Société d'économie Mixte des Evènements Cannois (SEMEC)

Who we are

A benchmark for business tourism in France and abroad with over 70 B2B events a year and nearly 300,000 accredited professionals. But who’s at the helm of Cannes’s flagship turned société à mission?
What are our missions? Our principles? Our values? Our priorities? Find out all about the CSR-QSE policy of le Palais des Festivals, a policy inseparable from our purpose “The (he)art of sustainable hospitality”.

Our delegated missions

Le Palais des Festivals et des Congrès de Cannes is a public facility owned by the City of Cannes, and SEMEC is the exclusive operator under a Délégation de Service Public with capital of €2,400,000.

Created in 1992 and vested with a Public Service Delegation, the Société d’Economie Mixte des Evènements Cannois (SEMEC) is charged with the following missions:

Develop and manage a business hosting and organizing events and business meetings (trade shows, conventions, festivals) with a strong international dimension
Promotethe CANNES destination, and boost tourist numbers in the Cannes area via the Tourist Office and Convention Bureau
Organize cultural events in line with the City of Cannes’ cultural policy
Exploit and maintain public facilities in excellent condition

Our principles

Our policy transversally integrates the principles of Sustainable Development:

– Duty of inclusion: by exchanging with our employees, customers, partners and local players
– Duty of vigilance: by making each player responsible for the CSR policy
– Integrity: by respecting ethical rules in our relations with our stakeholders
– Transparency: by regularly communicating our approach and its results to all our stakeholders

Our 4 values and areas of development

Our 4 values define SEMEC’s personality and culture:

Creation
Openness
Sustainability
Passion

Our 4 areas of development :

Hosting new trade shows and conventions
Incubating and co-producing B2B trade shows and conventions
Developing hybrid events
Festivalizing events

The 4 Values of le Palais Des Festivals Cannes

Our priority issues

– Reducing our environmental impact
– Ensuring a good welcome and working conditions
– Ensuring the sustainability of the company
– Reinforcing the trust of all our interlocutors
– Controlling the performance of all our stakeholders and suppliers

– Continuously improve the “Palais” experience
– Guarantee the safety of people and property, the security of events and the security of our employees internationally
– Guarantee respect for Human Rights and our ethics charter

We are committed to participating in the reinvention and development of the events industry, federating stakeholders along the path of Sustainable Development while meeting our compliance obligations to leave a legacy for future generations. The final objective being to support a dynamic transition approach in a continuous improvement process, driven by the expertise and enthusiasm of our employees.

Société à mission

First major convention center to opt for the status of “société à mission“, le Palais des Festivals et des Congrès de Cannes deploys its purpose “The (he)art of sustainable hospitality ” around three objectives:

Connecting the world
Taking care of people and the environment
Revealing talents

Read the press release

Download the documentour purpose

Find out more aboutEthics charter to download

It covers respect for human rights, environmental protection, continuous improvement, diversity and the fight against discrimination, ethical business conduct, local community involvement, respect for the interests of customers and stakeholders, international agreements and national and local commitments.

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