Hosmoz

What Hosmoz does

Hosmoz is a French non-profit association (previously Réseau Gesat) founded in 1980 and headquartered in Paris, operating for nearly 45 years as the national economic network for inclusive cooperations. It connects approximately 2,600 ESAT (Établissements et Services d'Aide par le Travail) and Entreprises Adaptées across France with private enterprises and public organizations seeking to develop inclusive and responsible procurement practices, in support of French RSE/Corporate Sustainability Reporting obligations and OETH (obligation d'emploi de travailleurs handicapés) requirements under the PNAD 2021-2025 framework.

Hosmoz's product surface centers on an online directory and marketplace (Annuaire & Place de marché), supplemented by a digital inclusion procurement platform (La plateforme des achats inclusifs), a training academy (L'Académie des achats inclusifs), a consulting arm (Hosmoz Conseil), a diagnostic tool for building inclusive procurement roadmaps, an annual economic observatory (L'Observatoire des achats inclusifs), and an awards program (Trophées Hosmoz). The organization operates two wholly-owned subsidiaries: Hosmoz Conseil for advisory services and Hosmoz Fonds de dotation, an endowment fund. Certifications include EcoVadis Platinum (March 2025), AFNOR Engagé RSE and Responsibility Europe at the exemplary level (renewed December 2025), and Qualiopi (since 2021) for training.

The business model combines recurring membership fees from a community of approximately 1,330 member enterprises, public organizations, and ESAT/EA providers with professional services revenue from consulting engagements — serving roughly 100 private enterprises and public organizations per year. A federated network of 14+ regional groupements extends geographic reach across all French metropolitan territories, while partnerships with Gen'Inclusive and affiliation with ESS La Plateforme anchor its position in the broader social and solidarity economy.

Name

Hosmoz

Legal name

Hosmoz

Website

https://hosmoz.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hosmoz is a French non-profit association that operates the national economic network for inclusive procurement, connecting approximately 2,600 ESAT and Entreprises Adaptées with 1,330 member enterprises and public organizations across France to meet RSE and OETH obligations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Procurement Marketplace

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Vendor/Subcontractor & SLA Management (BPABAAAJ)

Keywords

• Social procurement
• Inclusive employment
• Responsible procurement
• Social economy
• Marketplace platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Hosmoz operates with a community of approximately 1,330 members including enterprises and ESAT/EA providers, suggesting a membership-based revenue model with tiered access to services.
2. Professional services: Consulting and advisory services for enterprises developing inclusive procurement strategies, including diagnostic tools, roadmap building, and training programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hosmoz is a French non-profit economic network that connects ESATs (Etablissements et Services d'Aide par le Travail) and Entreprises Adaptées (Adapted Enterprises) with businesses and public organizations for responsible procurement. It operates a marketplace (Place de marché) and provides consulting, training, and networking services to promote inclusive cooperation and the social economy.

Product overview

Hosmoz operates as a network platform for inclusive economic cooperation, connecting ESAT (Établissements et Services d'Aide par le Travail) and Entreprises Adaptées with businesses and public organizations for responsible purchasing. The core offering consists of a directory (Annuaire) and marketplace (Place de marché), supported by advisory services (Hosmoz Conseil), training programs (L'Académie des achats inclusifs), a digital platform (La plateforme des achats inclusifs), and diagnostic tools. The ecosystem also includes research publications (L'Observatoire), annual awards (Les Trophées Hosmoz), and a membership program (Club Partenaires). The network serves approximately 2,600 ESAT & EA providers and a community of 1,330 members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hosmoz Conseil: Consulting services for ESAT and Entreprises Adaptées
• Hosmoz Fonds de dotation

