Soutenable

Name

Soutenable

Legal name

SOUTENABLE SAS

Website

https://soutenable.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Sustainability Consulting and Training Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUABAKAH

Regulatory & Disclosure Strategy (CSRD/ESRS, ISSB/IFRS S2, SEC, TCFD)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Carbon & Climate Solutions (Carbon Markets, Offsets, CCS/CCUS)/Corporate Net-Zero & Climate Strategy Services (Targets, Transition Plans, SBTi Support)

SECONDARYEUAIANAH

Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Services (Waste Management, Recycling & Remediation)/Resource Recovery & Circular Economy Services (Reuse, Take-back, Refurbishment)

SECONDARYEUABAKAL

Offsets & Carbon Removal Procurement Strategy (portfolio design, quality screening)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Carbon & Climate Solutions (Carbon Markets, Offsets, CCS/CCUS)/Corporate Net-Zero & Climate Strategy Services (Targets, Transition Plans, SBTi Support)

Keywords

• Environmental transition consulting
• Sustainability training programs
• Carbon footprint measurement
• Responsible digital strategy
• Climate awareness workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Viroflay

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Training Services: Qualiopi-certified training programs delivered in-person, remote, or hybrid formats. Includes initial training, animation training, and supervised practice sessions. Revenue generated through per-participant fees and flat-rate packages for intra-company deployments.
2. Consulting Services: Strategic and operational advisory services for environmental transition including Numérique Responsable strategy definition, roadmap deployment, and organizational change management. Typically priced on a duration basis (days/weeks per month).
3. Measurement Services: Environmental impact assessment and maturity diagnostics including carbon footprint analysis and Numérique Responsable maturity evaluation.
4. Conference Services: Interactive conference presentations on climate and digital impact topics, including Pitch Climat, Pitch Impact Numérique, and custom Techtalks formats.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Soutenable is a collective of 25 independent experts delivering environmental transition services to organizations. Its offerings span four pillars: awareness conferences (Pitch Climat, Pitch Impact Numérique, Techtalks), Qualiopi-certified training workshops built around recognized collaborative methodologies (Fresques, Bataille de la Tech/IA, Stimul-ii, FLUCTU-IT, EcoVadis), environmental impact measurement (carbon footprint, Numérique Responsable maturity diagnostics), and strategic consulting to define and deploy responsible digital roadmaps. Services are delivered in-person, remotely, or hybrid across France.

