Beyond Financials SAS
Company
Created in 2011, Beyond Financials is a financial service provider and software developper incorporated in France. It operates under the trademarks 'Beyond Financials' (for economic footprint calculation and related services) and '2° Investing Ventures' (financing of the energy transition).
Team
The company operates with a small team (2-5 people) and sub-contractors. The partners include Stan Dupre (founder), Cedric Leforestier (managing director and consultant in economic footprint and sustainability), Alexandre Gazuit (software developer) and Hervé Gbego (chartered accountant).
Activities
The company has incubated 2° Investing Initiative and has provided research services to the association. The other main activities include the development of an investment portfolio carbon footprinting solution (2012-2014), the provision of sustainability-related consulting services, and local economic footprint assessment services for clients in the commercial real estate sector primarily (from 2012).
Economic impact analysis
Approach
Bottom-up analysis
Bottom-up analysis
Beyond Financials has developed a proprietary methodology and software to calculate direct, indirect and induced job creation and economic impact 'bottom up', based on a field analysis (accounts, questionnaires, interviews, local statistics, etc.)
Bottom-up analysis
Bottom-up analysis
Bottom-up analysis
The analysis of a few sites operated by a company (e.g. shopping malls, hotels) lead to the creation of 'local jobs factors' and 'tax factors' at a very granular level (e.g. the bakery in the shopping mall) that can then be extrapolated to similar sites based on their characteristics. This approach enables forward-looking analysis on projects and investments.
Proprietary software
Proprietary software
Proprietary software
Beyond Financials has developed a proprietary methodology and software. The software is calibrated based on the analysis of a few sites. The client can then model the economic impact of any existing site or new project.
Clients
Proprietary software
Proprietary software
Clients include real estate developers, financial institutions and public authorities.