What Sayari does

Sayari is a French boutique environmental consulting firm founded in 2018 by Anne-Claire Asselin, headquartered in Paris with multiple additional office locations across France. The firm specializes in life cycle assessment (LCA), biodiversity footprint analysis, carbon footprint measurement under the French BEGES regulatory framework, and broader environmental data services, with a particular focus on helping corporate clients implement the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Its client base spans large multinationals such as Nestle and L'Oreal, French public agencies including ADEME, and mid-cap and smaller French companies such as VIOLLEAU France, OnlyOne, and Paris Volley.

The firm's technical foundation is a portfolio of proprietary methodologies — PBF (Product Biodiversity Footprint), BIOMARIS, ISYBIO, and Ecomer by Sayari — that package its scientific and regulatory know-how into branded, reusable service offerings. Sayari has also co-led the development of AGRIBALYSE 3.0, a French environmental reference database covering 2,500 food products, positioning the firm at the center of the country's standardized food-impact assessment infrastructure. Strategic partnerships with WWF France, Darwin, I-Care, Blonk, and Gingko21 supplement internal delivery capacity and provide NGO and channel reach.

Sayari operates a project-based consulting model, generating revenue through bespoke environmental assessments, regulatory compliance engagements, and methodology licensing, with a lean team of approximately 11 employees. Its go-to-market leans on reference logos from multinational and public-sector clients, partnership-driven co-delivery, and regulatory tailwinds from CSRD and BEGES to drive new engagements across France.

Name

Sayari

Legal name

Sayari

Website

https://sayari.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sayari is a French boutique environmental consulting firm founded in 2018 that delivers life cycle assessments, biodiversity and carbon footprinting, BEGES reporting, and CSRD implementation for corporate and public-sector clients using proprietary methodologies. (37 words)

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Germain-en-Laye

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Boutique consulting firm providing tailored environmental assessment and strategy services. Revenue generated through project-based consulting engagements for biodiversity, carbon footprint, and environmental footprint assessments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sayari is a boutique environmental consulting firm providing tailored Life Cycle Assessment, biodiversity footprint, carbon footprint, water strategy, and CSRD implementation services to public actors, large enterprises, SMEs, and startups. The firm delivers proprietary methodologies (PBF, BIOMARIS, ISYBIO, Ecomer) and contributes to sector-defining data resources such as the AGRIBALYSE 3.0 database for food products. Service offerings are organized around four themes: environmental impact of products, biodiversity strategy, water strategy, and environmental data development.

Product overview

Sayari is an environmental consulting firm (bureau d'études) founded in 2018, specializing in measuring and reducing environmental impacts of products and organizations. The company offers a portfolio of methodologies and assessment tools including the Product Biodiversity Footprint (PBF) framework, the Ecomer by Sayari tool for marine biodiversity assessment in fisheries, the ISYBIO tool for agricultural supply chain biodiversity impacts, and contributes to the AGRIBALYSE database. Services span biodiversity footprint assessment, carbon footprint using BEGES methodology, water strategy, CSRD implementation support, ecotoxicity assessment, and environmental data development. Sayari positions itself at the intersection of scientific research and business application, supporting companies in their environmental transition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ISYBIO ISYBIO is a tool for managing nature-related impacts in agricultural supply chains, assessing biodiversity impacts of agricultural systems and the practices applied to them.
• Ecomer by Sayari Ecomer by Sayari is a tool for assessing impacts and dependencies of fishing portfolios, using the STECF method to quantify impact on marine resources, supporting CSRD implementation for fisheries and aquaculture clients.
• Product Biodiversity Footprint (PBF) Product Biodiversity Footprint (PBF) is a methodology combining Life Cycle Assessment and ecological knowledge to compare the impact of products on biodiversity, addressing all five MEA drivers of biodiversity loss along the value chain.
• AGRIBALYSE Database AGRIBALYSE is a comprehensive environmental database for food products enabling calculation of environmental footprints from field to plate, linked with nutritional CIQUAL data.
• Carbon Footprint Assessment (BEGES) Carbon footprint calculation methodology based on ADEME's BEGES method for measuring, analyzing, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions of organizations.
• Biodiversity Footprint Assessment Comprehensive biodiversity footprint assessment covering the five pressures identified by IPBES (land and sea use change, wildlife exploitation, climate change, pollution, and invasive species) across terrestrial, freshwater, and marine biota.
• Biodiversity Strategy Consulting Defining biodiversity strategy by identifying organizational impacts and dependencies on nature, accompanied by concrete actions to reduce and control them.
• Water Strategy Consulting Support toward water resilience and sobriety for organizations, helping clients manage water-related risks and reduce water consumption.
• Environmental Impact of Products (Eco-design) Measurement and reduction of the environmental footprint of products through eco-design methodologies, supporting more sustainable product development.
• Environmental Data Development Development of environmental data for various applications and industries, including bespoke data production and database architecture.

