What CITIZING Consulting does

CITIZING Consulting is a privately-held French consulting firm (SAS) headquartered in Paris with a secondary office in Nantes, founded in 2015 by Julie de Brux. The firm operates two integrated business lines: (1) Evaluation and Impact Assessment, which provides socio-economic and environmental assessment of public and private investments, ongoing impact measurement, evaluation of impact contracts (a French innovative financing mechanism), and due-diligence advisory for impact finance; and (2) Regulatory Security, a four-pillar offering (Anticipate, Plan, Support, Transmit) that helps public and private actors comply with France's complex environmental and urban-planning regulations. Its underlying methodology combines academic rigor with operational experience, including monetization of non-market impacts, differential "with/without project" evaluation, and Social Return on Investment (SROI) calculations, and the firm participates in France Stratégie working groups on impact methodology.

The company serves four horizontal customer segments: public-sector organizations (ministries, public establishments, local authorities, elected officials), responsible investors and banks, private developers and delegating public-service companies, and social-economy organizations (associations, foundations, SSE companies). Engagement is delivered through project-based, quote-based professional services with no publicly disclosed pricing, sourced via a content-and-referral go-to-market model anchored on academic publications, media commentary, and the firm's bilingual website. The firm has studied €30 billion in project financial resources, evaluated 11 impact contracts, and trained 400 professionals in environmental and urban-planning law. The team numbers 15-24 analysts, jurists, and consultants (sources vary), with co-leaders Julie de Brux (Présidente) and Marie Forbin (Directrice générale), and is supported by a core technology partnership with Impact Track for impact-indicator tracking. The firm reports revenue growth of 30x over 7 years with no external funding rounds disclosed and a €20,000 share capital.

Name

CITIZING Consulting

Legal name

Citizing, SAS

Website

https://citizing-consulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CITIZING Consulting is a Paris-based French consulting firm that provides socio-economic impact evaluation, impact-contract evaluation, and environmental regulatory security services to public-sector bodies, responsible investors, private developers, and social-economy organizations in France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Impact Assessment and Regulatory Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN), Permitting, Siting & Environmental Impact (EIA/NEPA) Advisory (EUAMANAB), Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ)

Keywords

• Socio-economic evaluation
• Impact measurement consulting
• Environmental regulatory compliance
• Impact assessment services
• SROI analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services - Impact Assessment: Professional consulting services for socio-economic and environmental assessment of public and private investments. Projects are conducted before investment decisions to ensure optimal allocation of resources toward the most collective value-creating projects.
2. Consulting Services - Regulatory Security: Regulatory compliance and legal advisory services for public and private actors whose projects may impact the environment. Services include upstream regulatory diagnosis, project management, ongoing support, and training.
3. Impact Contract Evaluation: Evaluator role for impact contracts, a new financing mechanism for social and environmental innovation. The company audits veracity of project information, collects data, and calculates payment triggers over the 3-7 year contract lifecycle.
4. Impact Finance Advisory: Due diligence and ongoing advisory services for impact finance actors, including impact due diligence, shareholder support for development, and calculation of fund leverage effects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CITIZING Consulting delivers socio-economic and environmental impact assessment and regulatory security consulting services to public and private decision-makers. The firm conducts quantitative impact evaluations, monetizes social and environmental outcomes, calculates SROI, evaluates impact contracts as an independent third party, and supports clients in navigating complex environmental and urban planning regulations through four service pillars (Anticipate, Plan, Support, Transmit). Its clients include ministries, local authorities, banks, responsible investors, developers, and social economy organizations.

Product overview

CITIZING Consulting is a consulting firm operating two core service divisions: (1) Évaluation et mesure d'impact (Evaluation and Impact Assessment), comprising four sub-products — Évaluation socio-économique et environnementale, Mesure d'impact, Contrats à impact, and Finance à impact — all focused on guiding investment decisions toward socially and environmentally positive outcomes; and (2) Sécurisation réglementaire (Regulatory Security), built on four pillars — Anticiper, Planifier, Accompagner, and Transmettre — to help actors comply with complex environmental and urban planning regulations. The firm also integrates with Impact Track, a third-party platform for monitoring impact indicators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Evaluation and Impact Assessment (Évaluation et mesure d'impact)

Quantifiable outcome

• €30 billion in project financial resources analyzed for impact
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Impact TrackcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Impact Track for the impact measurement indicator tracking platform. Impact Track offers a simple and intuitive platform allowing administration of questionnaires, database creation, indicator calculation, and real-time dashboard creation. This partnership enables autonomous client data collection and monitoring.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• BeCitizen: European impact and ESG advisory firm with similar socio-economic and environmental evaluation offerings. Comparable to Citizing in providing impact assessment and advisory services, though operating at a smaller scale and with a broader European footprint.

Direct peers

• EcoAct: France-origin climate and environmental consultancy (now part of an international group) providing carbon accounting, impact assessment, and sustainability strategy. Comparable in the environmental impact evaluation and advisory space serving French and international clients.
• France Active: French solidarity finance network financing social and environmental impact projects. Comparable to Citizing through its impact finance and impact measurement activities, particularly for the social economy segment that Citizing serves.
• Carbone 4: French consultancy specializing in climate and environmental strategy, including carbon footprinting, impact assessment, and advisory for organizations undergoing transition. Comparable because of its overlap with Citizing's environmental impact evaluation and regulatory support offerings.
• Utopies: French sustainability and positive-impact consultancy founded in the 1990s. Directly comparable to Citizing because it offers socio-economic and environmental impact assessment, SROI, and strategic sustainability advisory to public and private actors in France.
• I Care & Consult: French environmental consultancy providing strategic advice on sustainability, environmental assessment, and regulatory compliance. Comparable to Citizing in serving both public and private sector clients with environmental and impact evaluation services.

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte France - Sustainability & Climate: Big 4 sustainability and climate practice in France. Overlaps with Citizing on impact assessment, ESG strategy, and regulatory compliance mandates for large enterprises and public bodies.
• PwC France - Sustainability and Climate Change: Sustainability and climate practice of a Big 4 firm in France. Comparable as it offers ESG/sustainability consulting, impact reporting, and regulatory advisory to French enterprises and public sector, competing for the same RFPs as Citizing, though across a much broader portfolio.
• EY France - Sustainability Services: Big 4 sustainability practice in France covering ESG strategy, climate risk, and impact reporting. Comparable to Citizing's sustainability/impact advisory work, though delivered inside a much broader consulting portfolio.
• KPMG France - Sustainability Services: Big 4 sustainability advisory practice offering ESG strategy, climate change, and impact advisory. Comparable in addressing public and private sector clients on impact evaluation and regulatory readiness, but at a much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/citizing-consulting

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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