FIR - Forum pour l'Investissement Responsable

What FIR - Forum pour l'Investissement Responsable does

FIR - Forum pour l'Investissement Responsable is a French non-profit association (Loi 1901) founded in 2001, headquartered in Paris, and operating as the French member of the Eurosif network of European Sustainable Investment Forums. It functions as a multi-stakeholder convening platform organized around five membership colleges — institutional investors, asset management companies, consulting and research firms, civil society organizations, and qualified individuals — whose members collectively manage over €7,000 billion in assets under management. The association's mandate is to promote and develop responsible investment practices in France and Europe through research, advocacy, public awareness, and structured dialogue between investors and listed companies.

The association's core operational products and platforms include the Plateforme Engagement (an investor-company dialogue and shareholder engagement platform supporting the annual CAC 40 ESG written-questions campaign and thematic coalitions such as the forced-labor coalition representing €3,100+ billion AUM), the Say on Climate analysis produced in partnership with ADEME, the proprietary VOICE methodology for measuring engagement effectiveness launched in 2025, and the FIR-PRI academic research prize (21st edition in 2026). FIR also operates three annual award programs (Prix FIR-PRI, Prix du Plan de Vigilance, Prix de l'Épargne Salariale), publishes newsletters and thematic studies, runs the annual Semaine de la Finance Responsable public-awareness week, and conducts the 13-year-running IFOP survey on French attitudes toward responsible finance.

Commercially, FIR is a membership-funded association: revenue derives from membership fees across its five colleges, and it does not disclose financial statements. Its go-to-market is direct membership enrollment, supplemented by participation in the Eurosif network for European advocacy and co-coordination of GSG France for Impact Finance alongside FAIR and France Invest. The organization is led by President Aurélie Baudhuin and Director General Grégoire Cousté, supported by a small permanent team of approximately 23 employees.

Name

FIR - Forum pour l'Investissement Responsable

Legal name

Forum pour l'Investissement Responsable

Website

https://frenchsif.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FIR - Forum pour l'Investissement Responsable is a Paris-based non-profit association founded in 2001 that convenes institutional investors, asset managers, civil society, and researchers to promote responsible investment in France and Europe. It operates a shareholder engagement platform, the proprietary VOICE methodology, the FIR-PRI academic prize, and multiple ESG research and awareness programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Responsible Investment Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Due Diligence & Investigative Research (BPAHALAI)

Keywords

• Responsible investment
• ESG engagement
• Shareholder dialogue
• Sustainable finance
• ESG research

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Association operates through membership fees from institutional investors, asset management companies, consulting firms, civil society organizations, and qualified personalities organized in five colleges.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

FIR is a French non-profit multi-stakeholder association (Association Loi 1901) that promotes and develops responsible investment. It convenes institutional investors, asset managers, consulting & research firms, civil society organizations, and qualified personalities in five colleges to coordinate ESG engagement with listed companies, conduct research and surveys, run award programs, and represent France within the Eurosif network.

Product overview

FIR - Forum pour l'Investissement Responsable is a multi-stakeholder association created in 2001 that promotes and develops responsible investment and its best practices. Rather than offering a unified software product, FIR provides a portfolio of programs and services including the Engagement Platform for shareholder dialogue on ESG issues, research publications and studies, award programs (Prix FIR-PRI, Prix du Plan de Vigilance, Prix de l'Épargne Salariale), newsletters (FIR Newsletter, ESG Legal, Focus Académique), event organization (Semaine de la Finance Responsable), a training directory, annual IFOP surveys, and the VOICE methodology for measuring engagement effectiveness. These offerings work together to advance responsible investment practices in France and Europe through research, advocacy, investor engagement, and public awareness activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plateforme Engagement (Engagement Platform)

Quantifiable outcome

• 32 signatories representing €1,000+ billion in AUM for human rights in CAHRA initiative
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, significant and minor.

