Tag: Paris

Paris 2024 Report Confirms Over 50% Carbon Emissions Reduction

Stuart Mitchell

The Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 achieved an unprecedented 54.6% reduction in carbon emissions compared to previous editions, as detailed in the newly published Paris 2024 Sustainability and Legacy Report. The first Games to fully embrace Olympic Agenda 2020 – the IOC’s strategic roadmap which aims to make the Games more sustainable – Paris 2024 drove unparalleled progress in sustainability and delivered lasting and tangible benefits for local communities that will resonate for generations to come. Key highlights of the Paris 2024 Sustainability and Legacy Report include: Carbon footprint…

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Women Who Tech Returns to Europe to Fund Women Entrepreneurs With Its 2018 Women Startup Challenge

Stuart Mitchell

 Women Who Tech, a U.S. based nonprofit that advocates for women in the technology and startup industry today announced the return of the Women Startup Challenge Europe, which will connect women technology innovators from cities across Europe to compete for $50,000 in cash grants. The Startup Challenge, co-hosted by the Office of Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, will feature 10 finalists pitching their ventures before a panel of investors and tech industry executives on October 25, 2018 at Paris City Hall, Hôtel de Ville. Applications for Women Startup Challenge Europe are open…

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Paris bans sexist, discriminatory & homophobic ads on billboards

Stuart Mitchell
Paris bans ads

The the assembly responsible for governing Paris, the Council of Paris have voted for a new contract covering outdoor advertising in the French capital. The new contract, which starts on November 20, 2017, includes a ban on any “sexist and discriminatory” ads appearing in public areas within the city. The ruling also includes any images deemed to defame anyone of specific ethnicity, nationality, religion, sex or age city. The ban was proposed by the Department for Equality between Women and Men and the Fight Against Discrimination, and will be enforced by JCDecaux, who…

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