Product overview

Soutenable is a collective of independent professionals offering environmental transition services through four main offerings: Conferences (Pitch Climat, Pitch Impact Numérique, Techtalks), Training (with multiple formats including Fresque workshops, digital responsibility training, EcoVadis preparation, STIMUL-II, FLUCTU-IT), Measurement (environmental impact assessment, carbon footprint, responsible digital maturity evaluation), and Consulting (responsible digital strategy definition and deployment). The training portfolio includes collaborative workshops based on recognized methodologies (Fresque du Climat, Fresque du Numérique, Fresque de l'Économie Circulaire, Fresque du Plastique, Fresque Agri'Alim, Fresque de la Mobilité, Fresque de l'Alimentation), as well as specialized programs like the Bataille de l'IA and comprehensive EcoVadis evaluation training. All training processes are certified Qualiopi, enabling funding through professional training budgets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pitch Climat – Conférence Interactive 1.5-hour conference designed to help audiences understand climate change quickly; targeted at organizations and event organizers seeking climate awareness sessions.
• Pitch Impact Numérique – Conférence Awareness conference on the environmental footprint of digital technology and the implementation of responsible practices; targeted at organizations and event organizers.
• Techtalks – Conférence Custom conference with interactive exchanges covering digital responsibility topics; targeted at organizations seeking internal awareness sessions.
• Fresque du Climat – Mise en pratique supervisée 7-hour supervised practice session enabling trainees to become certified animators of the Fresque du Climat workshop; targeted at individuals and intra-company cohorts pursuing climate awareness facilitation skills.
• Fresque du Numérique + Module IA – Formation initiale Training workshop covering environmental impacts of digital technology and artificial intelligence; targeted at organizations and individuals pursuing digital sustainability literacy.
• Bataille de la Tech de Latitudes – Formation initiale A 2-hour card game workshop exploring social and environmental issues of digital technology and action levers; co-developed with Latitudes association; targeted at organizations and individuals.
• Bataille de l'IA de Latitudes – Formation initiale A 2-hour playful training exploring social and environmental issues of Generative AI; co-designed by Latitudes and Data for Good associations; targeted at organizations and individuals.
• Initiation au Numérique Responsable – Formation initiale A 4-hour introductory training exploring the issues related to responsible digital technology use; targeted at organizations and individuals.
• Sensibilisation au Numérique Responsable – Formation initiale A 14-hour comprehensive training on fundamentals and potential implementations of Responsible Digital Technology in enterprises, covering comprehensive notions and preparing for the 'Numérique responsable' certification; targeted at organizations.
• Fresque de l'Économie Circulaire – Formation initiale A 3.5-hour collaborative workshop understanding the transformation from linear production-consumption to circular economy; methodology created by Elsa Bortuzzo and Anne-France Mariacher; targeted at organizations and individuals.
• Fresque du Plastique – Formation initiale A 3.5-hour collaborative and scientific workshop to understand the entire lifecycle of plastics and encourage action; methodology created by Philippe Reutenauer, Eva Moreau, and Manon Lisiecki; targeted at organizations and individuals.
• Fresque Agri'Alim – Formation initiale A 3.5-hour collaborative workshop gathering understanding of agricultural and food system issues and exchanging on actions to take; methodology created by Céline Monthéard and Astrid Tarteret; targeted at organizations and individuals.
• Fresque de la Mobilité – Formation à l'animation (Extension Entreprises et Collectivités) A 2-hour training on the Enterprise and Local Authority levers module of the Fresque de la Mobilité, required before animating in a professional context; targeted at enterprises and collectivités.
• Fresque de l'Alimentation – Formation initiale A 3-hour collaborative workshop understanding environmental, health, and social issues related to food; methodology created by Julien Briton and Thomas Moulin; targeted at organizations and individuals.
• Stimul-ii – Formation initiale A 7-hour training for change ambassadors developing posture in supporting environmental and social transition, focused on overcoming internal resistances and understanding human factors in organizational change; targeted at intra-company cohorts.
• EcoVadis – Formation complète à l'évaluation A 2-to-4-month training pathway with 4 modules across 6 sessions helping organizations effectively respond to EcoVadis evaluation, whether for first-time assessment or score improvement; targeted at organizations preparing for EcoVadis sustainability assessments.
• FLUCTU-IT – Formation Découverte A 2-hour introductory workshop identifying the impact of various fluctuations on Information Systems and learning actions to make them more resilient; targeted at organizations and individuals.
• Impulsion Numérique Responsable – Formation initiale A 4-month pathway with 4 modules putting teams into action for more responsible digital technology, including Fresque du Numérique and agile action planning; targeted at organizations.
• Évaluer sa maturité Numérique Responsable – Mesure A 2-to-4-week diagnostic assessing organizational maturity in responsible digital technology and identifying priority action levers aligned with the RSE strategy; targeted at organizations.
• Définir votre stratégie Numérique Responsable – Conseil A 4-to-6-month consulting engagement to build a responsible digital technology roadmap, including team training and co-construction of action plans; targeted at organizations.
• Déployer une feuille de route Numérique Responsable – Conseil Consulting support to deploy and pilot responsible digital technology roadmap with teams and stakeholders; targeted at organizations.
• Aller plus loin sur le Numérique Responsable – Conseil Operational support to deploy responsible digital technology roadmap, including team training, certification preparation, and labeling assistance; targeted at organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% of trainees find training useful or very useful
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fresque du ClimatcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Founding partner association; core methodology provider for climate awareness workshops; Soutenable's founders were active in this ecosystem before forming the collective
• Fresque du NumériquecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Core methodology provider for digital environmental impact workshops; part of the original activity that led to Soutenable's formation
• Puzzle ClimatminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Contributory association in climate education ecosystem; included in founder's prior professional activities
• Latitudes (Bataille de la Tech, Bataille de l'IA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Latitudes association to deliver Bataille de la Tech and Bataille de l'IA training workshops addressing social and environmental impacts of technology and generative AI
• Data for GoodminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-creator of Bataille de l'IA workshop alongside Latitudes, providing research foundation on generative AI impacts
• Julien Briton and Thomas Moulin (La Fresque de l'Alimentation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreators of the Fresque de l'Alimentation training methodology licensed and delivered by Soutenable
• Céline Monthéard and Astrid Tarteret (Fresque Agri'Alim)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreators of the Fresque Agri'Alim collaborative workshop delivered by Soutenable
• Philippe Reutenauer, Eva Moreau, Manon Lisiecki (Fresque du Plastique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreators of the Fresque du Plastique workshop methodology delivered by Soutenable
• Elsa Bortuzzo and Anne-France Mariacher (Fresque de l'Économie Circulaire)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreators of the Fresque de l'Économie Circulaire workshop methodology delivered by Soutenable

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Utopies: French sustainable development and CSR strategy consultancy combining advisory, training and impact assessment — directly comparable to Soutenable's training-plus-consulting model for enterprises and local governments.
• Carbone 4: Paris-based climate strategy consultancy advising corporates on net-zero targets, transition plans and SBTi-aligned roadmaps — closely overlapping with Soutenable's Conseil (Numérique Responsable strategy) tier and climate Fresque training.
• Toovalu: French CSRD and sustainability advisory firm supporting mid-market and enterprise clients with regulatory readiness and transition planning — a near-direct competitor to Soutenable's Conseil tier as CSRD/ESRS reporting mandates bite.

Emerging players

• Greenly: Paris-based carbon accounting SaaS platform for SMEs and mid-market with embedded consulting — competes with Soutenable's Mesure (carbon footprint) offering via a software-led model rather than services-led.
• Sweep: ESG and carbon data management platform serving enterprises with CSRD reporting workflows — adjacent competitor to Soutenable's Conseil layer as buyers shift from advisory to integrated software-plus-services stacks.

Broad incumbents

• EcoAct (Accenture): Carbon footprint assessment and climate strategy consultancy (now part of Accenture) serving large enterprises across Europe — comparable to Soutenable's Mesure (bilan carbone) offering and broader CSRD-adjacent advisory.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection and certification giant headquartered in France with broad sustainability assurance and training services — comparable as a large-scale incumbent competing for the same corporate sustainability training and compliance budgets.
• Greenflex (EY): Environmental and CSR consulting firm (now part of EY) providing strategy, training and operational sustainability support to French and European enterprises — overlaps with Soutenable's Formation/Conseil stack at larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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