Les entreprises pour la Cité

What Les entreprises pour la Cité does

Les entreprises pour la Cité (LEPC) is a French non-profit association founded in 1986 and headquartered in Paris, operating a national corporate membership network focused on social innovation, diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity. The association serves approximately 700 engaged companies, including 135 formal paying members spanning large enterprises (AXA, BNP Paribas, Airbus, Schneider Electric, Crédit Agricole, La Poste, VINCI) and SMEs, with a broader community of 6,000+ signatories to its Charte de la diversité (launched 2004). Its core product portfolio centers on three flagship programs: the Charte de la diversité, a voluntary employer commitment framework; Innov'Avenir, a 10-year-old youth professional discovery and digital inclusion program; and LEVIER, a refugee professional integration program co-developed with GAS and Solinum and co-financed by the EU FAMI fund.

The association monetizes through tiered membership dues, Charte de la diversité signature fees (€300-€1,800+ based on company turnover), Qualiopi-certified training services, and institutional/EU grants for specific programs. Supporting its core programs, LEPC operates interactive digital tools including Ma Boîte Inclusive (an e-learning module with a virtual assistant for disability inclusion), the Autodiagnostic Mécénat (a self-assessment tool for philanthropy compliance co-built with Admical and 14+ foundation partners), a digital resource platform for Innov'Avenir volunteers, and a Médiathèque aggregating publications, guides, studies, podcasts, and videos. Distribution is anchored by a dedicated field sales motion with member referents, regional events across at least 7 French territories, webinars, and a member-only digital space for peer exchange.

Governed by a Conseil d'Administration under French association law (loi 1901), the organization is led by Délégué général Yann Tanguy and President Stéphane Roussel, with no parent company, no private equity backing, and no disclosed revenue. Recent strategic moves include the geographic expansion of LEVIER to Marseille (2024), the launch of new thematic products on mental health, gender-based violence, and philanthropy compliance (2025-2026), and the celebration of the association's 40th anniversary in 2026.

Name

Les entreprises pour la Cité

Legal name

Les entreprises pour la Cité

Website

https://reseau-lepc.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Les entreprises pour la Cité is a French non-profit association founded in 1986 that operates a national corporate membership network advancing diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity through programs like the Charte de la diversité (6,000+ signatories), Innov'Avenir youth program, and LEVIER refugee integration initiative.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Diversity & Inclusion Services

NAICS

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) & Belonging Consulting (BPAHAGAJ)

Keywords

• Corporate diversity charter
• Diversity inclusion training
• Refugee integration programs
• Youth professional orientation
• Corporate philanthropy consulting

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: Companies pay membership fees to join the LEPC network, with 135 member companies currently engaged.
2. Charte de la diversité signature fees: Tiered pricing for signing the diversity charter: 300€ for companies under 5M€ turnover, 600€ for 5-249M€, 1800€ for 250-499M€, with additional 500€ for organizing signature events.
3. Training and formation: Training catalog offered to companies on diversity, inclusion, and related topics.
4. EU and institutional funding: Programs like LEVIER are co-financed by EU funds (FAMI - Fonds Asile Migration Intégration) and other institutional partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Les entreprises pour la Cité (LEPC) is a French non-profit association that operates a 40-year-old membership network mobilizing companies around diversity, inclusion, equal opportunity, and corporate philanthropy. It delivers the Charte de la diversité (a voluntary employer commitment charter with over 6,000 signatories), youth professional discovery programs (Innov'Avenir), refugee integration programs (LEVIER), self-diagnosis tools, Qualiopi-certified training, peer events, and advisory services to 700 engaged companies including 135 formal members.

Product overview

Les entreprises pour la Cité operates as a membership network association offering multiple interconnected programs and services centered on corporate social innovation. The core portfolio includes: the Charte de la Diversité, a flagship voluntary commitment charter for employers with over 6,000 signatories; Innov'Avenir, a professional discovery and digital inclusion program for disadvantaged youth; and Programme LEVIER, a refugee integration program. Supporting services include Ma Boîte Inclusive interactive training modules, self-diagnosis tools for philanthropy compliance, a resources platform for volunteer facilitators, Qualiopi-certified diversity training, peer networking events, and a comprehensive media library.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Innov'Avenir: Program for professional world discovery and digital inclusion for youth from disadvantaged areas, accompanying young people in their social and professional integration.
• Charte de la Diversité
• LEVIER

