Supporting entrepreneurship as a lever for inclusive and sustainable development accross the globe. PULSE is an association established in 2006 whose mission is to support and promote entrepreneurship as a lever for inclusive and sustainable development. At PULSE, we believe that each of us can become a change-maker if given the opportunity. In the 18 countries where we are active, we foster access to entrepreneurship and funding through 28 support programs and awareness-raising actions. PULSE also operates various impact incubators in Africa and in Europe: Lab'ess (Tunisia), Oribi (South Africa), PULSE Montreuil (France), JógJëf (Senegal). Every year, more than 550 …

#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] Account of Bpifrance, the Public Investment Bank. Bpifrance, a public investment bank, supports companies from seed to stock market listing, from credit to equity. A privileged contact, Bpifrance offers financing or investment solutions in each region that are adapted to each stage of a company's life. A partner bank for entrepreneurs, Bpifrance provides them with long-term support to support their growth and competitiveness. The teams are at the heart of the regions, throughout the country, through more than 50 regional locations. Financing of SMEs, Business Creation, International Development, Investment, Creation/Transmission, Innovation, Support, Acceleration, and Export Guarantee

Sectors: Bank

[Automatic translation follows] Building tomorrow's territories together! The general interest has chosen its bank. Banque des Territoire finances, advises and operates with all French territories for the general interest. By Caisse des Dépôts

Sectors: Bank

[Automatic translation follows] Official LinkedIn page of France Travail #OnEstLàPourVous #AvecFranceTravail France Travail is a major player in the French employment market, where it is committed to facilitating the return to work of job seekers and offering companies solutions adapted to their recruitment needs. France Travail's 55,000 employees work every day to be the link between job seekers and companies. France Travail is a key player in the French employment market. Its role is to help the unemployed find work and support companies to fulfil their recruitment requirements. Day-to-day, France Travail's 55,000 staff provides that vital link between job seekers …

Sectors: Human ressources

Creating Cycles. For Life. 💧♻️ SUEZ is the trusted partner for circular solutions in #water and #waste #CreatingCyclesForLife

Sectors: Environment

[Automatic translation follows] We are amplifying social innovation in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions. We are giving more scope to social innovation to respond to the fragilities of our regions. To do this, we are developing the culture of social entrepreneurship in nine regions of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Each year, we support more than 150 social enterprises in their creation or development. Finally, we are bringing together networks of public, private, and associative allies around them. Today, we are bringing together an ecosystem of 111 partners, in addition to 295 coaches and experts. We are a team of around thirty people spread across the …

Exploring the edges Ouishare is a platform for freelancers, an ecosystem, an emergent organization and an incubator of people. We explore societal transformations and alternative ways of living, moving, working and building solutions to the toughest challenges of our time. Ouishare active members'​ main activities consist in community building, action research, events organisation and consulting for organisational transformation. In France, we've partnered with a certified research institution to develop its action research activities and acccompany the development of urban innovation and public services. > https://www.le-lab.org/ In Europe, Latin America, North America and Middle East, we organize transformative events to experience …

[Automatic translation follows] #auvergnerhonealpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is a large region with many assets: - With more than 8 million inhabitants, it is more populated than 13 of the 28 countries of the European Union and ranks 10th most populated region in Europe - Covering nearly 70,000 km2, or 13% of the metropolitan territory, its surface area is equivalent to that of Ireland. - In France, it is the leading industrial and gastronomic region, it ranks first for agricultural production under label (AOP, IGP, etc.) and the number of organic farms. - In Europe: it is the 8th richest region in Europe …

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] Inspire and equip citizens, entrepreneurs and organizations to build an inclusive and sustainable society. Time is running out, the challenges we face are immense. Companies will be part of the solution and we support them in doing so, collectively. At makesense, we support companies, institutions and associations to become ever more sustainable, committed and resilient. How? We give back the power to act to all those who make up the company, every day. - We support organizations in defining their purpose, their values ​​and their impact strategy. - We engage employees around this vision, through training in …

[Automatic translation follows] Social and environmental innovation hub dedicated to projects of general interest in the Lyon metropolitan area Centsept supports stakeholders in transforming the territory of the Lyon region towards a more sustainable model of society through the emergence, experimentation and deployment of dynamic social innovation cooperatives. Social entrepreneurship, Economic development, and Acceleration of social, societal and environmental projects

