The Ministry of Labour and Social Economy organize in Donostia-San Sebastián – Social Economy Capital of Spain 2023- on November 13th and 14th 2023 the European Conference “Social Economy: People, Planet, Action”, within the framework of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Among the 500 participating delegates there was Torino Social Impact, which in particular participated in 2 specific workshops:

• Transition pathway – Driving the green and digital transition of social economy
• Scaling Up the Social Economy through innovation, access to finance & access to markets

Recent years events at both European and global level, have highlighted the need for models of economic and social management that include economy, welfare, and environment. In this context, one of the strategic priorities of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union is Social Economy, to build an economy centred on people and the planet.

This European conference is a call for action to activate the full potential of major milestones, such as the United Nations Resolution on Social Economy and Solidarity or the European Social Economy Action Plan, as well as strengthening the visibility of these collective, solidarity and democratic models of entrepreneurship.

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