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Partnerships Highlights April and May 2025

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27 May 2025

Partnerships Highlights April and May 2025

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These highlights showcase collaborations between organizations, businesses, and civil society to address social, economic, and environmental challenges. Effective partnerships leverage diverse resources, expertise, and networks to create sustainable impact. The following cases illustrate innovative partnerships that demonstrate the power of collaboration in fostering social change and driving economic development. 

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Editorial Team: Diesis

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Geographical descriptors

Albania

Armenia

Austria

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

EU-27

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Kosovo

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Montenegro

Netherlands

North Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Türkiye

Ukraine

Organisation Type

Academic / Research and VET Institutions

Business Support Organisation

Company with 250 or more employees

Cluster Organisations

Consumer Organisations

Cultural and Heritage Organisations

Destination Management & Marketing Organisations

EU Institutions

Financial Institutions and Investors

Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce

International Organisations

Local Authorities

Media / Journalist Organisations

National authorities

Networks and Federations / Confederations

NGOs / Non-profits

Notified Bodies

Regional Authorities

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

Social Economy Entity

Trade Unions

Other

  • Thematic area

    • Partnerships

  • Interlinkages with other sectors

    • Proximity and social economy

    • Agri-food

    • Construction

    • Cultural and creative industries

    • Digital

    • Electronics

    • Energy intensive industries

    • Energy-renewables

    • Health

    • Mobility, transport, automotive

    • Retail

    • Textile

    • Tourism

    • Aerospace and defence

  • Action areas and keywords

    • 15-minute city

    • Access to Finance

    • Access to technology

    • Addressing capacity and skills gap

    • Advancing gender equality and safety at work

    • Blue Economy

    • Boosting digital skills by - and in the social economy

    • Buy social

    • Certification, labelling and self-regulation

    • Circular Economy

    • Clusters (including Cluster of social and ecological innovation)

    • Corporate social responsibility (CSR)

    • Creating financial incentives and supportive regulation for green and circular social economy business models

    • Data Maturity and data driven business models

    • Data sharing, Data management & Code of Conduct

    • Digital Platforms

    • Digital social innovation

    • Economic democracy

    • Education

    • Future workplaces

    • Greening infrastructures and business operations

    • Housing

    • ICP rights & workers involvement

    • Industrial relation and social dialogue

    • Innovation

    • Innovation as enabler for green transition and business development in the social economy

    • Internationalisation

    • Local employment

    • Local Green Deals, green business communities and citizens’ initiatives

    • Local Markets

    • Micro mobility

    • New business models

    • New business models – the platform economy

    • New European Bauhaus

    • Other action area

    • Public and private tech partnerships and support

    • Reinforcing Business to Business collaboration for greener and circular value chains

    • Responsible (Public) Procurement

    • Smart mobility

    • Social Finance

    • Socially oriented territorial regeneration

    • Strategy for Data

    • Supporting Digital Social Innovation & Tech for Good entrepreneurship

    • Sustainable Finance

    • Tech for Good

  • Ecosystem focus

    • Proximity economy

    • Social economy

  • Scope of activity

    • International

    • Local/neighbourhood

    • National

    • Regional

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Abacus: Education and Culture as Drivers of Social Change

Abacus is a cooperative dedicated to making education, culture, and leisure accessible to all through a model rooted in social economy values. With over 50 years of experience, it fosters social transformation by offering quality educational and cultural content while ensuring transparency, participation, and equity. By embracing digitalisation and networking with like-minded organisations, Abacus remains committed to linguistic diversity, pluralism, and conscious consumption, reinforcing its role as a key player in shaping a more inclusive and innovative society.

INCIEN – Accelerating Circular Economy Transitions in Central Europe

INCIEN is a Czech non-profit organisation leading the transition toward a circular economy by providing research, education, and policy support. It works with municipalities, businesses, and institutions to shift away from linear models and adopt regenerative, circular approaches.

Leila: Italy’s First Library of Things

As Italy’s first Library of Things, Leila champions a collaborative, eco-conscious model by enabling communities to borrow tools, appliances, and gear instead of buying them. This approach reduces waste, lowers costs, and builds trust through shared responsibility. Through object sharing, Leila redefines ownership and prioritises access over possession, strengthens social ties and empowers communities. Its innovative vision demonstrates how resource-sharing creates a more connected, equitable, and sustainable society.

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