Share And Smile

What Share And Smile does

Share and Smile is a French social enterprise (Économie Sociale et Solidaire, ESUS-certified) founded in 2018 and headquartered in Liévin/Lille, Hauts-de-France. The company helps organizations clarify their sustainability priorities and convert climate awareness into concrete action through professional training, consulting, and collaborative workshops. Its core technology is a card-based, collective-intelligence workshop methodology, exemplified by the proprietary "Fresque du Partage" and its role as a certified animator-trainer for the widely-deployed Fresque du Climat. The training catalog spans nine classroom programs covering climate action, carbon accounting, CSR fundamentals, CSRD reporting, responsible purchasing, responsible communication, mobility, and facilitator certification, supplemented by workshops (QPUP, TupperWatt) and the trademarked Talents Partagés™ curriculum.

The company operates a hybrid B2B revenue model. Direct enterprise sales drive on-site training engagements (groups of ~15 participants, scalable to 100+ for custom events) at undisclosed per-engagement pricing, alongside custom RSE/CSR consulting. A self-serve online portal sells recorded courses at €249-€800 per enrollment, opening a lighter-touch SMB and individual channel. Distribution is primarily regional (Hauts-de-France) with multi-channel demand generation via blog, newsletter, podcast, and conference presence. Revenue is supplemented by two digital platforms — Shareathlon (sports equipment mutualization) and Shareajob (talent/employee lending) — developed through partnerships with CDOS62, Conseil Départemental du Pas-de-Calais, Cluster Vivalley, and RZBALL Company. Qualiopi certification (2025) and ESUS accreditation (2021) underwrite OPCO financing eligibility and reinforce the company's social-economy positioning, while ESS governance constraints cap profit distribution and shape an inherently non-hypergrowth commercial posture.

Name

Share And Smile

Legal name

Share and Smile

Website

https://shareandsmile.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Share and Smile is a French ESUS-certified social enterprise that delivers RSE/CSR training, carbon accounting courses, and collaborative climate workshops (including Fresque du Climat facilitation) to enterprises, public-sector bodies, and educational institutions, primarily in Hauts-de-France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Training and Consulting

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (541810)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Cause/Sustainability & Purpose-Driven Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAL)

Keywords

• Sustainability training services
• Carbon accounting education
• RSE consulting
• Climate action workshops
• Responsible purchasing training

Headquarters

HQ city

Liévin

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Services: Continuing education and professional training courses on climate action, carbon accounting, RSE, responsible purchasing, and other sustainability topics. Training is delivered in-person or remotely, with group sessions typically for 15 people. OPCO financing available for eligible companies.
2. Custom RSE Consulting: Tailored RSE/CSR advisory and support services for organizations seeking to advance their sustainability strategy, engage employees, and implement climate projects.
3. Online Course Sales: Sale of recorded online training courses through their dedicated platform (ressources.shareandsmile.org) on topics such as carbon accounting fundamentals and responsible purchasing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Share and Smile is a French social enterprise that delivers professional training programs and consulting services on corporate social responsibility (RSE/CSR), climate action, carbon accounting, responsible purchasing, and CSRD reporting. It also runs card-based collaborative workshops (e.g., Fresque du Partage, Fresque du Climat) and operates digital platforms such as Shareathlon (sports equipment sharing) and Shareajob (talent sharing). Offerings are delivered in-person and online to enterprises, public bodies, educational institutions, and citizens.

Product overview

Share and Smile is an ESS (Économie Sociale et Solidaire) company offering a portfolio of professional training programs, consulting services, and digital platforms focused on resource optimization, climate action, and sustainability. Their offerings include 9 distinct classroom-based training programs (Formation) covering climate action, carbon accounting, CSR, responsible communication, and purchasing, plus consulting services (Accompagnement RSE). They also operate workshop-based offerings including La Fresque du Partage, Questions Pour Une Planète, and Atelier TupperWatt. Their digital platforms include Shareathlon (sports equipment sharing) and Shareajob (employee sharing). Online training products are delivered through a Podia-based portal featuring Talents Partagés (249 EUR), FFCC (500 EUR), and FAR (800 EUR) courses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Shareathlon: Platform for sharing sports equipment and resources among communities
• Shareajob
• Talents Partagés™

