What Positif Impact does

Positif Impact is a privately held French RSE (Responsabilité Sociétale des Entreprises) consulting firm founded in 2021 by Régis Merand and headquartered at Le Site Éco in Thyez, Haute-Savoie. The firm supports French SMEs, intermediate-sized enterprises (ETIs), industrial firms, agricultural cooperatives, and select larger organizations with corporate sustainability strategy, circular economy transformation, carbon footprint measurement, climate adaptation, CSRD and VSME regulatory compliance, ECOVADIS rating optimization, and team sensitization. Its service portfolio is organized around four core offerings — RSE and strategy, circular and regenerative economy, carbon footprint and low-carbon trajectory, and CSRD/VSME compliance — supplemented by collective programs and a suite of training tools.

Service delivery combines proprietary and partner-provided methodologies and tools. The firm is an integrating partner of TOOVALU Climat and TOOVALU RSE for carbon measurement and sustainability reporting; a member of the Circulab collective for Circular Canvas and Value Chain Canvas tools; and applies the ACT pas à pas framework co-developed by ADEME and CDP, together with the OCARA method from Carbone 4 for climate adaptation. Positif Impact has developed three proprietary serious games — Climate Champion, Défi RSE, and Business Resilient Game — used for executive and team sensitization, and has created branded sub-offers including Déclic Collectif and CAP Adaptation. The firm has been referenced by BPI France for the Diagnostic Décarbon'Action and co-founded the Semaine Pour l'Entreprise Durable (SPED) annual event.

The business operates as a bespoke professional-services boutique with no disclosed pricing, no external funding, and no reseller or self-serve channels. Revenue is generated through custom multi-year consulting contracts scoped per client maturity and objective, complemented by collective group programs and standalone training workshops. Customer base spans approximately 40 to 60 distinct organizations across pharma, agri-food, manufacturing, tourism, distribution, financial services, and nonprofit sectors, with notable engagements including Société Générale, SOMFY, NICOMATIC, Coopérative Bourgogne du Sud, Walibi, and the Fédération Française de Ski. Marketing is conducted through the firm blog, LinkedIn, webinars, industry events including PRODURABLE, and the SPED event series.

Name

Positif Impact

Legal name

Positif Impact

Website

https://positif-impact.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Positif Impact is a French RSE consulting boutique founded in 2021 by Régis Merand, advising SMEs, ETIs, and enterprises on CSR strategy, carbon footprint measurement, CSRD/VSME compliance, circular economy transformation, and sustainability training via TOOVALU, Circulab, and proprietary serious games.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainability Engagement, Training & Behavior Change Programs (On-site) (BPABALAK), HR Policy, Governance, Compliance & Risk Advisory (BPACAJAF)

Keywords

• Corporate sustainability consulting
• Carbon footprint measurement
• CSRD compliance advisory
• Circular economy consulting
• ESG strategy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Thyez

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. RSE Strategy Consulting: Advisory engagements helping companies define CSR strategies, build sustainability roadmaps, conduct stakeholder materiality analyses, and adopt mission-driven company status. Delivered as structured consulting projects with defined scopes and timelines.
2. Carbon Assessment & Trajectory Services: Carbon footprint measurement using TOOVALU Climat, construction of science-based low-carbon trajectories using the ACT pas à pas method, and climate adaptation planning using OCARA. Includes collective workshops and tool-based client autonomy.
3. CSRD / VSME Compliance Advisory: Support for EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive compliance, including double materiality matrices, ESRS indicator selection and reporting, and voluntary VSME reporting for SMEs. Also includes Ecovadis rating optimization.
4. Training & Sensitization Programs: Team training through serious games (Climate Champion, Défi RSE, BRG), collective intelligence workshops, and board/CODIR sensitization sessions. Formats range from 45-minute games to multi-hour workshops.
5. Collective Projects: Group programs where multiple companies jointly conduct carbon assessments or RSE projects, sharing costs and best practices. Targets companies seeking peer learning and cost-efficient decarbonization journeys.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Positif Impact is a French RSE (corporate social responsibility) consulting firm that advises businesses and organizations on sustainability strategy, circular economy transformation, carbon footprint measurement with low-carbon trajectory building, and CSRD/VSME regulatory compliance. Services are delivered as custom consulting projects supported by certified methodologies (TOOVALU Climat, ACT pas à pas, OCARA, Circulab) and the firm's own serious games for team sensitization. Engagement typically begins with diagnostic conversations and scoping workshops, and projects span RSE strategy, materiality analysis, carbon assessment, sustainability reporting, and circular business model redesign.

