What YHC Environnement does

YHC Environnement is a privately held Quebec-based environmental and energy consulting firm founded in 1998 by Yves Hennekens and incorporated in 2009. The company advises municipalities, municipal regional counties (MRCs), associations, and to a lesser extent private fleet operators on greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories, climate action plans, community energy planning, fleet electrification, and renewable-energy project development (wind, solar, geothermal, biomass). It is among the earliest Quebec firms to have developed municipal GHG analysis tooling, going back to GESEM and GHG Municipalities projects executed for the Union of Quebec Municipalities (UMQ) and the Quebec Association for Energy Control (AQME) in 2001-2006.

The company's product backbone is a set of proprietary platforms built on top of, and partly within, its consulting practice. SAUVéR is a web-based fleet-management and car-sharing system that combines autopartage (car sharing), voiturage (ride hailing), covoiturage (carpooling), and Mobility-as-a-Service tools; Action-GES is a tracking microsite for municipal and community GHG measures and outcomes; SSé-HUB is an electric service-station concept integrating vehicles, chargers, and shared equipment; TCiTé (Transport Collectif Intelligent et Transport Électrifié) and SÉiTé (Services écologiques intelligents) extend the platform to regional electrified public transport and electrified light-truck (F150) sharing respectively. The firm operates a wholly-owned operating subsidiary (YHC Mobilité) and a non-profit (Société d'Innovation en Environnement, est. 2016) that coordinates pilots, and it integrates LoRa IoT infrastructure via its 2019 strategic partnership with Groupe X-TELIA.

YHC generates revenue primarily through professional services fees for consulting mandates, expert studies, GHG inventories and action plans, fleet-electrification studies, and project-management engagements with government clients. Its work is largely co-financed through grants from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Green Municipal Fund and Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program, including CAD $350,000 in 2017 and CAD $750,000 in 2019 for SAUVéR pilots. The SAUVéR platform is exposed to a self-serve web channel (sauver.yhcenvironnement.com), but software-licensing economics are not disclosed and the firm does not appear to monetize SAUVéR as standalone SaaS. The company is privately held, founder-controlled, has nine employees, and is based in Saint-Lambert, Quebec.

Name

YHC Environnement

Legal name

YHC Environnement

Website

https://yhcenvironnement.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

YHC Environnement is a Quebec-based environmental and energy consulting firm serving municipalities with GHG inventories, climate action plans, fleet electrification studies, and renewable energy advisory. It also operates proprietary platforms including SAUVéR car-sharing and Action-GES emissions tracking across ~40-45 municipalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and energy consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

akta.pro primary industry

Supply Chain (Scope 3) Emissions & Supplier Engagement Platforms (EUABAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

OEM Embedded Connectivity & Telematics Platforms (TLAEAFAA)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting
• Energy consulting
• Fleet electrification
• GHG inventory
• Vehicle car-sharing

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Lambert

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental and Energy Consulting Services: YHC Environnement provides consulting services to municipalities and organizations in Quebec and Canada on fleet management, production, regulation, and distribution of renewable energy. Revenue is generated through consulting fees for GHG inventories, action plans, expert studies, community energy planning, and sustainable development plans.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

YHC Environnement is an environmental and energy consulting firm that advises municipalities, MRCs, and organisations on fleet management, renewable energy production, GHG regulation, and sustainable mobility. The firm has developed and deploys proprietary platforms—SAUVéR (electric vehicle car-sharing and MaaS platform), Action-GES (GHG inventory and action-plan tracking tool), and SSé-HUB (electric service stations)—alongside consulting engagements covering fleet electrification studies, GHG inventories (PCP program), community energy planning, and renewable energy project development.

