Nature & Discovery

The central idea of the durable developpement is to find a balance between economic growth and respect of the planet. That is one of the objectif of "Nature & Découvertes" since its creation.

François and Françoise Lemarchand are passionates by natural and innovations in trade so, in 1990 they founded "Nature & Découvertes". It's a naturalize sign (will to put nature accessible for evrybody). Today, there are 65 shops in France, 2 in Belgium and a dynamic team (970 people) who works around the same passion : nature.
Turtle, the logo of the shops "Nature & Découvertes" embody engagements and values. Turtle is the symbol for the protection of the nature.

For founders, "Nature & Découvertes" is an optimistic perspective and concrete of durable developpement. Firstly with quality products and quality services who arouse nature and invite to profit of its kind deeds. But they registered the company too in an approach for durable developpement (choice for supplier, ecologic conception for shops, financing of associatifs projects...). To translate its engagement with actions and to go at the meeting of its customers, "Natures & Découverte" proposes an activities program, to inform, discover and learn how we can protect nature.
Since the creation of the first shop in 1990, the founders decided to be actors of protection of nature beside associations on the ground, in France and in Africa. These smalls and bigs associations make an exceptional work but they generally miss necessary money to finance their projects. Here, the fondation "Nature & Découvertes" can help them.

Every year, the fondation receives 10% of profit created by commercials activities of the compagny. The founder say : "it's a voluntary tax for planet because the team want nature stays alive, beautiful, varied and for people to blossom in.
About a hundred associations benefit from these financings. They accomplish an exceptional work and all the employees of "Nature & Découvertes" are very proud !