[Automatic translation follows] Official account of the #GrandParis Metropolis. The Greater Paris Metropolis is a dense and urban inter-municipal authority, which brings together 12 territories and 131 municipalities. Created by the law of January 27, 2014 on the modernization of territorial public action and the affirmation of metropolises, and reinforced by the law of August 7, 2015 on the new territorial organization of the Republic, it was created on January 1, 2016. The Greater Paris Metropolis exercises the following powers: - Economic, social and cultural development and planning - Protection and enhancement of the environment and living environment policy - …

Sectors: French metropolis

[Automatic translation follows] The Paris City Hall or City of Paris employs 50,858 permanent employees. It appoints both the administration and the elected officials. Each month, the elected officials sit on the Paris Council, where they deliberate to decide on the future of the city: construction of daycare centers, middle schools, naming of streets, housing, subsidies to associations. This body is both a General Council and a Municipal Council, since Paris has the particularity of being a city and a department.

Sectors: National and local authorities

Lieu infini d'art, de culture et d'innovation An innovating artistic and cultural workspace Located in the 19th arrondissement, the CENTQUATRE-PARIS is a space for residencies, production and promotion for the public and artists from all over the world. Conceived by its director José-Manuel Gonçalvès as a collaborative artistic platform, it enables access to all of today’s arts, through a programme that is resolutely popular, contemporary and challenging. As an atypical living area lined with shops, it also offers spaces for free artistic practice and spaces for infants. For the start-ups that are part of its business accelerator, it forms a …

[Automatic translation follows] Receive, share and comment on information from Orléans Métropole, with #OrleansMetropole! 📍Orléans Métropole 👋🏼 22 municipalities and 292,001 inhabitants 🫵🏼 Join us: https://linktr.ee/OrleansMetropole

Sectors: French metropolis

The Paris Region is a major business and techno hub in Europe. Standing at the crossroads of European and worldwide trade, the Paris Region is France's leading economic region. It represents 31% of French GDP. Consisting of 8 départements and 1,280 municipalities, the Paris Region hosts the largest population of french Regions : 12.5 million inhabitants, that is younger than the national average. As Europe’s leading employment area, it boasts a highly qualified workforce : 33% of French executives. The Paris Region hosts 22% of France’s universities, 25% of its engineering schooland 20% of its business schools. Invest in Paris …

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) group finances and accelerates transitions towards a more sustainable world As a public institution, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has been working for seventy years to combat poverty and promote development in the countries of the South and in the Overseas Territories. It implements the policy defined by the French Government. Present on four continents where it has a network of 70 agencies and representative offices worldwide, including 9 in the Overseas Territories and 1 in Brussels, the AFD finances and supports projects that improve the living conditions of populations, …

Sectors: International development

[Automatic translation follows] The Agency for Ecological Transition! ADEME in brief The Agency for Ecological Transition participates in the implementation of public policies in the areas of the environment, energy and sustainable development. It provides its expertise and consulting capabilities to businesses, local authorities, public authorities and the general public, in order to enable them to progress in their environmental approach. The Agency also helps to finance projects, from research to implementation, in the following areas: waste management, soil preservation, energy efficiency and renewable energies, savings on raw materials, air quality, noise control, the transition to the circular economy and …

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] Regional incubator for social innovation in Occitanie What if it was the right time to undertake in the service of a sober, resilient and united society? Regional incubator for social innovation, Alter'Incub Occitanie Pyrénées has been managed since 2014 by the Regional Union of Scop and Scic, with the support of the Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée Region. Its purpose is to bring out and support innovative projects with a strong societal impact throughout the Occitanie-Pyrénées territory (Aveyron, Ariège, Gers, Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Lot, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne). From their emergence to their realization, the incubator supports those who experiment with innovative …

[Automatic translation follows] Working differently to live better The Tiers Lieux Cooperative was born from a collective of creators and facilitators of third places who came together to share their experiences with other project leaders and to raise awareness of these new work organizations. We have been detecting, supporting and federating third places in Nouvelle-Aquitaine since 2011; Third-place projects, when they are conducted appropriately, i.e. with all stakeholders, and according to a "bottom up" process, allow to (re)dynamize a neighborhood, a village, to be a vector of attractiveness for a territory, to create local employment that cannot be relocated in …

