What (RE)SET does

(RE)SET is a Paris-based management consulting firm dedicated to environmental and economic transition, operating under the legal entity ARWIN (SIRET 847 882 826 00062) and headquartered at 7 Avenue de l'Opéra, 75001 Paris. Founded in 2019/2020 by Géraldine Poivert, former CEO of Citeo and founder of Ecofolio, the firm employs more than 50 multidisciplinary consultants across strategy, innovation, operational excellence, engineering, advocacy, financing, and industrial deployment. (RE)SET positions itself as the first consulting firm in France dedicated exclusively to environmental transition, serving major corporations (Carrefour, Decathlon, Chanel, Clarins, Bonduelle), mid-sized enterprises, public actors (ADEME, AFD, Agglomération du Beauvaisis, Métropole Angers), and sectoral coalitions.

The firm's core offering is the (RE)SET© Model, a registered trademark and proprietary intervention methodology spanning the full transformation lifecycle — diagnostics, strategy redefinition, corporate action-plan adaptation, alternative materials and resources sourcing, new products and services development, financing facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and advocacy. Service lines include climate change adaptation (individual and collective approaches), the ADACC workshop series, CSRD/double materiality compliance support, eco-design of products and packaging, reuse and functional economy advisory, REP planning, water and biodiversity consulting, responsible procurement policy, and value-chain decarbonization. The firm also convenes 15+ sector-specific consortiums spanning packaging, cosmetics, pharma-recharge, furniture, textile, eco-housing, and agriculture.

The go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting grands groupes, ETI/PME, and public actors via direct C-suite engagement and consortium-based collective-action proposals. Pricing is project-based with no publicly disclosed standard rate card. The firm has expanded service delivery to four countries (France, Morocco, Indonesia, Vietnam), with international mandates linked to French-funded development programs. Revenue is generated through professional consulting fees; no revenue figures, funding rounds, or institutional investors have been disclosed in the source materials.

Name

(RE)SET

Legal name

ARWIN

Website

https://reset.earth

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Paris-based environmental transition consulting firm offering strategy and implementation services to major corporations, mid-sized companies, public entities, and sectoral coalitions across packaging, cosmetics, textile, and agrifood sectors via its proprietary (RE)SET© Model methodology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental & Sustainability Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainability, ESG & Climate Risk Advisory (BPAHAJAH), ESG, Sustainability & Impact Research (BPAHALAL)

Keywords

• Environmental transition consulting
• Circular economy advisory
• Decarbonization strategy
• Climate adaptation consulting
• Sustainability advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for environmental and economic transition. Engages with major corporations, mid-sized companies, public entities, and sectoral players from strategy definition to implementation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

(RE)SET is a Paris-based consulting firm (legal entity ARWIN) that advises major corporations, mid-sized companies, and public-sector actors on environmental and economic transition. The firm sells its proprietary (RE)SET© Model — a vision-to-execution intervention methodology — alongside discrete consulting service lines covering climate change adaptation, CSRD/double materiality, eco-design, reuse/functional economy, REP planning, water/biodiversity, responsible procurement, decarbonization, training, and 15+ sectoral consortiums.

Product overview

(RE)SET is a consulting firm (not a software/technology product company) offering environmental and economic transition services. The core offering is The (RE)SET© Model, an intervention methodology spanning from vision to execution. Services are organized around individual and collective consulting engagements, including climate change adaptation (individual 3-step support or collective sector/vertical/territorial approaches), workshops (ADACC), and specialized consulting services covering CSRD/double materiality, eco-design, training, reuse/circular economy, REP planning, water/biodiversity, responsible procurement, and decarbonization. The firm also facilitates consortiums for collective action across various sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The (RE)SET© Model An intervention methodology designed for both vision and execution in environmental and economic transition, covering diagnostics, strategy redefinition, action plan adaptation, alternative materials sourcing, new products/services development, financing, stakeholder engagement, and advocacy. Sold as a contracted methodology to corporate and public-sector clients.
• Climate Change Adaptation — Individual Support A three-step consulting engagement: (1) risk and vulnerability assessment identifying critical sites and activities, (2) adaptation strategy definition including relevant solutions and partners, (3) strategy deployment with monitoring. Sold to corporate clients requiring bespoke climate adaptation roadmaps.
• Climate Change Adaptation — Collective Support Collective approaches to climate adaptation including sector-specific, vertical (value-chain), and territorial approaches. Sold to industry groups, value-chain consortia, and territorial authorities.
• ADACC — Ateliers de l'Adaptation au Changement Climatique Climate change adaptation workshops inspired by IPCC reports and Climate Fresk pedagogy, leveraging collective intelligence and creativity to initiate internal adaptation within client organizations. Sold as a contracted workshop/training engagement.
• Double Materiality / CSRD Compliance Consulting Support for CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) compliance and double materiality assessments. Sold to EU and EU-exposed corporate clients required to align with sustainability reporting regulation.
• Eco-design of Products and Packaging Consulting services for the eco-design of products and packaging solutions. Sold to corporate clients in packaging, cosmetics, agrifood, retail, and other sectors.
• Training on the Challenges of the Transition Training programs addressing environmental transition challenges for professionals. Sold as structured training engagements to client organizations.
• Reuse and the Functional Economy Consulting Support for circular economy models focusing on reuse and functional economy approaches. Sold to corporate and public-sector clients pursuing circular business models.
• REP (Extended Producer Responsibility) Planning Planning support for Extended Producer Responsibility (REP) obligations. Sold to producers and sectoral organizations managing REP compliance.
• Water and Biodiversity Consulting Consulting services addressing water resource management and biodiversity protection. Sold to corporate and territorial clients integrating water and biodiversity into transition strategies.
• Procurement Policy Support Support for developing and implementing responsible procurement policies. Sold to corporate clients seeking to align purchasing with sustainability objectives.
• Decarbonization of Activities & Value Chains Support for reducing greenhouse gas emissions across activities and value chains. Sold to corporate clients pursuing net-zero and Scope 1/2/3 decarbonization roadmaps.
• Sectoral Consortiums / Collectives Collective action groups and consortiums covering packaging agroalimentaire, cosmetics, pharma-recharge, mobilier, textile, eco-maison, and agricultural sectors — including Pulp in Action, Pharma Recharge, and R3PACK consortia. Sold as collective multi-stakeholder memberships/engagements to companies and sectoral organizations.

