THEMA Environnement

What THEMA Environnement does

THEMA Environnement is an independent French environmental consulting firm (SAS) founded in 2000 by Dominique IGLESIAS and Agnès LABBAYE in the Tours agglomeration, now operating through three regional agencies — Centre (Joué-lès-Tours, headquarters), Ouest (Ancenis), and Nord-Ouest (Bihorel, opened 2024) — plus the wholly-owned subsidiary ECHOCHIROS (Henrichemont) specialized in chiroptera studies. The firm delivers environmental engineering and regulatory advisory services across four competence poles: naturalist, regulatory, legal, and cartographic. Core offerings include ecological expertise (habitat, flora, fauna, wetland delineation), environmental project management assistance (AMO), technical and regulatory studies under the French Code de l'environnement (Water Law filings, environmental impact assessments, Natura 2000 evaluations, species-protection derogations, deforestation authorizations), GIS and cartography (with uploads to national databases Depobio and SINP), and multi-year environmental monitoring. Notable technical depth includes avoidance-reduction-compensation methodology and nighttime ecological corridor studies via ECHOCHIROS.

The firm serves both public and private project developers — including the State, territorial authorities, public establishments, SEMs, industrial groups, investment companies, and renewable energy developers (photovoltaic, agrivoltaic, onshore wind) — across six use-case domains: urban development, renewable energy, industries and quarries, linear infrastructure, natural space management, and plans/programs. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services, contracted via direct engagement or public procurement, with pricing not publicly disclosed.

In 2022, three long-standing senior employees — Ludovic LEBOT, Laurent LEBOT, and Jean-Philippe LECOMTE — assumed leadership of the group as associated co-directors. As of 2026, THEMA employs 55 people. The firm is a signatory of the 2015 Charter of Commitment for environmental assessment consulting firms and counts a CSRPN member for the Centre-Val de Loire Region since 2017. No external investors, parent company, or public listing is identified.

Name

THEMA Environnement

Legal name

SAS THEMA Environnement

Website

https://thema-environnement.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

THEMA Environnement is an independent French environmental consulting firm founded in 2000, delivering ecological expertise, regulatory studies, GIS, and environmental monitoring to public authorities and private project developers across France. It operates three regional agencies and the ECHOCHIROS bat-studies subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Compliance & Permitting (BPAHAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Compliance Audits & Management System Audits (EHS Audits, ISO 14001/45001 Compliance Audits) (EUAHABAF), Nature & Biodiversity Reporting (TNFD, natural capital) (EUAHAJAM)

Keywords

• Environmental impact assessment
• Ecological consulting services
• Regulatory environmental studies
• Biodiversity assessment services
• GIS environmental mapping

Headquarters

HQ city

Joué-lés-tours

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting and Studies: Professional services revenue from environmental consulting studies and advisory services. Services include ecological expertise, environmental impact assessments, regulatory studies, GIS/cartography, and environmental monitoring. Revenue is project-based, consulting fee driven, typically contracted through public procurement or direct client engagement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

THEMA Environnement is an independent environmental engineering and consulting firm that provides ecological expertise (habitats, flora, fauna, wetland delineation), technical and regulatory studies (environmental impact assessments, Water Law filings, Natura 2000 evaluations, species protection derogations), GIS and cartography services, environmental monitoring, and project management assistance (AMO) to public and private sector project developers across France. The firm operates through three regional agencies (Centre, Ouest, Nord-Ouest) and a specialized subsidiary, ECHOCHIROS, focused on bat studies.

Product overview

THEMA Environnement is an independent environmental engineering and consulting firm founded in 2000, offering a portfolio of complementary services organized around four competence poles: naturalist, regulatory, legal, and cartographic. The core offerings include ecological expertise (habitat, flora, fauna studies), environmental project management assistance (AMO), technical and regulatory studies (wetlands, environmental impact, hydrology, Natura 2000), GIS/mapping services, and environmental monitoring. The company operates through three regional agencies (Centre, Ouest, Nord-Ouest) and a specialized subsidiary, ECH OCHIROS, focused on bat studies. Services span diagnostic studies through operational and exploitation phase monitoring, serving public and private project developers across France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ECHOCHIROS: Filiale spécialisée dans l'étude des chiroptères (chauves-souris), basée à Henrichemont (18).

Products and services

• Expertise écologique Ecological expertise covering natural habitats, flora and fauna, wetland delineation and definition, drafting of natural environment chapters for environmental evaluations and impact studies, and development of management plans.
• AMO environnementale (Assistance à Maîtrise d'Ouvrage)
• Études techniques et réglementaires
• Cartographie – SIG – Communication
• Suivi environnemental
• ECHOCHIROS (bat studies subsidiary) Specialized subsidiary focused on bat (chiroptera) studies, based in Henrichemont (18), France, supporting chiroptère expertise and definition of nighttime ecological corridors within green and blue infrastructure studies.

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ECHOCHIROScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017ECHOCHIROS is a subsidiary of THEMA Environnement, based in Henrichemont (18). It specializes in the study of bats (chiroptères). The subsidiary complements THEMA's services with specialized expertise in nocturnal species, and they work together on defining nighttime ecological corridors (trame nocturne) as part of green and blue infrastructure studies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with significant French environmental practice. Competes on EIA and permitting work but typically on larger infrastructure projects bundled with broader engineering services.
• Egis: Large French engineering group with a substantial environment practice covering impact assessments, water and biodiversity. Overlaps with THEMA on renewables and infrastructure EIA work but offers full multi-disciplinary engineering alongside.
• WSP France: Global professional services firm with a French environment practice addressing EIAs, permitting and biodiversity. Comparable regulatory expertise but with vastly greater scale and international footprint.
• ANTEA France (Icare Group): Major French environmental and geosciences consultancy with national coverage and broader services (water, soils, environment, regulatory). Comparable in core EHS and permitting work but operates at meaningfully larger scale than THEMA.
• SUEZ Consulting (SAFEGE): French consulting arm of SUEZ providing water, environment and infrastructure advisory. Overlaps with THEMA on water-law studies, environmental impact assessments and regulatory dossiers, but at much greater scale and as part of a broader utility-services portfolio.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection and certification group with a French environmental services line. Competes with THEMA on environmental permitting, impact studies and EHS compliance work, but as part of a much larger TIC portfolio.

Direct peers

• Naturalia Environnement: French independent environmental consultancy specializing in ecological studies, regulatory dossiers and biodiversity monitoring. Highly comparable size and service mix to THEMA, serving similar renewables and infrastructure clients across France.
• Eco-Med: French environmental consultancy providing ecological expertise, regulatory studies and environmental monitoring for renewable energy, infrastructure and urban development — directly overlapping THEMA's value proposition and customer segments.
• Biotope: France's leading independent biodiversity-focused environmental consultancy, headquartered in Mèze. Directly comparable to THEMA in services (ecological expertise, regulatory studies, Natura 2000), client base (renewables, infrastructure, public authorities), and multidisciplinary model.
• Ingénierie et Conseil en Environnement (ICE): Independent French environmental consultancy offering ecological expertise, regulatory studies and environmental monitoring. Closely comparable mid-sized peer to THEMA serving similar public and private project owners across France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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