Make our planet green again FAMAE is an independent family foundation that supports innovation in the field of environnement. The foundation organizes every year an International Challenge to help inventors to create simple and innovative solutions that can substantially improve our daily lives, while significantly alleviating environmental footprints. Since November 15, 2018, Famae has launched the competition Precious Water, with 2 million euros dedicated to water. More information on www.famae.earth environment, challenge, waste, nonprofit organization, innovation, endowment fund, and water

Sectors: Environment

Entreprendre au profit de tous GROUPE SOS was launched in 1984 to tackle social exclusion in all its forms. Since then, it has gradually diversified its activities, and now responds to societal needs in 8 sectors of activity: Youth, Employment, Solidarities, Health, Seniors, Culture, Ecological transition and International action. With 18,000 employees, 550 establishments and services and a turnover of €950M, GROUPE SOS is the first European social enterprise. By placing social innovation at the core of its practices, the group shows that it is possible to build a solid organisation, capable of creating and sustaining its economic activities, while …

Sectors: Humanitarian

La conférence avec des crêpes 🧇 et du cœur 🧡 Development, Agility, Innovation, DevOps, Lean Startup. Ideas for now! We are passionate and love our amazing jobs: we are the web and software builders, who come up with the ideas, build them, and push them live. Are you looking for inspiration, good practices and new tools? You’ll find them at Mix-IT! But more than anything else, you will be able meet and share with other passionate people. Development, Innovation, Agile, and Design

Un collectif au service des startups de Lyon et de Saint-Étienne. L’association French Tech Saint-Etienne Lyon favorise la création, la croissance et l'internationalisation des entreprises innovantes de Lyon et de Saint-Étienne startup, scaleup, innovation, and French Tech

Sectors: French Tech

Carenews, le média des acteurs de l'engagement With carenews.com, follow the daily news of the social commitment sector. Carenews.com is an independent team of journalists who sort, synthesize and present you all the information of the associative world, sponsorship and social commitment. Carenews.com is also the website of the actors of the commitment, each association, foundation, company can create its blog to communicate while benefiting from a powerful referencing and a qualified audience, with 220 000 pages read per month, 1 000 blogs hosted and 10 000 contents, Carenews.com is the reference media of the actors of the commitment. mécénat, …

In-house unit of the Lyon Metropolis, the Erasme innovation lab experiments with new public service solutions As a department of the Metropolis of Lyon, Erasme contributes, through its methodologies and actions, to the territory's public and digital innovation policy. Our mission is to respond to societal issues and new challenges to our public policies by proposing concrete ideas that can be tested in a short period of time to respond to the territory's problems. Our approach combines frugality and agility and favors prototyping and participatory design to build an inclusive, learning and sustainable metropolis. The UrbanLab is a place dedicated …

[Automatic translation follows] Make France the first economy with a positive impact! The Social Entrepreneurs Movement (Mouves) is a movement of people who share values, practices and the desire to build a human economy that effectively meets the needs of society: employment, health, education, dependency, housing, food, etc. The Mouves unites and represents social entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs who have a vision, take risks, develop and innovate, manage teams. Entrepreneurs motivated above all by the general interest, for whom profit is a means and not an end in itself. Entrepreneurs who share the wealth they create fairly. Scattered, compartmentalized, isolated, social entrepreneurs …

[Automatic translation follows] France's leading producer of 100% renewable electricity CNR is the leading French producer of electricity from 100% renewable sources (water, wind, sun) and the multi-purpose concessionaire of the Rhône from the Swiss border to the Mediterranean Sea: hydroelectricity production, deployment of navigation and port areas, irrigation and other agricultural uses. A public limited company of general interest, CNR stands out for its industrial model based on regional development and its unique system for sharing locally created value with its stakeholders. At the forefront of its businesses, which it is constantly developing through an active innovation approach, CNR …

Sectors: Energy

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent and innovation-led company serving clients in more than 120 countries. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. This LinkedIn company page is …

Sectors: Consulting, audit

Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of healthcare and nutrition. We design our products and services to serve the most essential human needs of health and nutrition. At the same time, we strive to address some of the world’s biggest challenges presented by a growing and aging global population. At Bayer, we’re committed to driving sustainable development and generate a positive impact with our businesses. Through the power of science, we’re pioneering new possibilities that advance life for all of us. That means reimagining how we care for ourselves and one another by …

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