Une autre banque est possible Crédit Coopératif is a diversified banking group, which offers a wide range of banking products and services, especially to businesses and organisations, in the different sectors in which it is involved. It finds its origins in the Social Economy movement of the late 19th century that led to the creation of today's large mutual banking groups. Owned by its clients, also called "sociétaires"​, Crédit Coopératif is a co-operative bank, which is an active member of the Social Economy for more than one hundred years. It assists and accompanies the creation and development of co-operatives, mutual …

[Automatic translation follows] 1st Network of Local Authorities and Local Actors for Waste, Energy and Water Management Bringing together more than 1,100 members for 60 million inhabitants represented, AMORCE constitutes the first French network of information, sharing of experiences and support for communities (municipalities, inter-municipalities, departmental councils, regional councils) and other local actors (companies, associations, professional federations) in terms of energy transition, territorial waste management and sustainable water management. An independent proposal force and privileged interlocutor of public authorities (ministries, state agencies and Parliament), AMORCE is today the main representative of the territories engaged in the ecological transition. A privileged …

Sectors: Environment

[Automatic translation follows] A leading network in supporting craftsmen 🇫🇷 and a leader in apprenticeship training #CMA The network of chambers of trades and crafts is made up of 11,000 experts and 2,500 elected officials, themselves craftsmen, to: • support, advise and train craftsmen throughout the life of their business, from creation to transfer; • train future craftsmen through apprenticeship; • support communities in the development of local crafts. A leading player in supporting craft businesses and a leader in apprenticeship training, the CMA network supports nearly 300,000 entrepreneurs and trains more than 110,000 apprentices each year. CMA France, a …

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] French FabLab Network, Spaces and Communities of Making - Learn to do together 🤝 🧰 This association aims to: Bring together French structures whose purpose is to run, as a main or secondary activity, an open manufacturing space (FabLab), participating in the international network of “FabLabs”; Represent its members to public authorities and administrations as well as other organizations in Europe and around the world; Provide support, advice and assistance to its members; Communicate on the actions, achievements and benefits of the FabLab network; Enable FabLabs to come together to pool resources, equipment, and develop joint projects. …

[Automatic translation follows] Living in a livable world A spokesperson for a movement of more than 6,000 associations, grouped within 45 member associations, France Nature Environnement is the largest French federation of nature and environmental protection associations, recognized as being of public utility since 1976. With our naturalist and environmentalist expertise from various backgrounds, our association puts its energy at the service of a livable world through various actions: > Share and enrich knowledge by supporting exchanges and training between associations > Raise awareness among as many people as possible about the environment and nature > Make the voice of …

Sectors: Environment

[Automatic translation follows] The National Agency for Territorial Cohesion (ANCT) supports local authorities in the development of their territorial projects. Created on January 1, 2020, it brings together the General Commission for Territorial Equality, the Digital Agency and Epareca. Support for local authorities, Advice to local authorities, Project facilitator, Financial engineering, Technical engineering, Assistance to public project management, Project engineering, and Steering of national support programs

[Automatic translation follows] The VYV Group is both the leading player in health insurance in France and the leading national operator of care and support services. This powerful group intends to become a leading player in the social and solidarity economy, capable of imagining and building the future of social protection that is ever more supportive and resistant to market logic alone.

Sectors: Insurance

[Automatic translation follows] Syctom is the public service in charge of the treatment and recovery of household waste in the Paris metropolitan area A major public player in the waste management of 6 million Parisians, Syctom innovates every day to make waste a resource and optimize recovery channels. A pillar of the circular economy and the sustainable city, it is committed to member communities and all stakeholders to accelerate the ecological transition. Waste management and recovery, Circular economy, and Sustainable city and ecological transition

High quality statistics and data on Europe. Lawful good. EUROSTAT is the statistical office of the European Union. Our mission is to provide high quality statistics and data on Europe. Our values: Show respect for our staff, partners and users Strive for excellence in everything we do Drive innovation in official statistics Promote service orientation Uphold professional independence ESS partnership Eurostat produces European statistics in partnership with National Statistical Institutes and other national authorities in the EU Member States. This partnership is known as the European Statistical System (ESS). It also includes the statistical authorities of the European Economic Area …

Sectors: European Union