Check the Social Economy Talks podcasts!
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Check the Social Economy Talks podcasts!

“Social Economy Talks” is a Podcast series from Social Economy Europe about the most relevant upcoming issues in the social economy sphere. It will follow a journey of discovery (narrated by team member Nicholas Clark) aimed at elucidating social economy success stories and roles regarding the green transition, diversity and migrant entrepreneurship, digitalisation, COVID recovery and promoting human capital, among many other things. Interviews with important organisations on the ground as well as relevant policy players will give a digestible introduction to the social economy in practice.

 

In this very first episode of 2022, Laura Almirante (Communications Coordinator at SEE) and Sara Bombardieri (Policy and Communications Assistant) talk about the implementation of the Social Economy Action Plan and the steps that have been taken in the first quarter of this new year.

The Social Economy Action Plan, one of a kind, was presented last December by the EU Commission. This meant a great celebration for the social economy community, who has worked hard and constantly for 14 years to achieve the publication of this Action Plan. Despite being a great milestone, this is only the beginning as the plan has now to be transformed into concrete actions.

Some of the main events taken place in the first quarter of 2022 were the GECES meeting concerning the implementation of the SEAP, the EU Industry Days 2022, the launching of the EU Commission Survey on transition pathways, the event on the social economy and the future of Europe celebrated in Paris, the Accessibilitech event, the Civil Society Days, the visit to Madrid of a 10 MEP’s delegation and the SEIG hearing towards a Council Recommendation on Social Economy.

As you can see (and hear) 2022 is the time to scale up for the European Social Economy Community and all the events and milestones this podcast is about, are just the beginning of an amazing year for the Social Economy and the future of Europe.

LISTEN HERE:

 

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Tackling Green and Social Washing with Ethical Finance
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Tackling Green and Social Washing with Ethical Finance

This is the fourth and final episode of the miniseries Finance4Good. In this episode we introduce the ideas of green and social washing from the perspective of investors, and how the EU try to tackle the issue through an EU Taxonomy and through global investment movements such as ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) investing. The episode begins by introducing these concepts then in the first half of the episode we meet Léo Miranda, Marketing Director at La Nef, a French Ethical Bank who shares La Nef´s main priorities, and values and describes examples of how they ensure projects that they invest in are truly sustainable.

At 18 minutes 50 seconds. The second half of the episode explores the opinions of previous guests from the miniseries Donal Traynor of Community Finance Ireland, Piet Callens of Hefboom and Peru Sasia, President of FEBEA. They tell us what Green and Social washing mean to them, and how we can overcome these phenomena.

Important links:

Platform on Sustainable Finance draft report on a Social Taxonomy: https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/210712-sustainable-finance-platform-draft-reports_en

EU Taxonomy:

https://ec.europa.eu/info/business-economy-euro/banking-and-finance/sustainable-finance/eu-taxonomy-sustainable-activities_en

ESG Criteria:

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/environmental-social-and-governance-esg-criteria.asp

 

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WEBINAR / Fashion’s huge waste problem – and what we can do about it
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WEBINAR / Fashion’s huge waste problem – and what we can do about it

Every week at Welcome Change, Ashoka talks to the world’s social entrepreneurs about what works, and what’s next. Here they present a conversation with Ashoka Fellow Jessica Schreiber, co-founder of FABSCRAP.

The fashion industry (and what we all buy as consumers) is responsible for 10% of global carbon emissions. That’s far more than air travel, for example. We tap Jessica Schreiber on the problem and how the industry is responding to shore up waste, in partnership with social entrepreneurs and changemakers. With sorting locations in NY, LA, and a new one opening in Philadelphia this fall, Jessica’s FABSCRAP works with 525 companies and 6,000 volunteers to shift industry norms and customer mindsets, and reminds us: “There are so many ways to reuse, recycle, redistribute, re-create, and repair items that we shouldn’t ignore or discard anything.”

