What Notre Affaire à Tous does

Notre Affaire à Tous is a Paris-headquartered French nonprofit association (association loi 1901), founded in 2015 in the wake of the Paris Agreement to use law as a strategic lever against the triple environmental crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Its core proposition is strategic litigation and public advocacy aimed at two principal defendants — the French state (for climate inaction and regulatory failure) and multinational corporates (most prominently TotalEnergies, Arkema France and Daikin Chemicals) — combined with coalition-building among NGOs, municipalities, and international partners. Its portfolio includes the landmark Affaire du Siècle (French state climate liability), ongoing TotalEnergies vigilance-duty and greenwashing litigation, a 200-plaintiff PFAS civil trial in the Vallée de la Chimie, and the EU-registered European Citizens' Initiative on Rights for Nature spanning 14 member states.

The organization does not sell technology products. Its deliverables are legal services, advocacy outputs, and educational resources: the bimonthly Affaires Climatiques et Environnementales newsletter; the IMPACTS press review on climate inequalities; bilingual (FR/EN) Lexique de la Justice Climatique; the "La Vallée des Polluants Éternels" PFAS educational game; legal clinics; and a network of local groups (Paris HQ, Lyon local group). Operational tooling is light-touch: HelloAsso for donation/membership processing and SendinBlue for newsletter delivery. A formal organizational structure groups work into poles covering campaigns, state responsibility, multinational responsibility, and communication, overseen by Délégué général Jérémie Suissa.

Revenue is non-commercial and flows from three streams: individual donations (HelloAsso), annual membership/adhesion fees, and institutional grants earmarked for specific campaigns. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Customer-type mix spans individual supporters, civil-society coalition partners (Sherpa, France Nature Environnement, Greenpeace France, Zero Waste France, BLOOM, etc.), 14+ local/regional governments (Paris, Grenoble, Nanterre, Bayonne and others), and — outside France — EU member-state partner organizations coordinating the Rights for Nature ECI. There are no subsidiaries, no parent company, no M&A activity, no venture capital backing, and the organization is independently operated under a Board of Directors governance model.

Name

Notre Affaire à Tous

Legal name

Notre Affaire à Tous

Website

https://notreaffaireatous.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Notre Affaire à Tous is a French nonprofit association founded in 2015 that uses strategic litigation and coalition advocacy to hold the French state and multinational corporations accountable for climate inaction and pollution, serving climate-affected citizens, partner NGOs and local governments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Advocacy & Climate Justice Legal Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation (BPAGAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Justice & Community Environmental Health (BPAGAGAL), Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement (BPADALAO), Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA)

Keywords

• Climate litigation
• Environmental advocacy
• Strategic legal action
• Climate justice
• Environmental law

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual donations from supporters concerned with climate and environmental justice, facilitated through HelloAsso platform
2. Membership fees: Annual membership fees from individual supporters joining the association
3. Institutional funding: Grants and funding from institutional donors and foundations for specific campaigns and projects

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Notre Affaire à Tous is a French nonprofit association that uses strategic environmental litigation and public advocacy to advance climate and environmental justice. It pursues legal actions against the French state and multinational corporations for climate inaction and pollution, including landmark cases against TotalEnergies for climate vigilance duty and greenwashing, PFAS contamination trials against Arkema and Daikin, and the Affaire du Siècle. It also runs educational programs including legal clinics, publications (IMPACTS press review, climate cases newsletter, climate justice glossary), awareness tools (PFAS game), and coordinates coalitions with NGOs, local governments, and international partners including the European Citizens' Initiative on Rights for Nature.

Product overview

Notre Affaire à Tous is a French environmental justice NGO (association loi 1901) that uses law as a strategic lever against the triple environmental crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. The organization does not offer a traditional technology product but rather provides advocacy services including climate and environmental litigation (such as the Affaire du Siècle case against the French state, actions against TotalEnergies, and PFAS-related lawsuits), legal support through clinics, and educational publications including the bimonthly newsletter 'Affaires Climatiques et Environnementales,' the 'IMPACTS' press review on climate inequality, a bilingual climate justice glossary, and awareness tools like the 'PFAS Game' interactive educational tool. These resources and services form an integrated ecosystem of legal advocacy, public education, and citizen mobilization for environmental justice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Affaires Climatiques et Environnementales Newsletter A bilingual newsletter covering climate and environmental legal cases, providing updates on litigation developments, court decisions, and international climate justice news for supporters and stakeholders.
• IMPACTS - Revue des inégalités climatiques A press review publication documenting and analyzing the disparate impacts of climate change on different populations, focused on climate inequality issues.
• Cliniques Juridiques (Legal Clinics) Legal clinics in partnership with academic institutions providing free legal support and guidance on environmental and climate justice matters, helping citizens understand their rights and legal options.
• Lexique de la Justice Climatique (FR & EN) A bilingual (French/English) glossary of climate justice terminology designed to help stakeholders understand key legal and environmental concepts.
• La Vallée des Polluants Éternels (PFAS Game) An educational video game that simulates the daily impacts of PFAS ('eternal pollutants') contamination on residents living in affected areas, raising awareness about the health and environmental consequences of these chemicals.
• Focus Articles (Responsabilité environnementale) In-depth analytical articles examining environmental legal topics such as criminal and civil environmental liability of companies.
• Sensibilisation - Outils de Communication Communication and awareness-raising tools developed by the organization to educate the public about climate issues and mobilize citizen engagement.

