Name

Open Lande

Legal name

Open Lande SAS

Website

https://openlande.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Consulting and Training

NAICS

Administration of Conservation Programs (92412)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate ESG / Sustainability & Resilience Advisory (Decarbonization, Climate Risk) (BPAJANAI)

Keywords

• Sustainability consulting
• CSRD compliance services
• Carbon footprinting
• Regenerative training programs
• Territorial sustainability

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advisory & Consulting Services: Core consulting engagements for companies and territories, including CSRD preparation, climate strategy, carbon footprinting, RSE strategy, and organizational transformation. Billed as project-based or time-and-materials engagements. They work with SMEs, ETIs, groups, local authorities, and government bodies in France.
2. Training Services (Académie Open Lande): Training programs for executive and operational teams covering climate, biodiversity, resources, and sustainability topics. Training branch is Qualiopi certified. Includes formats such as seminars, workshops, and the Fresque de l'Entreprise series.
3. Coworking & Meeting Space Rental: Open Lande operates a coworking space in Nantes offering hot desks, private offices, and meeting rooms. Priced from €125/month HT. Includes wifi, meeting rooms, kitchen, tea & coffee, bike parking, and possible address registration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Open Lande provides sustainability consulting, Qualiopi-certified training, and innovation programs to French organizations and territories. Its core commercial offering combines advisory mandates (CSRD preparation, climate strategy, carbon footprinting, RSE strategy, organizational transformation) with the Académie Open Lande training catalog, all delivered through the proprietary "Parcours en U" co-building methodology and supported by a Nantes coworking space for the changemaker community.

Product overview

Open Lande is a consulting and training company offering a portfolio of sustainability services for enterprises and territories. The core offering includes the "Parcours en U" methodology (a six-step transformation pathway), professional consulting services for CSR and sustainability strategy, and training programs (Académie Open Lande, Qualiopi certified). Additional offerings include the Regenerate territorial regeneration program, the Fresque de l'Entreprise workshops (both customizable and regenerative versions), CSRD preparation services, climate strategy services, carbon footprint assessments, and coworking facilities in Nantes. The company operates across France with offices in Nantes, Paris, Anjou, Bretagne, and Montpellier.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conseil et Accompagnement (Consulting) Project-based sustainability advisory service covering CSRD preparation, RSE strategy, climate strategy, carbon footprinting, and organizational transformation, delivered to French SMEs, ETIs, large enterprises, and local authorities via the Parcours en U co-building methodology.
• Académie Open Lande (Training) Qualiopi-certified training catalog covering regenerative enterprise workshops (Fresque de l'Entreprise Régénérative, Fresque Personnalisable), climate and CSRD modules, and the Séminaire Impact seminar format, sold to individuals, companies, and local authorities.
• Programme Regenerate Replicable, franchise-style program designed for French local authorities and territorial ecosystems to design and deploy regenerative transition roadmaps and stakeholder coalitions.
• Coworking Open Lande (Nantes) Subscription-based coworking space at the Open Lande headquarters in Nantes, available from €125/month to entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, and changemakers engaged in the regenerative transition.
• Diagnostic de Robustesse Free online diagnostic / self-assessment tool that benchmarks an organization's sustainability maturity and routes respondents into paid Open Lande consulting and training engagements.
• Préparation CSRD Standalone advisory service preparing French SMEs, ETIs, and large enterprises for compliance with the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
• Stratégie Climat Standalone advisory service helping organizations define and execute a corporate climate strategy aligned with decarbonization goals and CSRD requirements.
• Bilan Carbone Standalone carbon footprint assessment service, supporting French organizations in measuring their greenhouse gas emissions and identifying reduction levers.
• Séminaire Impact Short-format team seminar format sold to companies as an entry point into Open Lande's sustainability training and consulting ecosystem.
• Fresque de l'Entreprise Régénérative Signature collaborative workshop under the Académie Open Lande catalog, training teams on the principles of the regenerative enterprise.
• Fresque de l'Entreprise Personnalisable Customizable version of the Fresque de l'Entreprise workshop, tailored to the specific sustainability context of a client organization and sold as a customized intra-company training engagement.

