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Énergie Partagée marks its 350th labeled project, illustrating the growing maturity of citizen initiatives. By promoting plural setups and strong collaborations between communities, citizens, and private actors, Énergie Partagée supports the energy transition in France, ensuring an equitable sharing of responsibilities and values.

A quality label serving the territories as the only label guaranteeing the public interest of renewable energy projects. It distinguishes virtuous approaches for the environment and territories. It offers a clear roadmap to project leaders for better management of economic, democratic, environmental, and social aspects.

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Investissement Conseils magazine dedicates a dossier to real estate private equity and its opening to the general public in its June issue.

Jean-Marc Palhon, chairman of EXTENDAM, discusses the management company’s strategy regarding the revaluation of discounted assets: “Our strength lies in our ability to seek assets throughout Europe, where market scarcity is highest and needs are significant: mainly in budget and mid-range hotels“.

An interview to be found in issue 872 of Investissement Conseils magazine

Solidarity savings offer concrete solutions to invest ethically while aiming for financial returns. According to Agnès Lambert’s article for Mieux Vivre Votre Argent, here are three concrete ways to combine performance and positive impact:

> Open a Solidarity Savings Account

These accounts allow part of the interest to be donated to associations. A simple and risk-free way to start your journey in solidarity savings.

> Subscribe to a Solidarity Fund

Invest medium or long term in funds that allocate part of their assets to financing the social and solidarity economy (SSE).

> Invest in the Capital of a Solidarity Enterprise

Directly support projects with a strong social or environmental impact. It’s an opportunity to go further in your commitment.

Among the highlighted initiatives, investment in Énergie Partagée to finance renewable energy production projects in France. With a return of 3.8% in 2023, it’s an excellent example of sustainable performance.

For a detailed analysis, check out Agnès Lambert’s full investigation in the June edition of Mieux Vivre Votre Argent

Imagine a shop where, instead of buying clothes, you borrow them. Welcome to LENA, the fashion library in Amsterdam! In this unique “library,” it’s possible to refresh your wardrobe with stylish and original pieces without the environmental impact of fast fashion. With a vast collection of dresses, tunics, blouses, and jackets, LENA allows its members to experiment with their style while contributing to more sustainable fashion.

Elisa Jansen, co-founder of LENA, has always been passionate about reusing clothes. With her two sisters and a friend, she launched this initiative in 2014 to offer an alternative to textile overconsumption. With over 2,000 pieces available online and collection points in several Dutch cities, LENA offers an innovative, eco-friendly, and accessible shopping experience. Each member, for a membership fee of 10 euros, can borrow quality clothes from sustainable brands, with flexible and advantageous pricing.

Discover LENA

French private equity leader EXTENDAM announces the sale of the property and business asset of easyHotel Malaga. This centrally located 146-room hotel, with parking and a commercial space, has been operated by Continuum Hospitality Group since 2020.

Thanks to a dynamic revenue management policy, the hotel has optimized its rates while maintaining a high occupancy rate, becoming a key player in Malaga’s budget hotel sector.

Jean-Marc Palhon, chairman of EXTENDAM, said: “Spain is a particularly attractive country for hospitality. Our regular investments in the country prove it. As a cultural center and modern city, Malaga attracts more and more business and leisure visitors each year. In this context, easyHotel Malaga has met its clientele and recorded excellent operational performance“.

Read the full article on Industrie Hôtelière

On May 23 and 24, Marseille hosted the 15th edition of the National Citizen Energy Meetings, an Énergie Partagée event dedicated to promoting citizen renewable energies in France.

But how do these initiatives work concretely and how to promote them locally?

🎙️ Sébastien Bracco, territorial development officer for the PACA Énergie Partagée network, and Timothée Demont, co-founder of Massilia Sun System, were the guests on Marine Samzun’s show Commune Planète on RCF RADIO.

Learn more about concrete actions to develop citizen renewable energies in our territory

Already established in Montpellier since 2021, Redman strengthens its presence in Occitanie with a new agency in Toulouse. Élodie Pereira, a graduate of Montpellier Business School and native of Toulouse, joins the team as Development Director.

Alice Bonidan, Head of Redman Occitanie, explains: “The choice to open a new agency in Toulouse is part of our ongoing commitment to the region. We are mobilized alongside communities to meet the growing needs of the population for housing and facilities, but always within the strict framework of our land use efficiency convictions and strong environmental criteria“.

🏗️ Notable projects in the region include the Halles de la Cartoucherie and the launch of a new mixed-use operation in Montpellier.

Find the details of this opening on Business Immo

In preparation for the Hospitality Industry Barometer conference held on Tuesday, Jean-Marc Palhon, Chairman of EXTENDAM, answered questions from Jean-Baptiste Favier for BiTV – Business Immo.

An opportunity to review EXTENDAM’s approach and assess the health of the hotel investment market.

Find the results of the latest Barometer in the June special issue

Specificities of Île-de-France in financing the ecological and energy shift, sustainable real estate, shift of major accounts… On Thursday, June 13, these fascinating topics will be analyzed at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne by numerous experts during the 6th Morning of the Grand Paris Assizes organized by Le journal du Grand Paris and its partners.

📌 Where: Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Descartes Amphitheater, 17 rue de la Sorbonne – Paris 5th

🕘 When: Thursday, June 13, 2024, starting at 9:30 am

Registration and program

Marc Mossalgue, Communications Manager at Énergie Partagée, answered Pierre Chevelle’s questions on citizen energy for the “Soif de Sens” podcast.

It’s an opportunity to embark on a journey through impact of citizen energy and to emphasize its crucial role in the energy transition.

Citizen energy initiatives play a key role in shifting to more sustainable energy sources and have become engines of change, reforming both the cultural and economic systems of energy and investment.

📈 Énergie Partagée:

• €40 million invested in nearly 150 projects
• Over 7,300 shareholders holding Énergie Partagée shares

🔊 Listen Soif de Sens podcast and discover how citizen initiatives are transforming our energy landscape