In 2001, during a fishing trip, Yvon Chouinard and Craig Matthews, founder of Blue Ribbon Flies, decided to donate 1% of their annual sales to organizations they care about.
A year later, this project was developed to encourage other stakeholders to do the same through the 1% for the planet movement
1% of Compilatio Studium's revenue is donated to organizations that are members of 1% for the Planet
Following a tragedy in 2015, the relatives of Gaël Lavy, who disappeared on the heights of Semnoz, decided to fulfill the dream of this athlete.
Since 2016, Lavy des Cimes has organized a vertical kilometer, a 1000 m steep uphill course that encourages self-improvement. Thanks to member funding, this sporting event takes place every first Saturday of December in Viuz-La-Chiésaz, near Annecy. Young and old gather for a moment where fun and good humor are the watchwords.
"The more we return to wild nature territories where it can express itself fully and freely, the better we find a place that suits us, without excess." - (ASPAS, n.d.).
ASPAS, recognized as being of public utility, works to respect wildlife. The association has chosen to be completely independent, fundable only by donations, bequests, or memberships, to have total freedom in its decision-making.
ASPAS created the label Réserves et des Havres de Vie Sauvage® (Reserves and Havens of Wildlife) to distinguish protected natural areas that work to improve local biodiversity.
Today, the organization has initiated nearly 4,000 procedures aimed at changing animal protection laws.
After a few months in Indonesia, Martin Colognoli realized the alarming state of the coral ecosystem and decided to found Coral Guardian in 2012.
In 2025, 72,046 corals have been restored thanks to programs created by the non-profit organization:
- Adopte un corail (Adopt a coral), funding the protection of a marine animal
- Blue Center, a training center dedicated to coral restoration internationally
- REEL, in collaboration with Ocean Alive, an initiative dedicated to damaged reefs in Kilifi, Kenya
Act for the protection of coral reefs.
Photo: Julien Holleville / Coral Guardian.
"Global plastic production doubled between 2000 and 2019, from 234 to 460 million tons" (OCDE, 2024).
This information alarmed many sea enthusiasts who came together around the association No Plastic In My Sea.
The association promotes alternatives and a reasoned use of plastic among individuals, companies, and institutions, notably through the creation of tools that measure your plastic footprint.
Today, No Plastic In My Sea is supported by the Ministry of Ecological Transition and is part of the Break Free From Plastic movement, alongside 13,000 associations sharing the same goal.
Fight against plastic pollution from its production.
In 2025, the use of bottom trawlers, which drag a huge net on the ocean floor, destroyed 32,277 km of seabed in mainland France.
To combat these destructive practices, Bloom, a non-profit association, was created by Claire Nouvian, a great ocean lover.
Through scientific research, raising alerts, and legal actions, Bloom mobilizes citizens for an important cause.
Created in 2001, Mountain Riders brings together mountain enthusiasts and others committed to protecting these beautiful landscapes on a national scale.
A range of actions includes educational interventions, support for territories, or training for mountain professionals.
Mountain Riders has also implemented two major initiatives:
- Flocon Vert (Green Snowflake), awarded to mountain resorts committed to sustainable development
- Montagne Zéro Déchet sauvage en 2030 (Zero Wild Waste Mountain by 2030), a waste collection campaign on the slopes
"90% of flowering plant species depend solely on pollinating insects for their reproduction" (ANSES, s.d.)
Bees are essential to biodiversity, but they are threatened by climate change, pesticide use, and other dangers. To protect them, Apidae members have come together.
The association acts locally by offering a turnkey service to install beehives in urban areas. By taking care of hive maintenance, it allows schools, community centers, or companies to harvest honey at the end of the year.
Individuals can also adopt hives and participate in this delicious initiative!
The law requires an evaluation of pesticides before they are marketed to prove their harmlessness. Secrets Toxiques discovered that these tests estimate the long-term toxicity of the main active molecule and not of the entire product. A questionable procedure that could explain the link between these chemicals and serious diseases.
Secrets Toxiques conducts campaigns in France and Europe. It produces engaging movies and organizes charity screenings to inform citizens about the pesticide issue.
Founded in Annecy in 2022, Le Cri de l’Oeuf works on developing human skills such as collaboration or respect for the environment.
The education association organizes forest classes and offers toy boxes in public spaces for the little ones. For adults, it's more about street cooking workshops, small markets, and mobile solidarity grocery stores to promote food accessibility.
Phéroce was founded in the heart of Annecy in 2025.
The "monkeys"—that’s what the Phéroce team members are called—work to let nature express itself the way it’s meant to. To achieve this, they acquire land and allow wildlife and plant life to thrive freely. No human resources or management are needed—the idea is to let certain spaces regain their natural beauty and freedom.
Founded in 2022, Les Décarbonautes, is a collective of 70 actors who realized our society's dependence on fossil fuels.
To address this, institutions, companies, and individuals must be involved, actors gathered around a co-decision assembly project. This convention, including randomly selected citizens, experts, and elected officials, has already enabled decarbonization decisions in Rennes and Clermont-Ferrand.
This model, inspired by Ireland, shows that a new form of democracy is possible, in the face of questionable representation among elected officials.
