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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.
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The Doughnut economics & Social Economy: An economy that serves both people and the planet
An article by Klara Drèze, Raffaele Scarpa and Gayene Simonyan.

Historic ILO & OECD resolutions on Social Economy
On Friday 9 and Saturday 10 June the ILO and the OECD approved two important international documents on SSE.

The World Economic Forum wants to unlock the social economy for inclusive and resilient societies
The Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2022 took place from the 22 to the 26 May, in the Swiss town of Davos, as

A decisive moment for the Social Economy
Spain approves 800 million euros investment plan into social economy. These are unprecedented times for the social economy. Yesterday the Spanish Government approved a Strategic Investment

SEIG online public hearing: Towards a Council Recommendation for social economy, boosting the convergence of Social Economy enabling frameworks
On Friday 4 March 2022, the European Parliament’s Social Economy Intergroup, whose secretariat is provided by Social Economy Europe, organises the online public hearing Towards a

OSCE Event in Tirana: Young Social Economy Entrepreneurship for sustainable development in Western Balkans
In the context of the YDEAS II (Young Developers and Entrepreneurs to Advance Start-ups) project, OSCE organises a two-day kick off meeting in Tirana. The project,

Strasbourg Conference: Social Economy, the Future of Europe
This conference, organised French Presidency of the Council of the EU, is taking place in Strasbourg. This event is a great opportunity to debate and exchange

EU Civil Society Days 2022: Workshop 6, A Green Social Market economy for the Future of Europe
In the context of the Civil Society Days 2022, Social Economy Europe in collaboration with the Union of European Federalists (UEF), organises the online Workshop 6,
Second Robert Owen Annual Lecture
The Robert Owen Foundation is very pleased to invite you to its second Robert Owen Annual Lecture ( ROAL 2 Invitation FINAL 300422 ), during which

SEIG online public hearing: Towards a Council Recommendation for social economy, boosting the convergence of Social Economy enabling frameworks
On Friday 4 March 2022, the European Parliament’s Social Economy Intergroup, whose secretariat is provided by Social Economy Europe, organises the online public hearing Towards a

OSCE Event in Tirana: Young Social Economy Entrepreneurship for sustainable development in Western Balkans
In the context of the YDEAS II (Young Developers and Entrepreneurs to Advance Start-ups) project, OSCE organises a two-day kick off meeting in Tirana. The project,
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