• ADEME (Agence de la Transition Écologique)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership for dual analysis of European Say on Climate votes, combining FIR's transparency methodology with ADEME's ACT (Assessing Low-Carbon Transition) methodology. Extended to multiple years of collaboration.
• EurosifcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIR is the French member of Eurosif (European Sustainable Investment Forum), representing France in the network of 15 European SIFs. Participates in European policy advocacy and shares best practices across the network.
• FIDH (Fédération Internationale pour les Droits Humains)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiatives on human rights due diligence, corporate vigilance plans, and engagement on conflict-affected and high-risk areas (CAHRA). Collaborated on EU due diligence directive advocacy.
• World Benchmarking AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the European Say on Climate analysis initiative, providing benchmark expertise alongside FIR, ADEME, and Ethos Foundation.
• Fondation EthoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss partner in the European Say on Climate analysis coalition, contributing to the joint evaluation methodology.
• PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual partnership for the FIR-PRI 'Finance & Développement durable' prize, rewarding academic excellence in sustainable finance research across Europe.
• GSG France for Impact FinancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIR is a founding partner of GSG France (formerly NAB France), the French committee of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment. Ported since 2023 by FAIR, France Invest, and FIR.
• INEC (Institut National de l'Économie Circulaire)significantStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on circular economy studies and engagement campaigns targeting SBF 120 companies, including joint webinars and publications.
• A2 ConsultingsignificantStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual partner for the Prix du Plan de Vigilance, providing methodological expertise for evaluating CAC 40 vigilance plans.
• IfopsignificantStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual partnership for the 'Les Français et la Finance Responsable' survey, conducted since 2012 (13th consecutive year) to track French public attitudes toward responsible investment.
• FAIRR (Farm Animal Investment Risk & Return)significantStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on investor briefings presenting FAIRR's Seafood Index for evaluating seafood sector ESG risks.
• L'AgefisignificantGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner for ESG & Impact Investing Forum and biodiversity conferences, with FIR members participating in panel discussions.
• ADEPES / ProdurableminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFIR is a partner of Produrable annual sustainability conference, 18th edition in 2025.
• Impact TankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on shareholder engagement measurement and impact investing events, including joint intervention at Impact Measurement Summit.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment): PRI is the global UN-backed network for responsible investment signatories, co-running the FIR-PRI academic prize with FIR. It is the most direct peer: both convene institutional investors around ESG integration, stewardship, and disclosure, and FIR's membership overlap with PRI signatories is very high.
• Swiss Sustainable Finance: Swiss Sustainable Finance is the Swiss SIF and a direct partner of FIR on the European Say on Climate analysis alongside Ethos Foundation. It runs a very similar membership-based model of asset managers, investors, and service providers collaborating on sustainable finance.
• Eurosif: Eurosif is the pan-European federation of national Sustainable Investment Forums of which FIR is the French member. The two share a substantial part of their mission—policy advocacy, research on European SRI trends, and cross-border investor coordination—and Eurosif directly competes for European policy influence.
• Finance for Tomorrow: Finance for Tomorrow is the Paris-based center for sustainable finance affiliated with Paris Europlace, focused on mobilizing European capital toward the energy transition. It overlaps directly with FIR on French/European sustainable finance advocacy and on mobilizing institutional investors for ESG and climate action.
• UKSIF: UKSIF is the UK Sustainable Investment Forum, a sister national SIF under the Eurosif umbrella. It runs comparable investor engagement, policy advocacy, and member services targeting UK institutional investors, making it a close functional analogue to FIR at the country level.

Emerging players

• ShareAction: ShareAction is a UK-based responsible investment advocacy NGO that mobilizes investors on stewardship, corporate engagement, and worker/labour-rights campaigns—directly overlapping with FIR's forced labor coalition and CAHRA initiatives. It is a mission-aligned peer with a sharper advocacy posture than FIR.
• VBDO (Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development): VBDO is the Dutch sustainable investment forum representing institutional investors and asset managers in the Netherlands. It conducts corporate engagement benchmarking and member research programs that closely resemble FIR's CAC 40 ESG analysis and Dialogue & Engagement work.

Broad incumbents

• EFAMA: EFAMA is the European Fund and Asset Management Association representing the broader asset management industry at EU level. Many FIR asset-management members are also EFAMA members, and EFAMA overlaps with FIR on EU sustainable finance policy positions (SFDR, EU Taxonomy).
• AFG (Association Française de la Gestion financière): AFG is the French asset management industry association. Many FIR asset-management members (Amundi, AXA IM, ODDO BHF, LBP AM, Ofi Invest) are also AFG members, and AFG covers overlapping ESG policy and stewardship work, representing a French-level broader-incumbent peer.

Regional players

• USSIF (US SIF): USSIF is the US Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, the largest national SIF. While operating in a different geography, USSIF's structure (multi-stakeholder association, member-driven research, advocacy) and asset-manager college are a strong functional mirror of FIR's model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/frenchsif
• Facebookfacebook.com/frenchsif
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/forum-pour-l-investissement-responsable

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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