Product overview

Positif Impact offers RSE consulting and advisory services organized around four main offerings: (1) RSE & Strategy - integrating sustainability into business strategy including purpose definition and 'société à mission' status adoption; (2) Circular & Regenerative Economy - using Circulab tools (Value Chain Canvas, Circular Canvas) for circular business model transformation; (3) Carbon Footprint & Low-Carbon Trajectory - using TOOVALU Climat tool for emissions measurement and ACT methodology for Paris Agreement-aligned pathways; (4) CSRD/VSME Compliance - regulatory reporting compliance services for EU sustainability directives. The company also offers training tools including Climate Champion serious game, BRG (Business Resilient Game), and Déclic Collectif collective intelligence workshop. The offering integrates specialized tools (TOOVALU, Circulab, OCARA) and methodologies (ACT pas à pas, double materiality analysis, collective intelligence workshops) into consulting engagements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CLIMATE CHAMPION: A serious game developed by Positif Impact to learn and understand climate issues in a fun way. Teams of 4-6 people compete answering questions about carbon and climate fundamentals. Game duration: 45 minutes to 1h30.
• BUSINESS RESILIENT GAME (BRG)
• DÉCLIC COLLECTIF
• CAP ADAPTATION
• DÉFI RSE

Products and services

• Intégrer la RSE à votre stratégie (RSE Strategy Integration) Strategic RSE consulting service helping companies define their purpose, identify material issues, build tailored RSE policies aligned with strategy, and adopt 'société à mission' (mission-driven company) status by anchoring commitments in company bylaws.
• Pivoter vers l'économie circulaire régénératrice (Circular Economy Transformation) Circular and regenerative economy transformation consulting using a systemic approach and tools including the Circulab Circular Canvas and Value Chain Canvas to redesign business models toward circular value loops and analyze value-chain impacts.
• Bilan carbone et trajectoire bas-carbone (Carbon Footprint & Low-Carbon Trajectory) Carbon footprint assessment service using the TOOVALU Climat tool, building low-carbon trajectories aligned with the Paris Agreement using the ACT pas à pas methodology, and climate adaptation planning using the OCARA method from Carbone 4. Recognized by BPI France under the Diagnostic Décarbon'Action program.
• Mise en conformité CSRD / VSME (CSRD / VSME Compliance Advisory) Regulatory compliance consulting for CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) and the voluntary VSME standard for non-listed SMEs, including double materiality analysis, ESRS indicator selection, sustainability data structuring via TOOVALU RSE, and report drafting.
• ECOVADIS Evaluation Support Advisory service assisting companies with ECOVADIS sustainability ratings, helping them organize responses across the four ECOVADIS categories (environment, social, ethics, and responsible sourcing) to optimize their scores.
• Climate Champion (Serious Game) Proprietary interactive serious game (45 min to 1h30, up to 25 participants) where teams of 4–6 people compete on climate and carbon knowledge through buzzer or slate quizzes. Designed to prepare teams for carbon footprint assessments or low-carbon trajectory work and serves as a marketing-led training tool.
• Business Resilient Game (BRG) Interactive game-based tool developed by Positif Impact to help companies project into future scenarios, identify business constraints and opportunities, and understand the trade-off between economic performance and organizational resilience.
• Déclic Collectif Strategic collective accompaniment program using the Circular Canvas to help companies jointly understand risks and key issues across their entire value chain. Targeted at cohorts of companies seeking peer learning on circular business models.
• Défi RSE (Serious Game) Proprietary RSE-themed serious game designed to sensitize teams on corporate social responsibility topics, complementing the Climate Champion offering and delivered as part of consultancy-led training.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 8,800,000 tonnes of CO2 assessed across ~40 organizations
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers38 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TOOVALUcoreTechnology or IntegrationPositif Impact is an integrating partner of TOOVALU tools, specifically TOOVALU Climat (for carbon footprint measurement) and TOOVALU RSE (for sustainability reporting). TOOVALU's platforms have measured more than 4.1 million tonnes of CO2. Positif Impact uses TOOVALU to enable clients to autonomously conduct future carbon assessments and organize ESG reporting data.
• CirculabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPositif Impact is a member of the Circulab collective, a community of circular economy practitioners and experts. Membership grants access to and expertise in Circulab's proprietary tools including Circular Canvas and Value Chain Canvas, which Positif Impact uses to help companies redesign business models toward circularity.
