social innovation

The social economy is a major socio-economic player in Europe which aims to prioritise people and communities over profit, driven by the mission to serve a common good and democracy. It has also been identified as one of the 14 industrial ecosystems in the updated EU Industrial Strategy. To start...

The ‘European Social Innovation Competition: The Challenge Prize’ is a competition run by the European Commission with support from the European Innovation Council across all EU Member States and Horizon Europe countries. The competition is for social innovators in Europe and supports early-stage...

The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission proclaimed the European Pillar of Social Rights at the Gothenburg Summit in 2017. The Pillar sets out 20 key principles and rights essential for fair and well-functioning labour markets and welfare systems in the 21st century. The Pillar is...

Entrepreneurship and innovation to accelerate the achievement of the SDGs – 1st session of the series The first session of the EiA series of conferences on entrepreneurship and innovation to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals will take place on March 15, 16:00 CET / 17...

The increasing manifestations of Climate Change on the African continent present many challenges for African stakeholders. This requires novel and holistic approaches in order to deal with the impacts on water resources and society. One such approach is social innovation - tackling societal, water...

The launch event for the eighth edition of the European Social Innovation Competition will be held on 12 February 2020. The competition will explore ideas for more sustainable and circular production, improved end of life stage, broader accessibility of sustainable and fair fashion, and socially...