Quantifiable outcome

• 600+ organizations strengthened/accompanied
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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.

• KerancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 February 2025In February 2025, Open Lande entered a strategic partnership with Keran (an independent engineering group of 8 companies with ~800 employees, CA 76 M€, specializing in environmental engineering for territories and industries) and Paluel-Marmont Investissement. The partnership aims to extend Open Lande's advisory services across all French regions, building a multi-local brand specialized in sustainability trajectories for enterprises and territories. Keran seeks to complement its offering with Open Lande's sustainability advisory expertise, including co-developed training programs via École Keran and Académie Open Lande.
• Groupe La PosteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGroupe La Poste provided support for the design and opening of Open Lande's headquarters in Nantes. The partnership contributed to the 'univers Open Lande' immersive office space on Île de Nantes, built with reused and low-impact materials.
• ADEMEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerADEME (Agence de la transition écologique) co-supported the development of the 'Fresque de l'Entreprise' customizable toolkit with Bpifrance, under a Creative Commons license. ADEME also supports the Regenerate program alongside the Région Pays de la Loire and DREAL.
• BpifranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBpifrance co-supported the development of the 'Fresque de l'Entreprise' customizable workshop tool alongside ADEME, under a Creative Commons license to enable broad deployment across French organizations.
• FinpactminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFinpact, a recognized specialist in impact economy financing strategy, worked closely with Open Lande on the financing structure of the February 2025 partnership deal involving Keran and PMI.
• Cabinet Racine (law firm)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCabinet Racine, led by Clémence Baron, provided legal counsel during the February 2025 partnership and capital strengthening operation with Keran and PMI.
• Studio KatraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudio Katra designed Open Lande's headquarters space on Île de Nantes, creating an immersive 'univers Open Lande' environment that reflects the company's vision of a resilient territory and respect for living systems.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Utopies: Independent French sustainability strategy consultancy with ~30 years of history. Direct peer on CSR strategy, sustainability reporting and transformation advisory for corporates and brands.
• GreenFlex: French sustainability consultancy offering energy, environmental and CSR consulting plus a SaaS platform. Direct peer across CSRD preparation, carbon footprinting, and RSE strategy for French SMEs and large groups.
• Carbone 4: Paris-based climate strategy and carbon footprinting consultancy founded in 2010. Direct competitor on climate strategy, low-carbon trajectory (ACT method), carbon footprinting and CSRD advisory, serving French corporates and local authorities with comparable service lines.
• BeCitizen: French CSRD and extra-financial reporting specialist consultancy. Direct peer on CSRD preparation, double materiality, and sustainability reporting for mid-market and large French enterprises.
• EcoAct (an ATECNA group company): France- and Europe-based carbon and climate consultancy offering carbon footprinting, climate strategy and sustainability advisory. Direct peer on carbon footprinting, climate strategy and CSRD services for French and international corporates.
• Des Enjeux et des Hommes: Boutique French consultancy specialized in CSR, sustainable development and QSE (Quality/Safety/Environment) integration for SMEs and ETIs. Direct peer on RSE strategy and operational sustainability support for the same French mid-market segment Open Lande targets.
• Bl Evolution: French sustainable IT and responsible digital consultancy, with broader CSR advisory practice. Comparable on sustainability consulting methodology and CSRD-adjacent advisory for French enterprises, though with a stronger responsible-digital specialization.

Emerging players

• La Fresque du Climat: Non-profit collaborative climate-awareness workshop organization behind the original "Fresque du Climat" format. Open Lande's "Fresque de l'Entreprise" is a derivative, organization-focused workshop under Creative Commons, making La Fresque du Climat an adjacent ecosystem player in the French climate workshop category.

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte Sustainability (France): Big Four sustainability practice in France offering CSRD assurance, climate strategy, and end-to-end ESG advisory. Competes for the same enterprise CSRD mandates as Open Lande but with far greater scale, audit relationships, and international delivery capability.

Others

• Keran (engineering group): French environmental engineering group (~800 employees, €76M revenue) that acquired a minority stake in Open Lande in February 2025. Related as a strategic/equity partner and joint go-to-market partner for Open Lande's national expansion rather than as a competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/openlande
• Xx.com/OpenLande

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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