A 6-month program to accelerate your project with SUEZ and H7
In the face of growing environmental challenges, SUEZ & H7 have joined forces to support innovative solutions that will help preserve and improve the quality of life of residents, particularly those living in the Lyon metropolitan area.
Are you developing an innovative solution for adapting to climate change? Apply before April 6!
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Our mission
Extreme heat, bad weather, natural hazards, pressure on resources: in the coming years, the Lyon metropolitan area will face major climatic challenges.
In addition to actions to limit their impact, it is essential to develop adaptation solutions to strengthen the region's resilience in the face of these new risks.
This program aims to identify, support and promote innovative initiatives that contribute to the circular economy and sustainable resource management.
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6 months to accelerate
Benefit from expert guidance on your strategic, technical and operational challenges.
Coaching
Individual monthly follow-up by a start-up manager to support you in your operational challenges
Mentoring
Put you in touch with SUEZ mentors to work on strategic issues
Expert workshops
Workshops, meetings: a whole network of experts to share your challenges and remove your obstacles
Visibility
Contacts and meetings with players in the circular economy, and visibility of projects through communication initiatives.
Immersion
Meet ecosystem players and discover their environment
Hosting
Access to H7's lifestyle, benefits and community in Lyon
The experts
Selection criteria
This program is aimed at start-ups, VSEs, SMEs and entrepreneurs who :
Develop a project to adapt to climate challenges
Have a working prototype of their product or service
Develop a project that has a strong impact on local residents, particularly those in the Lyon metropolitan area
Wish to be accompanied on a six-month program
Next steps
March 6
Call for applications
April 11
Call for applications closed
April 11-15
Selection of projects and announcement of winners
April 16
Project onboarding and launch party
The team
The SUEZ and H7 teams can help you meet your strategic and operational challenges.
Program players
For over 160 years, SUEZ has been providing essential services to protect and improve quality of life in the face of growing environmental challenges. SUEZ enables its customers to provide access to water and waste services through innovative and resilient solutions. Present in 40 countries with 40,000 employees, the Group also enables its customers to create value over the entire lifecycle of their infrastructures and services, and to drive their ecological transition by involving their users. In 2023, SUEZ supplied drinking water to 57 million people worldwide and wastewater services to more than 36 million. The Group produced 7.7 TWh of energy from waste and wastewater. In 2023, SUEZ achieved sales of 8.9 billion euros.
H7, Lyon Metropole's responsible gas pedal and digital totem, supports start-ups in their growth and impact. Since its launch in 2019, H7 has supported over 250 start-ups and federates a community made up of start-ups, major corporations, investment funds and partner schools.