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WEBINAR Competition in the Baltics – what to know in 2021? Before setting your business
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WEBINAR
Competition in the Baltics – what to know in 2021? Before setting your business

WEBINAR | Competition in the Baltics – what to know in 2021? Before setting your business

Agenda:

  • Recent trends and development in: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
  • Platform markets in the Baltics
  • Limiting the trade in the Baltics: pricing
  • Trade in the Baltics: distribution and tipical risks, opportunities?

WEBINAR moderated by Triinu Järviste, senior associate / TGS Baltic, Estonia

Speakers: Triinu Järviste, senior associate / TGS Baltic, Estonia Katri Paas-Mohando, senior associate / TGS Baltic, Estonia Dr. Lauras Butkevicius, partner, Head of EU, Competition & Regulatory specialisation group / TGS Baltic, Lithuania Māra Stabulniece-Veldruma, senior associate, Co-head of Competition practice group / TGS Baltic, Latvia Vladlena Rudusāne-Simiča, associate / TGS Baltic, Latvia

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Fantastic webinar with best practices from social enterprises made by Interreg Europe
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Fantastic webinar with best practices from social enterprises made by Interreg Europe

In our SENBS2 project, our aim is to contribute to the share of best practice and knowledge on social entrepreneurship in the Baltic Sea Region. We wish to present to you great examples from European colleagues, examples gathered by Interreg Europe Programme and presented in 2020 via webinar: “Business support schemes for social enterprises”.

Read the short introduction below and check the webinar’s presentations. You can watch the whole 1,40h webinar on YouTube, just click on the given link and get yourself inspired by these wonderful examples.

Social enterprises play an important part in the European economy. The equivalent to about 6.3% of the working population of EU and 2.8 million entities are involved in the social economy according to a report from 2016. The European Union has acknowledged the importance of social enterprises since the Social Business Initiative was launched in 2011. 

Work is underway to produce a European Action Plan for Social Economy. Already in 2018 Social Economy Europe produced a set of recommendations for an European Action Plan. The task of producing the final Action Plan has been given to Nicolas Schmit, the new Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights. This shows that social economy and social enterprises are increasingly high on the EU policy agenda.

Our Interreg Europe project partners and practitioners from social enterprises support organizations shared their experiences in providing effective business support to social enterprises. Discover the importance of the social economy in the webinar replay below and presentations. 

 

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Presentations

The webinar was hosted and introduced by Thematic Experts of SME competitiveness Mart Veliste and Rene Tõnnisson. This was followed by presentations from Interreg Europe projects and stakeholders. Access the presentations below:

Once more a link to the webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwf5fj7iL8Q

 

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Made in Social Europe Exhibition 2020
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Made in Social Europe Exhibition 2020

Social Platform is delighted to welcome you to our new Made in Social Europe Exhibition 2020 – a collection of 19 inspiring practices from civil society organisations who are a part of Social Platform’s European member networks.

In November 2017, European Union leaders proclaimed the European Pillar of Social Rights and stressed their united political commitment to achieve a socially and economically fair and just Europe.

This exhibition shows how social projects, by putting people first, give life to the principles of the Social Pillar and have a positive impact on their lives. 

The devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is creating in its path a whole new set of social inequalities and exclusions. All of the projects in this exhibition are working hard to prevent those who are already in the most vulnerable situations falling further into crisis.

Social Platform unites networks of civil society organisations working for social justice and participatory democracy in Europe. Together, our members represent tens of thousands of local and national NGOs. They work directly with people in a vulnerable situation whose voices are rarely heard by EU leaders.

We advocate for social policies which benefit all people across Europe equally. We do so by promoting equality, diversity, democracy and human dignity.

With this exhibition, we want to bring the EU closer to its citizens and contribute towards a debate on the future of Europe at the local, regional and national level. 

