SOBERCO ENVIRONNEMENT

What SOBERCO ENVIRONNEMENT does

SOBERCO ENVIRONNEMENT is a France-based environmental consulting firm (SARL) founded in 1996 and headquartered in Chaponost with operating offices in Brignais. The firm operates at the intersection of environmental assessment and territorial planning, providing services to French public-sector clients — collectivités (local and regional authorities), aménageurs (public/private developers), and water-basin or regional environment agencies (DREAL, CISALB) — and selectively to private developers such as Linkcity and Nexity. Its service portfolio is organized into three pillars: Évaluation environnementale (environmental impact studies for schemas, plans, programs, urban projects, and infrastructure), Territoires durables (territory conception and urban design studies), and Expertise thématique (biodiversity and green-blue infrastructure, acoustic and air quality studies, energy and climate planning including PCAET and urban heat island analysis). Cross-cutting offerings include the proprietary Avoid-Reduce-Compensate (ERC) biodiversity methodology, environmental coordination and construction-site monitoring, and PCAET development.

The firm's technical stack combines GIS (Mapinfo, Qgis, Arcgis), CAD (Autocad), acoustic modeling (MITHRA, CAADNA), air quality modeling (ADMS Roads, HBEFA), climate analysis and heliodon modeling, and specialized ecological assessment software including Sound Chaser for ultrasonic bat signal processing. Personnel composition is a core team of 8-9 (three co-gérants/directeurs d'études, an infographiste, and 2-3 chargés d'études) augmented by a network of 4+ specialist expert partners covering ecology, acoustics, air quality, and energy/carbon/QEB disciplines.

Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements and multi-year framework agreements (e.g., renewed 4-year agreement with Métropole de Lyon). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; quotes are issued per engagement based on scope, complexity, and duration. Flagstone mandates include the ZAC des Villages Olympiques et Paralympiques environmental authorization assistance under SOLIDEO for Paris 2024 and ongoing projects with Toulouse Métropole, Eurométropole de Strasbourg, Ville de Nîmes, and SEMAVIP/Ville de Paris/Plaine Commune. The firm holds OPQIBI certification No. 0612 for Environmental Evaluation and is a member of the Oppidumsis consortium of 11 complementary urban-planning consulting firms.

Name

SOBERCO ENVIRONNEMENT

Legal name

SOBERCO ENVIRONNEMENT SARL

Website

https://soberco-environnement.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

France-based SARL providing environmental impact assessment, sustainable territorial planning, and construction-site monitoring to French public authorities and select private developers, using GIS, acoustic and air-quality modeling, and proprietary ERC biodiversity methodology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Compliance & Permitting (BPAHAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

EHS Management Systems & ISO Consulting (ISO 14001/45001) (BPAHAJAF)

Keywords

• Environmental impact assessment
• Territorial planning consulting
• Biodiversity offset design
• Acoustic air quality studies
• Urban development advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Chaponost

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Project-based consulting engagements for environmental assessment, evaluation, and project optimization. Revenue generated through fees for studies, mission assignments, and ongoing advisory services to public sector clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Soberco Environnement provides environmental consulting services for territorial planning and urban/infrastructure development projects. Its work covers environmental impact assessments and regulatory dossiers (évaluation environnementale), sustainable territory and urban design studies (territoires durables), and thematic expertise in biodiversity and green-blue infrastructure, acoustic and air quality, and energy/climate (PCAET, urban heat islands). The firm also delivers operational support through environmental coordination and construction-site monitoring, applying its proprietary Avoid-Reduce-Compensate (ERC) methodology for biodiversity.

