Beevent

What Beevent does

Beevent is a French RSE (Corporate Social Responsibility) labeling and marketplace platform serving the events industry. Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, the company operates as a privately held SAS with €8,000 in share capital and a small team of 1–10 employees. The platform connects event organizers seeking vetted sustainable suppliers with event service providers — currently numbering 1,000+ — committed to responsible practices, and offers an integrated suite including RSE labeling, an Event Impact Evaluation Tool, a carbon footprint calculator, five role-specific self-assessment questionnaires, and the Beevent Network community. Its assessment methodology is aligned with ISO 20121 (sustainable events) and ISO 26000 (social responsibility) standards, lending the label third-party credibility.

The business model is freemium for end users: access to the marketplace and self-assessment tools is free, while monetization flows through a partnership with Quali Consult, which performs the formal RSE audits at approximately €1,000 per audit, on which Beevent earns a commission in the ~10% range. Customer logos span enterprise hospitality and leisure operators — Center Parcs, Groupe Coolangatta, Hyatt Hotels, Pierre & Vacances — alongside SMB service providers in catering, audiovisual, and entertainment. The platform is positioned within a growing ESG-compliance tailwind affecting French corporate event procurement, but data on revenue, GMV, audited-provider counts, and funding is limited, leaving the company's commercial trajectory and unit economics largely undisclosed.

Name

Beevent

Legal name

BEEVENT SAS

Website

https://beevent.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Beevent is a French RSE labeling and marketplace platform that connects event organizers with 1,000+ vetted sustainable event service providers, offering ISO-aligned assessments, an impact evaluation tool, and a carbon footprint calculator under a freemium model monetized via audit commissions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulogne-billancourt

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Audit fees: Providers pay approximately €1,000 for an audit conducted by third-party partner Quali Consult to obtain the Beevent label. Beevent receives a referral commission of approximately 10% from Quali Consult. The label is valid for 1 year.
2. Platform access (free): Both organizers and providers access the platform for free. Free features include self-assessment, dashboard access, provider sourcing, and event evaluation. The platform generates value through the network effect and premium positioning, potentially supporting a future marketplace revenue stream.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Beevent operates a SaaS platform that delivers RSE (Corporate Social Responsibility) certification, self-assessment tools, and a sourcing marketplace dedicated to the event industry. Event service providers (venues, caterers, logistics, activities, technical/digital) use the platform to self-evaluate, obtain a third-party audited Beevent Label (Engaged, Performant, or Inspiring tier), and benchmark their performance. Event organizers use the platform to source RSE-certified vendors and measure the sustainability impact of their events.

Product overview

Beevent is a SaaS platform providing an RSE (Corporate Social Responsibility) certification and marketplace ecosystem for the event industry. The core offering comprises the Label Beevent certification (with Engagé, Performant, and Inspirant tiers) for vendors and events, supported by self-evaluation tools and third-party audits via partner Quali Consult. The platform includes a sourcing marketplace connecting organizers with certified vendors, RSE dashboards with sector benchmarking, event impact analysis tools, carbon calculators, and content/community features (Beevent Stories and Beevent Network). Sector-specific questionnaires cover venues, caterers, activities, logistics, technical/digital, and stand builders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beevent RSE Label (Label Beevent) An RSE (Corporate Social Responsibility) certification label for event industry vendors, with three performance tiers: Engagé (>50/100), Performant (>75/100), and Inspirant (>90/100). Awarded after a third-party audit by partner Quali Consult, valid for 1 year. Designed for event venues, caterers, activities, logistics, technical/digital providers, and stand builders.
• Beevent RSE Self-Assessment Tool (Auto-évaluation RSE) A free self-evaluation tool that allows event service providers to assess their RSE performance across social and environmental pillars using sector-specific questionnaires, identify improvement areas, and generate a scorecard in preparation for a formal audit.
• Beevent Third-Party RSE Audit (Audit par Tiers de Confiance) A formal RSE audit conducted by independent partner Quali Consult (Groupe Qualiconsult) to validate provider performance and award the Beevent Label. Costs approximately €1,000, takes 3 weeks to 1 month, and follows a 4-year cycle (full on-site audit in years 1 and 4, document-based audit in years 2 and 3).
• Beevent Marketplace / Sourcing Platform A B2B marketplace that connects event organizers with RSE-certified vendors across six categories: Traiteurs (caterers), Lieux (venues), Activités/Expériences (activities/experiences), Transport/Logistique, Technique/Digital, and Standistes (stand builders). Used by organizers to source responsible partners.
• Beevent Event Impact Analysis (Analyse d'Impact des Événements) An event evaluation tool that measures RSE performance across six dimensions (Venue, Catering, Activities, Logistics, Technical/Digital, General Organization), collecting feedback from organizers, vendors, and participants over a 30-day period, complemented by a carbon footprint calculator.

Quantifiable outcome

• Providers scoring above 50/100 receive the 'Engagé' label; above 75/100 the 'Performant' label; above 90/100 the 'Inspirant' label. Labels are valid for 1 year.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Quali Consult (Groupe Qualiconsult)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerQuali Consult serves as Beevent's exclusive third-party audit partner, conducting independent RSE assessments of event service providers. The partnership follows a structured 4-year audit cycle: full on-site audits in years 1 and 4, document-based audits in years 2 and 3. Beevent receives a referral commission of approximately 10% on audit fees. Audit results are published on the Beevent platform with provider consent.
• OLA Event AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOLA is the founding event agency from which Beevent originated. Founded by Peio Dubarbier, OLA is the originator of Beevent's concept — the need for a CSR tool emerged from OLA's search for a pragmatic solution to select responsible event providers. Beevent is presented alongside OLA, with the label promoted through OLA's corporate event services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

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Broad incumbents

• EcoVadis: Global leader in business sustainability ratings, covering supplier CSR assessment across many industries including events/hospitality. Established incumbent that overlaps with Beevent's vendor assessment value proposition but as part of a much broader scope.
• Cvent: Major event management software platform serving corporate event planners with sourcing, registration, and analytics tools. A potential platform integration or competitor if it expands into event sustainability verification features.
• B Lab (B Corp): Non-profit network certifying B Corps across industries on social and environmental performance. Conceptually comparable to Beevent's label tiers but operates as a global non-profit certification rather than a commercial marketplace platform.
• Sedex: Global platform for ethical trade and responsible sourcing, used by suppliers to share sustainability data with buyers. Comparable in enabling supplier ESG verification but addresses supply chain broadly rather than events specifically.

Emerging players

• Sweep: French ESG and carbon management platform that helps companies measure, report, and reduce their environmental impact. Similar in being a French SaaS targeting sustainability, though broader in scope than event-specific CSR.
• Greenly: French carbon accounting platform that helps businesses measure and reduce their carbon footprint. Comparable as a French sustainability SaaS serving SMBs and enterprises, with overlapping buyer personas to Beevent's event organizer segment.

Direct peers

• MeetGreen: US-based event sustainability consulting and certification firm offering tools to help event planners measure and improve sustainability. Comparable in offering event-specific CSR services, though more consulting-heavy than Beevent's platform model.
• Isla: UK-based event sustainability platform that helps event organizers and suppliers measure, reduce, and report environmental impact. Closest functional peer to Beevent, operating a similar label/measurement model in an adjacent European market.
• Positive Impact Events: UK-based event sustainability consultancy and community that provides resources, training, and certifications for sustainable event management. Comparable in focusing specifically on event industry sustainability with a community-driven approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Beevent.fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/91726828/admin
• Instagraminstagram.com/beevent.bethechange

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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