Kaya - Belgian Coalition of Ecopreneurs

What Kaya - Belgian Coalition of Ecopreneurs does

Kaya — Belgian Coalition of Ecopreneurs (legal entity: Coalition Ecopreneur Kaya ASBL) is a Belgian non-profit membership coalition headquartered in Saint-Gilles, Brussels, formed in June 2022 through the merger of Coalition Kaya (founded 2019) and Ecopreneur Belgium (founded 2018). It represents more than 1,000 eco-entrepreneurs, independent professionals, associations, and organizations across all Belgian regions and sectors, advocating for a paradigm shift to make the economy compatible with planetary boundaries and social floors. Its commercial offering is a tiered annual membership program (€50/year for start-ups under 18 months up to €1,600/year for firms with revenue above €20M), supplemented by operating subsidies from the Brussels-Capital Region and the Walloon Region, sponsorship from the Loterie Nationale, and a donation channel on its website.

Kaya delivers value through four activity pillars: (1) Rassembler — community building via networking events (Kaya Connect, Kaya@Home, Kaya Circle, Kaya Square, Kaya'telier, Kay'AG), member onboarding, and a Community Coordinator role; (2) Inspirer — the "Parole d'écopreneur" video/podcast series (67+ episodes on YouTube and Nostalgie radio) and a blog/news section showcasing sustainable business models; (3) Influencer — policy advocacy through the "Plaidoyer" manifesto (8 proposals on financing the transition, governance, sustainable consumption) and the "Recensement" census of Walloon ecopreneurs feeding into regional policy formulation; and (4) European integration — acting as the Belgian relay of Ecopreneur Europe, a 7-country network (Belgium, Germany, Austria, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Estonia).

The organization is governed by a Board of Directors (Cordelia Orfinger, Marc Lemaire, Astrid Huberland, Nathan Stranart, Sylvie Droulans, Alexandre Helson, Audrey Boucher, Thibaut Georgin, Raphaël Dugailliez, with Cécile Tonglet as Vice-Présidente) led by Délégué Général Benoit Quittre, supported by a small operational team of approximately 15 people including a Community Coordinator and Communications Officer. Kaya is GDPR-compliant, GDPR-compliant (RGPD), and operates exclusively within Belgium, with no disclosed revenue, no funding rounds, no subsidiaries, and no equity ownership.

Name

Kaya - Belgian Coalition of Ecopreneurs

Legal name

Coalition Ecopreneur Kaya ASBL

Website

https://kaya-ecopreneurs.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kaya is a Belgian non-profit coalition representing 1,000+ eco-entrepreneurs, independents, associations, and organizations through tiered membership, networking events, a media series (Parole d'écopreneur), and policy advocacy, funded by membership fees, regional government grants, and the Loterie Nationale.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Gilles (Brussels)

HQ country

Belgium

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: Annual membership fees paid by eco-entrepreneurs, self-employed professionals, associations, and organizations. Fees are tiered by company revenue, ranging from €50/year for startups under 18 months to €1,600/year for companies with revenue above €20 million.
2. Regional government support: Kaya is financially supported by the Brussels Capital Region and the Walloon Region to carry out its daily operations and advocacy activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kaya is a Belgian non-profit coalition that represents the voice of more than 1,000 eco-entrepreneurs, freelancers, associations, and organizations. It primarily sells an annual tiered membership (€50–€1,600/year based on company revenue) that grants access to networking events, policy advocacy, visibility through Kaya's media channels, and collective intelligence workshops. The organization also conducts policy advocacy (Plaidoyer), produces a video/podcast series (Parole d'écopreneur), runs community events (Kaya Connect, Kaya@Home, Kaya'telier, Kaya Circle), and executes research initiatives such as the Wallonia census (Recensement).