Named customers23 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CirccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2028American company planning to set up a textile recycling plant in Moselle, France. (RE)SET is supporting Circ in this initiative. The commissioning is scheduled for 2028. Textiles are described as a fascinating universe sitting at the confluence of several environmental issues.
• CiteocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCiteo is a major French eco-organization focused on packaging and paper recycling. (RE)SET supports Citeo in reuse initiatives. Citeo was created from the merger of Ecofolio (founded by Géraldine Poivert in 2007) and Eco-Emballages.
• Pulp in Action ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium bringing together 50 cosmetics industry players around paper-based packaging solutions. Born from Febea's Plastic Act. (RE)SET is a partner of this consortium.
• Pharma Recharge ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSector-specific consortium focused on pharmaceutical packaging recharge and reuse solutions. (RE)SET is a partner of this consortium.
• R3PACK ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium developing comprehensive approach for food packaging reuse in France, integrating all links in the chain from packaging design. (RE)SET supports the R3PACK consortium.
• ADEMEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Agency for Ecological Transition. Collaborates on climate adaptation methodologies including ACT Adaptation framework and ADACC workshops.
• Carbonne 4minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench sustainability consultancy. (RE)SET references OCARA methodology (developed by Carbone 4) for climate adaptation approaches.
• Fresque du ClimatminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate Fresk is an educational tool for climate awareness. (RE)SET's ADACC workshops are inspired by Climate Fresk pedagogy.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• South Pole: Global climate consulting and project development firm offering decarbonization strategy, climate advisory and ESG solutions to corporates, competing for the same enterprise climate transition wallet.
• Carbone 4: Paris-based sustainability and climate consultancy providing carbon footprinting, decarbonization strategy and ACT Adaptation services. It is the closest French specialist competitor and a referenced methodology partner of (RE)SET.
• EcoAct: International climate consultancy providing carbon accounting, decarbonization strategy and sustainability advisory to enterprises, directly competing for the same corporate transition budgets as (RE)SET.
• GreenFlex: French sustainability consultancy offering CSR strategy, eco-design, energy efficiency and decarbonization services to large corporates, with significant overlap in CSRD and circular-economy mandates.
• The Carbon Trust: International climate and sustainability consultancy advising businesses and governments on carbon reduction, circular economy and net-zero strategy, comparable in scope and clientele to (RE)SET.
• Quantis: Environmental sustainability consultancy specializing in carbon footprinting, eco-design and science-based targets for consumer goods and food brands — closely aligned with (RE)SET's sectoral client base.

Others

• Citeo: French eco-organization for packaging and paper recycling, founded via the merger of Ecofolio (co-founded by (RE)SET's Géraldine Poivert) and Eco-Emballages. Functions as both a strategic partner and a potential ecosystem channel for (RE)SET's reuse and packaging mandates.

Broad incumbents

• BCG (Climate & Sustainability Practice): Boston Consulting Group's dedicated climate and sustainability practice competes with (RE)SET for strategy mandates on net-zero, circular economy and ESG transformation at large French and European corporates.
• Accenture Sustainability Services: Global consulting giant with a large sustainability practice covering CSRD, decarbonization, supply chain transformation and ESG advisory, offering similar services at greater scale to multinational clients.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global environmental and sustainability consultancy offering strategy, compliance and implementation services across sectors, overlapping with (RE)SET on CSRD, climate adaptation and circular-economy work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/reset-arwin
• Facebookfacebook.com/resetearth

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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