Impact France's SCESS - ESUS Circle brings together the socially or environmentally useful companies defined by the 2014 law. As the official representative of the SCESS to ESS France and the Conseil supérieur de l'ESS, Impact France gives a strong voice to this SSE family that is still too little known and recognized.

SSE trading companies (SCESS) and social utility solidarity enterprises (ESUS) are already providing concrete solutions to social and ecological challenges. Le Cercle is helping to remove the obstacles to their development, and to enable thousands of companies to join this movement.

Together, they are raising their profile and asserting their place at the heart of the SSE, providing a social and solidarity-based voice for tomorrow's economy.
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Everything you need to know about Young Innovative Impact Company status

JEII status opens up new opportunities for impact-driven companies that develop solutions to social and environmental challenges. This status includes numerous financial benefits designed to support their innovation.

This article explains the eligibility criteria for JEII status and the opportunities it offers to accelerate the development of impact-driven companies.
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Une étude européenne consacre les “Impact-driven businesses”

La Commission européenne a publié mi-septembre une étude inédite consacrée aux “Impact-driven businesses” pour évaluer la contribution de ces modèles aux priorités européennes, identifier les freins à leur développement et ouvrir la voie à de nouvelles politiques publiques spécifiques. Dans cet article, nous partageons notre analyse des enseignements de ce nouveau rapport européen et décryptons les choix opérés et les perspectives qu’il dessine pour le développement des modèles à impact.

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Lundi 19 octobre 2026
7 questions que se posent les dirigeants sur le nouveau statut JEII
SSE trading companies: an under-exploited opportunity for the world of impact

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Consolidate a network of peers by bringing together SCESS and ESUS managers from all over France, whatever their size or sector, through qualified meetings and forums for dialogue on their specific issues.
Speak with a common voice to decision-makers, anticipating and influencing legislative and regulatory changes, to defend an entrepreneurial model that reconciles social utility, ecological impact and economic performance.
Accelerate development through workshops, tools, events and feedback throughout the year. Benefit from qualified networking, fostering concrete cooperation with all Impact France entrepreneurs.
Meet other impactful startup leaders to support each other and share best practices
Contribute to the construction of our advocacy which defends the recognition of ecological and social innovation
Access tools that accelerate your business and help you continuously progress
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Benjamin Dubois
Social and environmental utility company coordinator