[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

#immersive #foresight at the intersection of technological and societal change. L'Atelier BNP Paribas - Making sense of tomorrow, today (atelier.net) We are a foresight company. We identify future market opportunities and challenges in digital and virtual domains through research, analysis, and exploratory fiction. Our work considers the challenges and opportunities that will emerge when new technology transforms society. We explore the space where the real and virtual environments converge. We are part of BNP Paribas Group. Prospective, Influence, Open Innovation, Foresight, Research, and Virtual Economy

Sectors: Finance Media

[Automatic translation follows] Urban and creative factory of the island of Nantes Welcome to the LinkedIn page of Samoa! This is where you will find all the professional information about the urban development project and the economic development of the island of Nantes (but not only!). Since 2003, the Société d'Aménagement de la Métropole Ouest Atlantique has been managing the urban project of the island of Nantes and its operational project management. A local public company, it acts within the framework of territorial public policies, on the scale of the Nantes Saint-Nazaire metropolis. Since 2010, it has had an economic …

[Automatic translation follows] The Pays de la Loire region includes 5 departments: Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Sarthe and Vendée. It has 3.7 million inhabitants spread across 1,357 municipalities. It is a territory balanced between rural and urban areas, organized around 7 large urban areas (Nantes, Saint-Nazaire, Angers, Cholet, Le Mans, Laval and La-Roche-sur-Yon) and 1,108 municipalities with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants. Bordered by 450 km of coastline and crisscrossed by the Loire, the region has the leading port on the Atlantic coast. Its economic dynamism is a real strength that allows it to have the lowest unemployment rate in France (8.5%). …

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] Institute labeled HR Excellence in Research (HRS4R) Irstea – National Institute for Research in Science and Technology for the Environment and Agriculture – is a research organization (public scientific and technical institution - EPST) under the dual supervision of the ministries in charge of research and agriculture. It focuses its research on water, ecotechnologies and regional planning. Based on a "finalized" research model, its mission is to respond to the environmental and societal challenges of today and tomorrow. It has been labeled "Institut Carnot" since 2006. Environmental research, Natural risks, Ecotechnology, Territories, and Water

Sectors: Environment

[Automatic translation follows] 🗞Ouest-France, the leading French daily newspaper! Every day, over 600,000 copies in Normandy, Brittany & Pays de la Loire OUEST-FRANCE Company Founder of the Editorial Committee François Régis Hutin Chairman of the Board Louis Échelard - Director of Publication The associative status: Since the extraordinary general meeting of April 9, 1990, S.A. Ouest-France has been part of a non-profit association under the 1901 law, the "Association for the support of the principles of humanist democracy", chaired by Jacques Duquesne. Location: 58 editorial offices in the 14 departments in Brittany, Lower Normandy and Pays de la Loire, as …

Sectors: Media

[Automatic translation follows] 1st business accelerator Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Nantes St-Nazaire Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Nantes St-Nazaire

Sectors: Chamber of commerce

Through shelter, we empower. Driven by the vision that everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity began in 1976 as a grassroots effort on a community farm in southern Georgia. The Christian housing organization has since grown to become a leading global nonprofit working in local communities across all 50 states in the U.S. and in more than 70 countries. Families and individuals in need of a hand up partner with Habitat for Humanity to build or improve a place they can call home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable …

Sectors: Social Housing