 

Made in Social Europe *New Exhibition*

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Step 1: A Short Guide to the Social Pillar

The European Pillar of Social Rights (the Social Pillar) is an initiative launched by the European

Step 1: A Short Guide to the Social Pillar

The European Pillar of Social Rights (the Social Pillar) is an initiative launched by the European Commission in 2017. The Social Pillar delivers new and improves existing social rights for EU citizens, and serves as the EU’s compass to achieve better working and living conditions in Europe.

It consists of 20 principles to support fair and well-functioning labour markets and welfare systems, divided into three chapters:

  • Equal opportunities and access to the labour market
  • Fair working conditions
  • Social protection and inclusion

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The 19 inspiring practices in our exhibition interact with a number of the 20 principles of the Social Pillar. Most importantly, all of the projects you’re about to view are working hard to achieve a socially just and equal society for all.

Click through to the next part of our exhibition: the inspiring practices!

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The Case for Letting Business Solve Social Problems Michael Porter
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The Case for Letting Business Solve Social Problems
Michael Porter

Why societies turn to nonprofits, NGOs and governments to solve their biggest problems? World known economist, Michael Porter admits he’s biased, as a Harvard Business School professor, but he wants people to hear his case for letting business try to solve massive problems like climate change and access to water. Why? Because when business solves a problem, it makes a profit, which lets that solution grow.

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Michael Porter is the founder of the modern strategy field and one of the world’s most influential thinkers on management and competitiveness. The author of 19 books and over 130 articles, he is the Bishop William Lawrence University Professor at Harvard Business School and the director of the school’s Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, which was founded in 2001 to further his work and research.

Sources:

https://www.ted.com/talks

https://www.isc.hbs.edu/

 

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How to be a social entrepreneur?
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How to be a social entrepreneur?

For all those of you who think about becomming a social entrepreneur , we highly recommend watching a very inspiring speach by Andy Stoll at TEDx UIowa:

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Andy Stoll –  a Senior Program Officer at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which is one of the largest entrepeneurship & education – support foundations in the world. A storyteller and connector-at-heart. He committed to social entrepreneurial work  where his main focus is innovation, creativity, community-building, cities and most of all turning ideas into reality. He is a co-founder of a community-building creativity- and social entrepreneurial-incubator  The James Gang and Seed Here Studio.

During his 4 year long trip around the world he explored entrepreneurial opportunities and had a chance to study communities, economies, different education systems, cultures, media industries and of course people.

For his public service and social entrepreneurial work Stoll has been nationally recognized  by such organizations as Rotary International, The American Institute of Public Service and The Harry S. Truman Foundation.

Stoll is also a global facilitator for an initiative called Startup Weekend, which is a 54-hour event organized in more than 500+ cities worldwide, to give anyone that chance to try entrepreneurship.

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Am I a Social Entrepreneur? Jason Aviles
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Am I a Social Entrepreneur?
Jason Aviles

Youtube video is here.

Are you a social entrepreneur? Jason Aviles, born and raised in The Bronx, tells his inspiring story of working professionally with youth and what lead him to adopting a Yoga lifestyle and transforming his life. While on his journey of service and self discovery, he takes a moment to reflect on the topic of what it means to be a social entrepreneur.

Jason Aviles is CEO of FLYOGI LLC, Executive Director of Wilmington Placemakers Inc., Program Director of Wilmington Green Box and Co-Founder of Artist Ave Station. Jason graduated from consciousness-based institution, Maharishi University of Management (MUM), where he developed an original interdisciplinary course of study in Youth Development and Social Change. While attending MUM, Jason was introduced to Yoga and lost over 60 pounds. Jason later obtained his Yoga instructor certification and after graduating transitioned back to Wilmington, Delaware to launch his Yoga company, FLYOGI, which offers Yoga classes and outreach to schools, community spaces, and corporate workplaces. Since being back in Delaware he has lead several social impact ventures in Wilmington to support the arts and culture under his NPO, Wilmington Placemakers Inc., including programs like Artist Avenue Station and Wilmington Green Box. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.

Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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