SFDE - Société Française pour le Droit de l'Environnement

What SFDE - Société Française pour le Droit de l'Environnement does

SFDE - Société Française pour le Droit de l'Environnement is a non-profit scientific association (association de droit local Alsace-Moselle, SIRET 308 949 809 000 21) founded in 1974 in Strasbourg at the initiative of a group of jurists pioneering environmental law in France. It serves a national community of environmental law specialists — practitioners, academics, and researchers — organised through 13 regional sections across France and represented institutionally by the Université de Strasbourg headquarters (11 rue du Maréchal Juin, 67000 Strasbourg). Governance rests on a board led by President Jérôme Fromageau and a Data Processing Officer (Responsable de Traitements), Laurence Renard; the organisation commits to GDPR/RGPD and the French Data Protection Act in its legal notices.

The association's primary product surface is the quarterly Revue Juridique de l'Environnement (RJE), a reference journal published since 1974, with online access, special issues, and indexed tables; secondary offerings include an annual national colloquium on rotating themes (Bordeaux 2021, Reims 2025, Pau 2026, Caen 2027 announced) plus regional conferences, the Doctoriales doctoral workshops, a Prix de Thèse (doctoral thesis prize) and Prix du Mémoire (best Master's thesis award), a member directory, an electronic newsletter, a jobs and research-offers platform, a research centres directory, and an external links portal to partner organisations. The platform is a single Kirby CMS website hosted on OVH servers; there is no mobile app, no API, and no AI/ML capability disclosed.

The economic model is membership-based: SFDE sells access to the RJE (with preferential rates for members), collects event registration and membership fees, and operates an advertising-free, non-commercial scholarly body whose financial details are not publicly disclosed. Strategic partners include CIDCE, IUCN and IUCN France, France Nature Environnement, Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité, the BIODISCEE thematic network, and an extended roster of French environmental law research centres. The organisation has 8 employees and is operating, with no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A activity, no parent company, and no public listing.

Name

SFDE - Société Française pour le Droit de l'Environnement

Legal name

Société Française pour le Droit de l'Environnement

Website

https://www-sfde.u-strasbg.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SFDE is a French non-profit scientific association founded in 1974 in Strasbourg, serving environmental law jurists, academics and researchers across France through its quarterly Revue Juridique de l'Environnement journal, annual colloquia, doctoral programmes and 13 regional sections.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Law Professional Association / Legal Academic Publishing

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAGANAK

Legal & Governance Professional Development

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Professional Development & Training Materials

SECONDARYMPAJACAL

Professional Certification & Training Content Publishing (Exam Prep, CE/CPD)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Professional & Legal Publishing (Standards, Compliance, Reference)

SECONDARYMPAJABAK

Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Educational & Academic Publishing (Textbooks, Scholarly, STM)

SECONDARYEUAMANAF

Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) & Clean Energy Standards Compliance

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Renewable Energy (Solar, Wind, Hydro & Geothermal)/Policy & Regulatory Consulting for Renewables

Keywords

• Environmental law association
• Academic legal publishing
• Legal scholarship network
• Environmental law journal
• Professional legal society

Headquarters

HQ city

Strasbourg

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SFDE is a French scientific association that publishes the Revue Juridique de l'Environnement (RJE), a quarterly reference journal in environmental law, organizes annual national colloquia and regional conferences, runs doctoral workshops (Doctoriales), and awards prizes for thesis and Master's research. It serves environmental law jurists, academics, and researchers through memberships, publications, events, and a job/research offers portal.

