Introduction to eco-certified business parks in the Paris Region

On March 7th and 8th, 2011, the Paris Region was pleased to host its Interreg Ecrein+ Programme European partner regions.

This Paris Region's stage in the programme (led by the Rhône-Alpes Region) was devoted to the issue of business parks inside and around European metropolitan areas. It provided an opportunity to present the region's initiatives in favour of business parks, using a variety of tangible examples of Paris Region eco-parks (Vaux-le-Pénil, Sénart, Paris Nord2 and Les Portes du Vexin), as well as putting forward the perspective of eco-certified business park enhancement via the Econovista mapping instrument, using a method that was developed by PREDA together with its partners.

A very attentive audience appreciated the region's unique approach, which uses requalification and organisational instruments to focus on improving existing conditions in order to provide a wide range of businesses with fully renovated places to settle in.

Jean-Paul Planchou - 3rd Vice-Chairman of the Île-de-France Regional Council in charge of Economic Development, Employment, New Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Tourism, Innovation and Social and Interdependent Economy - closed the session by repositioning this topic within the range of issues to be addressed in preparing the future SRDEI (Regional Strategy on Economic Development and Innovation).

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Ecopôle de Sénart © EPA Sénart Communication
Paris Nord2 © Seine-Saint-Denis Avenir

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Business parks. Sénart, an outstanding place to live and work

Bordered by the forests of Sénart and Rougeau, and set alongside the winding course of the River Seine, Sénart offers an unspoilt environment for living and working in. Businesses located here – in immediate proximity to Evry, Corbeil-Essonnes and the Carré Sénart retail park – have within reach all the services and facilities they need to grow.

Greenparc
Bordered by the Greenparc golf course, this business park boasts an outstanding location, offering fast access to the Francilienne ring road and the A6 and A5 motorways, with Paris-Orly airport just 20 minutes away. Greenparc offers development sites suitable for premises of 500 to 2,500 m², for the use of high value-added service-sector and high-tech businesses.

Les Vergers
Plots available for the development of 5,000 m² premises for the use of manufacturers, distributors and trading companies seeking to benefit from an upmarket image and a prestigious landscape setting fronting the Francilienne ring road.

La Clef de Saint-Pierre
This mixed-use 28-hectare business park will offer 15 hectares dedicated to businesses, combining an eco-neighbourhood with a range of services. It will offer real-estate opportunities enjoying an exceptionally good location, linking the centre of Saint-Pierre-du-Perray with the Carré Sénart complex at the heart of Sénart new town.

Le Gravois
A prestigious location bordering Sénart forest, reserved for large-scale projects with more than 50 hectares available as a single unit.

Le Carré Sénart
The Carré Sénart complex effectively forms the hub of Sénart new town, hosting many retail and leisure facilities and administrative services. This urban centre continues to grow steadily with development projects including offices, retail outlets and leisure facilities.

Source: “Votre entreprise à Sénart en Essonne”, EPA Sénart (Sénart development agency)

© EPA Senart - Philippe Caumes

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Benchmarking. Paris, the second most attractive business city in Europe

London and Paris remain the most attractive business cities, according to the 20th edition of the European Cities Monitor, published by international commercial real estate brokers and consultants Cushman & Wakefield. Paris continues to be attractive, but the economic crisis has allowed London to retain its edge.In the eyes of international investors, Paris is in second place when judged on the four main location factors: market accessibility, qualified staff, quality of telecommunications and external transport links.

"Quality of life for employees" remains a major advantage for Paris, which is in 7th place, well ahead of London and Frankfurt, ranked 11th and 24th respectively.The survey revealed that Paris is considered by senior managers to be the top destination for potential expansion into Western Europe and is ranked 4th after Moscow and Bucharest if they are interested in all of Europe. Paris has edged closer to London in terms of easy access to markets and transport infrastructure quality.

Survey method: European Cities Monitor analyses the opinion of senior managers of the 500 largest European corporations regarding the attractiveness of the major European cities and factors relating to their choice of future business location. The study compares 34 major European cities and analyses 12 key factors in choice of location.

©Philippe Guignard

European Cities Monitor 2009

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The choice of location for international businesses is made according to increasingly stringent criteria in a tough competitive climate; as well as seeking conditions that will stimulate growth, companies also looking for quality premises, especially from the environmental point of view.

Paris Region offers an array of existing and planned business parks, reinforcing its position as a leading, multi-faceted business hub and eco-region that is home to start-ups and businesses of every type, with regional authorities working closely with businesses and a services offer that fulfils their needs.

As part of this support structure, the Paris Region Economic Development Agency has created an index of the region’s “eco-qualified” business parks – i.e. those implementing an environmental or sustainable development policy. Initially, 31 projects either completed or underway are being presented on Econovista, and more will be added soon as more projects develop; those involved have found that this type of approach, once launched, soon gathers momentum.

The locations of the eco-qualified business parks are shown on the Econovista map (click on Discover).

Your feedback is vital for helping us to help us to develop this project, in particular any comments on the means of characterising (but not of classifying) the areas presented, so please don’t hesitate to tell us your views: Econovista@paris-region.com