OneAction

What OneAction does

OneAction Association is a Swiss non-profit association (association à but non lucratif) founded in December 2011 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The organization operates as a catalyst connecting individuals, communities, companies, and public entities to co-create environmental and social impact projects across Switzerland, Ecuador, India, Kenya, and Cambodia. Its active portfolio includes six initiatives: L'humus et l'humain (oxalogenic species agroforestry with Sadhana Forest in India and Kenya, achieving ~90% tree survival versus ~40% local averages), De la source à la forêt (conservation of the Western Andean Forest in Ecuador's Intag Valley), Réunis sous la canopée (public-private urban greening partnerships in the Geneva and Lake Geneva region), Les ailes des savoirs (support for INEPE's holistic education model in Quito), Un avenir des possibles (education access for marginalized children in Bihar, India), and Plantation d'arbres en Suisse (Swiss reforestation with corporate partners).

The organization does not operate a technology platform; instead it leverages specialized methodologies developed by or with partners — including the oxalate-carbonate pathway for permanent CO2 biomineralization in soil, Econciencia's 98% plastic-waste "Madera plástica" building material validated by the University of the Andes, a 300 kW community hydroelectric cooperative in Intag Valley producing ~2 GWh/year, and Banyan Alliance's Equal Profit-certified cocoa value chain that delivers ~40% more revenue to farmers than Fairtrade premiums and retains 30%+ of sale price in Ecuador. Banyan Alliance, co-created with Swiss master chocolatier Marc-André Cartier, is structured as a sister company rather than a subsidiary and produces premium chocolate from indigenous Nacional cacao.

OneAction's revenue is derived from individual donations (CHF 5/tree contributions, Swiss Planting Fund, sports fundraising via OneAction Challenges for Good), corporate partnerships (tree-planting team-building for enterprises such as Turner and Townsend Schweiz GmbH, real estate groups Baezner/Bory/Naef/Rosset and Comptoir Immobilier), Swiss municipal public-private partnerships, foundation grants, and revenue from Banyan Alliance chocolate sales and the Intag hydroelectric cooperative. The organization operates with a small operational team of approximately nine staff alongside an executive board, with no equity funding and no disclosed financial accounts beyond annual reports.

Name

OneAction

Legal name

OneAction Association

Website

https://oneaction.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

OneAction Association is a Swiss non-profit founded in 2011 and headquartered in Geneva, operating reforestation, urban greening, education, and sustainable economic projects across Switzerland, Ecuador, India, Kenya, and Cambodia through partnerships with local NGOs, municipalities, and corporate donors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Social Impact Non-Profit Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement (BPADALAO), International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH), Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative) (BPAGALAD), Community Development & Social Impact Programs (EDAIAGAA)

Keywords

• Reforestation services
• Community-led agroforestry
• Urban greening partnerships
• Environmental non-profit programs
• Sustainable education projects

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: OneAction raises funds from individual donors, corporate partners, and foundations through direct donations, tree-planting contributions (CHF 5 per tree), and the Planting Fund. Revenue supports project implementation across reforestation, conservation, education, and community empowerment initiatives.
2. Banyan Alliance Chocolate Sales: OneAction's sister organization Banyan Alliance produces and commercializes premium chocolate, generating revenue that supports farmers in Ecuador. 30%+ of the sale price stays in Ecuador, with cocoa prices at USD 5,200/tonne vs USD 3,500-3,900 for premium bio/Fairtrade and USD 2,000 for conventional cocoa. The revenue model creates self-financing for farmers and contributes to OneAction ecosystem sustainability.
3. Swiss Tree Planting Services: OneAction partners with companies for corporate tree-planting team-building activities and municipal greening mandates. Companies like Turner and Townsend Schweiz GmbH have participated. Forest owners contribute to planting costs, and the Planting Fund is funded by companies or individuals wishing to contribute to local planting efforts.
4. Renewable Energy Sales (Hydroelectric): The community hydroelectric plant (300 kW) in Ecuador's Intag Valley produces and sells green energy to the national grid, operating as a cooperative with community investment. It generates approximately 2 GW h/year and avoids 565 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually, with an expected 20% ROI.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

OneAction is a Swiss non-profit association that designs, funds, and implements environmental and social-impact projects across Switzerland, Ecuador, India, Kenya, and Cambodia. Its core offerings are reforestation and agroforestry programmes (including the proprietary oxalogenic-species model), urban greening through public-private partnerships in the Geneva region, sustainable education projects, community-scale renewable energy, and a sister-company (Banyan Alliance) producing premium fair-cocoa chocolate. The association also mobilises individual donations and corporate partners to fund these projects.

