Cabinet ESPERE

What Cabinet ESPERE does

Cabinet ESPERE is a French sustainability consulting cooperative (SCOP — Société Coopérative et Participative) founded in 2004 by agro-food engineers François Raguenot and Jean-François Fillaut, headquartered in Vendôme with secondary offices in Nantes and Blaye. The firm structures, deploys, and evaluates sustainability strategies across five practice areas: Durabilité/RSE (CSRD compliance, materiality analysis, stakeholder engagement), Climat (carbon footprint under Bilan Carbone/BEGES/GHG Protocol, ACT transition planning, SBTi submission, OCARA vulnerability assessment, CSRD ESRS E1), Ressources (circular economy diagnostics and CSRD ESRS E5), Biodiversité (impact measurement, ACT Biodiversité, CSRD ESRS E4), and Coopération (CSDDD compliance and international cooperation projects in West Africa). Services are delivered as customized individual or collective engagements supported by a complementary partner ecosystem — Toovalu for ESG data software, EVEA, Lapsaé, and Kossop for sensitization and specialized capabilities — and are certified under Bilan Carbone (IFC), ACT Pas-à-Pas/ACT Evaluation (ADEME and CDP), OCARA (Carbone 4), and Label Engagé RSE (AFNOR). The firm's mission ("raison d'être") is to cooperate for a desirable, just, resilient, and sustainable future.

The business model is professional services: customized on-site consulting engagements delivered by mobile consultants across France, with additional international delivery via the ESPERE Sénégal subsidiary (created 2008 with partner Macoumba Diagne) and circular-economy operating ventures Waste & Hope (100% recycled plastic furniture) and Proplast Industrie/Récuplast (plastic recycling in Senegal). GTM is sales-led and enterprise-focused, with face-to-face client engagements, group work animation, and annual reviews; certifications and accreditations (Diag Décarbon'Action, PACTE Industrie, Diag Ecoflux, Diag 3D) enable client access to Bpifrance/ADEME public subsidies that lower engagement friction. Customer base spans hundreds of clients across general enterprises, the automotive/mobility sector (notably Mobivia/Norauto since 2005), large enterprises subject to CSRD, SMEs under 500 employees, and international/West African enterprises. The firm also operates a top-of-funnel awareness motion through public workshop facilitation (Fresque du Climat, Atelier 2 tonnes, TED'ESPERE, Fresque de la Biodiversité).

Operationally, ESPERE is a small specialist firm (1–10 employees) with no external investors, no funding rounds, and no public listing; ownership and governance sit with co-founder co-managers and cooperative members. Recent strategic moves include organic team expansion (Delphine Tartarin in 2021, Margot Leibnitz in 2023), deepening of the biodiversity practice, and sustained international cooperation activity. The model prioritizes deep client relationships and capability transfer over volume, aiming to render clients autonomous rather than dependent on external advisors.

Name

Cabinet ESPERE

Legal name

Cabinet ESPERE

Website

https://cabinet-espere.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cabinet ESPERE is a French sustainability consulting cooperative (SCOP) founded in 2004, providing advisory services in climate, biodiversity, circular economy, CSR strategy, and CSRD/CSDDD compliance to enterprises primarily in France and West Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainability, ESG & Climate Risk Advisory (BPAHAJAH), ESG Governance, Sustainability Reporting & Assurance Advisory (BPAHAFAJ), Supply Chain & Product Carbon Advisory (Scope 3 Procurement, PCF Support) (EUABADAJ), Carbon Market & Policy Advisory (Compliance Schemes, ETS Design, Article 6) (EUABADAA), Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA) (EUAIANAH), Carbon Claims, Labeling & Communications Advisory (VCMI/ICVCM Guidance, Claim Substantiation) (EUABADAI)

Keywords

• Sustainability consulting
• Carbon footprint assessment
• CSRD compliance advisory
• Circular economy consulting
• Biodiversity impact advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Vendôme

