social economy

The social economy is a major socio-economic player in Europe which aims to prioritise people and communities over profit, driven by the mission to serve a common good and democracy. It has also been identified as one of the 14 industrial ecosystems in the updated EU Industrial Strategy. To start...

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) launched a $1 billion grant called the ‘Build Back Better Regional Challenge’ (BBBRC) which aims to transform regional economies through industrial clusters. Despite the fact, there are many clusters in the US and the EU...

The Social Economy aims to put people first and reinvest profits back into an organisation or a social cause. Businesses in the Social Economy play an important role in job creation, work integration and sustainable growth. They cover a wide range of economic sectors, such as social services, health...

The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission proclaimed the European Pillar of Social Rights at the Gothenburg Summit in 2017. The Pillar sets out 20 key principles and rights essential for fair and well-functioning labour markets and welfare systems in the 21 st century. The Pillar is...

The SocialTech4EU Eurocluster officially announces the launch of the Acceleration Call! This is the third and final call to support social enterprises under SocialTech4EU and it starts today!! The call aims at strengthening the resilience, innovation capacity, competitiveness, and sustainability of...

The SocialTech4EU (SocialTech for Europe for Resilient and Responsible Ecosystems) Euroclusters project Call for Social Enterprises for innovation provides financial support to social enterprises to carry out a feasibility study, in collaboration with innovation providers, for the development of an...

The SocialTech4EU (SocialTech for Europe for Resilient and Responsible Ecosystems) Euroclusters project Call for Social Enterprises for innovation provides financial support to social enterprises to carry out a feasibility study, in collaboration with innovation providers, for the development of an...

ELBE EUROCLUSTER - Eurocluster in Offshore Renewable Energy The Financial Support To Innovation (FSTI) of ELBE EUROCLUSTER is now open! The call will fund eight projects that respond to eight different challenges in the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) sector. T he cas cade funding for these...

The RESIST ( REsilience through Sustainable processes and production for the European automotive InduSTry ) – Euroclusters project • Explanation of the call and its objectives The goal of the RESIST ( REsilience through Sustainable processes and production for the European automotive InduSTry)...

On May 13, ADV Romania is organizing the second edition of the Enterprising for Tomorrow - Social Entrepreneurship & Youth Engagement Conference. The event will be online via Zoom and in-person at Palas Iasi, Romania. The event aims to activate a space for dialogue for policymakers, international...

GECES Working Group Publish Report on Clusters of Social and Ecological Innovation COVID-19 has shaken Europe to its core, testing our societies, economies and our ways of living and working together. The pandemic has exposed our vulnerabilities calling us to rethink economic and social models as...

After four days of face-to-face event at the Fira Barcelona Gran Via Venue, from September 14 to 17, Equiplast closes the doors of its nineteenth edition with a good taste in the mouth Recycling, new resources and raw materials or Next Generation funds were some of the star themes of the...