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Aurélie Leclercq is the co-founder of Robin des Moulins, a social and solidarity economy enterprise in Oise, which hosts green corporate seminars and redistributes wealth to its community.

Mental health has become a central issue for organisations seeking to build more sustainable workplaces. Anwen Cooper, Mission Director at Thrivall, explores how changing the way companies approach employee wellbeing could contribute to a more sustainable future for both people and organisations.

Paula Baldó is an entrepreneur and founder of her own consultancy, which supports companies of all sizes in their sustainable transformation process.

Corporate communication and sustainability are the areas of responsibility of Isabel Thoma at traceless, a manufacturer of a biomaterial based on natural residues.

Sylvain Moineau is a partner in the local team at IMPACT Partners. IMPACT Local is a financing tool for entrepreneurs looking to create or take over a branded business in designated 'priority' areas.

Finding the right specialist can be a decisive step in a patient’s healthcare journey. Yet navigating a complex healthcare system and accessing the expertise needed is not always straightforward. Top Doctors aims to bridge this gap by making specialist care easier to identify and access, using technology to connect patients with the expertise best suited to their needs.

Guillermo Gauna-Vivas is the founder of Ayúdame 3D, which creates prosthetics for people in need around the world.

Hippolyte Le Bougnec is the former administrative and financial co-director of Le Talus in Marseille, a multi-activity third place focused on agroecology, sustainable food, environmental awareness, and sociocultural promotion.

The founding team missed food appreciation in society, and with Querfeld, that should change. Yana Graf now coordinates Querfeld at Gladrow GmbH, which has taken over the company.

Guilhem Ménard is the co-founder of Share it, an organization that equips other associations in the digital realm to help them scale and enhance their impact.

Bristol & Bath Regional Capital is an investment company with a significant difference, summed up in director Jari Moate’s own words: “Money is fuel”. In this case, fuel for wide-ranging positive societal and environmental impact across south-west England.

Alba Coma is the manager and promoter of Cartaes, a social insertion company based in Tàrrega that combines waste management with job creation for vulnerable individuals.

Augustin Courtier is the co-founder and head of development and partnerships at Latitudes, which addresses the impact of digital technology on society and the environment.

Because money is power and even if you’ve only got 100€ to invest, that’s 100€ of power to wield however you want to. At citizens’ investment fund LITA, they help people invest in companies developing real-world solutions to ecological and social issues.

Ander Etxeberria is the cooperative diffusion director of Corporación Mondragón, the largest cooperative group in the world, made up of 92 cooperatives and over 70,000 worker-owners.

Freddy Halet is the Deputy Director of the Dispositif sensoriel et du langage de VYV3 Pays-de-la-Loire in Angers, deployed at the Centre Charlotte-Blouin, which supports young people with hearing impairments and those with oral language disorders, and at the Institut Montéclair, which assists young visually impaired individuals, operating throughout the Maine-et-Loire department. They developed the SENS application.

Astrid Ursem works at the sawmill La Scie d'Ici, a cooperative where employees are the majority partners, in Puy-de-Dôme.

Charlotte Meyrueis is the director of Cœur de Forêt, an organization dedicated to forest preservation in France and internationally.

Pablo Urbano is the co-founder of Auara, a social enterprise based in Madrid that allocates 100% of its profits to clean water access projects.

With climate change wreaking havoc around the globe, more investment in climate solutions is urgently needed. That was the motivation behind the Climate Finance Fund, set up in 2021 by Marilyn Waite to push for systemic change in the financial system so that it works for people and planet. Its new mission is to divert funds to the global south, where much climate innovation takes place.

Mission Zero wears its aim in its name – the company is on a mission, working towards zero emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. But it’s the method that is revolutionary: Mission Zero focuses on pulling CO2 out of the atmosphere, and turning into some of the stuff we all need and love!

Catalina Trujillo is the co-founder of Souji, a company that transforms used cooking oil to help the hospitality industry turn a daily waste into value.

Anouk Jugla is the Human Resources Manager at Carbo, a company that develops solutions for individuals and businesses to measure their carbon footprint to better reduce it.

Nathalie Naulet is the project development coordinator for Forêts en Vie, a non-profit organization created by RAF, the Network for Forest Alternatives, to enable people working in forests or with management and conservation projects to access forest land.

Because it gets you out of your normal routine and you can build real trust through shared experience.

Valérie Dumesny is the General Manager of Locaverre - Ma Bouteille s'appelle Reviens, a cooperative society focused on circular economy, particularly on the reuse of glass containers in Drôme-Ardèche.

Marina Moya is the co-founder of Bolsalea, a company based in Alicante that manufactures recyclable bags and packaging with inclusive employment.