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sustainability/RSE Consulting: Core consulting services including diagnostic, strategic trajectory, sustainability management, and sustainability evaluation. Delivered through customized one-on-one or collective accompaniment formats.
2. Climate Consulting Services: Climate-specific services including carbon footprint (Bilan Carbone, BEGES, GHG Protocol), critical review, transition planning, SBTi trajectory definition, vulnerability studies, and CSRD ESRS E1 compliance.
3. Biodiversity Consulting Services: Biodiversity services including impact measurement, CSRD ESRS E4 compliance, diagnostic of biodiversity interactions, strategy development and deployment.
4. Cooperation & International Projects: International cooperation services including CSDDD accompaniment for European subsidiaries in West Africa, impact project support, and climate change fight in international cooperation projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cabinet ESPERE is a French cooperative consulting firm providing customized sustainability advisory services across five practice areas: Durabilité/RSE (CSRD compliance, materiality analysis, stakeholder engagement, sustainability management), Climat (carbon footprint assessment, transition planning, SBTi trajectory, CSRD ESRS E1), Biodiversité (impact measurement, CSRD ESRS E4, biodiversity strategy), Ressources (circular economy, material audits, CSRD ESRS E5), and Coopération (CSDDD compliance for European subsidiaries in West Africa, international cooperation projects). Services are delivered as bespoke consulting engagements, supported by recognized frameworks (Bilan Carbone IFC, ACT ADEME/CDP, OCARA Carbone 4) and a complementary partner ecosystem (Toovalu, EVEA, Lapsaé, Kossop).

Product overview

Cabinet ESPERE is a consulting firm (SCOP, cooperative structure) founded in 2004, offering a portfolio of advisory services organized around five core practice areas: Durabilité – RSE (sustainability and CSR strategy, CSRD compliance, stakeholder engagement), Climat (carbon footprint, transition planning, SBTi, CSRD ESRS E1), Ressources (circular economy, material audits, CSRD ESRS E5), Biodiversité (biodiversity impact, CSRD ESRS E4), and Coopération (international cooperation and CSDDD in West Africa). Services are delivered as custom consulting engagements, often using complementary ecosystem tools such as Toovalu for data collection and strategy tracking, and can incorporate Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) through partner networks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Durabilité – RSE Sustainability and CSR consulting services covering strategic diagnostic, sustainability trajectory, durability management, sustainability evaluation, and CSRD compliance including stakeholder engagement, value chain analysis, double materiality assessment, and material data point reporting. Targeted at companies seeking to structure and evaluate sustainability approaches.
• Climat Climate consulting services including carbon footprint assessment (Bilan Carbone, BEGES, GHG Protocol), critical review, transition planning aligned with the Paris Agreement, SBTi trajectory submission, climate vulnerability and adaptation studies, and CSRD ESRS E1 compliance. Targeted at organizations needing regulatory compliance and decarbonation strategy.
• Ressources Circular economy consulting services including awareness and training, material diagnostics and audits, circular strategy development, transition planning and deployment, CSRD ESRS E5 compliance, and upcycling workshops. Targeted at companies seeking to reduce resource use and integrate circular economy principles.
• Biodiversité Biodiversity consulting services including awareness and training, impact measurement, vulnerability and adaptation assessment, biodiversity strategy and trajectory development, and CSRD ESRS E4 compliance. Targeted at organizations needing to measure and reduce biodiversity impacts.
• Coopération International cooperation consulting services including CSDDD compliance accompaniment for European subsidiaries in West Africa, impact project support in West Africa, and climate change mitigation in international cooperation projects. Delivered via ESPERE Sénégal subsidiary and partner Macoumba Diagne.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced carbon footprint through strategic trajectory implementation and action plan deployment
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 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

