Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, an agile and innovative financial partner for the maritime economy

Crédit Mutuel Arkéa has been working with maritime professionals for many years, through its Crédit Mutuel de Bretagne and Sud-Ouest federations and several of its various business lines and subsidiaries.

This sector enables the group to position itself as a solutions aggregator, an ecosystem facilitator and a support of innovation to promote a responsible blue economy. By becoming a partner of choice for maritime players, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa aims to create value and a positive impact for the development of the regions. To this end, the group has decided to position itself as a privileged partner of "sea-techs", in order to support the richness and diversity of the maritime economy.

A partnership for the sea, innovation and territories

"Sea-techs" are innovative companies and start-ups working to revolutionise the uses of the sea, in the broadest sense of the term, by transforming and working to regenerate the ocean and protect marine ecosystems. By supporting innovation and R&D, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa is choosing to support those who will help meet the many challenges of the maritime transition: decarbonisation of fleets, greening and electrification of ports, preservation of resources and development of renewable marine energy.

"Crédit Mutuel Arkéa has naturally positioned itself to sponsor this new edition of Sea Tech Week®, organised by the Technopôle Brest-Iroise, wishing to take part in the influence of Brest, as the capital of the ocean, of its territory and of the maritime players who share our strong ambitions in terms of innovation and transitions", explains Cédric Malengreau, Director of the General Secretariat and of Institutional Communication.

For Technopôle Brest-Iroise, this partnership demonstrates the interest of an event such as Sea Tech Week® as well as the effervescence of the marine science and technology community, as Michel Gourtay, President of Technopôle Brest-Iroise and member of the Executive Board of the Campus mondial de la mer, explains: "Crédit Mutuel Arkéa wishes to develop its activities in the blue economy. The sponsorship of Sea Tech Week® demonstrates its desire to financially support the development projects of local players, including innovative business creation projects supported by the Technopôle, whose primary mission is to support these projects. I welcome this ambition and am delighted that Crédit Mutuel Arkéa is co-organising a session dedicated to the financing of carbon-free maritime transport during Sea Tech Week®".

Photo: Michel Gourtay, President of Technopôle Brest-Iroise and member of the Executive Board of the Campus mondial de la mer (left) and Cédric Malengreau, Director of the General Secretariat and Institutional Communication of Crédit Mutuel Arkéa (right), sign the partnership agreement for Sea Tech Week® on 15 June 2022.