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The Social and Solidarity Economy in Madagascar: Analysis of the ongoing movement for recognition and development of the sector in the country
On April 18, 2023, the United Nations adopted a resolution recognizing the essential role of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in sustainable development and the achievement of the Sustainable…
The UN adopts a historic resolution for the promotion of the SSE
This is a historic moment for the social and solidarity economy. On April 18, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution for « the promotion…
SSE: the impact of a socio-financial paradigm shift
The full webinar is available on Youtube, at the following link. As a follow-up to the ILO’s 2022 International Labour Conference, which…
The Social Solidarity Economy at the heart of the Franco-Spanish bilateral strategy
On January 19th, French President Emmanuel Macron and his Spanish counterpart Predro Sánchez visited Barcelona together for a Franco-Spanish Summit that resulted in the signing…
The world economic forum wants to "Unlock the SSE”
The International Labour Organization (ILO) organized on January 19 a conference, gathering representatives of the public and private sectors, around a round table on the…
How can the international recognition of the social and solidarity economy contribute to the achievement of the SDGs through social and inclusive innovation?
On Tuesday 13 December 2022, a multi-stakeholder meeting between SSE actors (countries, civil society, etc.) took place at the UN in New York. The objective was to discuss…
Sustainable Development Meeting - Towards 2030, a transition in times of social crisis: towards a fair Europe?
Yohann Marcet, Managing Director of the Expertise and Impact Division of the GROUPE SOS, participated today in the Sustainable Development Meetings in Berlin. Launched in 2020 under the high…
Launch of the OECD Recommendation on the Social and Solidarity Economy and Social Innovation
On the 16th November various states and actors of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) took part the launch event for the OECD Recommendation on the SSE and Social…
A PROMISING FIRST OUTCOME FOR PACT FOR IMPACT AND THE UN RESOLUTION
In 2022, the Pact for Impact Alliance has adopted an ambitious roadmap, based on the work of bringing a draft resolution to the United Nations, to recognise the…
Speech by Marlène Schiappa at the Mont Blanc Meetings
Marlène Schiappa, France’s Secretary of State for SSE, speaks at the Mont Blanc Meetings on 19 October in Cartagena, Colombia. The 10th edition of the Mont Blanc Meetings…
Meet our experts: Malick Diop
Malick Diop is the General Coordinator of GSEF Dakar and of the Network of Actors and local authorities for the SSE (Réseau Acteurs et collectivités territoriales pour l’ESS)…
Meet our experts: Madani Koumaré
Madani Koumaré is President of the National Support Network for the Promotion of the Social Solidarity Economy of Mali (RENAPESS-Mali), Member of the African Network for the Social Solidarity…
Replay of the French Secretary of State in charge of the SSE Marlène Schiappa’s speech at the UN Side-Event on the 22nd July
On the 22nd July, States and international organisations of the social and solidarity economy (SSE) gathered at the UN in New York at the initiative of UNCTAD, ILO and…
110th Session of the International Labour Conference: interview with Yvon Poirier, RIPESS Special Advisor
An interview conducted on May 20, 2022, before the 110th International Labour Conference. Active since 2004 in the Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of the Social Solidarity Economy…
Arnaud Boulanger's intervention at the update meeting on the UN resolution on SSE on 4 July 2022
On Monday 4th July 2022, the Pact for Impact Alliance organised a webinar to give an update on the current work to bring a draft resolution to the UN for…
Pact for Impact Alliance wins Catalyst Awards 2022 for international promotion of SSE
On Wednesday, June 22, the Alliance Pact for Impact received the « Catalyst 2030 Award » from the international network of social enterprises CATALYST 2030. This award recognizes the initiative of the…
The draft resolution on SSE at the UN coordinated by Pact for Impact
In the continuity of the international Pact for Impact event of last March and the mobilization around the SSE Coalition Manifesto, the Pact for Impact Alliance continues its work to…
ChangeNOW event, the global event of solutions for the planet
From 19 to 21 May 2022, ChangeNOW, the largest gathering of solutions for the planet, returns to Paris for a new edition. This major event brings together actors from all…
Catalysing Change Week gets underway
Catalysing Change Week (CCW) is the world’s largest event dedicated to social innovators and entrepreneurs; aiming to share knowledge, exchange ideas and accelerate systemic change during more than 250 sessions…
Review of the 2022 roadmap presentation event
Last March, the Pact for Impact Alliance brought together more than 150 Alliance stakeholders in Paris and Zoom to take stock of the Alliance in 2021 and define its roadmap…
Review of the Roadmap 2021 presentation event
The opportunity for Olivia Grégoire, Secretary of State for the French Government in charge of the Social, Solidarity and Responsible Economy, to announce the creation of a permanent secretariat for…
French Side-event Pact for Impact - High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development July 2020
Social economy and women empowerment, leverages for Sustainable Development Goals and Climate action Wednesday, July 15, 2020 on Zoom This virtual event will examine the role of the social and inclusive…
Side-event Pact for Impact - United Nations General Assembly - New York, September 2019
The Global Alliance for Social and Inclusive Economy, Pact for Impact, gathered in New York on the margin of the United Nations General Assembly, under the chairmanship of Christophe Itier,…
Find the photos and videos of the first Pact for Impact Summit - Paris 2019
Following the first Pact for Impact Summit – Paris 2019, held on July 10 and 11 at the musée du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac, you can now find all the photos…
Pact for Impact : une alliance pour développer l'Économie Sociale et Inclusive à l'international
Lors du sommet Pact for Impact qui s’est tenu les 10 et 11 juillet, les 50 délégations internationales se sont unies pour lancer un manifeste, celui d’une alliance mondiale pour…
The Pact for Impact Manifesto!
