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social economy
The social economy is made up of a diversity of enterprises and organisations such as cooperatives, mutuals, associations, foundations and social enterprises among other forms that can be specific to each country.
They are united around the values of: primacy of people and the social objective over capital, democratic governance, solidarity and the reinvestment of most profits to carry out sustainable development objectives.
enterprises and organisations
jobs
EU GDP
Contributing to
QUALITY JOBS
INCLUSION
INNOVATION
DEMOCRACY
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOLIDARITY
GENDER EQUALITY
ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION
COHESION
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2022: What is on now for the Social Economy?
A non-exhaustive review of new opportunities accompanied by some open questions An image by ESS-France Dearest friends of the European Social Economy community, Last year ended
2022: A year of opportunities for the Social Economy to Scale Up
The Social Economy Action Plan, which is now avalaible in 23 EU official languages, was launched on December 9, although its social coming out took place on 16
AN INSIGHT INTO THE REACTIONS TO THE SOCIAL ECONOMY ACTION PLAN
Among the SEE MEMBERS If one had asked one of the SEE members on the day of the release of the Social Economy Action Plan what
The Social Economy Action Plan is out: a new chapter begins
Brussels, 9 December 2021. Today Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis and Commissioner Nicolas Schmit have presented the Social Economy Action Plan at a press
17 – 19/11 – MedaWeek Barcelona
The MedaWeek Barcelona (Mediterranean Week of Economic Leaders) is nowadays the iconic conference dedicated to promoting the Mediterranean region worldwide. This event endorses the key economic
18/11 – SILK Outreach Event
Organised with ESSFI, the event ‘Internationalisation of the social and solidarity economy (SSE): Unleashing the potential breaking barriers’ will take place online on the 18th of
16/11/2021 – Entrepreneurial education through the cooperative lens
Join the YOUCOOPE consortium to celebrate the end of the project, and discover how you can bring entrepreneurial education using the cooperative model into secondary and
17-18/02/2022 – Strasbourg Conference on the Social Economy: the Future of Europe
The French Presidency is hosting an event called Social Economy: The Future of Europe (Solutions for people and the planet) This high level and important conference
EU Industry Days
The EU Industry Days is Europe’s flagship annual event, highlighting industrial frontrunners, ongoing industrial policy discussions and improving the knowledge base of European industry. It is
Social Tech for All_How to scale up Digital social economy in Europe ?
How to scale up Digital Social Economy in Europe? While Digital Social Economy aka Social Tech is still little used in Europe, it is even less
Making the most of the social economy’s contribution to the circular economy
The shift towards a green economy is an opportunity to expand sustainable economic activity and job creation, and the circular economy offers great potential in this
