The Legacy and Sustainability plan for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games — 52 In order to organise united and inclusive and the disability sector in the economic Games, Paris 2024 and Paris City Council signed opportunities of the Games; an agreement with the Yunus Centre, Solideo • guaranteeing that the Social and Solidarity and the not-for-profit organisation Les Canaux Economy as well as local very small, small on 23 May 2018. With this agreement, Paris 2024 and medium-sized businesses have access and the signatories wanted to take on the following to contracts to develop infrastructure objectives together: and provide services of all kinds related • supporting local economic development to organising the Games. and ramping up organisations that drive social and environmental innovation relating to the SSE, integration and sheltered employment; • encouraging the creation of companies in Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis, Greater Paris and the wider region, as well as jobs related to the organisation of and the infrastructure for the Games in all relevant economic sectors; • providing tangible solutions and sharing the principles of an inclusive economy and the circular economy in all initiatives led by Paris 2024 and Solideo in order to maximise development of innovation and social and environmental impacts; • informing and involving all local companies and the SSE, professional integration bodies © – Philippe Millereau/KMSP Signature of the agreement with the Yunus Centre HARNESSING THE GAMES TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ECONOMY In order to support very small, small and medium- businesses can contribute to preparing and sized businesses and those within the SSE, organising the Games. To make sure all these Paris 2024 – in partnership with relevant companies companies – particularly those most in need – has set up systems to make it easier to tender for of opportunities, such as very small, small and Games contracts. This means not only informing medium-sized businesses, as well as those within but also – and most importantly – rallying to help the SSE – are ready to seize these opportunities, remove obstacles, identify innovations and create practical assistance will be provided so they can pathways between different stakeholders to make identify those opportunities, assess their capacity sure that the entire economy is in a position to provide robust and innovative solutions for the to tender for Paris 2024 contracts. organisation of the Games, establish dialogue with large companies where necessary, obtain legal Thousands of public tenders will be made support and develop approaches for working available in the coming years so that these in a consortium or with co-contractors.