What les ateliers durables does

Les Ateliers Durables (LAD) is a Paris-headquartered professional services firm founded in 2013 that delivers workplace well-being, health, quality-of-life-at-work (QVCT), and corporate sustainability (RSE) consulting, training, and live events to French and select Francophone organizations. Its offering spans four service lines: Ateliers & Animations (practical workshops, webinars, conferences, and multi-site stands on 80+ themes), Formations RH & RSE (Qualiopi-certified intra- and inter-company training), Conseil & Diagnostic QVCT (advisory and diagnostic missions), and Journées & Évènements (bespoke multi-day corporate events for 50 to 2,000+ participants). The company runs a network-mediated operating model: a small six-person core team (Benjamin Combes, Camille Roffi, Marion Lemerle, Laetitia, Jessica, Céline Lemarquand) works a 4-day week, while a curated national network of 500+ vetted practitioners (selected at a 1-in-15 ratio) delivers interventions across France, Belgium, and Switzerland.

LAD's technology layer is intentionally minimal: there is no proprietary platform, with delivery relying on human facilitation supported by standard third-party tools such as Calendly for scheduling and WebinarJam for webinars. The company's intellectual property resides in its content library, facilitator curation, and intervention methodology rather than software. The business model is professional services revenue from per-session fees (€900–€1,700+ for workshops and stand animations, €3,200/day for Qualiopi-certified training) plus bespoke project quotes for multi-day events and consulting missions. Sales are direct and consultative, driven by inbound inquiries, Calendly bookings, and content marketing (blog, monthly newsletter, free guides and posters), with seasonal awareness campaigns (Octobre Rose, Movember, Semaine du Handicap, Semaine du Développement Durable) serving as recurring demand-generation anchors.

The firm has accumulated roughly 1,200 client organizations over 12 years and reports a 94/100 satisfaction score across 10,000+ reviews. Customer concentration spans marquee French enterprises (BNP Paribas, EDF, Enedis, Vinci, Air Liquide, SNCF, Carrefour, Saint-Gobain, Geodis, Groupama) and public-sector institutions (Ministère des Finances, Ministère de la Justice, CHU Rouen, ARS, CARSAT). LAD is organized as a cooperative-style 'Société à mission' with zero venture-capital funding, no advertising budget, and explicit fair-remuneration principles for its practitioner network. Recent strategic moves include partnerships with Benevity (2024) and Dr. Juliana Giry (2026), geographic extension to Belgium and Switzerland, and the launch of thematic workshop modules on AI ethics and neurodiversity.

Name

les ateliers durables

Legal name

Les Ateliers Durables

Website

https://ateliersdurables.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Les Ateliers Durables is a Paris-based professional services firm founded in 2013 that delivers workplace well-being, QVCT, and corporate sustainability consulting, training, workshops, and events through a 6-person core team and a vetted network of 500+ practitioners across France, Belgium, and Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Workshops & Animations: Practical short-format sessions (1h webinaire, 1.5h workshop, half-day or full-day stand-animation) delivered by experts to client teams. Sold as standalone sessions or as part of themed programming (Octobre Rose, QVT Week, SEDD). This is the flagship revenue stream, generating per-session fees ranging from €900 to €1,700+ depending on format and duration.
2. Training Programs (Inter & Intra Enterprise): Catalog of RH & RSE training programs, some eligible for OPCO (French professional training fund) financing. Includes Qualiopi-certified training such as the management inclusive workshop. Billed per day or per cohort, typically between €1,000 and €3,200 per day for specialized training.
3. Consulting & QVCT Diagnostic: Study and assistance missions in the fields of quality of life at work (QVCT) and health promotion in companies. These advisory engagements are project-based and tailored, forming part of the revenue mix alongside facilitation.
4. Events & Seminars: Bespoke multi-day events (well-being days, safety days, QVT weeks, RSE seminars, team-building) for 50 to 2,000+ people. Events are co-constructed with clients and billed based on format, duration, number of participants, themes, and location.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Les Ateliers Durables (LAD) is a mission-driven company that provides consulting, training, workshops, and events focused on workplace well-being, QVCT (Qualité de Vie et Conditions de Travail), health promotion, and corporate sustainability (RSE) for French enterprises and public organizations. The company leverages a national network of more than 500 vetted practitioners to deliver on-site and remote interventions across France.

