Turin Social Impact will take part from 16 to 18 September in the  European Social Economy Week, the European event that brings together policymakers, civil society actors, social enterprises and other stakeholders to take stock of the implementation of EU policies on the social economy.

This initiative highlights the role of the social economy within the processes of green and digital transition, underlining how social enterprises are essential for cohesion, inclusive employment and territorial resilience. In the background is the Social Economy Action Plan (SEAP), adopted by the European Commission on 9 December 2021, which sets out concrete measures to support social economy actors in their development, access to markets, innovation and job creation.

A key element is the Transition Pathway for Proximity & Social Economy, launched by the European Commission, which identifies 14 strategic areas (including energy efficiency, support for local value chains, digitalisation, and responsible procurement practices) to foster the green and digital transition of the social economy, and gathers specific actions in the form of pledges from stakeholders across the European ecosystem.

Turin Social Impact has been active and engaged in the stakeholder engagement processes carried out by the European Commission for the definition of policies dedicated to the social economy, starting from the drafting of the EU Social Economy Action Plan and later in the Transition Pathway, to which it contributed with several pledges.

Recently, the Torino Metropolitan Social Economy Plan 2030, developed and approved by the Metropolitan City of Turin and the Torino Chamber of commerce within the framework of Turin Social Impact, was published on the European Commission’s Social Economy Gateway, the platform dedicated to sharing knowledge, tools and good practices for the social economy.