sector audience.
• QUALIPROPRE: QUALIPROPRE is the cleaning sector's office of qualification and 'Monde de la Propreté' partner. It issues quality certification to cleaning companies, making it the closest direct peer to Fare Propreté's RSE certification program (also AFNOR-attested).
• AKTO: AKTO is the OPCO (skills operator) for the cleaning sector and a 'Monde de la Propreté' partner. It manages employer contributions and funds training, operating a directly comparable mandate to Fare Propreté's training and HR-adjacent missions under the same sector umbrella.
• CTIP Conseil (Centre Technique de la Propreté): CTIP is the technical center of the cleaning industry and a 'Monde de la Propreté' partner. Both organizations deliver specialized advisory and technical services to cleaning companies, operating side-by-side within the sector ecosystem.
• FEP (Fédération des Entreprises de Propreté et services associés): FEP is the parent federation representing French cleaning employers and chairs the Fare Propreté board. It is the natural counterpart and most directly comparable peer — both serve the same constituency of cleaning companies and operate under the same paritary framework.

Broad incumbents

• AFNOR Certification: AFNOR is the certification partner that attests Fare Propreté's RSE referential and operates broadly across industries. It is a broader incumbent in certification but functionally overlaps as the standards-validation authority underpinning Fare Propreté's 'Engagé RSE' offering.
• AGEFOS PME: AGEFOS PME is a multi-sector OPCO managing training funds across industries. It provides a comparable paritary-funded, employer-driven training and HR-support model to Fare Propreté but at broader scope.

Regional players

• FAFIH: FAFIH is the OPCO for hospitality, food, and personal services in France. Its model — paritary training fund serving a fragmented SMB-heavy sector with hands-on regional accompaniment — closely mirrors Fare Propreté's delivery design.
• AFDAS: AFDAS is the OPCO for culture and creative industries in France. Like Fare Propreté, it administers training support and HR-adjacent advisory services for a sector with many small employers and precarious workforce conditions.
• Constructys: Constructys is the French construction-sector OPCO using an identical paritary training-funding model. It is a close functional analogue in a different sector — useful for benchmarking how a sector-skills operator scales across regional France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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