Quantifiable outcome

• First climate conviction in France - TotalEnergies condemned June 25, 2026 for failure in climate vigilance duty, with 6 months to present emissions reduction measures
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• SherpacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing coalition partner in climate litigation against multinational corporations. Together with Notre Affaire a Tous, filed the first climate litigation against TotalEnergies in France (January 2020) for failure in climate vigilance duty.
• France Nature EnvironnementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor French environmental federation partner in climate and environmental litigation. Joined coalition against TotalEnergies and participates in multiple legal actions including PFAS cases.
• ZEA (Zero Emissions Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner in climate litigation against TotalEnergies, participating in the landmark climate case filed in January 2020.
• Les Eco MairescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner representing eco-conscious municipalities in climate litigation against TotalEnergies.
• Greenpeace FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in TotalEnergies greenwashing case (filed March 2022) for misleading commercial practices regarding climate commitments and fossil fuel expansion.
• Les Amis de la Terre FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in TotalEnergies greenwashing litigation, together with Greenpeace France and Notre Affaire a Tous, challenging misleading climate advertising.
• Generations FuturescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey partner in PFAS litigation. Together with BLOOM and affected residents, filed legal action against the French state for its role in the PFAS contamination scandal (May 2026).
• BLOOM AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarine conservation NGO partner in PFAS legal action against the French state for environmental contamination and health impacts.
• Zero Waste FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in challenging the Eastman chemical recycling project (with Notre Affaire a Tous, Zero Waste France, Le Havre Zero dechet, Zero dechet Rouen contesting the project before Conseil d'Etat).
• Kaizen AvocatcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLaw firm representing the 200+ plaintiffs in the landmark PFAS civil trial against Arkema France and Daikin Chemical France in the Vallee de la Chimie.
• PFAS contre Terre (Collective)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCitizen collective partner leading the 200+ person civil lawsuit against PFAS producers in the Vallee de la Chimie.
• Rechte der Natur e.V. (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman coordinator of the European Citizens' Initiative 'Rights for Nature: Empower Citizens to Represent and Protect Ecosystems' spanning 14 EU member states.
• Stichting Rechten van de Natuur (Netherlands)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch partner in the European Rights of Nature coalition, part of the steering committee for the EU-wide initiative.
• Eduardo Salazar-Ortuno / ILP for Mar Menor (Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish legal expert representing the Mar Menor case - first European ecosystem granted legal personality rights - part of the Rights for Nature EU initiative steering committee.
• Osoba Odra (Poland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish partner in the Rights for Nature EU coalition, representing the Odra river case with 100,000 citizens signing petition for river rights.
• Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting partner in the European Rights of Nature initiative, providing international network and expertise on rights of nature frameworks.
• Fondation pour le Logement des Defavorises (formerly Fondation Abe Pierre)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial housing foundation that joined the Climate Victims Action (Action des Sinistres climatiques) in May 2026, intervening in the case before the Conseil d'Etat to demand better climate adaptation policies for vulnerable populations.
• ClientEarthsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental law NGO that supported the greenwashing case against TotalEnergies with legal expertise and resources.
• Amnesty International FrancesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHuman rights organization that joined the coalition in climate litigation against TotalEnergies (September 2022).
• Aurora (Sweden)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwedish environmental organization member of the Rights for Nature EU initiative steering committee.
• Association Atlantique (Portugal)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortuguese partner in the Rights for Nature EU initiative.
• Natur an Emwelt (Luxembourg)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLuxembourg environmental organization member of the Rights for Nature EU coalition.
• Vogelbescherming (Belgium)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian bird protection organization partner in the Rights for Nature EU initiative.
• Pachamama RomaniasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRomanian environmental organization member of the Rights for Nature EU coalition.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sherpa: French NGO specializing in strategic litigation against multinational corporations for economic crime and environmental harm; co-filed the TotalEnergies climate vigilance case with Notre Affaire à Tous and operates the same French nonprofit litigation model.
• France Nature Environnement: France's largest federation of environmental NGOs; co-litigates major climate and PFAS cases with Notre Affaire à Tous and pursues the same coalition-based legal advocacy model in France.
• Urgenda Foundation: Dutch sustainability organization that brought the landmark Urgenda v. Netherlands climate ruling; operates the same strategic climate litigation model in Europe and is a direct comparable in mission and method.
• ClientEarth: International environmental law charity using strategic litigation and advocacy to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution; co-supported the TotalEnergies greenwashing case and shares Notre Affaire à Tous's law-as-lever approach across Europe.
• Les Amis de la Terre France: French branch of Friends of the Earth focused on environmental justice, climate litigation, and advocacy against corporate greenwashing; co-filed the TotalEnergies greenwashing case and AMF/ESMA complaint alongside Notre Affaire à Tous.
• Générations Futures: French NGO focused on pesticide, chemical, and PFAS exposure, co-litigating the Vallée de la Chimie civil action and French-state PFAS accountability case with Notre Affaire à Tous; shares the same coalition-based mass-tort approach.

Broad incumbents

• Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL): Global environmental law and policy organization working on climate, chemicals (including PFAS), and human rights; comparable strategic-litigation and advocacy portfolio operating across multiple jurisdictions including Europe.
• Greenpeace France: Major French environmental campaign organization with a broader advocacy portfolio including direct action, investigations, and litigation; a coalition partner on TotalEnergies greenwashing and climate cases but operating at much larger scale and scope.
• Earthjustice: Largest US nonprofit environmental law organization using litigation to defend the environment; comparable in mission and law-as-lever approach but at materially larger scale and primarily US-focused.

Regional players

• European Environmental Bureau (EEB): Largest network of environmental citizens' organizations in Europe, active in EU policy advocacy on climate, chemicals, and rights of nature; a natural pan-European counterpart relevant to Notre Affaire à Tous's EU expansion ambitions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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