Test

2026 STUDY Impact Strategies:
WHERE DOES THE FT120 STAND?

Following the 2025 study “Impact Strategies: Where Does the FT120 Stand?”,

WEMEAN unveils a new 2026 edition packed with insights.

This updated analysis offers an in-depth look at how French Tech 120 startups are tackling social, environmental and regulatory issues, in a tense economic context.

In this study :

  • Key figures for the FT120 2026;
  • Startups' social and environmental commitments ;
  • Impact in action: focus on concrete actions ;
Download the study to find out how tomorrow's tech leaders link performance and sustainability.
Discover the contents

Download the study!

FT120 & purpose : The necessary scale-up of positive impact!

Three years ago, the PACTE Act enshrined a clear economic ambition: to redefine the role of companies within society, to make them catalysts for the positive transformation of society!

Because they represent a breeding ground for French champions of international stature, WEMEAN decided to focus on FT120 startups. The aim is to offer a panorama of commitment among the nuggets of French tech, integrating specific criteria, specified in the dedicated notice.

FT120 startups are timidly venturing down the path of the purpose - and a fortiori of the mission-driven company. For example, 15 startups have defined a purpose, and 7 have written it into their articles of association... and gone all the way, becoming mission-driven companies.

Another criterion caught our eye: B Corp certification. Although only 6 startups are certified, the overall average score is very high.

 

This panorama leads us to recognize that there is still plenty of room for improvement. This is a source of confidence for the future: At WEMEAN, we're convinced that startups have an important role to play in the new global economy.

Download the study

Our methodology

To conduct this 2026 study, we:

  • Studied each company's articles of association to identify its purpose and its status as a company with a mission;
  • List of B Corp® certifications and detailed scores by criterion;
  • Conducted qualitative interviews with fifteen FT120 startups to document their concrete social and environmental approaches;
  • Move away from initiatives based solely on corporate communications to focus on concrete actions.

Two main types of commitment have been identified:

  • High-impact business initiatives: directly integrating social and environmental issues into core business operations;
  • Internal transformations: governance, HR practices, inclusion, operational efficiency.

A demanding and realistic overview of the level of commitment of French Tech startups.

Download FT120 media kit

Reasons to be: the FT120's interactive explorer

Download the media kit