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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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Meet the winners of the EU Social Economy Awards 2021
From left to right: Víctor Meseguer (SEE), Jordi Picas i Vila (SUARA), Emmanuel Verny, Angela Achitei (ADV Foundation), Jan Olsson, Güler Altınsoy Sakar (NeedsMap), Esra Arslan
12/10 Social Economy Awards hybrid Ceremony from Ljubljana
118 applications received! We were absolutely thrilled to receive a total of 118 applications, from 28 different countries. These include 26 Associations, 19 Cooperatives, 9 Foundations, 33
Why the social economy is the future
Vice-President of the Spanish Government and Minister for Labour and Social Economy Yolanda Díaz, and Minister of Labour, Social Security and Solidarity of Portugal Ana Mendes
Break your quarantine with a cultural gift from the social economy!
Author: Nicholas Clark Having fun is such an important part of life. After a year and a half of lockdown and the repeated “I wish we
21/09 – ENSIE event: Supporting inclusive labour markets? #WISEs #BuyResponsible
21 September: ENSIE event Supporting inclusive labour markets? #WISEs #BuyResponsible
13-16 / 10 – OECD Global Conference: Social and Solidarity Economy from the Margins to the Mainstream
13-16 September: OECD Global Conference on Social Economy Social and Solidarity Economy from the Margins to the Mainstream. A conference part of the OECD Global Action on
07/10 – Social Economy Intergroup Public Hearing – SE as an Industrial Ecosystem
On October 7 2021 there will be an important Social Economy Intergroup public hearing on Social Economy as an Industrial Ecosystem: A catalyst to Build Back
October 12 – European Social Economy Awards 2021
Social Economy Europe (SEE) is proud to introduce the first edition of the European Social Economy Awards. Apply to be considered for the awards here until the
