Introduction

Project name: REgional Social economy POlicies for sustaiNable community-DrivenEnvironmental Transition
Project acronym: RESPONDET
Call: SMP-COSME-2021-RESILIENCE
Topic: SMP-COSME-2021-RESILIENCE-SEM
Type of action: SMP Grants for Financial Support
Granting authority: European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency
Project starting date: fixed date: 1 May 2022
Project end date: 31 October 2023
Project duration: 18 months

Project presentation

The RESPONDET project aims to develop local and regional policies to strengthen social economy-driven community management of resources as a main element of (socially) sustainable green transition processes. Partners will focus on two specific types of resource management a) the promotion of community energy initiatives (cooperatives and others); b) promotion of (community involvement in) the circular economy, with a specific focus on niche sectors.

The project will develop around four thematic priority strands:

1. Promoting the role of the social economy in the establishment of local community energy initiatives;
2. Enhancing the potential of the social economy as a key player in the development of the circular economy;
3. Fostering capacity-building within the social economy, community initiatives and public administration regarding social economy-driven community-management of resources (including the use of digitalsupport mechanisms and tools);
4. Stimulating cooperation between social economy organisations as well as between SE and its partners in the above mentioned fields.

Project partners

Generalitat of Catalonia, (ES) (Lead Partner)

Confederation of Cooperatives of Catalonia (ES)

REVES aisbl, Service Public de Wallonie (BE)

ConcertES (BE), Malopolska Voivodship (ROPS) (PL)

City of Turin (IT)

Torino Chamber of Commerce and Torino Social Impact(IT)

NEWS

27.03.23 /  Torino Social Impact goes to the theater for Biennale Democrazia

25.01.23 /  Turin hosts “RESPONDET”, the European project on Social Economy

12.09.22 / https://www.torinosocialimpact.it/en/news/first-meeting-of-respondet/

07.04.22 /  The Chamber of Commerce and the City of Turin win the RESPONDET European Project for Torino Social Impact.