Product overview

OneAction is a Swiss non-profit association (born December 2011) that connects individuals, communities, companies, and societies to create collaborative initiatives with sustainable social and environmental impact. Rather than a unified software product, OneAction operates a portfolio of environmental and social programs including reforestation projects (in Ecuador and Switzerland), agroforestry initiatives (Humus & Humans), community education programs (in Ecuador and India), urban greening partnerships (Réunis sous la canopée), and sustainable economic development projects. The organization also has a subsidiary, Banyan Alliance, which produces premium chocolate under an innovative fair-trade model. OneAction's work spans regeneration, conservation, empowerment, and cross-sector partnerships across multiple continents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• L'humus et l'humain (Humus and Humans) agroforestry project An agroforestry programme co-developed with Sadhana Forest that uses oxalogenic species capable of biominerally sequestering CO2 in soil as limestone via the oxalate-carbonate pathway, designed for dryland communities among the most affected by climate change. The model achieves ~90% tree survival rates versus ~40% local averages and trains local populations in planting and water conservation.
• De la source à la forêt (From Source to Forest) conservation project A biodiversity conservation and sustainable-development programme in Ecuador's Intag Valley with five axes — renewable hydroelectric energy, reforestation, sustainable agriculture, environmental education through eco clubs, and community legal defence. The project has reforested 150 hectares, strengthened 68 community-based organisations, and reached over 4,000 participants.
• Réunis sous la canopée (Reunited under the Canopy) urban-greening programme A public-private partnership programme operating in Geneva and the Lake Geneva region that increases vegetation cover in dense urban zones by mobilising private landowners, real-estate agencies, and companies alongside communes (Bernex, Châtel-St-Denis, Collonge-Bellerive, Confignon, Genthod, Meyrin, Onex, Plan-les-Ouates, Puplinge, Vandœuvres, City of Carouge, City of Geneva).
• Les ailes des savoirs (Wings of Knowledge) education programme An environmental-and-holistic education programme supporting INEPE (Institute of Research, Education and Popular Promotion of Ecuador) in Quito, including funding for educational facilities, an e-learning platform for teacher training, and self-financing mechanisms. Targets disadvantaged neighbourhoods and is designed to scale the INEPE model internationally.
• Un avenir des possibles (A Future of Possibilities) education project An education project in Bihar, India partnering with the local NGO 'A future of children in Bodhgaya society' to support Gyan Niketan (free school for Dalit children) and to co-create Gyan International School (affordable English-medium school). Includes infrastructure, school-meal, and operational support, with the partner school projected to be self-sustainable by 2025.
• Plantation d'arbres en Suisse (Swiss Tree Planting) reforestation programme A Switzerland-wide reforestation and tree-planting programme delivered with partners such as Almighty Tree. Includes corporate volunteer/team-building days with companies (e.g., Turner and Townsend Schweiz GmbH) and supports municipalities such as the City of Geneva in increasing forest cover and biodiversity.
• Banyan Alliance premium chocolate A premium chocolate brand co-created by OneAction's sister company Banyan Alliance with Swiss master chocolatier Marc-André Cartier. Sourced exclusively from indigenous Nacional cacao produced by agroforestry farmers in Ecuador's Los Ríos province, certified Equal Profit so each actor in the value chain receives a margin proportional to production costs.
• Tree-Planting Contributions (Ecuador reforestation unit-donation programme) A unit-based contribution programme through which individuals and businesses can fund trees planted in Ecuador's Intag Valley and other biodiversity hotspots at CHF 5 per tree, with payment via bank transfer, PayPal, credit card, or TWINT.

