Paris&Co
Overview
Paris&Co is the territorial innovation agency for Paris and its metropolitan area. It supports the development and sustainable growth of solutions to address the challenges of ecological, economic, and social transitions. To do so, Paris&Co operates on several levels: incubating startups and supporting social innovation projects, experimenting with new solutions in its territory, and organising national and international events bringing together private and public operators of all sizes and sectors. Paris&Co collaborates with over 100 companies and institutions and supports the development of more than 500 startups and projects annually.
Alongside the ecosystem that makes, thinks, and lives the city (startups, associations, local authorities, large companies, citizens, researchers), Paris&Co helps shape and transform the city towards more sustainable, resilient, and creative models.
Supporting the Transformation of Cities
Concentrating the major challenges of our decade, cities are the strategic place to act for a necessary ecological and social redirection. They are also incredible laboratories of creativity where new practices and innovations emerge. Quality of life, resource preservation, energy sobriety, inclusion, protection of living beings, resilience… To provide concrete answers to the essential transitions of urban life, Paris&Co supports taking action, co-constructing solutions among stakeholders, and deploying proven solutions.
Paris&Co’s Urban Sustainability Sectors:
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Climate change adaptation
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Energy transition
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Low-carbon construction and renovation
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Responsible mobility and logistics
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Urban ecosystems: nature, water, air
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Waste management and circular economy
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Social connection and inclusion
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Training and professional integration
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Sustainable production and consumption
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Real estate and new uses
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Universal accessibility
The Urban Lab: A Hub for Urban Innovation
In close collaboration with RIVP, the 18th arrondissement Mayor’s office, the City of Paris, and the Greater Paris Metropolis, Paris&Co dedicates this space to the transitions shaping the urban world. A place for meetings, inspiration, and sharing best practices for all actors in sustainable urban development across France and internationally, the Urban Lab covers 8,300 m² on the outskirts of Paris, in the heart of the Chapelle International Innovation District. It houses 700 residents who work daily to imagine the solutions of tomorrow.