Product overview

Soberco Environnement operates as a unified environmental consultancy with a portfolio of interconnected service lines organized around three core pillars: (1) Environmental Evaluation (Évaluation environnementale) covering environmental impact studies for schemas, plans, programs, urban projects, and infrastructure; (2) Sustainable Territories (Territoires durables) providing project of territory conception and urban design studies; and (3) Thematic Expertise (Expertise thématique) encompassing biodiversity and green-blue infrastructure (Trame Verte et Bleue), acoustic and air quality studies, and energy and climate planning. Cross-cutting offerings include Environmental Coordination and Site Monitoring (Coordination environnementale et suivi de chantier), the Avoid-Reduce-Compensate (ERC) biodiversity methodology, Urban and Environmental Design, and Acoustic and Air Quality Studies. The firm also deploys specialized modeling tools for acoustic analysis (MITHRA, CAADNA), air quality modeling (ADMS Roads, HBEFA), and geographic information systems (Mapinfo, Qgis, Arcgis) to support its analytical services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Évaluation environnementale

Quantifiable outcome

• 30 years of operation since 1996 with continuous client relationships including framework agreements renewed with major metropolitan areas
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OppidumsiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Oppidumsis expert group combining 11 consulting firms and agencies represented by professionals from urban planning and development. Enables access to complementary expertise and collaborative project delivery for large-scale environmental assessment missions.
• URBAN STUDIOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in joint project team for cycling infrastructure study along Roubion river (Montélimar Agglomération project). Collaborative delivery of urban planning and environmental assessment services.
• PRESENTScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in joint project team for cycling infrastructure study along Roubion river. Collaborative delivery of environmental assessment and urban planning services.
• Michel AslanidèsminorOthersExpert partner for energy, carbon balance, and QEB (Environmental Quality of Buildings) assessments. Has accompanied Soberco Environnement for over 15 years in urban design studies including insolation studies, carbon balance, urban heat islands, and renewable energy feasibility.
• Christophe BlancminorOthersExpert partner for acoustics and air quality. Has accompanied Soberco Environnement for nearly 10 years in urban and road development projects, conducting technical studies for impact assessments including acoustic measurements, air quality measurements, and air-health studies.
• Alain MichonminorOthersNaturalist expert specializing in inventories for mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles, and natural habitat mapping. Has partnered for over 10 years on varied projects.
• Olivier Benoit-GoninminorOthersExpert in ornithology, mammalogy, and herpetology. Supports missions requiring faunistic inventories to assess ecological interest and functionality of sites, reinforcing green and blue corridor analysis and protected species derogation files.
• Alexandre MaccaudminorOthersExpert in botany and phytosociology. Brings broader naturalist competencies including knowledge of terrestrial mammals, bats, birds, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, and heritage beetles. Also handles wetland delineation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ARTELIA: Major French engineering group with a dedicated environment and urban development practice. Competes for the same environmental authorization dossiers, biodiversity mitigation and territorial planning assignments as Soberco.
• Setec: Independent French engineering firm with environmental and territorial planning capabilities. Delivers multi-disciplinary environmental studies and urban project support comparable in scope and client base to Soberco's practice.
• Antea Group: International environmental and infrastructure consultancy with strong French operations in environmental impact assessment, permitting and site monitoring. Direct competitor for environmental consulting mandates from French public and private project owners.
• Verdi Conseil: French consultancy focused on sustainable territories, urban projects and environmental assessment for local authorities and developers. Closely overlaps Soberco's environmental evaluation, PCAET and biodiversity service lines for French public-sector clients.
• Egis: One of France's largest engineering consultancies with a significant environmental, urban planning and infrastructure practice. Directly competes with Soberco on environmental impact studies, urban planning support and infrastructure project assignments for French public-sector clients.

Emerging players

• Inddigo: French sustainability and low-carbon transition consultancy with growing environmental assessment practice. Targets a similar territory/client segment (collectivités and aménageurs) with PCAET and climate adaptation offerings that intersect Soberco's service lines.

Broad incumbents

• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection and certification giant offering environmental services at scale. Competes in environmental assessment and permitting, but as part of a much broader TIC portfolio rather than Soberco's focused SME niche.
• SUEZ: Major international environmental services group with consulting arm covering water, waste and territorial environmental projects. Overlaps with Soberco on environmental assessment for territorial projects, though at much larger scale and broader scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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