Quantifiable outcome

• 180,000 trees planted globally across all projects
• +11 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AlternaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022Swiss sustainability services company partnering with OneAction on joint carbon neutrality content. Alterna provides carbon assessments and personalised coaching to reduce company emissions, while OneAction provides qualitative reforestation projects. Both entities co-authored an article on effective carbon neutrality contributions.
• Almighty TreecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Almighty Tree has been a key partner in Swiss reforestation since 2020, planting more than 57,000 trees across Switzerland. Starting 2025, Almighty Tree's leaders (the family business owners) will take over management of the OneAction association, overseeing the Reunited under the Canopy urban greening project further strengthened by a partnership with the City of Carouge in 2024.
• Marc-André CartiercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Swiss master chocolatier co-creator of Banyan Alliance, OneAction's sister company producing and commercialising premium chocolate from Ecuadorian Nacional cacao. The partnership rebalances the cocoa value chain with Equal Profit certification, providing farmers 40% more revenue than Fairtrade.
• EconcienciaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017OneAction explores replicating Econciencia's plastic recycling technology (transforming plastic waste into 'plastic wood') developed in Medellín, Colombia. Econciencia provides technical expertise for planning and training employees in new project sites. 'Plastic wood' is 98% plastic waste, tested by the University of the Andes.
• Llena una botella de amorminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2017Colombian NGO partnering with OneAction to replicate its successful plastic recycling model (developed with Econciencia) in new contexts. The NGO owns and manages the processing facility.
• Habitat Sur / Adriana BuenominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017OneAction collaborated with Habitat Sur (founded by Adriana Bueno) on the Madera plástica project, implementing plastic recycling technology to produce building materials in South America.
• Comptoir ImmobilierminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2017Swiss real estate company partnering to support OneAction's reforestation project with oxalogenic species, aiming to plant 150,000 trees in three regions affected by climate change. This is the first time the group has engaged with an eco-responsible project abroad.
• Service des Espaces Verts de la Ville de GenèvecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2017The City of Geneva's green spaces department mandated OneAction to involve private actors in its tree-planting efforts, marking the first public-private partnership for the Reunited under the Canopy project. This partnership enabled mobilisation of private sector funding for public urban greening.
• CRDT (Cambodian Rural Development Team)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014OneAction collaborated with CRDT from 2014-2018 on the Mondulkiri conservation project in Cambodia, developing sustainable economic alternatives to deforestation for the Bunong indigenous community in the Seima Protected Forest. CRDT provided field implementation, community organisation, and micro-enterprise development expertise.
• Corporación ToisáncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013OneAction partners with Corporación Toisán (founded by Denis Laporta in 2005) to protect the Intag Valley in Ecuador — one of the ten most biodiverse regions in the world. The partnership implements five development axes: renewable hydroelectric energy, reforestation, sustainable agriculture, environmental education (eco clubs), and community legal defence. Corporación Toisán serves as an umbrella organisation providing debate space, political impact, and local economic promotion.
• CASA InteramericanacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013OneAction supported the reforestation efforts of CASA Interamericana in northern Ecuador from 2013, working in one of the 10 most biodiverse regions threatened by intensive agriculture and mining. The partnership later scaled up through Corporación Toisán.
• Sadhana ForestcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012OneAction partners with Sadhana Forest (NGO founded by Aviram Rozin) to implement the Humus & Humans agroforestry project using oxalogenic species in Tamil Nadu, India and Samburu and Kajiado counties, Kenya. Sadhana Forest provides its proven model achieving 90% tree survival rates, mobile tree-planting units, and training in planting and water conservation. The partnership has planted over 100,000 trees across 66 villages, sequestering an estimated 174,000 tonnes of CO2 over 50 years.
• INEPE (Institute of Research, Education and Popular Promotion of Ecuador)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012OneAction works with INEPE (directed by Patricio Raza) to spread its internationally recognised holistic education model in Quito. OneAction has financed construction of facilities (agronomy shack, greenhouses, refectory, kitchen, music rooms), developed an e-learning platform for teacher training (3,000+ teachers trained), and participated in creating Ecuador's first University of Popular Education. INEPE provides holistic education to 700+ students aged 0-18 from disadvantaged neighbourhoods.
• A future of children in Bodhgaya society / Gyan NiketancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012OneAction partners with the Indian NGO 'A future of children in Bodhgaya society' (directed by Brajesh Kumar) to support education near Bodh Gaya, Bihar. Supports Gyan Niketan (free school for 300 Dalit students) and helped create Gyan International School (affordable English-medium school). OneAction contributed to infrastructure, the One Meal a Day programme, and school operations, with Gyan International projected to achieve self-sustainability by 2025.
• VitalideasminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Ecuadorian organisation working in sustainable development, conservation of natural resources, and rural community development. Partnered with OneAction on the Papa china en Amazonía project supporting Amazonian women in the community of Cajabamba II, Pastaza province.
• Grant Thornton SAminorOthersExternal auditor of OneAction's accounts, providing audit services free of charge.

Scale indicators27 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Rainforest Alliance: Large international non-profit operating certification, sustainable agriculture, forestry, and climate programs across tropical regions. Comparable to OneAction in mission scope (forest conservation, fair cocoa, biodiversity) but operates at much greater scale with a broader certification and standards business model rather than project-execution focus.
• South Pole Group: Swiss-based climate solutions provider offering carbon credit development, advisory, and large-scale nature-based projects to corporates. Comparable to OneAction in Swiss base, focus on nature-based CO2 sequestration, and corporate client base, but operates as a much larger commercial climate consultancy rather than a grant-driven association.

Direct peers

• Eden Reforestation Projects: Global non-profit running large-scale tree-planting and community-based restoration programs across multiple continents with corporate sponsorship and donor contributions. Comparable to OneAction through its donation-driven funding, multi-country reforestation footprint, and emphasis on community-led execution with employment generation.
• myclimate: Swiss non-profit foundation focused on climate protection through corporate partnerships, reforestation, and carbon-offsetting programs. Highly comparable to OneAction: Swiss-domiciled, donation and corporate-partnership driven, mixes domestic Swiss projects with international reforestation, and offers companies tree-planting and employee engagement services.
• Tree Aid: UK and West Africa-focused non-profit combating poverty and climate change through tree planting, agroforestry, and land restoration. Comparable to OneAction in combining dryland agroforestry, community empowerment, and education components; smaller scale but similar hybrid development-environmental model.
• WeForest: International non-profit funding scientific reforestation projects in Brazil, India, Africa and elsewhere, partnering with corporate sponsors and academic institutions. Comparable to OneAction in mission, international scope, partnership-driven execution, and emphasis on scientifically validated high-survival-rate planting models.
• PUR Projet: France-based social enterprise implementing regenerative agroforestry and tree-planting projects across Latin America, Africa, and Asia with corporate sponsors. Closely comparable to OneAction in model: partners with local NGOs, builds self-financing supply chains (e.g., cocoa, coffee), and offers verified CO2 sequestration outcomes to corporate donors.

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Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

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