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[BONI.D] Les Alchimistes: compost to fight climate change

In France, the amount of waste we produce has doubled since 1960. Yet more than 90% of food waste is not recycled. It is this assessment that made Les Alchimistes decide to act. Since its founding in 2016, Les Alchimistes’s ambition consist in reintegrating 10% of food waste into a virtuous cycle through composting. Its offer is adapted to all profiles (professionals, local authorities or individuals) whether for waste collection or the sale of this ultra rich in organic matter Super Compost. Circular, local and waste-fighting economy, Les Alchimistes have got it all figured out. Discover their project here

Driven by the regions, the hotel industry recovery is taking shape

Although it is still far from its cruising speed, the hotel sector recorded a recovery of activity in June, according to the 5th edition of the monthly EXTENDAM barometer, analysing the Covid-19 impact on business hotel industry in Europe.

“Hotels activity was better in June than in previous months and there was real growth over the last ten days of June. This trend seems to be ongoing in July. However, it is important to distinguish Paris from the rest of France, since the regional markets, secondary cities and the Parisian periphery are doing rather well, while the capital’s hotels owners are struggling more,” explains Vianney Lautrous, Head of Asset Management for EXTENDAM.

Find on Business Immo all the results of the EXTENDAM Barometer updated on July, 15 along with interviews of Ghislaine Collinet, Secretary General of SNCF and Xavier Zeitoun, CEO of Zenchef.

Changemakers Times #10: a renewal of participative democracy

“Democracy is a muscle that needs to be trained daily to be effective”.

A platform for space and collective life co-construction, Fluicity is a socially useful solidarity company founded in 2015 by Julie de Pimodan. The objective of this civic tech player? To improve democracy at a local scale. First a journalist in the Middle East during the Arab Springs, then a Google employee, Julie de Pimodan founded Fluicity in 2015 and offers a societal innovation that could change the way we approach politics and collective interest development.

Julie answered Les Grandes Idées in a new #ChangemakersTimes interview

Find Maud Caubet in the summer special issue of La Tribune

“Let’s go back to simplicity, to housing as a multi-purpose shelter that evolves and changes following days, seasons and external events” suggests Maud Caubet.

Culture, finance, politics, industry, architecture, city planning… no sector is forgotten in “Reinventing France”, the special summer issue of La Tribune. Maud Caubet shared in this article her vision of architecture and urban planning.

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A differentiated recovery of activity for the different segments of the hotel industry

“All the sector players have been in the starting blocks for two months and have increased their energy, innovative strength and solidarity to prepare for an optimal recovery”.

Jean-Marc Palhon, Chairman of EXTENDAM, the European leading private equity firm in the business hotel industry, speaks for Forbes on the sector’s recovery and the outlook for investment. In this forum, he underlines the gap in takeovers between segments, with the business hotel industry once again demonstrating its greater resilience. Back to his full opinion editorial.

Thinking the world of tomorrow with architecture: an opinion editorial by Maud Caubet in Immoweek

“We have the ability to change when we are in a hurry. The global response to a pandemic has demonstrated this strength. Let us draw a great lesson of humility from this”, Maud Caubet wrote.

What will tomorrow’s world be made of? Architecture offers solutions for a more sustainable and caring world. In Immoweek, Maud Caubet shares her vision of the past to better define the present and call for architecture to take part in the debate and take action to ensure the future.

An inspiring point of view to be found here.

EXTENDAM still developping in Portugal

“Porto has very good assets for a good recovery by 2021.“

Last June 17, EXTENDAM and Laurent Gauze inaugurated the brand new ibis Porto Centro Mercado Do Bolhao, in the heart of the city’s historic centre. It is a very special ibis hotel since it is designed according to the new Full Plaza concept implemented by Accor to destandardise the interiors of its establishments. A place with a unique design in the heart of a more than attractive destination. It brings to 16 the number of EXTENDAM hotels on the Iberian Peninsula.

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COVID-19: the EXTENDAM barometer now published in partnership with Business Immo

Extendam, European leader in private equity dedicated to the business hotel industry in Europe, analyses developments in the sector every month. Occupancy, consumer trends, financial data and other analysis factors are deepened and detailed in partnership with In Extenso Tourisme Culture & Hôtellerie / STR, D-EDGE Hospitality Solutions, e-axess (RMS & hospitality advices), SPOTPILOT, Intelligent Revenue Management Solutions), Adaptel Paris, Zenchef, SNCF, Flightradar24 AB, Mytraffic, Roland Berger or Deutsche Bank.

For this 4th edition and the next ones, the results of this barometer will be presented in partnership with Business Immo magazine.

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[BONI.D] Rekindling kids’ yen to write and read with Plume

Plume is an educational platform developed by Aude Guéneau, a French teacher in secondary school. Trained to the Montessori method, she has developed an innovative method adapted to the digital age to encourage children to learn to read and write by offering them to participate actively in the creation of short tales. Stories for all levels to be completed over several chapters directly on the platform or on paper. A beautiful initiative that we wanted to applaud.

Today, Plume offers holiday notebooks for pre-order on Ulule, it’s here !

What prospects does the hotel sector offer investors?

Jean-Marc Palhon talked with Mathilde Hodouin of the Courrier Financier the recovery of the hotel business in this period of lockdown lifting. At the climax of the health crisis, the business hotel industry has come to a complete standstill. The Chairman of EXTENDAM, the European leader in business hotel private equity, now shares with us the scenarii for the coming months in the sector in France and Europe.

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