ESUS approval (Entreprise Solidaire d'Utilité Sociale) was born within the framework of the 2014 Hamon ESS law, and stemmed from a compromise between our movement's desire to obtain a 'label' for social and ecological enterprises enabling them to be better known and recognized, and the desire to maintain approval to focus on solidarity finance.
Today, there are almost 2,000 ESUS-accredited companies. But what are their motivations? And how did they obtain this accreditation?
Today, there are several advantages to obtaining ESUS accreditation:
Link to the testimonial of an ESUS-certified company: Frédérick Marchand, CEO of Digital4Better, SSE at the heart of the sustainable transformation of our economy
You need to apply for ESUS approval online via the Dreets (Directions régionales de l'économie, de l'emploi, du travail et des solidarités) website.
To complete your file, you must gather the following documents:
Once your application is complete, you must send three copies by registered post to the prefect of the département where the company has its head office. Visit the Government website to find out more.
To obtain ESUS accreditation, an organization must meet several criteria:
It should be noted that certain companies can "ipso jure" be approved as ESUS. This category is defined in II of Article 11 of Law 2014-856 of 2014, and includes certain companies such as insertion enterprises (EI), insertion temporary work companies (ETTI), insertion workshops and construction sites, establishments and services for assistance through work (ESAT)....
ESUS approval is valid for 5 years, or 2 years for companies less than 3 years old at the time of application.
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