Product overview

SFDE is a scientific association dedicated to environmental law in France, not a software product company. Its offerings consist of academic and professional services including the publication of the Revue Juridique de l'Environnement (quarterly journal), organization of national and regional conferences/colloquia, thesis and dissertation awards (Prix de Thèse, Prix du Mémoire), doctoral workshops (Doctoriales), and member services such as directory access, newsletters, and a job/research opportunities platform. The organization also maintains directories of environmental law research centers and external links to partner organizations. These services are delivered through its website as informational resources for its network of environmental law specialists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Revue Juridique de l'Environnement (RJE) Quarterly reference journal publishing scholarly articles on environmental law topics, including special issues and tables of contents, for environmental law jurists, academics, and researchers.
• Annual National Colloquia National conferences organized annually on environmental law themes, featuring scientific direction and academic participation.
• SFDE Conferences and Seminars Organized conferences and seminars on environmental law topics, including hybrid and online formats, for members and the broader legal community.
• Prix de Thèse (Thesis Prize) Thesis prize recognizing outstanding doctoral research in environmental law.
• Prix du Mémoire (Master's Thesis Prize) Best Master's thesis award for graduate students in environmental law.
• Doctoriales de la SFDE Doctoral workshops bringing together young researchers in environmental law.
• Online Access to RJE Journal Online access platform for subscribers to access RJE journal content.
• Regional Sections Regional chapters of SFDE organizing local activities, including Midi-Pyrénées, Centre-Est, Grand-Est, and others, providing localized engagement for members.
• Member Directory Accessible and updated directory of SFDE members specializing in environmental law, available to members.
• SFDE Newsletter (Lettres d'information) Regular electronic newsletter keeping members informed of scientific events and developments in environmental law.
• Job and Research Offers Platform Portal for internships, doctoral positions, and post-doctoral opportunities in environmental law.
• Environmental Law Research Centers Directory Index of research centers specializing in environmental law across France, including UMR AMURE (Brest), CERIC UMR 7318 (Aix), CRIDEAU-OMIJ (Limoges), IDE EA 666 (Lyon), IODE UMR 6262 (Rennes), and others.
• External Links Portal Curated links to partner organizations including CIDCE, UICN France, France Nature Environnement, FRB, and Réseau BIODISCEE.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Centre International de Droit Comparé de l'Environnement (CIDCE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner for comparative environmental law research and collaboration. The CIDCE organizes international seminars and events, with SFDE involved in joint initiatives such as the 40th anniversary international seminar on desertification.
• Comité français de l'UICN (World Conservation Union)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. SFDE participates in IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law activities and co-organizes events such as the International Conference on Environmental Law.
• France Nature Environnement (FNE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational federation of environmental associations in France. SFDE collaborates on events and initiatives related to environmental law advocacy and protection.
• Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité (FRB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation for biodiversity research. SFDE works with FRB on topics bridging environmental law and biodiversity conservation.
• Réseau Thématique Pluridisciplinaire BIODISCEEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThematic multidisciplinary network. SFDE participates in collaborative research initiatives through this network.
• Union Mondiale pour la Nature (IUCN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld Conservation Union and its World Commission on Environmental Law. SFDE collaborates on international environmental law conferences and publications, including the 2021 World Conservation Congress in Marseille.
• Multiple French and International Research CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSFDE maintains extensive partnerships with French environmental law research centers including UMR AMURE (Brest), CERIC UMR 7318 (Aix), CRIDEAU-OMIJ (Limoges), IDE EA 666 (Lyon), IODE UMR 6262 (Rennes), and international partners through GDR ClimaLex network. These collaborations facilitate joint research projects, conferences, and academic publications.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• France Nature Environnement (FNE): FNE is the French national federation of environmental associations and a SFDE partner that engages in environmental law advocacy and policy work. Comparable as a mission-adjacent organization convening stakeholders around environmental law and policy, though more advocacy-led than scholarly-led.
• Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité (FRB): FRB is one of SFDE's strategic partners and a French research foundation operating at the intersection of biodiversity science and environmental law. Comparable as a niche player that increasingly engages legal scholarship and policy work overlapping with SFDE's mission.

Direct peers

• Société Française pour le Droit Constitutionnel (SFDC): SFDC is the sister scientific association for French constitutional law, structurally analogous to SFDE: a national scholarly society founded by pioneering jurists that publishes a leading legal journal, organizes annual colloquia, and brings together academics and practitioners.
• IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law: The IUCN WCEL is the global scientific body for environmental law, partnering with SFDE on international conferences and publications. It is comparable as a higher-geography counterpart that convenes environmental law scholars and practitioners through events and editorial outputs.
• IUCN Academy of Environmental Law: The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law is an international network of environmental law research centers that hosts colloquia and produces scholarly outputs. Comparable to SFDE as a global convening body for environmental law academia, with significant French institutional overlap.
• Association Française de Droit Administratif (AFDA): AFDA is a French scientific association for administrative law specialists, directly comparable to SFDE in form: a non-profit scholarly society that publishes a peer-reviewed journal, runs annual colloquia, and serves as the national reference community for its legal discipline.
• Société de Législation Comparée (SLC): SLC is a French scientific association dedicated to comparative law, with a publishing and conference mission that mirrors SFDE's role in environmental law. Both organizations operate scholarly journals and serve as convening communities for specialized French legal academia.
• Centre International de Droit Comparé de l'Environnement (CIDCE): CIDCE is SFDE's strategic partner and operates in the immediately adjacent space of comparative environmental law. It is comparable as a French-anchored scientific body organizing international environmental law research, events, and publications, with which SFDE frequently co-hosts initiatives such as desertification seminars.

Broad incumbents

• Association Française des Juristes d'Entreprise (AFJE): AFJE is a larger and broader French legal association for in-house counsel, serving a wider cross-sector professional community while still operating as a membership association with publications and events. Comparable to SFDE on legal association structure, though broader in scope.
• European Environmental Law Association (EFELA): EFELA is a European-level association dedicated to environmental law, convening practitioners and academics across EU member states with events and publications. Comparable to SFDE as a domain-specialist association, but operating at a broader geographic scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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