Products and services

• Place de marché (Marketplace) Online marketplace connecting ESATs (Etablissements et Services d'Aide par le Travail) and Entreprises Adaptées (Adapted Enterprises) with French businesses and public organizations seeking responsible procurement of goods and services produced by disabled workers.
• Consulting Services Advisory services for businesses and public organizations to support responsible procurement strategies and engagement with the social economy.
• Training Services Educational programs to build buyer-side knowledge of inclusive procurement and the capabilities of ESATs and Entreprises Adaptées.
• Membership Services Network membership for ESATs, Entreprises Adaptées, businesses, and public organizations to participate in the inclusive cooperation network.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% of ESAT and EA clients report being satisfied or very satisfied with their services
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers28 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• Gen'InclusivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGen'Inclusive is a collective focused on disability inclusion that Hosmoz actively collaborates with. Hosmoz is part of this collective and supports its initiatives, including the Trophées Femmes en EA, ESAT & EI 2026 awards.
• ESS La PlateformecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosmoz is affiliated with ESS (Economie Sociale et Solidaire) La Plateforme, the national platform for social and solidarity economy organizations in France.
• APESATregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional groupement: APESAT (regional groupement for protected and adapted work sector)
• CAP OccitanieregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional groupement: CAP Occitanie (regional groupement for protected and adapted work sector)
• CTPEAregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional groupement: CTPEA (regional groupement for protected and adapted work sector)
• GEAC 62regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional groupement: GEAC 62 (regional groupement for protected and adapted work sector in Pas-de-Calais)
• GETP67regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional groupement: GETP67 (regional groupement for protected work sector in Bas-Rhin)
• GIE NORM'HANDIregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional groupement: GIE NORM'HANDI (regional groupement for protected and adapted work sector in Normandy)
• Réseau ADAPTEAregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional groupement: Réseau ADAPTEA (regional groupement for adapted enterprises)
• Réseau ESAT en AuvergneregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional groupement: Réseau ESAT en Auvergne
• Réseau esatco Grand OuestregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional groupement: Réseau esatco Grand Ouest
• EKLAregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional groupement: EKLA
• Filière santé handicapregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional groupement: Filière santé handicap
• Unapei & EntreprisesregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional groupement: Unapei & Entreprises

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SAP Ariba: Global procurement and supplier-management platform with embedded diversity/sustainability features. Comparable as a broad incumbent that increasingly competes for the supplier-discovery and diversity-reporting workflows Hosmoz supports, albeit as part of a wider procurement suite.
• EcoVadis: Global business sustainability ratings provider used by enterprises to score suppliers on ESG criteria. Comparable as a broader ESG ecosystem player whose ratings intersect with Hosmoz's inclusive-procurement value proposition and whose Platinum rating Hosmoz itself holds.

Others

• AGEFIPH: French fund managing OETH contributions and financing disability-inclusion initiatives. Operates in the same regulatory ecosystem as Hosmoz and shapes enterprise demand for inclusive procurement, though it acts as a funder/policy body rather than a marketplace operator.
• FIPHFP: Public-sector counterpart to AGEFIPH, financing disability employment across French public employers. Adjacent to Hosmoz as a key stakeholder shaping demand for inclusive procurement solutions among public-sector buyers.

Direct peers

• Disability:IN: US-based non-profit business network advancing disability inclusion across employers and supply chains. Directly comparable to Hosmoz as a membership-driven network connecting enterprises with disability-inclusive suppliers and providing inclusion benchmarking, tools and advisory.
• Supplier.io: US-based supplier-diversity and ESG sourcing platform helping enterprises discover and manage diverse suppliers. Comparable to Hosmoz as a technology-enabled marketplace connecting corporate buyers with curated, mission-aligned suppliers.
• UNEA (Union Nationale des Entreprises Adaptées): National federation representing Entreprises Adaptées in France. Closely comparable to Hosmoz as both serve as national-level bodies promoting adapted work and connecting EAs with private/public buyers, operating in adjacent lanes of the same ecosystem.

Regional players

• Réseau APESAT: Regional groupement representing ESAT and EA providers in France and a listed Hosmoz partner. Comparable as a parallel network offering visibility and market-access services to adapted work providers, though limited to a sub-national territory.
• CAP Occitanie: Regional groupement for ESAT and adapted work providers in the Occitanie region. Operates a similar visibility and business-development model for inclusive service providers but at a regional rather than national scale.

Emerging players

• APF France Handicap: Major French disability advocacy organization offering employment and inclusion services. Comparable as a disability-inclusion actor with employer-facing programmes, though its primary mandate is advocacy rather than B2B procurement intermediation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hosmoz2024

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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