APESA Governance

An SCIC Serving Transitions

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APESA has chosen the status of Société Coopérative d'Intérêt Collectif (SCIC) to sustainably align its mission, values, and decision-making process.

This governance model enables us to involve our stakeholders in strategic directions and to build transitions collectively, over the long term.

A Société Coopérative d'Intérêt Collectif to Understand, Decide, and Act

Transitions are not decreed; they are built collectively, based on field realities.

Share understanding of challenges, cross perspectives and skills

Debate directions and decide democratically

Transform practices operationally

Operating Principles of the SCIC

This framework guarantees balanced, democratic governance oriented toward collective interest.

Balance

Each member has one vote in the general assembly, regardless of their capital contribution.

Non-Profit

Our members receive no dividends.

Confidential

Our members have no access to the results of missions and work carried out by APESA.

A Founding Mission, a Coherent Model

Created in 1995, APESA was born from a founding conviction:
Environmental transition requires crossing scientific, technical, economic, and social knowledge.

From its origins, APESA brings together:
- local authorities,
- economic actors,
- researchers and experts,
to explore pathways for transition, support concrete initiatives, and inform debate.

The transition to SCIC status is part of this continuity.
It formalizes a governance model consistent with a collective interest mission, carried forward for over 30 years.

Multi-Stakeholder Governance

SCIC APESA is organized around 6 colleges that represent the diversity of its stakeholders:

1.

SCIC Employees

This college brings together the employee cooperative members of SCIC APESA.

2.

Universities and Research Centers

This college brings together universities and public and private research centers related to the activities of SCIC APESA.

3.

Public Authorities

This college brings together public law structures that use the services of SCIC APESA.

4.

Associations, VSEs, SMEs, Mid-Caps, and Professional Organizations

This college brings together structures that use the services of SCIC APESA falling into the VSE, SME, and mid-cap categories.

5.

Large Enterprises and Financial Organizations

This college brings together structures that use the services of SCIC APESA falling into the large enterprise category.

6.

Experts and Other Natural Persons from Civil Society

This college brings together all experts and other persons who have contributed or are contributing to the development of SCIC APESA.

They are members of the SCIC:

Research & Transfer

TIPEE
NOBATEK

VSEs, SMEs, Mid-Caps

AVENIA - Association
Coopérative TIERS LIEUX
CBE Seignanx
METAPOLIS
HELIOPARC

Experts

DE GUILLEBON Benoit
DE LA FONTAINE François
PERIE Frédéric
ALLEZARD Virginie

Join the SCIC

Come Together

Contribute to defining common objectives, build new pathways for transition.

Get Involved

Participate in the decisions and strategic directions of the organization, structure ambitious approaches.

Progress

Anticipate ecological risks beyond regulation, accelerate the transition toward more sustainable models, adapted to current and future challenges.

Frequently Asked Questions

A Société Coopérative d'Intérêt Collectif is a commercial-form company (SARL, SA, SAS) that brings together several stakeholders around a project of collective interest.
To sustainably embed environmental, social, and economic transitions at the heart of its governance.
It enables transitions to be built collectively, based on field realities.
No. SCIC APESA is non-profit.
No, unless they are clients or co-funders of research projects.
Local authorities, economic actors, researchers, partners, and any person engaged in transitions.

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