Product overview

Les Ateliers Durables is a mission-driven service company offering a portfolio of workplace well-being and corporate sustainability solutions. The core offering consists of four main service lines: (1) Ateliers & Animations — practical workshops and interactive activities on health, well-being, and environmental topics delivered in-person or as webcasts; (2) Formations RH & RSE — a Qualiopi-certified training catalog for HR and corporate sustainability professionals; (3) Conseil & Diagnostic QVCT — advisory missions and assessments for workplace quality of life; and (4) Journées et Événements — customized corporate events for 50 to 2000 participants. Thematic programs including Semaine du Handicap (disability awareness), Octobre Rose et Movember (cancer prevention), and Semaine du Développement Durable anchor seasonal engagement campaigns. The company operates a national network of over 500 vetted professionals and provides over 80 distinct workshop themes spanning mental health, nutrition, physical activity, sustainability, management skills, diversity & inclusion, and digital well-being. Resource offerings include published guides (e.g., the annual Santé au Travail guide) and awareness posters for client organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ateliers et Animations Interactive workshops and group animations covering well-being at work, QVCT, and RSE themes, delivered on-site or remotely for enterprise and public-sector employee audiences.
• Formations RH et RSE Structured training programs aimed at HR and CSR/RSE managers and employee representative bodies (CSE/CE), covering regulatory and operational dimensions of well-being and sustainability.
• Conseil et Diagnostic QVCT Consulting engagements and QVCT diagnostics that assess working conditions, employee satisfaction, and quality-of-life factors, and deliver prioritized improvement roadmaps.
• Journées et Événements Turnkey thematic days and corporate events (e.g., QVCT day, well-being week, sustainability day) designed and facilitated end-to-end by LAD's practitioner network.
• Programmes Thématiques Annuels Recurring annual programs built around national and European awareness campaigns, providing ready-to-deploy workshop content and facilitator matching for client organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 94/100 satisfaction score (4.7/5) based on 10,000+ reviews
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Juju la Gygy (Dr. Juliana Giry, gynécologue-obstétricienne)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Juju la Gygy (a gynecologist-obstetrician, author, and content creator with over 100,000 followers) collaborates with LAD on a new 2026 conference format dedicated to gynecological health, breast cancer prevention, and menopause. The conference is marketed as a 2026 novelty and combines her medical expertise with LAD's event facilitation and corporate access. Participants can receive a signed copy of her book.
• BenevityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024LAD partnered with Benevity (a corporate purpose platform) to co-create a Sustainable Development Week (SEDD) animation kit for companies. This collaboration combined LAD's expertise in workplace well-being and RSE facilitation with Benevity's employee engagement platform, producing a reusable tool distributed to organizations to run daily SEDD activities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Great Place to Work France: Great Place to Work France certifies and consults on workplace culture and employee experience for French enterprises — directly comparable to LAD's QVCT/RSE advisory and workshop offerings, and operating with a similar B2B HR/RSE buyer base in France.
• Birdeo: Birdeo is a French consulting firm specializing in diversity, inclusion, and CSR/RSE advisory, working with HR and CSR buyers across French enterprises. It overlaps directly with LAD's D&I, disability, neurodiversity, and RSE training workshops.
• Kea & Partners: Kea & Partners is a French transformation and HR consulting firm advising large organizations on workplace, leadership, and organizational change. Its practice overlaps with LAD's Conseil & Diagnostic QVCT and manager training lines for enterprise clients.
• Stimuli: Stimuli is a French workplace well-being and quality-of-life-at-work consultancy that advises organizations on QVCT programs and offers related training and animation services. It is a direct French competitor to LAD's Conseil, Ateliers, and Formations offerings for HR and QHSE buyers.

Broad incumbents

• Limeade: Limeade is a global employee well-being and engagement platform offering corporate programs on health, culture, and inclusion. While technology-led rather than facilitation-led, it competes for the same enterprise well-being budget that LAD's programs address, including in France via multinational clients.
• Personify Health (formerly Virgin Pulse): Personify Health is a large global employee well-being and benefits platform serving multinational employers with health, engagement, and culture programs. It is a broader incumbent alternative for buyers who might otherwise use LAD's QVCT and well-being workshop portfolio.

Emerging players

• Headspace for Work: Headspace for Work sells digital mental-health, mindfulness, and resilience content to employers. It overlaps with LAD's mental health, stress, burnout, and sleep workshop themes but delivers through an app rather than live facilitation.
• Calm Business: Calm Business provides digital meditation, sleep, and well-being subscriptions to organizations. It competes for the same corporate mental-health and well-being budgets as LAD's mental health and stress-management workshops, particularly for distributed or remote employees.

Others

• Anact: Anact (Agence nationale pour l'amélioration des conditions de travail) is the French national public agency supporting quality of working conditions. It is not a commercial peer but influences the QVCT agenda, partners with LAD's buyer ecosystem, and shapes the competitive context for LAD's consulting work.
• IFOP: IFOP is a major French market-research and opinion firm with established workplace, employee engagement, and HR survey practices. While research-led rather than facilitation-led, it competes for HR/RSE budgets for diagnostics and employee listening — adjacent to LAD's Conseil & Diagnostic QVCT line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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