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Study visit to Cameroon: FOR A’ESS – Social and solidarity Economy African Forum and Grease project

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During the first FOR A’ESS – Social and solidarity Economy African Forum – we had the opportunity to present the GREASE project, which aims at fostering green social entrepreneurship (SE) in rural areas, ensuring women empowerment and sustainable inclusion in the labour market and a fair and sustainable twin transition in across Europe, Western Balkans and Central African regions.

Why Should Companies Buy from Social Enterprises

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Green Pymes Alliance visit in Belgium

With the aim of connecting and exchanging experiences, we received in Belgium the Chamber of Commerce of Honduras and Colombia to show them some good practices of European entrepreneurs for the development of joint activities and commercial matching.

“Enterprising for Tomorrow” European Conference, Iasi, Romania

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BUYSOCIAL- Advancing Social Entrepreneurship in Slovenia: a case study of Institute Knof

Social entrepreneurship addresses societal challenges through innovative products and services, contributing to social, economic, and environmental solutions often overlooked.

Greening Agri-food: Empowering Social Economy through Supporting Initiatives

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Social and Solidarity Economy Task Force Progress Update from Lebanese Social Enterprises Association

The Lebanese social enterprises association (LSE) shared with us the most significant progress made by the Lebanese Social Enterprises task force in the field of social and solidarity economy.

Social Economy Enterprises and Mainstream Business – Crafting a Sustainable Future in Europe

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“Buy Social” represents a transformative approach to procurement that is gaining momentum across Europe and beyond.

Promising Trends in Greening Social Economy Ecosystem

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Council Recommendation on Developing Social Economy Framework Conditions

The European Commission proposes recommendations to boost Social Economy and Launches EU Social Economy Gateway
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“Accelerator of Social Enterprises!” Romania’s First Social Economy Cluster Registered on the European Cluster Platform

At the end of 2021, ADV Romania registered the Accelerator of Social Enterprises Cluster in the European Cluster Platform – an initiative of the European Commission funded by the EU Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs (COSME) programme.

Some Insights of the Blue Economy: the Role of the Social Enterprises

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Big news for the SSE worldwide

The International Labour Conference (ILC) has adopted and published the Resolution and conclusions on Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE). The International Coalition of the SSE welcomes this adoption which marks a further decisive step in the international recognition of the SSE.

Empower rural community through social economy enterprises

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Dua Partner Invest platform – Partners Albania

Our member Partners Albania launched a new initiative in the startup development field : Dua Partner Invest platform. This is the result of many years of work on the start-ups ecosystem development.

Social economy organisations and trade unions – partners in social dialogue?

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The future of youth: what role for social economy?

The future of youth is at the heart of the European Union’s interest and strategies. In particular, the European Commission brings great attention to the topic of youth employment, and mostly to youth unemployment.

Why we took a bath in the Mediterranean

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Since the first appearance of the Italian “Social Enterprise Review” (Rivista Impresa Sociale) back in 1990, prior to the first law on Social Enterprises (the Italian Law on Social Cooperatives from 1991), this concept has steadily gained recognition by practitioners, policymakers and researchers.