Themes: Social Economy

“Challenging the Crisis” is a 3-year Development Education project led by IDEA, in Ireland, with partners in 5 other EU countries – Portugal, Italy, Slovenia, Spain and Greece. For IDEA,…

Social enterprises—mission-driven businesses that break down barriers to employment—represent a cost-effective investment for society. For every dollar social enterprises spend, they return $2.23 to society, including $1.31 to taxpayers from…

In recent years, the social enterprise sector has gained momentum in communities across the country, representing a sizable segment of the Canadian economy. People all over Canada are realizing the…

Established in 2008, the Trico Charitable Foundation seeks to provoke innovation and build capacity in social entrepreneurship. We believe social entrepreneurship can be leveraged to close gaps in society. For…

Social impact investment can provide new ways to more efficiently and effectively allocate public and private capital to address social and economic challenges at the global, national and local levels….

This compendium draws together the lessons learnt on the subject of inclusive entrepreneurship during the EQUAL programme, which ran from 2002 until 2007. As a Community Initiative within the European…

A new Errol Black Chair paper explains how a combination of governmental policies and initiatives in Manitoba allows social enterprises to reduce Manitoba’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while training and…

In the context of uneven growth and imbalanced recovery from the downturn across the UK, the report explores a new economic strategy for Wales. It draws on best practice and…

In September 2015, the world’s governments approved the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a 15-year plan of action for ‘people, planet and prosperity’ (Preamble,…

Americans have, since our founding, participated in a variety of alternative institutions–self-organized projects that work outside the traditional structures of government and business to change society. From the town meetings…

An UNRISD Workshop in Collaboration with FES and ILO Recent financial crises have brought to light the social and environmental harm that can be caused by instability in the financial…

Through a social impact bond (SIB), an “impact investor “ provides the program funding for a social program over a period of years (typically 5- 7). If the “service delivery…