economy
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Environment 19 October Oct 2018 1614 19 October 2018 A small step forward for human rights
Today ends the week of negotiations at the UN in Geneva for the Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights, an instrument that could protect the rights and the environment of many communities around the world.
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Events 30 August Aug 2018 1735 30 August 2018 Social Enterprise World Forum underway
SEWF 2018 returns to Edinburgh, where it began 10 years ago. From the 12th to the 14th of September over 1000 delegates coming from tens of countries around the world will gather to share insights and learn from the example of Scotland, that has a vibrant social enterprise scene
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Europe 11 June Jun 2018 1755 11 June 2018 Social enterprises, it is time to be recognised and scale up
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has organised the 3rd European day of Social Economy Enterprises (SEEs) in its headquarters in Brussels. The day has gathered policy makers and actors of the sector to review the progress made in building an ecosystem for SEEs and to see what the next steps are for this enterprise model to be recognised and more widely disseminated
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Civil society 19 April Apr 2018 1500 19 April 2018 Luca Jahier, the new president of the EESC, vows to revive civic engagement for a sustainable Europe
Elected as 32nd president of the European Economic and Social Committee, the EU body representing organised civil society, in his inaugural speech Mr Jahier invited all participants to dream with him of a re-energised Europe and to work together for a second European Renaissance.
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Projects 23 November Nov 2017 1737 23 November 2017 Visage du Maroc: the website of the most talented Moroccan women entrepreneurs
It is a platform presenting the paths of women entrepreneurs in Morocco, those who made it in their own country. The goal? Be an example to new generations, show them that doing business is possible
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Poverty 11 October Oct 2017 1757 11 October 2017 France, circular economy helping the most needy
The Agence du Don en Nature (Adn) collects new non-food unsold products from enterprises and it redistributes them to the most needy thanks to a network of more than 750 local associations in France. Every year the Adn contributes to help 850.000 people in need and redistributes every week more than 600.000 euros of new products
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Finance 10 October Oct 2017 1303 10 October 2017 Money from the ECB invested into gambling, oil and weapons
Everybody talks about it. But what is Quantitative Easing? And where does the money go? Corporate Europe Observatory has made a list of the beneficiaries of the European Central Bank’s corporate bond purchasing scheme. The results are disturbing, unless you think that oil, fancy cars, motorways, champagne, and gambling are a good place to put public money...
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Economy 21 September Sep 2017 1650 21 September 2017 Social Enterprise World Forum arrives in New Zealand
Since its 2008 debut in Scotland, it has been a mainstay for the global sector. The Social Enterprise World Forum is the annual international event for social enterprises from all over the world to come together, share wisdom, build networks and discuss how to create a more sustainable future
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Sustainability 19 September Sep 2017 1451 19 September 2017 Farmerline, the app helping African farmers
Farmerline is a start up founded in Ghana in 2013 by computer scientist Alloysius Attah. It sends voice messages to over 200,000 farmers in 10 different countries.
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Europe 30 June Jun 2017 1553 30 June 2017 European Commission to work on social enterprises
The European Economic and Social Committee (Eesc) has organised the 2nd European day of Social Economy Enterprises (SEEs) in its headquarters in Brussels. The day has gathered actors of the sector and policy makers to create synergies and explore needed measures.
