social-innovation
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15 April Apr 2016 1627 15 April 2016 This new tool helps businesses protect children's rights
Businesses can do more to protect children's rights. With the Children's Rights and Business Atlas, this has become easier. The new interactive tool developed by UNICEF and the Global Child Forum provides analysis and data across 198 countries and 10 industries that will help companies to realise their significant potential to respect and support children’s rights throughout their business operations and investments.
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6 April Apr 2016 1457 06 April 2016 European Social Innovation Competition 2016 focuses on refugees
This year's 2016 European Social Innovation Competition focuses on social innovation for refugees and migrants. The 3 winners of the competition will each receive a prize of €50,000, and the competition is open for entries until 8 April 2016.
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18 March Mar 2016 1009 18 March 2016 First EU social finance deal to support €33m for social enterprises
It will benefit 300 micro and social entrepreneurs, many of whom face difficulties in accessing credit from traditional banking sources. Marianne Thyssen:This agreement marks a key milestone in European Union financing for social entrepreneurship.
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3 December Dec 2015 1207 03 December 2015 Housing Europe: Our homes hold the key to a fair green energy transition
On the “Buildings Day” at COP21, Housing Europe, the European Federation of Public, Cooperative and Social Housing has no doubt: a fair green energy transition should "Start at Home".
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18 November Nov 2015 1702 18 November 2015 Booxup, the app for printed book sharing
With Booxup everyone can share their books for free with the booxist community and have access to millions of books around the world, in 20 languages.
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5 November Nov 2015 1819 05 November 2015 Social innovation starts here
A tour of Milan, where active citizenship and social innovation are powering an urban revolution