Product overview

YHC Environnement is an environmental and energy consulting firm offering a portfolio of consulting services and technology products focused on sustainable mobility, climate action, and renewable energy. The core product is the SAUVéR platform, a fleet management and car-sharing system for municipalities offering electric vehicle sharing, ridesharing, carpooling, and MaaS tools. Supporting products include Action-GES for GHG emissions tracking, SSé-HUB electric service stations, and various consulting services covering fleet electrification studies, GHG inventories, sustainable development planning, community energy planning, and renewable energy expertise (wind, solar, geothermal, biomass). The company also operates TCiTé (intelligent electrified transport) and SÉiTé (ecological intelligent services) as specialized service offerings, with a strategic partnership with X-TELIA for smart city technologies using LoRa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SAUVéR: Regional electric vehicle car-sharing system for municipalities enabling fleet management, car sharing, ride-hailing, carpooling, and MaaS tools on a single platform
• Action-GES
• SSé (Stations-services électriques)
• TCiTé
• SÉiTé

Products and services

• SAUVéR (Système d'autopartage avec véhicule électrique en région) Fleet management and electric vehicle car-sharing platform enabling municipalities to optimise fleet utilisation and offer car-sharing, voiturage (Uber-style ridesharing), carpooling, and Mobility as a Service (MaaS) tools on a single integrated web platform. Sold to and deployed for municipal governments and intermunicipal transport bodies.
• Action-GES (Action-GHG) Web-based GHG emissions tracking and reporting microsite that presents progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions through regular updates of measures and actions at municipal administration and community levels. Sold to municipalities tracking PCP-program-aligned emissions reduction plans.
• Plan développement durable (Sustainable Development Plan) Consulting engagement that helps municipal and private organisations develop and implement sustainable development initiatives across environmental, social, and economic pillars.
• Études d'expert en environnement Expert environmental studies including fleet management studies, feasibility studies, and technical and financial analyses for electric vehicle acquisition and renewable energy projects.
• Études d'électrification des transports Fleet electrification studies that help municipal and private organisations plan electric vehicle integration, charging infrastructure, and organisational changes for equipment and charging usage.
• Planification énergétique communautaire Community energy planning service enabling municipalities to increase local skills, build partnerships with experts, and identify innovative projects tailored to community energy needs.
• Expertise en production d'énergies renouvelables Renewable energy production consulting covering wind, solar, photovoltaic, geothermal, and biomass sectors, helping municipalities identify opportunities and implement renewable energy projects.
• Développement urbain durable (DUD) Sustainable urban development consulting that helps municipalities shape long-term infrastructure and energy resource needs, positioning them as key actors in renewable energy production markets.
• Inventaires GES et Plans d'action GES (PCP program) Greenhouse gas inventories and action plans delivered under the Partners in Climate Protection (PCP) program framework, enabling municipalities to establish baselines, set targets, and implement reduction measures across all 5 PCP milestones.
• TCiTé (Transport Collectif intelligent et Transport Électrifié) Intelligent and electrified public transport service combining SAUVéR car sharing, ridesharing, taxi integration, carpooling, and MaaS tools for first/last mile solutions in regional communities.
• SÉiTé (Services écologiques intelligents) Ecological intelligent services including electrified F150 truck sharing using Ecotuned technology, and HUB-Écoservices for optimising intelligent ecological equipment lending in support of sustainable community development.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% reduction in GHG emissions from vehicle fleets in Quebec when using electricity-powered vehicles, compared to conventional fuel vehicles
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Groupe X-TELIAcoreTechnology or Integration · 19 June 2019YHC Environnement and Groupe X-TELIA entered a strategic partnership to develop smart city applications for municipalities. X-TELIA provides its LoRa wireless network infrastructure to support YHC Environnement's environmental management tools, enabling real-time management of environmental issues such as stormwater equipment, asset monitoring, intelligent parking, air/water quality, and winter road maintenance optimization.
• Société d'Innovation en Environnement (SIE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 May 2017SIE is a non-profit organization established in 2016 at the request of YHC Environnement's clients to manage and coordinate innovative pilot projects including SAUVéR-SSé, PéCTS, and i3P Beaconsfield. YHC Environnement collaborates closely with SIE to launch and manage pilot projects.
• Centre national de transport avancé (CNTA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNTA partnered with YHC Environnement and municipalities of Plessisville, Nicolet, Amqui, and Deux-Montagnes for a technical and financial study on acquiring electric vehicles and adapting them for car-sharing use. CNTA upgrades electric vehicles to serve both municipal and car-sharing needs.
• Association francophone des municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick (AFMNB)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAFMNB partners with YHC Environnement to implement electric mobility transition projects, GHG inventories, action plans, and community energy planning across its member municipalities in New Brunswick. YHC Environnement conducts studies and implements SAUVéR and related projects through AFMNB's network of municipalities.
• Union des municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick (UMNB)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUMNB partnered with YHC Environnement on the ICCE (Climate Change and Energy Initiatives) project, providing support to member municipalities for GHG inventories, action plans, community energy planning, and the QUEST approach across 11 New Brunswick municipalities.
• InnergexminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnergex is the developer partner for the Sainte-Louise 24 MW community wind project. YHC Environnement assisted the municipality of Sainte-Louise in its engagement with Innergex for the development of a 25 MW community wind project.
• Enerfin (Societé Enerfin)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnerfin is the developer partner for the MRC de L'Érable 100 MW wind project. YHC Environnement acted as the MRC's advisor and representative in dealings with Enerfin and other stakeholders for the 100 MW project and 25 MW community project.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Vianova: European urban mobility data platform that aggregates shared mobility, micro-mobility, and city IoT data for municipalities. Comparable to SAUVéR's SiGTiC vision of an integrated mobility data layer for cities, serving a similar municipal buyer in a different geography.
• CarbonCure Technologies: Canadian cleantech company commercializing carbon utilization and emissions-tracking technology with municipal and industrial customers. Comparable as a Canadian environmental-tech player focused on emissions data and decarbonization outcomes, similar in customer segment and mission to YHC's Action-GES tool.

