Reading Time: 3 minutesThomas Huriez, founder of 1083 jeans, has pioneered the concept of “perma-industry,” promoting a production model that aligns with local ecosystems and emphasizes positive social and environmental impacts.
Category: Social Economy
Espero: fashioning a more inclusive future
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat do beekeeping, fashion and inclusion have in common? Meet Espero, a French-designed social enterprise programme. What are they doing to help refugees get into the labour market?
Can the social economy help refugees access jobs?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOECD experts Kristine Langenbucher and Thomas Liebig, as well as Anne Kjaer-Bathel, CEO of the ReDI School of Digital Integration, discuss the social economy and refugees on the latest OECD podcast.
Más allá de las fronteras: cómo se internacionaliza la economía social
Reading Time: 4 minutesIñigo Albizuri Landazabal trata de la internacionalización de las cooperativas y de cómo la economía social puede tener un impacto tanto a nivel local como internacional.
Beyond borders: how the social economy goes international
Reading Time: 4 minutesIñigo Albizuri Landazabal discusses the internationalisation of co-operatives and how the social economy can have an impact both locally and internationally.
South Korea’s Social Co-operatives
Reading Time: 3 minutesFollowing economic crises in 1997 and 2008, Korea’s government is now shifting to a new, more inclusive model that embraces the role of the social economy policies.
Where next for the pandemic’s pink-collar heroes?
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat are so-called “Pink-collar” jobs? They include areas such as nursing, childcare, education, social work or personal and household services. Following the pandemic, this critical work needs to be rewarded with action – not just words – to broaden the appeal of pink-collar jobs for women and men. The current political momentum around the social economy can help – find out how.
The reuse revolution: how social enterprises are leading the way
Reading Time: 4 minutes2023 marked the first-ever International Day of Zero Waste. It provided an opportunity to reflect on our consumption patterns but also on how to support those who are working to reuse, repair, and recycle to prevent waste. In this, social economy enterprises have been leading the way.