Innovation can go hand in hand with environmental protection. For its third edition, the “impact startup mapping” compiled by Bpifrance and France Digitale lists 1,074 companies. The initiative aims to distinguish these young companies, making them easier to recognize by potential customers and investors. The former, whether companies or large groups, are increasingly likely to shift their purchases to “virtuous” models. The latter are also more and more sensitive to these topics and “green” their investment portfolio, targeting companies that provide specific solutions.
30 thousand jobs were created
“In total, these start-ups created 30,000 jobs in France, compared to 17,000 last year.– emphasizes Maya Noel, General Director of France Digitale. 30,000 is the same as the fifty most polluting places, whose leaders were received by Emmanuel Macron this Tuesday.“. A powerful symbol for the director of France Digitale, which wants to emphasize the role of start-ups in the ecological transformation of companies. Especially as the topic becomes a global priority at a time when climate change has silenced climate skeptics. “The innovative power of start-ups is an important resource to meet the challenges set by the United Nations by 2030 under the Sustainable Development Goals.summarizes Paul-Francois Fournier, Chief Innovation Officer of Bpifrance.
In one year, the number of impact start-ups grew by 28% to 1,074, up from about 20,000 in France. This progress is explained primarily by the creation of many companies that meet this criterion and the growing desire of existing start-ups to recognize environmental and social involvement.
More than half of the startups identified operate “in the environment”. A huge group that includes two energy players, such as Gulplug, which develops a system that allows an electric car to connect to the grid independently (!), Jimmy Energy, which offers traditional thermal generators used by companies replace with mini cores. reactors, agriculture such as Mycophyto, which cultivates fungi to replace phytosanitary products, or Aquatech Innovation and an innovative water treatment system adaptable to all types of environments. Other areas of activity represented range from responsible tourism to mobility through biodiversity conservation, sustainable city, consumption, especially circular and renovated, or even sustainable finance and industry.
“DIn each of these examples taken from our 2022 mapping, innovation multiplies the virtuous impact of startups on our environment.– emphasizes Maya Noel, general manager of France digital.
Source: Le Figaro
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