Excelia Business School Involved in the European “Mission-Led Company Europe” Project

Excelia Business School involved in the launch of the FEDER project “Mission-Led Company Europe”

Excelia Business School took part in the launch of the FEDER (European Regional Development Fund) project “Mission-Led Company Europe” in Valenciennes on 6 February. Cécile Ezvan and Philippe Schäfer, both recognised experts in mission-led companies, represented the IRSI and Excelia Business School alongside academic, institutional and economic partners involved in this initiative.

Mission-led companies: an emerging model to explore

Introduced by the 2019 PACTE Law, the mission-led company status enables businesses to formally embed a corporate purpose, as well as social and environmental objectives, within their articles of association.

Led by Mathieu Caron, Associate Professor at the Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France and Director General of the Observatoire de l’éthique publique, and Stéphane Vernac, Professor at the Université de Picardie Jules Verne and Associate Researcher at Mines Paris, the project aims to analyse how mission-led companies operate.

The objective is to better understand how this legal status influences governance, decision-making processes, and the integration of social and environmental goals into business activities. The project operates across three levels of analysis — territorial, national and European — over a three-year period, combining diagnostic research with the development of recommendations.

Building the responsible company of tomorrow at a European scale

Through its participation, IRSI and Excelia Business School contribute to the broader reflection on business transformation in Europe and on the emergence of economic models that fully integrate societal and environmental challenges.

Excelia Business School joins this initiative alongside numerous academic and institutional partners. The challenges are significant, but the collective momentum is strong. Stay tuned!