ESS PRATIQUES

What ESS PRATIQUES does

ESS Pratiques is a French cooperative (SCIC - Société Coopérative d'Intérêt Collectif) founded in July 2021 and headquartered in Nantes, France, that develops and operates a SaaS platform for managing corporate social responsibility (CSR/RSO), societal utility, and labelling initiatives for organizations in the French Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS) sector. The platform is built on a WordPress + PHP stack hosted on OVH cloud infrastructure in France, and offers multi-user access with differentiated rights management, structured self-diagnostics against multiple pre-built referentials (including the 15-criteria ESS Good Practice Guide, 35-criteria ISO 26000, AFNOR RSEi, ESSMS evaluation, DD&RS, REEVE, and network-specific frameworks such as OSE and health-center social utility), action plan tracking with pilot assignment, stakeholder mapping tools, and multi-account dashboards for networks and consultants. The company monetizes through three annual subscription tiers (€350-€500/year for single accounts, €280/account for multi-account packages up to 10, and custom enterprise pricing for networks beyond 10 accounts), supplemented by bespoke accompaniment services and Qualiopi-certified training for partner consultants. Go-to-market combines self-serve online subscription for SMBs, a nationwide network of certified consultant partners for mid-market clients, and direct enterprise sales for large networks and grand comptes, with the platform already referenced by over 50 French ESS organizations including ADC Propreté, UNHAJ, Co santé, and ECOPOLE.

Name

ESS PRATIQUES

Legal name

RScop / L'Ouvre Boites 44

Website

https://esspratiques.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ESS Pratiques is a French cooperative that operates a SaaS platform helping Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS) organizations manage CSR/RSO journeys, impact measurement, and external evaluation preparation through structured referentials and certified consultant partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Management Software

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance Technology, GRC Platforms & Controls Automation Advisory (BPAHAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

ESG Governance, Sustainability Reporting & Assurance Advisory (BPAHAFAJ), IT Governance, Risk & Compliance (IT GRC) Platforms (HDAEALAK)

Keywords

• CSR management platform
• ESG assessment software
• Social economy tooling
• Sustainability reporting software
• Impact measurement platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Platform subscription (Single Account): Annual subscription for one establishment with unlimited users and choice/integration of one referential. Includes 4 hours of onboarding accompaniment.
2. Multi-account subscriptions: Up to 10 accounts for multiple establishments or consultants, each with own referential and multi-account dashboard with read/write access.
3. Partner/Grand compte packages: Custom packages for networks with more than 10 accounts for clients or members, with dashboard access, account creation management, and website listing.
4. Professional services and accompaniment: Custom bespoke accompaniment services for methodology, training, expertise, and communication needs, priced on quotation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ESS Pratiques develops and operates a SaaS platform that enables Social and Solidarity Economy organizations in France to pilot and operationalize their CSR/RSO journey via multi-referential self-diagnostics, action-plan tracking, stakeholder mapping and external evaluation preparation. The company complements the platform with custom accompaniment services and Qualiopi-certified training for ESS stakeholders.

Product overview

ESS Pratiques offers a SaaS platform for managing corporate social responsibility (CSR/RSO/ESG) journeys in the Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS) sector. The core offering includes the Plateforme ESS Pratiques, a web-based self-diagnostic and action-tracking tool available through subscription tiers (Compte, Multicomptes, and Partenaires). The platform supports multiple referentials including the ESS Good Practices Guide (15 criteria), ISO 26000 (35 criteria), and sector-specific frameworks such as AFNOR RSEi, ESSMS evaluation, DD&RS for education, and network-specific referentials. Additional services include Qualiopi-certified training programs and custom consulting accompaniment. Users progress through a 3-step journey: subscribe and create an account, choose or integrate a referential, and pilot their engagement journey independently or with support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plateforme ESS Pratiques Multi-tenant SaaS platform that lets French Social and Solidarity Economy organizations run multi-referential CSR/RSO self-diagnostics (Référentiel de Bonnes Pratiques ESS, ISO 26000, AFNOR RSEi, ESSMS, DD&RS), map stakeholders, track action plans, and prepare for external evaluations and RSEi or ESS Good Practices labeling. Built on WordPress/PHP and hosted on OVH, with differentiated user rights and custom referential integration.
• Accompagnement sur mesure ESS Pratiques Bespoke consulting/accompanagement service delivered by ESS Pratiques and its certified consultant partners to help ESS organizations (associations, cooperatives, mutuals, insertion enterprises, public establishments) operationalize their CSR/RSO journey, from self-diagnostic to action plan execution and label readiness.
• Formation Accompagner les acteurs ESS avec ESS Pratiques Qualiopi-certified training program designed for consultants and ESS actors who wish to learn how to accompany ESS structures in their CSR/RSO journey using the ESS Pratiques platform. Trainings are delivered by ESS Pratiques and feed its network of certified consultant partners.

