About IID-SII

Mission and objectives

The Institut de l’Innovation Durable – Sustainable Innovation Institute (IID-SII) is a non-profit association under French law, established in Paris in 2019, with a team of 5 experts. It was created under the impetus of LGI, a purpose-driven enterprise which seeks to extend a broader exchange on innovation and sustainability. With a mission to advance and share knowledge on the potential of innovation to address sustainability challenges, IID-SII targets the subjects of Nature-based Solutions, biodiversity, soil, ecosystems and circular economy.

IID-SII leads a range of roles in EU projects:

communications
project management
exploitation
biodiversity impact assessments
socio-economic analyses

IID-SII is interested in leading or contributing to workpackages and tasks for these roles.

Share knowledge and expertise

Build and maintain an open knowledge base, support evidence-based decisions
Provide analyses in support of sustainable innovation (socio-economic, business models, lifecycle…)
Reflect on the value of innovation in advancing sustainability policies and roadmaps

Engage in innovative projects

Engage conversations to co-design new innovation projects for sustainability
Participate in collaborative projects with a role focused on sustainable innovation methodologies

Create impact

Facilitate non-profit and/or collective exploitation models for innovative solutions in support of sustainability objectives
Design and test methodologies to enhance the sustainability of innovative solutions
Accelerate non-technological innovation, in particular social or nature-based

Facilitate conversations

Facilitate multi-stakeholder dialogue to support the emergence of novel ideas
Provide the infrastructure for bottom-up working groups

Board Members

Vincent ChauvetPresident

Joanne SchantéGeneral Secretary & Treasurer

Sidonie GrasSenior Project Manager

Giulia BussolettiProject Manager & Strategist

Natalia BrackCommunication Officer

Jessica BaillouxJunior Communication Officer