Product overview

Kaya - Belgian Coalition of Ecopreneurs operates as a membership-based coalition organization rather than a software product company. Its offerings include annual membership programs (Être membre) with tiered pricing based on company revenue, providing access to networking events (Kaya Connect, Kaya@Home, Kaya'telier, Kaya Circle), a content series (Parole d'écopreneur featuring podcast/video interviews with ecopreneurs), policy advocacy services (Plaidoyer with 8 proposals on sustainable economy), and research initiatives (Recensement census of Walloon ecopreneurs). The organization functions as a non-profit ASBL bringing together over 1,000 eco-entrepreneurs to advocate for regulatory change supporting the ecological transition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kaya Membership (Être membre) Annual membership program for eco-entrepreneurs with fee tiers based on company revenue (€50–€1,600/year), providing access to networking events, policy advocacy, visibility through Kaya media channels, and collective intelligence workshops.
• Recensement (Census of Ecopreneurs) Survey and workshop initiative to map ecopreneurs in Wallonia, identifying challenges and levers for sustainable business development, with findings and recommendations submitted to the Walloon Region for policy formulation.
• Kaya Connect Online introductory sessions for new members and prospects to learn about Kaya's mission, activities, and engagement opportunities.
• Kaya@Home Small-group meetup events hosted at member companies, featuring political dialogue with elected officials on topics like energy transition, decarbonization policy, and fiscal reform.
• Kaya'telier Collective intelligence workshop format bringing together ecopreneurs to formulate concrete recommendations for regional policymakers.
• Kaya Circle Exclusive networking events for members focused on specific themes like sustainable investment and private funding.

Quantifiable outcome

• Represents 1,000+ companies, freelancers, associations and organizations across all Belgian regions and economic sectors.

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Centre Belge du Droit des Sociétés (Belgian Corporate Law Centre)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2025A collaborative round table on sustainable corporate law where Kaya (represented by Benoit Quittre and Jean-Marc Gollier) presents the SMIC (Société à Mission d'Intérêt Collectif) framework alongside academic and legal experts from KU Leuven, VUB, and UCLouvain.
• ConfluencesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2024Confluences co-organized the Shifting Economy Week 2024 with Kaya, including master classes on advertising and accounting through the Donut model, and a conference-debate on purpose-driven enterprises featuring Kate Raworth and Cécile Renouard.
• Ecopreneur EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2022Kaya is the Belgian relay of Ecopreneur Europe, the political voice of European sustainable businesses. Through this partnership, Kaya connects Belgian ecopreneurs to EU-level policy discussions on circular economy and sustainable finance. Ecopreneur Europe comprises 7 national associations from Belgium, Germany, Austria, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Estonia, strengthening the collective voice of sustainable enterprises at European institutions.
• Coalition Climat // KlimaatcoalitiecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Kaya collaborates with the Climate Coalition (Coalition Climat // Klimaatcoalitie) on joint advocacy actions for fossil fuel phase-out and alignment of climate and industrial policy in Belgium.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• B Lab Europe: European arm of the B Corp movement, operating a certification ecosystem that overlaps with Kaya's audience of sustainable businesses. Functions as a broader incumbent in the sustainable-business community space, with a global brand and certification moat.

Regional players

• MVO Nederland: Dutch member of Ecopreneur Europe. Comparable scale and mission — supporting sustainable-business members through advocacy and networking — but serves the Netherlands rather than Belgium.
• Grüne Wirtschaft Österreich: Austrian member of Ecopreneur Europe running the same sustainable-business coalition model. Comparable in mission, structure, and policy-advocacy emphasis, but operating in Austria.
• Entreprendre Vert: French member of Ecopreneur Europe and Kaya's sister network across the border. Same coalition-plus-political-voice model, but with French market focus and member base.
• Bundesverband Nachhaltige Wirtschaft (BNW): German member of Ecopreneur Europe and Kaya's structural sister organization. Provides a directly comparable benchmark for how an eco-business coalition operates at national level in Germany.
• CirEko: Swedish member of Ecopreneur Europe. Comparable eco-business coalition model with a circular-economy focus, but operating in Sweden.

Direct peers

• Coalition Climat // Klimaatcoalitie: Belgian climate coalition that Kaya explicitly partners with on fossil fuel phase-out advocacy. Operates a similar coalition-and-advocacy structure, but with a broader civil-society membership rather than an eco-business focus.
• Ecopreneur Europe: The European federation of national sustainable-business associations of which Kaya is the Belgian relay. Operates the same coalition+advocacy model at EU level and connects Kaya to six sister networks across Europe.
• The Shift: Belgian sustainability network convening leaders around the UN Sustainable Development Goals and corporate-responsibility topics. Highly comparable Belgian coalition serving overlapping eco-business and policy-making audiences.

Emerging players

• Forum for Sustainable Business Belgium: Belgian advocacy platform for sustainable business with comparable stakeholder convening and policy influence goals; a partial-overlap emerging coalition competing for the same Belgian eco-business audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Kaya-ecopreneurs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kaya-ecopreneurs

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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