Our community DE FACTO

The De Facto community brings French entrepreneurs pioneers of shareholder foundations together, creates a network of European experts and correspondents, and promotes the development of this model in France. While shareholder foundations are a widespread model of ownership and governance in Northern Europe, with famous examples (NovoNordisk, Bosch, Carlsberg, Velux, Rolex, etc) and many family ETIs involved, they are still very rare in France.
Created in 2018 on the initiative of Prophil, the De Facto community is aimed to make this model known and to develop its practice, in the light of the best European examples.

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Our goals

Sharing with peers

Thanks to its network of European correspondents and experts, De Facto offers a monitoring on the most emblematic examples and on the ongoing research. De Facto is a privileged, confidential, and friendly space of
exchanges and peer-to-peer meetings for people sincerely committed to the process by adhering to a common charter.Through regular meetings and thematic workshops, De
Facto encourages the professionalization of actors and the sharing of good practices.

Making a collective plea

The De Facto community promotes the ShareholderFoundation model to other French entrepreneurs and does advocacy work with policy makers.

Drawing from European models

Thanks to its network of European correspondents and experts, De Facto offers a monitoring on the most emblematic examples nd on the ongoing research. Study
trips are an opportunity for De Facto members to discover together the models and the practices of European pioneers.

Our activities

Monthly meetings
Discovering European shareholder foundations
Learning expeditions
Advocacy
Research and training

Our community

Archimbaud 

Now, the Archimbaud Group is the first producer of planks for pallets in France, and of pellets for ...

Bureau Vallée

Bureau Vallée is one of the leaders in the distribution of office supplies and discount stationery....

Vitamine T

Vitamin T is one of the French flowers of social entrepreneurship in the field of integration throug...

Bio Perennis

The bio Perennis multi-shareholder endowment fund brings together historical bio and solidarity fina...

Léa Nature

Léa Nature is one of the first manufacturers of organic products (grocery, cosmetics, maintenance, ...

Ulterïa

Ulterïa is an entrepreneurial ecosystem in the fields of work, food, training, and social bonding....

Entreprises et Cités

The Entreprises et Cités endowment fund is a historical player in the support (technical, financial...

Naos

Naos is an international player in Skincare with a unique scientific approach: ecobiology....

Mediapart

Mediapart is a digital, independent, and participatory newspaper....

SeaBird

Founded in 2005, SeaBird is the independent consulting firm specialized in the support of Finance, A...

CETIH

CETIH (Technical and Industrial Housing Equipment Company) is the first mission-led company in Franc...

ADAM

SME ADAM is the leading French manufacturer of wooden packaging for the wine and spirits, food, cosm...

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Our European correspondents

  • Swiss

    Thanks to its network of European correspondents and experts, De Facto offers a monitoring on examples.

    Our correspondents :

    • Delphine Bottge 

      Lawyer, Academic Fellow in the Center for Philanthropy, University of Geneva

  • Denmark

    Thanks to its network of European correspondents and experts, De Facto offers a monitoring on examples.

    Our correspondents :

    • Pierre-Yves Jullien

      Vice-President of the Franco-danish CCI

    • Anders Torbøl

      Lawyer, President of the Franco-danish CCI

    • Marianne Philip

  • Germany

    Thanks to its network of European correspondents and experts, De Facto offers a monitoring on examples.

    Our correspondents :

    • Armin Steuernagel

      Co-founder of the Purpose Foundation

Community partners