Direct peers

• Communauto: Quebec-headquartered car-sharing operator offering station-based and free-floating vehicle sharing across Canadian cities. Directly comparable to YHC's SAUVéR municipal car-sharing platform and competes for the same municipal partnerships in Quebec.
• Fleetio: Cloud-based fleet management SaaS used by organizations to manage vehicle maintenance, fuel, and operations. Comparable to YHC's SAUVéR platform layer for fleet and shared-mobility operators, with a more generalist SMB focus.

Broad incumbents

• Geotab: Canadian fleet telematics and connected-vehicle IoT platform used by municipal fleets and enterprises globally. Comparable as a much larger fleet management and electrification enablement platform that competes for the same municipal fleet digitization budget YHC targets.
• Samsara: Enterprise fleet telematics and IoT platform with strong presence in public-sector and utility fleets. A scaled incumbent offering fleet electrification and mobility visibility capabilities that overlap with SAUVéR and YHC's electrification consulting.
• Stantec: Canadian-headquartered global design and environmental consulting firm with deep municipal climate action, GHG inventory, and sustainable mobility practices. Comparable to YHC on the climate consulting side; a scaled incumbent that could acquire or partner to enter SAUVéR's niche.
• WSP Global: Global engineering and environmental consulting firm providing climate adaptation, GHG advisory, and sustainable transportation services. Comparable to YHC at the consulting layer, but serving much larger clients with a broader service portfolio.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm providing environmental services, climate planning, and transit/electrification advisory to municipalities. Comparable as a much larger competing provider of GHG inventory, climate action plans, and fleet electrification advisory that YHC delivers at a regional level.

Regional players

• HOURCAR: Non-profit car-sharing cooperative operating in Minnesota and adjacent US markets with a municipally-supported model. Comparable to SAUVéR as a public-purpose car-sharing service that partners with local governments rather than competing purely on consumer demand.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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