Social Innovations at Local Level

This activity identifies and analyses the role of social enterprises and the non-profit sector in generating new economic activity and creating mechanisms of social inclusion. It also examines corporate social responsibility and asset building approach as instruments of social cohesion.

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Financing Local Development: Understanding the Role of Mutual Credit and Co-Operative Banks

on 23-Nov-2007

This international conference was organised by the OECD LEED Programme, in partnership with the French Inter-ministerial Delegation for Innovation, Social Experimentation and Social Economy, the National Co-operation Group and in co-operation with the Eurogroup Institute. The event was a unique occasion to discuss co-operative banks' recent developments and to analyse the challenges with which the sector is confronted.

Conference on "Social Enterprises in an Evolving Economy: From Non-Profit Organisations to Social Enterprises", Bucharest, Romania

on 13-Jun-2007

This international conference discussed the current policy framework and recent developments pertinent to social enterprises in the OECD, and explored the potential of social enterprises in Central and Eastern European countries and in Romania in particular.

Festival of Economics - “Human Capital, Social Capital”, Trento, Italy

from 30-May-2007 to 03-Jun-2007

The city of Trento hosted for the second time the Festival of Economics which focused this year on issues related to human and social capital.  The event was organised in cooperation with the OECD Trento Centre for Local Development.

Seminar on "Trade unions and welfare", Trento, Italy

from 26-Oct-2006 to 27-Oct-2006

This seminar was organised in cooperation with INAS CISL and Fondazione Giulio Pastore. The event  presented and discussed the results of research addressing these issues undertaken in eight European countries: Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Belgium, Great Britain, Sweden and Poland.

Seminar on Emerging models of social entrepreneurship: possible paths for social enterprise development in Central East and South East Europe, Zagreb, Croatia

from 28-Sep-2006 to 29-Sep-2006

The objective of this seminar was to disseminate and discuss recent regulatory policies that define new forms of social entrepreneurship and to assess their relevance and applicability potential in OECD member and non-member countries of Central East and South East Europe.

VI International Seminar on Corporate Citizenship - Citizens as CSR Partners: Obstacles, Good practices, Winning Strategies, Rome, Italy

from 30-Jun-2006 to 01-Jul-2006

The seminar is organised by the Italian LEED Partner – Cittadinanzattiva in cooperation with the Active Citizenship Foundation (FONDACA) and the Frascati Group for corporate social responsibility.
The event will focus on the relationship between Citizens and enterprises in the framework of CSR strategies and more specifically on partnerships between Citizens’ organizations and Businesses in Europe.

Conference on “Developing the Social Economy”, Paris

on 04-Jul-2006

This event aimed at discovering and sharing the “good practices” on guiding the development of the social entrepreneurship in several OECD and Eastern-European countries.  It was organised by the LEED Programme in partnership with Avise.

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Forum on Social Innovations

Under the umbrella of the LEED Partners Club, this Forum aims at transfering innovations in local economic and social development between the countries of the OECD.

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