BIOCENYS

What BIOCENYS does

BIOCENYS is a French biodiversity consulting cooperative (Société Coopérative et Participative, SCOP) founded in 2012 and headquartered in Toulouse, with a Paris agency opened in 2024. The firm advises French enterprises, real estate developers, and local authorities on integrating biodiversity into corporate strategy, regulatory compliance, and on-site operations. Its service portfolio spans ecological diagnostics (flash, full seasonal, and regulatory), biodiversity strategy development aligned with CSRD/ESRS E4 and EU Taxonomy Criterion 6, Assistance à Maîtrise d'Ouvrage (AMO) for real estate projects pursuing BiodiverCity, Effinature, Ecojardin, BREEAM, and HQE certifications, and the implementation of nature-based solutions such as hive implantation (~300 hives deployed through a 30+ beekeeper partner network), eco-grazing with dwarf sheep and goats, site renaturation with wildlife shelters, and awareness workshops including the Fresque de la Biodiversité.

The technology stack centers on ecological expertise backed by certified methodologies: the proprietary Diagnostic Flash Écologique (developed with The Climate Company) automates pre-screening of environmental stakes via cartographic and environmental databases; the IBAN (Indice de Bol Alimentaire Normé) provides a normalized feasibility score for hive implantation; and the Alséide carbon-and-biodiversity solution uses the Label Bas Carbone methodology to channel corporate contributions toward optimized French private forest management, with 10% directed to old-growth forest acquisition via the Conservatoire d'Espaces Naturels d'Occitanie. Team credentials include OPQIBI 0701 certification, BiodiverCity assessor (CIBI), and Effinature AMO assessor (IRICE) status.

BIOCENYS monetizes through professional services engagements (consulting, AMO mandates, ecological diagnostics) billed on a quote basis, plus transaction-based contributions to Alséide forest sites and recurring managed-services contracts (beehive management, eco-grazing). The Bpifrance Diag Biodiversité programme co-finances diagnostics at 40% for eligible SMEs. Go-to-market is consultative, direct enterprise sales driven by institutional referrals (Bpifrance, OFB, CCI France, MEDEF 31) and a network of scientific partners (Université Paul Sabatier's UMR du LEFE, École d'Ingénieurs de Purpan, CEN Occitanie). Enterprise clients include ICADE, VEOLIA, TECHNAL (Hydro group), PROMOMIDI, SILOGE, EVONEO (SUEZ/Banque des Territoires), EIFFAGE, BPCE, and Ariane Group.

Name

BIOCENYS

Legal name

Société coopérative BIOCENYS

Website

https://biocenys.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BIOCENYS is a French biodiversity consulting cooperative that advises enterprises and real estate developers on ecological diagnostics, CSRD/ESRS E4 compliance, biodiversity certifications, and implements nature-based solutions (beehives, eco-grazing, forest carbon contributions) across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Biodiversity Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Ecosystem Services & Natural Capital Assessment / Valuation (EUAHAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ecosystem Services & Natural Capital Programs (Water, Biodiversity Credits, PES) (IMAMAJAK), Nature & Biodiversity Reporting (TNFD, natural capital) (EUAHAJAM), Biodiversity Conservation & Habitat Banking (AFAMAMAC)

Keywords

• Biodiversity consulting services
• Ecological diagnostics
• Nature-based solutions
• Carbon biodiversity credits
• Eco-grazing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Biodiversity Consulting & Strategy Advisory: Ongoing and project-based consulting engagements including biodiversity strategy development, CSRD/ESRS E4 reporting preparation, EU Taxonomy alignment (Criterion 6), and regulatory compliance. Engagements are typically multi-session, collaborative, and co-financed through Bpifrance's Diag Biodiversité (40% subsidy for eligible SMEs).
2. AMO Biodiversity (Assistance à Maîtrise d'Ouvrage): Project-based mandate to accompany real estate developers and urban planners in integrating biodiversity into construction and renovation projects, from competition/concept phase through delivery and operation. Includes support for obtaining biodiversity certifications (BiodiverCity, Effinature, Ecojardin, HQE, BREEAM).
3. Beehive Implantation & Management: Turnkey solution including feasibility study, legal declarations, apiary installation, ongoing management by local beekeepers, honey harvest, and personalized honey jars for the client company. Also offered as 'parrainage' (sponsorship) for companies without suitable sites.
4. Eco-Grazing Services: Turnkey eco-grazing solution including local shepherd network coordination, legal declarations, fencing, animal shelter, water trough setup, animal transport, daily care, and veterinary follow-up. Species used include Ouessant dwarf sheep, dwarf goats, and Solognot sheep.
5. Alséide Carbon & Biodiversity Credits: Companies contribute financially to optimized management of private French forests, preserving carbon sinks and biodiversity. Evaluations use the Label Bas Carbone methodology. 10% of contributions go to Conservatoire d'Espaces Naturels d'Occitanie's old-growth forest acquisition fund. Multiple forest sites offered across Haute-Garonne, Hérault, and Gironde.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

BIOCENYS is a French worker cooperative providing biodiversity consulting, ecological diagnostics, and nature-based solution implementation services for enterprises and local authorities. Offerings include biodiversity impact assessments, CSRD/ESRS E4 reporting support, EU Taxonomy alignment, AMO project management assistance for real estate developers, and turnkey field solutions such as hive implantation, eco-grazing, site renaturation, and the Alséide carbon-and-biodiversity forest contribution program.