Quantifiable outcome

• Organizations have achieved label level progression (e.g., from 'engagé' to 'confirmé' on RSE inclusion label)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, infrastructure and certified.

• CRESS des Pays de la LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChamber of ESS in Pays de la Loire, pilot regional entity for Good Practice Guide deployment since 2014, co-founder of SCIC ESS Pratiques with 20% voting rights, and convenor of Scientific and Ethics Committee.
• Fédération des Entreprises d'Insertion des Pays de la LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional federation of insertion enterprises, co-founder of SCIC ESS Pratiques with 20% voting rights in the Founders college.
• Chantier École Pays de la LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Chantier École branch, co-founder of SCIC ESS Pratiques with 20% voting rights in the Founders college.
• URHAJ (Union Régionale des Habitats Jeunes des Pays de la Loire)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional union of youth housing organizations, co-founder of SCIC ESS Pratiques with 20% voting rights in the Founders college. Developed the Habitat Jeunes RSE referential integrated into the platform.
• L'Ouvre-Boites (CAE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative activity company (CAE) of independent workers, co-founder of SCIC ESS Pratiques with 20% voting rights in the Founders college. Parent company RScop is the owner and developer of the platform.
• ESS FrancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational ESS confederation, member of National Partners college with 20% voting rights. Antoine Detourne serves as ESS Pratiques referent for ESS Good Practice Guide.
• UNHAJ (Union Nationale de l'Habitat Jeunes)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational union of youth housing, member of National Partners college with 20% voting rights. Coralie Rasoahaino serves as ESS Pratiques referent for Habitat Jeunes and ESSMS external evaluation.
• OVHinfrastructureTechnology or IntegrationCloud hosting provider for ESS Pratiques platform. Data is stored in France in compliance with GDPR requirements.
• EOLISinfrastructureTechnology or IntegrationTechnical development and maintenance partner for the ESS Pratiques website and platform. Provides ongoing technical operations and development services under contract with data protection obligations.
• StripeinfrastructureTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing provider for online transactions. Bank card details are not collected by ESS Pratiques but processed directly by Stripe.
• RScop / L'Ouvre Boites 44coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerParent company and primary consultant partner of ESS Pratiques. Has been accompanying ESS organizations in RSE since 2011. Nicolas Martin serves as Managing Director. Offers RSE training, seminar facilitation, methodology workshops, and strategic development support.
• CEAS VendéecertifiedImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner60-year-old association intervening in social action, territorial development, and social worker training. Certified partner specialized in médico-social sector, ESS, and territorial organizations.
• EILAN Conseil (Mahel Kerdoncuff)certifiedImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsulting firm specialized in continuous improvement (Quality, Health-safety, Environment, RSE) for ESS sector. Offers training, accompaniment, audits, and coaching for SIAE sector.
• Elycoop (Anne Laure Grivaud)certifiedImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsulting partner with Lucie ISO 26000 label, specializing in culture, heritage, sustainable tourism, and ESS sectors. Offers strategic support, operational deployment, and collective workshop facilitation.
• MLC Conseil (Marie Lorraine Chamla)certifiedImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsultant specializing in responsible digital (web eco-design, SEO, Fresque du Numérique), RSE, responsible communication & marketing, and training services in Pays de la Loire.
• Becquart Impact (Eric Becquart)certifiedImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRSE consultant for TPE/PME in services, industry, and ESS. Specializes in insertion, social policy, waste management, and circular economy with ISO 9001/14001 experience.
• SW Conseil (Stéphanie Wytrykowski)certifiedImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsultant and facilitator for responsible projects in Île-de-France. Specializes in collective intelligence workshops (Fresque de la RSE, Fresque de la Diversité, Fresque du sexisme, Fresque de l'Economie Circulaire), advice, and training.
• RH IN SITU (Fanny Le Guen)certifiedImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHR and QVCT (Quality of Life at Work) consultant based in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Focuses on HR reliability, skills development, and QVCT environment construction for both traditional and ESS organizations.
• ILHO Conseil (Véronique Liné)certifiedImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTPE/PME accompaniment specialist covering multiple French regions. Services include RSE strategy, carbon assessment, and circular economy consulting.
• Chiche Conseil (Anne Laure Guiheneuf & Sophie Magaud)certifiedImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRSE/RSO experts based in Loire-Atlantique and Vendée. Specializes in RSE/RSO strategy construction and implementation, professional equality consulting, and sponsorship. Focus on meaning-centered accompaniment over reporting.
• Sylvie Muniglia ConseilcertifiedImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFinance and strategy professional with 20+ years of ESS accompaniment. Specializes in cooperatives (SCOP, SCIC, CAE), food platform projects, and digital re-employment. Covers Brittany, Normandie, and Pays de la Loire.
• L'OURSE - SCIC CAE BOURGOGNE (Sandrine Désertot)certifiedImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRSE and sustainable performance consulting firm created for responsible enterprises. 20 years of management experience in HR, skills management, QVCT, and RSE labels for inclusive enterprises. Covers extensive French regions including Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Grand Est, Île-de-France, and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Enablon (Wolters Kluwer): Enablon is an enterprise GRC and sustainability software suite covering EHS, risk, compliance, and ESG reporting. It overlaps with ESS Pratiques on the compliance/GRC + ESG reporting workflow, but as part of a much larger portfolio targeting global enterprises rather than ESS actors.
• EcoVadis: EcoVadis is a globally dominant CSR ratings and sustainability-intelligence platform used by procurement teams to assess suppliers. It is comparable to ESS Pratiques as adjacent CSR/ESG infrastructure but operates as an external rating rather than an internal piloting tool for the assessed organization.
• Workiva: Workiva is a cloud platform for sustainability, ESG, and regulatory reporting (CSRD, SEC, GRI). It addresses the same reporting and audit-readiness use cases as ESS Pratiques but at enterprise scale with much broader scope and a different price point.

