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25 July 2025
Regenerative Green Transition Highlights June and July 2025
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25 July 2025
Regenerative Green Transition
Proximity and social economy
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As Europe accelerates its transition towards a greener future, the social economy plays a key role in pioneering sustainable and community-driven solutions. From citizen-led energy initiatives to ethical tourism models, these best practices showcase how regenerative approaches can drive systemic change while fostering resilience, inclusivity, and environmental stewardship. The following highlights demonstrate the transformative impact of social economy actors in the green transition, reinforcing the importance of collaboration and innovation in building a more sustainable future.
Topics
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
Other
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
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Thematic area
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Regenerative Green Transition
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Interlinkages with other sectors
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Proximity and social economy
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Agri-food
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Construction
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Cultural and creative industries
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Digital
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Electronics
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Energy intensive industries
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Energy-renewables
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Health
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Mobility, transport, automotive
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Retail
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Textile
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Tourism
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Aerospace and defence
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Action areas and keywords
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15-minute city
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Access to Finance
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Access to technology
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Addressing capacity and skills gap
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Advancing gender equality and safety at work
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Blue Economy
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Boosting digital skills by - and in the social economy
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Buy social
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Certification, labelling and self-regulation
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Circular Economy
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Clusters (including Cluster of social and ecological innovation)
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
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Creating financial incentives and supportive regulation for green and circular social economy business models
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Data Maturity and data driven business models
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Data sharing, Data management & Code of Conduct
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Digital Platforms
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Digital social innovation
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Economic democracy
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Education
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Future workplaces
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Greening infrastructures and business operations
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Housing
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ICP rights & workers involvement
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Industrial relation and social dialogue
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Innovation
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Innovation as enabler for green transition and business development in the social economy
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Internationalisation
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Local employment
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Local Green Deals, green business communities and citizens’ initiatives
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Local Markets
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Micro mobility
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New business models
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New business models – the platform economy
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New European Bauhaus
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Other action area
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Public and private tech partnerships and support
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Reinforcing Business to Business collaboration for greener and circular value chains
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Responsible (Public) Procurement
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Smart mobility
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Social Finance
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Socially oriented territorial regeneration
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Strategy for Data
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Supporting Digital Social Innovation & Tech for Good entrepreneurship
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Sustainable Finance
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Tech for Good
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Ecosystem focus
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Proximity economy
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Social economy
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Scope of activity
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International
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Local/neighbourhood
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National
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Regional
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