Product overview

BIOCENYS operates as a cooperative company providing a comprehensive portfolio of biodiversity services organized around three strategic axes: (1) Site transformation into biodiversity welcoming spaces, (2) Economic model transformation, and (3) Strategic biodiversity consulting. The core offerings include Alséide (carbon and biodiversity forest solution), Diagnostics Écologiques (ecological assessments including flash and full diagnostic), Stratégie Biodiversité (strategy and CSRD reporting), and AMO Biodiversité (project management assistance). Solution products include Implantation de Ruches (~300 hives deployed), Eco-pâturage (ecological grazing), Renaturation de Sites (fauna shelters, insect hotels, biodiversity trails), Sensibilisation (awareness workshops including Fresque de la Biodiversité), and Labels Biodiversité (BiodiverCity, Effinature, Ecojardin certification support). The company also offers a Diag Biodiversité Bpifrance co-financed service at 40% for eligible SMEs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Alséide: Solution carbone et biodiversité pour la gestion optimisée des forêts françaises, contribuant à la préservation des puits de carbone et au développement de la biodiversité locale

Products and services

• Alséide Carbon & Biodiversity Solution A nature-based solution enabling companies to contribute to optimized management of French private forests, preserving carbon sinks and developing local forest biodiversity. Includes financial contributions toward forest management with Label Bas Carbone-certified evaluation and a portion directed to old-growth forest conservation. Designed for corporate carbon and biodiversity strategies.
• Diagnostics Écologiques Ecological assessment services including an automated flash diagnostic (rapid analysis using cartographic resources), full ecological diagnostic (comprehensive 4-season fauna/flora inventory by ecologists), and regulatory compliance support. OPQIBI 0701 certified. Aimed at enterprises and real estate developers needing biodiversity impact and dependency assessment.
• Stratégie Biodiversité Biodiversity strategy consulting that helps companies identify impacts and dependencies, define action plans, structure CSRD/ESRS E4 biodiversity indicators, prepare transition plans using the LEAP methodology (TNFD) and ENCORE, and verify taxonomy alignment. Includes the Bpifrance Diag Biodiversité co-financed diagnostic.
• Assistance à Maîtrise d'Ouvrage Biodiversité (AMO) Project management assistance that integrates biodiversity into construction and renovation projects, from competition/concept phase through delivery and operation. Includes support for obtaining biodiversity certifications (BiodiverCity, Effinature, Ecojardin, HQE, BREEAM). Targeted at real estate developers, urban planners, and construction firms.
• Implantation de Ruches (Hive Implantation) Turnkey hive implantation and management service including feasibility study using the IBAN scientific score, legal declarations, apiary installation, ongoing management by local beekeepers, honey harvest, and personalized honey jars. Also offered as 'parrainage' (sponsorship) for companies without suitable sites. Approximately 300 hives deployed across France.
• Éco-pâturage (Ecological Grazing) Turnkey eco-grazing service for maintaining company green spaces using sheep and goats (Ouessant dwarf sheep, dwarf goats, Solognot sheep), replacing mechanical or chemical maintenance. Includes shepherd network coordination, fencing, shelter, water access, animal transport, care, and veterinary follow-up.
• Renaturation de Sites Site renaturation service that transforms corporate sites into biodiversity welcoming areas through installation of bird nest boxes, insect hotels, hedgehog shelters, bat boxes, and educational biodiversity trails with QR codes. Installations are customized to local species and site conditions.
• Sensibilisation à la Biodiversité Biodiversity awareness workshops including hive visits, Biodiversity Fresque (collaborative game), honey harvesting, pollinator welcoming, bee discovery, and bird-favoring animations for employees and stakeholders. Designed for corporate team-building, education, and stakeholder engagement.
• Labels Biodiversité (Certification Support) Certification support services for obtaining biodiversity labels including BiodiverCity, Effinature, Ecojardin, BREEAM (biodiversity section), HQE, and BDO (Bâtiments Durables) for real estate and development projects. BIOCENYS specialists are recognized assessors by CIBI and IRICE.