Products and services

• Charte de la diversité Voluntary commitment charter created in 2004 for French employers to act in favor of diversity and go beyond legal anti-discrimination frameworks. Available with tiered signature pricing (300€-1,800€ by company turnover), with 6,000+ signatories.
• Innov'Avenir Professional discovery and digital inclusion programme for youth from disadvantaged backgrounds (Priority Education Network, Priority City Neighborhoods, Second Chance Schools, EPIDE, and Local Missions), featuring workshops on professional discovery and digital culture. Reached 10 years of operation as of 2026.
• Programme LEVIER Refugee professional integration programme offering 9 weeks of collective workshops (108 hours), 120 hours of French language courses, and individual follow-up to connect beneficiaries with enterprise partners. Co-financed by FAMI (314,871.06€ subsidy out of 995,463.61€ total budget) for 315 beneficiaries in Paris and Marseille over 2023-2025, with 64% positive exits in 2024.
• Ma Boîte Inclusive – Module Handicap Interactive online module for understanding and acting on disability inclusion in the workplace, featuring quizzes, videos, key statistics, and practical resources guided by a virtual assistant named Sophie.
• Outil d'Autodiagnostic Mécénat Self-diagnosis tool for evaluating and reinforcing compliance of corporate philanthropy practices, developed in partnership with Admical, Don en confiance, Le Cercle d'Ethique des Affaires, and 12+ corporate foundation partners.
• Formation Diversité & Inclusion Qualiopi-certified training and awareness programmes helping companies recruit, manage, and collaborate without discrimination while meeting legal obligations.
• Networking Events & Webinars Year-round peer events including webinars, workshops, and conferences for member companies, along with information tools such as guides, studies, and publications.
• Médiathèque Resource center aggregating publications, guides, studies, surveys, podcasts, and videos on diversity and all its components, organized by topics including gender equality, disability, origins, and anti-discrimination.

Quantifiable outcome

• 700 companies engaged, 135 member companies
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• GAS (Groupement d'Intérêt Public)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner with Les entreprises pour la Cité and Solinum to pilot the LEVIER program since 2020, encouraging and supporting corporate engagement for refugee employment integration.
• SolinumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner with LES ENTREPRISES POUR LA CITÉ and GAS to run the LEVIER program, focusing on refugee professional integration with significant attention to women refugees.
• AdmicalstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in developing the self-diagnosis tool for philanthropy ethics (Autodiagnostic Mécénat), supporting corporate philanthropy compliance.
• Don en confiancestrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in developing the philanthropy ethics self-diagnosis tool for evaluating corporate philanthropy practices.
• Le Cercle d'Ethique des AffairesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in developing the philanthropy ethics self-diagnosis tool, contributing business ethics expertise.
• Fondation Groupe ADPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed and supports the philanthropy ethics self-diagnosis tool.
• Fédération Nationale Caisse d'EpargneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed and supports the philanthropy ethics self-diagnosis tool.
• Fondation CNP AssurancesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed and supports the philanthropy ethics self-diagnosis tool.
• Fondation Groupe RATPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed and supports the philanthropy ethics self-diagnosis tool.
• SNCF FondationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed and supports the philanthropy ethics self-diagnosis tool.
• Fondation Educations & TerritoiresminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed and supports the philanthropy ethics self-diagnosis tool.
• Fondation l'OccitaneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed and supports the philanthropy ethics self-diagnosis tool.
• Fondation AG2R La MondialeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed and supports the philanthropy ethics self-diagnosis tool.
• Fondation IADminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed and supports the philanthropy ethics self-diagnosis tool.
• Swiss Life FondationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed and supports the philanthropy ethics self-diagnosis tool.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• MEDEF (Mouvement des Entreprises de France): Largest French employers' federation representing companies across all sectors. Broad incumbent because it increasingly addresses D&I and CSR for its members, overlapping with LEPC's policy and convening role at the national level.
• ANDRH (Association Nationale des DRH): Largest French professional association for HR directors, with thousands of members and broad HR/D&I content. Broad incumbent because it covers the full HR function for French enterprises, including D&I, but is not specialised in diversity.
• FACE (Fondation Agir Contre l'Exclusion): Major French corporate foundation against exclusion, operating a national territorial network of corporate-engaged chapters. Broad incumbent because its mission and corporate-convening model overlap with LEPC, but it operates as a foundation, not an association.
• France Bénévolat: French reference association for volunteer engagement between companies and non-profits. Broad incumbent because it operates a similar French national network mobilising companies around civic engagement, an adjacent territory to LEPC's corporate citizenship work.

Direct peers

• AFMD (Association Française des Managers de la Diversité): French association of diversity and inclusion managers, founded in 2007. Direct peer because it serves the same French corporate audience with D&I training, events, peer learning and benchmark studies — overlapping content and member profile with LEPC.
• Admical: French reference association for corporate philanthropy and patronage since 1979. Direct peer because it operates the same membership-network model around corporate mécénat, with whom LEPC co-developed the Autodiagnostic Mécénat tool.
• ORSE (Observatoire de la RSE): French CSR observatory that convenes companies and produces D&I and ESG guidance, benchmarks, and events. Direct peer because it serves a similar French enterprise audience on corporate social responsibility and inclusion topics.

Regional players

• IMS Luxembourg (Inspiring More Sustainability): Luxembourg-based IMS affiliate that mobilises companies around CSR and inclusion — part of the same IMS Entreprendre pour la Cité network that gave rise to LEPC's Charte de la diversité. Regional peer because it is the directly comparable national node in a neighbouring market.
• IMS Belgium: Belgian IMS affiliate with the same corporate-CSR-and-inclusion convening mission as LEPC. Regional peer because it operates the same IMS network model in a different national market, with shared methodology but separate operations.
• Charter der Vielfalt (Diversity Charter Germany): Germany's national diversity charter, one of the 27 European charters inspired by LEPC's Charte de la diversité. Regional peer because it operates the same voluntary-charter model on a different geography and serves German corporate signatories.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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