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Macoumba DiagnecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Senegalese partner, associate, and colleague enabling ESPERE's international cooperation activities in West Africa. Partner in ESPERE Sénégal (since 2008), Proplast Industrie/Récuplast (plastic recycling), and Waste & Hope (100% recycled plastic furniture).
• ESPERE SénégalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Subsidiary created in 2008 via Macoumba Diagne partnership, extending ESPERE's sustainability consulting activities to West Africa and enabling international cooperation projects.
• ToovalucoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic ecosystem partner co-founded by ESPERE founders (Jean-Baptiste Puyou, Arturo Montes). Toovalu provides ESG management software enabling data collection, analysis, strategy building, and pilot tracking. Recommended by ESPERE to clients (e.g., Mobivia) for internalizing carbon measurement and sustainability management.
• EVEAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcosystem partner in the multidisciplinary network of complementary partners. Part of the core ecosystem (ESPERE, Toovalu, EVEA, Lapsae, Kossop) sharing values and enabling comprehensive client response.
• LapsaecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcosystem partner in the multidisciplinary network of complementary partners. Part of the core ecosystem enabling comprehensive sustainability consulting response.
• KossopcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcosystem partner providing climate sensitization tools including Défi Climat game for team-based climate awareness workshops. Part of core partner ecosystem.
• Proplast Industrie / RécuplastcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlastic recycling subsidiaries created with Macoumba Diagne in Senegal for recycling plastic waste into new materials, supporting circular economy implementation.
• Waste & HopeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompany founded by ESPERE co-founders manufacturing and commercializing furniture from 100% recycled plastic, demonstrating circular economy principles.
• Ecole des Mines de Paris (ISIGE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic institution that supported the founding of ESPERE in 2004, providing legitimacy and methodological foundations for sustainability consulting practice.
• AFNORminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStandards body that supported ESPERE's founding and provides certification frameworks (Label Engagé RSE, Diag 3D) that ESPERE leverages for client engagements.
• Alan AtkissonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainability thought leader ('troubadour of sustainability') and friend of Donella and Dennis Meadows who shared experience, methods, and art with ESPERE team, influencing firm's approaches.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Toovalu: ESG management software co-founded by ESPERE co-founders. Part ecosystem partner, part competitor offering carbon measurement and strategy software that could substitute elements of ESPERE's advisory work.
• Greenly: French carbon accounting SaaS platform with advisory services, serving SMEs and mid-market on carbon footprinting. Competes for the same SME/CSRD-adjacent client base but via a tech-led model.

Others

• Lapsae: French sustainability consultancy listed as part of ESPERE's core complementary partner ecosystem; overlaps on circular economy and CSR advisory.
• Kossop: French climate sensitization tools provider (Défi Climat game, workshops) listed in ESPERE's ecosystem. Adjacent, complementary player rather than direct competitor.

Direct peers

• EVEA: French sustainability and life-cycle assessment consultancy with overlapping offerings in carbon footprint, circular economy, and CSRD. Listed as one of ESPERE's complementary ecosystem partners.
• Carbone 4: French climate strategy and carbon advisory consultancy, founded 2007. Directly comparable to ESPERE's climate practice; ESPERE's consultants are OCARA-certified by Carbone 4, evidencing close ecosystem overlap.
• Utopies: Paris-based sustainability strategy and CSR consulting firm founded in 1993, serving similar enterprise clients on materiality, reporting, and sustainability strategy.

Broad incumbents

• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification company with a growing sustainability services practice including CSRD assurance, carbon verification, and label evaluations. Competes for the same enterprise regulatory-driven engagements.
• PwC France (Sustainability Services): Big 4 firm with a large French sustainability and CSRD practice serving enterprise clients on climate, biodiversity, and double materiality. Operates in the same market with vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• EcoAct (Accenture): Originally an independent French carbon consultancy (now part of Accenture), offering carbon footprint, SBTi, and climate strategy services to enterprises — directly comparable to ESPERE's climate practice but at far greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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