Serving social utility projects in the Lille metropolis and Hauts-de-France. Initiatives et Cité, Social Economy Union (UES), was created in 2010 by companies in the social and solidarity economy (ESS) and responsible local development. The objective of this grouping is: - pooling (purchases, functions, skills) between its members, - the marketing of joint offers (training, various services) by its members, - the creation of projects with their own economic activities and generating cooperation (for example: the incubator for social utility projects Évident! created in 2018, the initiative and creation of the Bazaar St-So opened in 2020, the creation of the …