“When it comes to carbon storage through photosynthesis, we often think of forests, but agriculture is a huge potential carbon sink that can be activated for a collective climate goal,” explains Grégoire Alston.
So, ReSoil will measure carbon impacts, as well as about twenty indicators on soil erosion, preservation, pollution and water consumption, as well as underground or aerial biodiversity depending on the agricultural practices implemented on the farms.
From this measurement, the goal is to identify levers for improving impact and finding funding avenues for the transition.
One of the first levers is the generation of carbon credits. Specifically, it involves offering French companies the opportunity to finance a local farmer to store carbon near their offices or factories.
Another lever is to decarbonize companies linked to the agricultural upstream, always relying on local farmers.
ReSoil works with over 650 farmers across France. This represents more than 100,000 hectares where environmental impact is monitored on the platform.
On the other side, there are over a hundred companies, ranging from major CAC 40 groups to mid-sized and small enterprises, all local, “who have understood that it is time to stop with greenwashing, the old carbon compensation by doing an action at the other end of the world without any follow-up or knowing what is really done with the money,” specifies Grégoire Alston. “We operate in a short circuit in the same territories, connecting farmers and businesses. We create local links.”
ReSoil has distributed over 3 million euros to farmers in 2024-2025 to finance the ecological transition thanks to its 100 client companies. Since the beginning of 2026, it has already surpassed an additional million.
“We have certified over 300,000 tons of CO2, on projects lasting 5 years, which will either be sequestered in French agricultural soils or avoided or reduced on these same agricultural operations in France.”
“Our ambition now is to bring thousands of farmers into this transition process and to have more and more companies financing locally these carbon sinks that, as part of their climate strategy, will reduce their own emissions,” concludes Grégoire Alston.