• ADEME (Agence de la Transition Écologique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADEME co-developed the 'ACT pas à pas' (ACT step by step) methodology with the CDP, which Positif Impact uses to guide companies in building robust, credible carbon reduction trajectories aligned with the Paris Agreement. ADEME also provides financial support for companies undertaking ACT-aligned strategic planning.
• CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDP co-developed the ACT pas à pas methodology with ADEME, which Positif Impact uses to guide companies in writing science-based carbon reduction strategies. The ACT framework is a structured strategic reflection process targeted on carbon and climate.
• EFRAG (European Financial Reporting Advisory Group)minorOthersEFRAG published the VSME (Voluntary Standard for non-listed SMEs) standard in December 2024. Positif Impact follows EFRAG's work closely to guide clients on voluntary SME sustainability reporting as the regulatory landscape evolves.
• Le Site Éco (Thonez)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPositif Impact is installed at Le Site Éco in the commune of Thonez, Haute-Savoie. The site is an entrepreneurial hub that provides a favorable environment for the company's operations. Positif Impact co-created the Semaine Pour l'Entreprise Durable (SPED) with the site's management team, strengthening the ecosystem's role as a hub for sustainable business in the region.
• CCI (Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPositif Impact co-founded the first Club RSE de l'Aube with the CCI, creating a peer network for local businesses to share RSE practices and drive sustainable business adoption in the region.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Carbone 4: French climate strategy and carbon consulting firm that Positif Impact directly partners with (using Carbone 4's OCARA method). Carbone 4 is a leader in carbon assessment, climate strategy and adaptation advisory in France, serving the same enterprise and mid-market clients on overlapping RSE/carbon topics.
• Utopies: Independent French sustainability and CSR strategy consultancy founded in 1993, serving large corporates on CSR strategy, materiality, reporting, and sustainable transformation. Directly competes with Positif Impact in RSE strategy and CSRD readiness for French enterprise clients.
• Des Enjeux et des Hommes: French sustainability consultancy focused on strategy, governance, and reporting. Competes with Positif Impact for French enterprise and mid-market RSE/CSRD mandates, with similar scope across materiality, reporting, and stakeholder engagement.
• Sami: French sustainability consulting firm that helps SMEs and mid-market companies structure their sustainability strategy, measure impact, and comply with CSRD. Directly comparable in target customer (French SMEs/ETIs) and service scope (RSE strategy + carbon + reporting).
• B&L Evolution: French sustainability and CSR consulting firm offering strategic advisory on RSE, environmental assessment, and reporting. Operates in the same French SME/mid-market segment with overlapping service lines in RSE strategy, carbon, and circular economy.

Emerging players

• Greenly: French-based carbon accounting SaaS platform with an associated advisory practice. While tech-led, Greenly competes with Positif Impact on carbon footprint measurement, CSRD readiness, and SME climate engagement in the French market.
• Greenwolf: French sustainability/ESG advisory firm that helps SMEs, mid-market companies, and local authorities build sustainability strategies and CSRD reporting. Comparable scope (RSE strategy + carbon + CSRD) targeting similar French sub-enterprise segment.

Broad incumbents

• EY (Climate Change and Sustainability Services): Big Four firm with established sustainability, ESG and CSRD advisory and assurance practices. Competes for the same enterprise and large mid-market CSRD opportunities, with significant scale advantage over Positif Impact.
• Deloitte (Sustainability Services): Big Four advisory firm with a large global sustainability and climate services practice, including CSRD assurance and advisory, carbon accounting, and climate strategy. Represents the upper-end incumbent competitive threat for enterprise CSRD mandates that Positif Impact is unlikely to win.

Others

• TOOVALU: French carbon-accounting and RSE-reporting SaaS platform with which Positif Impact is an integrating partner. As Positif Impact delivers carbon and sustainability assessments on top of TOOVALU, the platform is adjacent infrastructure that could also be obtained by clients directly, creating a partial competitive overlap on carbon measurement delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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