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GEOS supports
• The GEOS Group supports the association Afghanistan Demain. The association provides shelter, educational services, meals and health care to more than 600 children and teenagers in Kabul. Within a partnership framework, GEOS contributes to the funding of the association’s computer training facility. Basic IT training gives young people an opportunity to work with computers, a key factor in preparing them for employment.
GEOS founding member
• The GEOS Group is a founding member of the French Federation of Business Intelligence Professionals (FEPIE), which is aimed at raising awareness, informing and assisting businesses, government and the general public about the work and methods of business intelligence consultancies in France.
• The GEOS Group is a founding member of the Professional Union of Crisis Negotiators (UPNC), an association that brings together the finest crisis negotiators both from France and abroad. The union numbers 25 members from 11 countries.
GEOS member
• The GEOS Group is a member of ASIS, the largest group of security professionals organisation in the world and which regroups numbers over 33 000 members. The association seeks to improve the productivity and efficiency of security practices through the establishment of professional instruction courses and security specific training programs.
• The GEOS Group is a member of GEP, a Trade Association for the Oil & Gas Industry, a non profit association created in 1953, which represents the interests of about 140 companies registered in France. GEOS shares its experience with other members in the fields of risk prevention and management, and security related issues specific to oil and gas exploration and operations.
• The GEOS Group is an affiliate member of the World Tourism Organization (WTO), a specialized UN agency for the promotion and development of sustainable tourism. The WTO has more than 157 nation state members and some 300 affiliate members from the private sector, tourism education and training institutes, tourism professional associations, and local tourist boards.
• The GEOS Group is a member of The French Maritime Cluster, an essential player that promotes French national maritime talents and policies. This Cluster brings together more than 200 companies, federations, associations, major corporations, SMEs and micro companies from different maritime sectors (shipowners, port terminals, French Navy, fishing, industrial, renewable marine energy, banking, brokerage, insurance, etc.), and endeavours to develop economic maritime activities in three ways: Communication, Lobbying, and Synergy/Solidarity to promote cooperation between companies and improve competitiveness.
• The GEOS Group is a member of EDEN, the first defense and security cluster. Founded on november 2008, it is dedicated to the international development of companies in the defense sector. SMEs of EDEN mutualize their international development and their Research and development. Today, the Cluster is composed by 42 SMEs, representing 4,000 employees and 500 €M of turnover. Since 2009, the Cluster welcomes European SMEs. The objective for the SMEs is to achieve economies of scale and benefit from greater leverage in order to be more competitive, in particular by concentrating on four markets in which their potential synergies of expertise is fundamental. They work together, by a specific network : Detection and Surveillance, pPersonal protective equipment, équipments for aircrafts, ships and vehicles, qualification and Services.
• The GEOS Group is a member of MEDEF International,the international arm of the French Business Confederation, is an organization that promotes the international development of French firms, with support from a global network. It places French managing directors in contact with decision makers from both the private and public sectors and promotes dialogue between French firms looking to establish long-term operations in overseas markets.
• The GEOS Group is a member the CIAN (French Council of Investors in Africa), a private employers’ organisation of companies with investments in Africa. Via their 1000 entities and 80,000 employees on site, the members of the organisation generate turnover of more than 40 billion Euro, i.e. 75% of French economic activity on the continent. The CIAN was established to promote and defend their interests in Africa through experience sharing within the organisation’s Commissions, the provision of counsel and support via an influential network and by lobbying public and private decision-makers, both French and international. The CIAN encourages employers, as part of their social responsibilities, to advocate for sustainable development in Africa (adhesion to the CIAN’s Charter on Sustainable Development and its Declaration on the Prevention of Corruption).
GEOS partner (List below does not include local partnerships. In 2006, GEOS has 86 "local country partners")
• Gan Eurocourtage is the third largest insurance broker in France and part of the Groupama Group. It is reputed for its professionalism, financial solidity and the scale of its operations both in France and Europe. With a specialized and dedicated structure within the Department of Corporate Markets, Gan Eurocourtage benefits from premier insurance coverage and emergency assistance programs for its business travellers and expatriates. GEOS will now provide Gan Eurocourtage with its expertise in the field of Country Risk analysis and assessment for expatriates and business travellers.
• Sokol is the leading French provider of security, economic intelligence and business support & development services in Russia. For over ten years, drawing from the longstanding experience of its personnel in the region, SOKOL has become the premier partner for French corporations seeking to do business and develop operations in Eastern Europe. GEOS and Sokol are pooling their resources and skill-sets to optimize the quality of their services in hostile business environments
• Marcane is a consultancy firm that specializes in crisis management and communications strategies. Since the beginning of 2008, as part of an official partnership, the staff of Marcane have provided operational support to GEOS through their professionalism and their team of trainers, facilitators, mediators and psycho-sociologists. "Building through Collaboration" is Marcane's slogan, an idea that we have integrated fully into our crisis management and communications approach and our work in multicultural environments.
• The Paris-based Institute of International and Strategic Relations (IRIS) is a research centre for international and strategic studies. In order to extend the reach of its research and training programs, IRIS has established a private institute of higher education (IPRIS). More than 200 students are enrolled in two Masters degree programs in geopolitical analysis. IRIS has asked GEOS to participate in the program of its Master 2 course on « Geoeconomics and Strategic Intelligence ».
• Le Moniteur du Commerce International has been the media reference on B2B information and international trade since its foundation in 1883. The journal is published every fortnight with a circulation of 10,000 copies. MOCI also runs special issues, newsletters, market data bases, conferences, special prizes and a website that receives 40,000 visits each month.
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