Skip to main content
European Union flag
EU Proximity and Social Economy Platform

Partnerships Highlights June and July 2025

Articles

25 July 2025

Partnerships Highlights June and July 2025

Partnerships

Proximity and social economy

Agri-food

+63 more

Login / create an account to be able to react

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.

Authors

Editorial Team: Diesis

Topics
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

Other

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

Share

5th National Conference on the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in Morrocco

The 5th National Conference on the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) took place on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University of Ben Guerir. Held under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, this edition was held under the theme: "Social and Solidarity Economy and Territorial Development: Towards a New Dynamic of Public Policy Convergence."

Play Verto: A Gamified Platform for Inclusive and Ethical Data Collection

Play Verto is a UK-based digital platform that reimagines data collection through gamification, transforming how organisations engage with diverse communities. By using interactive activities and games, Play Verto makes the process of gathering data more accessible, engaging, and inclusive. This innovative approach not only increases participation across a wider demographic but also removes barriers traditionally associated with formal research methods, particularly among groups who may feel excluded or overlooked.

OECD Private Philanthropy for Development: Data for Action dashboard

The OECD Private Philanthropy for Development: Data for Action dashboard is a global tool designed to close a critical information gap in the philanthropic sector. By providing reliable, comparable, and publicly accessible data on philanthropic funding for development, it enhances transparency and fosters greater collaboration between philanthropic foundations and their partners.

Public procurement directives: Setting the scene for social economy, services of general interest and the EU

Full report on the first Social Economy and Services of General Interest Intergroup event that took place last 13 May at the European Parliament. High-level EU leaders, national governments, and social economy actors united to push for a strategic revision of the EU Public Procurement Directives to align it with the EU’s social objectives.

Scotland’s Circular Solution: The Reuse Consortium

The Reuse Consortium, hosted by Circular Communities Scotland, empowers public bodies to make a tangible difference in local communities and the environment through reuse procurement. From saving carbon emissions to creating jobs, this initiative demonstrates how simple shifts in buying behaviour can spark systemic change.

Comments (0)

See also

-

  • 6

Comment
0
  • Articles
  • 27 May 2025

Partnerships Highlights April and May 2025

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...
Categories
Proximity and social economy Agri-food Construction +62 more
-

  • 4

Comment
0
  • Articles
  • 24 Jul 2025

Urban and Rural Wellbeing Highlights: June and July 2025

Don’t miss out on essential updates tailored for you! In this bimonthly recap, we spotlight for you five content items that you might have missed...
Categories
Proximity and social economy Agri-food Construction +62 more
Did you find this useful? Please rate this page or, give us more feedback