social-impact
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27 July Jul 2016 1604 27 July 2016 Massimo Lapucci at the helm of the European Foundation Centre
The current Secretary General of Fondazione CRT will take up the position in early 2017. His task takes into account the increasing role that Italy is assuming in the non-profit sector.
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8 July Jul 2016 1358 08 July 2016 60 social impact bonds across 15 countries show growing global reach
The Social Finance global network has launched its first white paper on the state of the Social Impact Bond market.
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30 June Jun 2016 1453 30 June 2016 Aiesec Italia Annual Summit: future starts with the young
Aiesec Italia Annual Summit is an event by Aiesec, the world's largest youth-run organisation, to create cooperation between young people and enterprises, in order to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Aiesec Italia Annual Summit will take place in Milan on the 1st of July .
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13 June Jun 2016 1740 13 June 2016 Civil society: Stretching its duties in a shrinking space
The welfare state is withdrawing, whilst the responsibilities for non for profit sectors are expanding and becoming more challenging. The state of the art of European civil society, caught in between threats and opportunities.
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18 May May 2016 1145 18 May 2016 The largest international showcase of cinematic art with a social conscience
In a rapidly changing world where there is a growing awareness that we are facing fundamental problems, Positive Planet believes there has never been a more pressing time to celebrate and encourage the role of cinema in inspiring the change needed for a more positive future.
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18 May May 2016 1044 18 May 2016 Youth Speak Forum: Aiesec promotes the United Nations 2030 agenda
AIESEC Italy launches in Milan the first Italian edition of the Youth Speak Forum, AIESEC’s international event, taking place simultaneously in more than 100 countries around the world in May. The forum theme is education, the most urgent issue for youth at global level, as shown by the results of the Youth Speak Survey, released by AIESEC in cooperation with the UN.
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5 May May 2016 1146 05 May 2016 Youth Speak Forum, change starts with the young
The Youth Speak Forum is AIESEC’s international event, now in its first edition in Italy. Organised by AIESEC Italia, it will take place at the Bocconi University of Milan on the 12th of May. The event main theme is education, the most urgent issue at global level according to young people, as shown by the results of the Youth Speak Survey, released by AIESEC in cooperation with the United Nations.
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7 March Mar 2016 1237 07 March 2016 TTIP is not expected to lead to a reducing levels of social protection, says a newly report
A 2016 study conducted by the World Trade Institute suggests that a comprehensive TTIP agreement will lead to a permanent increase in GDP levels for 27 Member States ranging from 0.3 to 1.6%. While regulatory cooperation can facilitate trade through lower transaction costs, which in terms of social impact may again result in income gains, income redistribution and labor reallocation
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10 February Feb 2016 1243 10 February 2016 Community transport could save public services £1.1 billion
The findings of a new report by ECT Charity, one of the leaders of community transport in Great Britain
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9 December Dec 2015 1545 09 December 2015 London collective Assemble win the Turner Prize
Assemble are the first collective to have won the Turner Prize: the UK's most important and prestigious visual art prize, which was awarded in Glasgow on the 7th of December. Assemble are a group of 18 young architects and designers (all under 30) working at the intersection of art, architecture and design.