Others

• Be Climact: Be Climact is a French climate-action consultancy helping organizations with carbon strategy and CSR roadmaps. It is comparable to the consulting arm of ESS Pratiques and addresses overlapping French CSR/transformation mandates.
• Carbone 4: Carbone 4 is a French independent climate consulting and advisory firm. It is comparable to ESS Pratiques' accompaniment services on the CSR/climate advisory side and shares the French-market, mission-driven positioning, but does not operate a self-serve SaaS platform.
• Dastra: Dastra is a French GRC SaaS focused on privacy/data protection compliance (GDPR, RGPD). It is comparable as a French-language compliance SaaS with similar SMB/mid-market SaaS economics, but its referentials are privacy-focused rather than CSR/ESS-focused.

Direct peers

• Sweep: Sweep is a SaaS platform for managing corporate ESG and carbon data across frameworks (including CSRD/ISO equivalents). Like ESS Pratiques, it provides a multi-referential, collaborative dashboard for sustainability/CSR reporting and action plans, targeting organizations that need structured CSR/ESG journeys.

Emerging players

• Sami: Sami is a French-impact platform offering impact-measurement and CSR/HR tooling for French SMEs and intermediate-sized firms. It is comparable as a French-market CSR impact SaaS, though its primary focus is impact measurement for startups/scale-ups rather than ESS cooperative piloting.
• Watershed: Watershed is an enterprise carbon-accounting and climate-disclosure platform. It overlaps with the carbon footprinting and ESG-reporting use cases of ESS Pratiques but is focused on corporate decarbonization journeys rather than ESS/CSR piloting.
• Greenly: Greenly is a carbon-accounting SaaS platform that helps SMEs and mid-market firms measure, reduce, and report their environmental impact. It overlaps with ESS Pratiques on the CSR/ESG tooling layer (specifically the carbon/ecological transition pillar of RSO journeys) but does not natively serve the French ESS cooperative sector.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ESSPratiques
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ess-pratiques

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 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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