Quantifiable outcome

• AGRIBALYSE 3.0 enables calculation of environmental footprints for 2500 ready-to-eat food products with linked nutritional data
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• DarwincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025Non-exclusive partnership to bring coherence to companies' biodiversity claims between product environmental labeling and CSR reports. Darwin develops a platform to assess, improve and strengthen company interactions with Nature. Together providing unified MSA/PDF metrics bridging product and corporate biodiversity claims.
• WWF France - Club Entreprendre Pour la PlanètecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSayari became a patron of WWF's Club Entreprendre Pour la Planète, committing 2.5% of sales to the 'Redonner du souffle à la Méditerranée' project combating ghost fishing, strengthening marine protected areas, and protecting cetaceans. Aligns with Sayari's approach to better include marine biodiversity in environmental assessments.
• NestléflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint webinar collaboration where Sayari presented methods to measure effects of agricultural practices on biodiversity, supporting Nestlé's ambition for 100% regenerative agriculture sourcing by 2030. Sayari's expertise enables impact quantification by commodity for finished products.
• I-CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in SCORE LCA group analyzing five LCA methods for ecotoxicity assessment. I-Care and Sayari studied theoretical key principles and practical implementation through case studies, developing a decision tree for practitioners.
• Blonk ConsultantscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership in AGRIBALYSE 3.0 database development led by Sayari alongside Blonk and Gingko21. Blonk contributed to harmonizing data from multiple sources including ACYVIA, WFLDB, and ecoinvent.
• Gingko21coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership in AGRIBALYSE 3.0 database development alongside Blonk Consultants. Contributed to modular and evolving database architecture.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Carbone 4: Paris-based carbon and climate strategy consultancy. Comparable French boutique profile, similar public/enterprise mix, and overlapping client base in French large enterprises and public agencies. Strong brand in French sustainability advisory that Sayari competes with for corporate mindshare.
• EcoAct: Paris-origin carbon and climate consultancy serving large enterprises with footprinting and net-zero strategy. Now part of Schneider Electric, giving it capital and distribution advantages; directly comparable service portfolio for French enterprise clients.
• Blonk Consultants: Dutch agri-food sustainability consultancy that co-developed AGRIBALYSE 3.0 with Sayari. Directly comparable food-system LCA practice, with overlapping methodology and a partnership rather than purely competitive relationship.
• Quantis: Swiss-founded sustainability consultancy specializing in LCA, environmental footprinting, and biodiversity assessment for major corporates. Most direct peer to Sayari in methodology, client type (Nestlé, L'Oréal-like F&B and beauty multinationals), and scientific rigor. Now part of Sphera, giving it greater scale.
• PRé Sustainability: Dutch consultancy and creator of SimaPro LCA software, specializing in product sustainability, footprinting, and biodiversity methodology. Highly comparable on the methodology side, with deeper software/IP assets and broader international footprint.
• Greenly: Paris-based carbon-accounting SaaS platform serving SMEs and mid-market. Represents the productized, software-led model that threatens bespoke consulting economics; competes for the SME/start-up client segment that Sayari also targets.
• Anthesis Group: Global sustainability consultancy with strong biodiversity and nature-related disclosure practice, including TNFD advisory. Compares on service breadth, CSRD-readiness support, and large-enterprise client roster; considerably larger.

Broad incumbents

• Sphera: Global enterprise software and data provider for ESG, LCA, and product stewardship, owning the GaBi and Quantis brands. The dominant incumbent in LCA tooling, against whom any boutique methodology firm must differentiate.
• South Pole: Global climate and nature consultancy with a significant biodiversity and nature-based solutions practice. Comparable on enterprise nature strategy and CSRD advisory, with substantially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Carbon Trust: UK-based sustainability consultancy and standards body advising corporates and governments on carbon, resources, and increasingly nature. Comparable on regulatory-adjacent advisory and public-sector work, with much larger scale and brand recognition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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