Quantifiable outcome

• Biodiversity certifications (e.g., BiodiverCity) can increase real estate asset value by over 7%
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BPI France (Diag Biodiversité expert network)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025BIOCENYS is part of the Bpifrance Diag Biodiversité expert network launched in early 2025. This program enables enterprises to identify biodiversity impacts and dependencies and structure a biodiversity roadmap, with 40% co-financing for eligible companies.
• BPI France (Coq Vert Community)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024In 2024, BIOCENYS joined the Coq Vert community launched by Bpifrance in partnership with ADEME and the Ministry of Ecological Transition. The community connects business leaders committed to ecological and energy transition.
• OFB (Office Français de la Biodiversité)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Since 2021, BIOCENYS joined the OFB's 'Entreprises Engagées pour la Nature' program with a 3-year biodiversity roadmap. BIOCENYS is one of the first 100 French companies committed to the program.
• The Climate CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Climate Company, Sinallagma, and BIOCENYS are jointly engaged in developing solutions facilitating organizational adaptation to climate change. This partnership, serving climate and biodiversity, enables them to offer a unique service package to local authorities and enterprises for adaptation.
• SinallagmacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSinallagma, The Climate Company, and BIOCENYS co-develop climate adaptation solutions for organizations. Together they offer a unique service offering for local authorities and enterprises seeking to adapt to climate change.
• École d'Ingénieurs de PurpancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBIOCENYS collaborates with Purpan's 'vieille forêt' research group on the Alséide carbon and biodiversity solution, and conducts research projects with students from the school.
• Conservatoire d'Espaces Naturels d'OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA privileged partner of BIOCENYS, the CEN is a member of the Alséide scientific expert committee (one of its inspirers) and actively contributed to the charter. A patronage convention funds old-growth forest conservation projects. In 2020, contributions enabled acquisition of a 2.44-ha old-growth forest parcel at Bois de Pinsois in Lilhac.
• CCI France (Chambres de Commerce et d'Industrie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCI France is France's leading business accelerator. Emmanuelle Parache, BIOCENYS founder, represents CCI Occitanie on the Conseil National de la Transition Ecologique (CNTE) which delivers structuring opinions for ecological transition policy. BIOCENYS participates in the ecosystem through this institutional representation.
• CCI OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCI Occitanie supports regional businesses in ecological and economic transition. Emmanuelle Parache represents CCI Occitanie at the Agence Régionale Biodiversité Occitanie, participating in the SRADDET framework. BIOCENYS benefits from institutional visibility and referrals through this partnership.
• UMR du LEFE (Laboratoire Écologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement, Université Paul Sabatier)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe UMR du LEFE at Université Paul Sabatier collaborates with BIOCENYS on water preservation research and ecosystem service measurement projects.
• Gilles BarreaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Conseil National de l'Expertise Foncière Agricole et Forestière (CNEFAF) and court-appointed expert, Gilles Barreau is BIOCENYS's historical partner on all forestry matters, including Alséide forest evaluations.
• Commission Transition Écologique et Économique du MEDEF 31minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBIOCENYS actively participates in the MEDEF 31 commission which accompanies member SMEs in Haute-Garonne on ecological transition issues. This provides networking and referral opportunities within the business community.
• L'Union Régionale des SCOP Occitanie – PyrénéesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBIOCENYS is part of the SCOP (cooperative company) network in Occitanie. The UR SCOP supports cooperative enterprises at all stages of their existence.
• Agence Régionale de la Biodiversité d'OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARB Occitanie is an operational tool for implementing the regional biodiversity strategy across terrestrial, freshwater aquatic, and marine environments. BIOCENYS fully participates in its knowledge-sharing, stakeholder coordination, and project support missions.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte (Sustainability & Climate practice): Big 4 firm with an extensive CSRD/ESRS E4 advisory practice serving multinational corporates — a much larger incumbent competing for the same enterprise ESG and biodiversity reporting budgets.
• South Pole Group: Global climate and biodiversity solutions provider with deep expertise in nature-based solutions and carbon/biodiversity credits. Comparable to BIOCENYS's Alséide offering but operating at global scale.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection and certification company that issues sustainability/ESG certifications and operates a large biodiversity service line — competes for certification-driven mandates (BREEAM, HQE) that BIOCENYS also supports.
• EcoAct (South Pole Group): International carbon and sustainability consultancy (now part of South Pole) offering CSRD/ESG strategy and carbon credits to large enterprises — a broader-scale incumbent competing for the same large-enterprise ESG mandates as BIOCENYS.

Direct peers

• Goodwill Management: French biodiversity and CSR consultancy providing biodiversity diagnostics, awareness training, and nature-based solutions to enterprises and local authorities — closely overlapping BIOCENYS's service stack and customer segments.
• Bl Evolution: French biodiversity and CSR consulting firm advising corporates on biodiversity strategy, environmental labelling, and impact assessment — directly comparable to BIOCENYS's Stratégie Biodiversité and AMO offerings.
• BIOTOPE: France's largest specialist biodiversity/environment consultancy (HQ Mèze), offering ecological diagnostics, AMO, biodiversity strategy and natural capital assessment — a near-direct competitor to BIOCENYS in the French enterprise biodiversity market.

Emerging players

• Greenflex: French sustainability and ESG transformation consultancy serving enterprise clients on environmental strategy. Comparable through CSRD/sustainability advisory, though broader and less biodiversity-specialized than BIOCENYS.
• Nooco: B Corp-certified French ESG and biodiversity consultancy supporting SMEs and large groups with biodiversity diagnostics and sustainability roadmaps — competes with BIOCENYS in the Bpifrance Diag Biodiversité funnel.
• Carbone 4: French carbon and climate strategy consultancy advising corporates on decarbonization and ESG strategy. Partially overlaps BIOCENYS through Alséide/carbon work but is broader on climate and lacks the field-biodiversity implementation layer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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