More than 400 participants of 50 countries have shared their vision of the Solidarity and Inclusive Economy at the Pact for Impact Summit – Paris 2019, a Prime Minister and…
BNP Paribas, partenaire associé de Pact for Impact
Nous partageons la conviction que c’est collectivement que nous réussirons à relever les défis économiques sociaux et environnementaux. En 2018, BNP Paribas a lancé Act For Impact, dispositif dédié…
Repenser le mécénat pour mieux soutenir la croissance des associations à impact.
La Fondation AlphaOmega a été créée en 2010 par Maurice Tchénio, co-fondateur d’Apax Partners, l’un des leaders mondiaux du capital investissement. Après plus de 35 ans d’expérience dans la gestion…
Fondation Grameen Crédit Agricole : 10 ans d’action pour l’inclusion financière et l’entrepreneuriat
En dix ans, la Fondation a accordé 200M € de financement et a soutenu plus de 100 institutions de microfinance et entreprises sociales dans une quarantaine des pays. Créée…
Veolia s’engage avec Pact for Impact
Par ses métiers de gestion de l’eau et de l’assainissement, des déchets et de l’énergie, et en tant que délégataire de service public pour le compte des collectivités locales, Veolia…
L'Institut de France partenaire de Pact for Impact
Créé en 1795, l’Institut de France a pour mission de proposer aux cinq Académies (française, inscriptions et belles-lettres, sciences, beaux-arts, sciences morales et politiques) un cadre harmonieux pour travailler au…
Morocco takes part to the Pact for Impact Summit - Paris 2019
Morocco takes part, on July 10th and 11th in Paris, in the first Pact for Impact Summit, an unprecedented Global Alliance around the Social and Solidarity Economy and the Inclusive…
Covéa, a mutual insurance group supportive of the Social and Inclusive Economy values
Covéa is a French mutual insurance group formed from the merger of three separate French mutual insurance companies GMF, MAAF and MMA and is the leader on the Damage and…
ON IMPACT : what kind of world we want to live in?
The Impact Revolution is a movement in which we all play a part. It introduces a simple change, but one that has enormous ramifications for our world: the incorporation of impact –…
Le Groupe La Poste, committed to Pact for Impact
Le Groupe La Poste implements actions in the regions, and helps to develop regional appeal, by reinforcing social interaction and providing innovative solutions for territorial ecosystems. Le Groupe…
Les 10 et 11 juillet 2019, nous serons plus de 400 à nous engager pour atteindre les Objectifs de Développement Durable, en s’inspirant des valeurs de l’Économie Sociale et Solidaire. Une véritable alliance…
Pact for Impact : high patronage and G7 label!
It’s official: the first Pact for Impact Summit will be held under the high patronage of the President of the French Republic and the G7 label! The…
Google Impact Challenge
Dans une société en pleine transformation, la maîtrise du numérique est devenue essentielle pour tous, au quotidien comme dans la vie professionnelle. Le Google.org Impact Challenge a pour objectif de…
Des étudiants présentent une proposition de loi pour créer un label ESS au Liban
La proposition de loi pour l’économie sociale et solidaire (ESS) dans sa version définitive est parvenue au Parlement. Préparée par un groupe d’étudiants de la faculté de sciences économiques de…
International Conference | Measuring and Reporting Sustainability Performance
Measuring and Reporting Sustainability Performance: Are Corporations and SSE Organizations Meeting the SDG Challenge? > An international conference will take place in Geneva, on 3 – 4 June 2019 …
A territorial approach to the Sustainable Development Goals
When we think of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 agenda, we tend to associate them with negotiations between UN member states. This is misleading. In a world…
Social impact investor Unitus expands reach to 4.7 million people
Unitus ventures, an early stage investor in companies that have a social impact and solve problems for the masses in India, said its portfolio companies took their products and services…
Pact for Impact : un sommet international ESS
« La France organisera les 10 et 11 juillet un sommet international dédié à l’Économie sociale et solidaire (ESS) et à l’Économie inclusive. Il sera baptisé Pact for Impact Summit. Une…
Chabaka.tn, première plateforme tunisienne ESS
Dans le cadre du projet PROMESS « Promotion des Organisations et des Mécanismes de l’Economie Sociale et Solidaire », financé par le Royaume des Pays-Bas et mis en œuvre par…
L’économie sociale québécoise génère des revenus de 50 G$ annuellement
A Québec, les 11 200 entreprises d’Économie Sociale et Inclusive et leurs filiales génèrent des revenus de 47,8 milliards $ annuellement et emploient 220 000 personnes. Parmi elles, on…
FFD Forum
The ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development follow-up (FfD Forum) is an intergovernmental process with universal participation mandated to review the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (Addis Agenda) and other financing for development…
Congreso Internacional del Mutualismo
Los objetivos de esta primera edición son intercambiar experiencias con respecto a los temas propuestos, explorar posibles sinergias entre las instituciones mutualistas, en torno a los temas propuestos, y visibilizar…
CEPES annonces Pact for Impact
On 4 April 2019, during a UE meeting held in Strasbourg, Christophe Itier, the High Commissioner for the Social and Solidarity Economy and for Social Innovation of the Government of…