Products and services

• Formation Action Climatique Full-day climate action training designed to complement the Fresque du Climat by focusing on concrete decarbonation projects integrated with enterprise business models.
• Formation Fondamentaux de la Comptabilité Carbone Classroom training teaching the basics of carbon footprint measurement and reporting for organizations.
• Formation Comptabilité Carbone Appliquée avec Valor'ESS Applied carbon accounting training using the Valor'ESS methodology for practical implementation in organizations.
• Formation à l'Animation de la Fresque du Climat Training program for becoming a certified facilitator of the Fresque du Climat (Climate Fresk) workshop.
• Formation Fresque de la Mobilité Training on the Mobility Fresque workshop for understanding transportation-related environmental impacts.
• Formation Fondamentaux de la RSE Fundamentals of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) training covering key concepts and frameworks for organizations.
• Formation Communication Responsable Responsible Communication training for implementing sustainable communication practices in organizations.
• Formation Achats Responsables Responsible Purchasing training covering sustainable procurement strategies and practices.
• Formation Fondamentaux de la CSRD CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) fundamentals training for compliance and reporting.
• Accompagnement RSE / CSR Custom RSE/CSR consulting services to help organizations integrate sustainability into their strategy, engage employees, and implement climate projects.
• La Fresque du Partage A collaborative, creative, and playful workshop based on connected cards (linked by cause-and-effect relationships) and collective intelligence to understand the impacts of dominant consumption patterns and how sharing practices can reduce them.
• Questions Pour Une Planète (QPUP) An ecological challenge game-based workshop for engaging participants on environmental topics.
• Atelier TupperWatt Energy awareness workshop helping participants understand and reduce household energy consumption.
• Talents Partagés (FTP) Online Course Online training course on employee sharing/loan practices (prêt de main-d'œuvre), covering legal frameworks, implementation strategies, and documentation requirements. Priced at 249 EUR.
• FFCC - Formation Fondamentaux de la Comptabilité Carbone (Online) Online fundamentals of carbon accounting course with 14 lessons. Priced at 500 EUR.
• FAR - Formation Achats Responsables (Online) Online responsible purchasing training course. Priced at 800 EUR.
• Shareathlon Digital platform for sharing and mutualizing sports equipment and resources among organizations and communities.
• Shareajob Solidarity-based platform connecting employers for sharing talent and workforce through employee lending (prêt de main-d'œuvre) arrangements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Helped hotel identify carbon reduction levers and initiate responsible projects including revamping menus with lower-carbon options and reducing non-local products
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RZBALL COMPANY (Lems/Chris Lehmann)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2021Partnership for developing Raqball (collective racket sport) through equipment sharing. Shareathlon platform enables municipalities to purchase and share mobile Raqball court equipment. Goal is to make the sport accessible to small municipalities with budget constraints.
• CDOS62 (Comité Départemental Olympique et Sportif du Pas-de-Calais)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2020Co-porting partner in the IMPACT 2024 project along with Conseil Départemental and Cluster Vivalley. Project aims to create a digital platform for sports equipment mutualization across the Pas-de-Calais department, promoting sustainable and inclusive sports practices.
• Cluster VivalleyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-porting partner in the IMPACT 2024 sports equipment sharing platform project, bringing technology and startup ecosystem expertise.
• Conseil Départemental du Pas-de-CalaiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-porting partner providing institutional support and funding for the IMPACT 2024 project on sports equipment sharing across the department.
• Trinity AvocatsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLegal advisory partner that assisted Share and Smile with ESUS certification process and statutes restructuring. Provided guidance on meeting social economy enterprise criteria.
• Margaux EscandeminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsultant who provided final assistance to complete ESUS certification dossier and documentation requirements.
• Tech EthicminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEthical technology community platform that featured an interview with Share and Smile founder on resource mutualization and ethics in the digital sector.
• Fresque du ClimatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerShare and Smile is an animator and trainer of animators for the Fresque du Climat (Climate Fresk), a widely-used collaborative workshop for climate awareness. This partnership is fundamental to their training offerings.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Greenflex: Established French sustainability consultancy offering CSR strategy, carbon accounting, and reporting services. Larger incumbent operating in the same enterprise RSE advisory space as Share and Smile's consulting arm.
• Utopies: Paris-based sustainability strategy consultancy with deep expertise in CSR advisory, reporting, and stakeholder engagement. Comparable to Share and Smile's strategic RSE consulting offering for large enterprises.
• Carbone 4: Leading French carbon and climate strategy consultancy. Comparable to Share and Smile's carbon accounting training (FFCC) and climate action offerings, but with deeper technical expertise and a much larger client base.
• I Care & Consult: Sustainability and environmental consultancy providing carbon footprinting, life-cycle assessment, and CSR strategy. Operates in the same enterprise sustainability advisory space as Share and Smile's consulting services.

Direct peers

• Fresque du Climat: The originating association behind the Climate Fresk collaborative workshop. Share and Smile is both an animator and a trainer-of-animators for this network, making it both a partner and a closely adjacent operator in the same workshop-facilitation space.
• 2tonnes: French creator of the 2tonnes climate workshop, a digital and in-person climate awareness tool. Directly comparable to Share and Smile's Fresque du Partage and carbon accounting training offerings in target customer (enterprises, individuals) and workshop format.
• Bl Evolution: French B Corp sustainability consultancy providing CSR strategy, carbon footprinting, and training to enterprises. Directly comparable to Share and Smile's RSE consulting and corporate training offerings, with wider scale and Paris-based presence.
• Octopousse: French RSE training and consulting firm focused on CSR strategy, eco-design, and responsible purchasing. Directly comparable to Share and Smile's training portfolio and target customer base of mid-market French enterprises.

Others

• B Lab France: French arm of the B Corp movement certifying social and environmental performance. While not a direct competitor, B Lab's certification and community offerings overlap with Share and Smile's ESUS positioning and enterprise sustainability audience.

Emerging players

• Muzeo (RSE training): French e-learning platform focused on CSR and sustainability training. Comparable to Share and Smile's online training products (Talents Partagés, FFCC, FAR) in format and topic area, with potentially broader learner reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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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