ONE TEAM, ONE ETHIC!
Who we are?
Ethikis ad civis is a cooperative and participative company based in Toulouse, and originally created by two citizens determined to act on the environmental and social issues of our time.
WHAT DO WE DO?
Ethikis promotes ethics in the fields of consumption and use by creating concrete tools to fight against out-of-age practices.
OUR IDEA…
Responsibilities for the existence of organised obsolescence are shared between consumers and manufacturers but in a general way, obsolescence is not inevitable.
Our approach tends to convey this awareness and empower everyone against its early outbreak. LONGTIME® is a positive communication tool, a reference in terms of product durability and a concrete solution among the range of good practices that promote a longer lifetime for products.
What is a cooperative and participatory society? A company like no other! Shared governance, limited lucrativity, pursuit of the general interest… these are some of the main principles of SCOP under French commercial law.
The LONGTIME® story
2024
More than 200 certified products
The 200 product range mark has been passed! A real milestone, testifying to the acceleration of the label’s presence on the French and European markets.
Launch of Repairability
RepairAbility is an effective tool for getting to grips with the subject of reparability and helping to extend the life of products. It is an initiative of the LONGTIME® teams, who support manufacturers in assessing, improving and promoting durability over time through LONGTIME® certification.
New partnership with the LNE inspection body (Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d’Essais)
Avec ce nouveau partenariat, nous renforçons la crédibilité et la transparence de la certification LONGTIME®.
Their scientific and technical expertise in testing and controls guarantees a precise and objective assessment of certified products.
Release of version 2 of our certification standards
LONGTIME® has taken a major step forward in its commitment to durability and responsible consumption with the release of version 2 of its certification framework. Rethought and enriched, this new framework proposes even more demanding criteria in terms of reliability and reparability, while introducing effective criteria for the significant phases of the life cycle.
Meet LONGTIME® certified companies
A day dedicated to discussions on durability, advances in the label and regulations, immersed in a magical world of machines!
2023
More than 100 labelled products
The milestone of 100 product ranges has been passed! A real milestone, testifying to the acceleration of the label’s presence on the French and European markets.
Scaling Impact Executive Programme
Invited by the European Investment Bank, Ethikis received support to prepare for growth and multiply its impact with the LONGTIME® label. This marks the company’s scale-up phase.
Service diversification
Driven by its mission to improve practices, Ethikis is launching new tools for professionals: the reparability score for monitoring and improving product reparability, and eco-design and sustainability training offering a direct link between these themes.
2022
Circular Economy Prize
LONGTIME® wins a prize in the “Methodology” category of the European Innovation Technologie awards. It was in Brussels that Ethikis received this award, confirming the need for tools like LONGTIME® to participate in the circular transition of our economy.
Technical department recruitment
2019
Finalist of the Social Innovation Tournament
In June, the European Investment Bank informed us that LONGTIME® was selected among 1600 projects across Europe to be one of the 15 finalists of the Social Innovation Tournament.
Announcement of the first labelled products
We can finally present the label to consumers and companies involved in the manufacture of products designed to last.
LONGTIME® is operational!
2018
Winner of “My project for the planet” award
Awarded by the Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition (French) in May 2018, among 420 projects submitted to the votes, LONGTIME® is one of the 15 winners and has the honour of pitching in front of the Minister Nicolas Hulot!
Transformation of the association into a cooperative
Ethikis becomes a cooperative and participatory company (SCOP) in the form of a SARL (French). The difference with a traditional company: the company belongs to its employees, cannot be owned by another entity and cannot be sold. An initial desire on the part of the founders to support projects such as the LONGTIME® label.
Carrying out 2 pilot audits
In August, with the services of Ecocert environnement, we tested the audit grid in a first company. We carried out a second pilot audit in December for another manufacturer with the services of APAVE certification.
2017
Creation of the Ethikis ad Civis association
In January, we met with numerous associations, repairers and consumers to receive their feedback and define the criteria for the label. This is the beginning of the consultation/drafting phase which will last more than 2 years!
In March, we joined the ADRESS programme and benefited from technical support to set up the project. That same month, we registered Ethikis ad civis as an association under the 1901 French law.
Drafting the specifications
Partnership with control bodies
2016
The idea of an anti-obsolescence label
The idea was born in the portable screwdriver section of a DIY-specialised store. In the midst of all these products, one question keeps coming to mind: “Why isn’t there a certification for household appliances?“
The durability certification project was born.
The research phase begins. Many thanks to the Friends of the Earth, ADEME and ESEC (Economic Social and Environmental Council), among others, for their meaningful contributions on the subject.