The social economy is playing an increasingly important role, largely thanks to its ability to tackle some of the main challenges facing Europe, in particular the need to promote sustainable and socially inclusive economic growth and create jobs.The ambition of the INN-CO project is to place its action in an ecosystem conducive to the development of social enterprises. It is about increasing their visibility and that of citizens' initiatives, in particular:- model the key factors for the success of social enterprises, identify the conditions for their transferability,- Increase the competitiveness of social enterprises through innovation in the use of digital tools and the creation of strategic alliances.- Promote processes of innovation, knowledge transfer, commercial, scientific and technological exchange through the creation of synergies between companies and relevant entities in the social economy sector.Objectives of the project are:- Strengthen the skills of teacher-researchers and trainer-researchers in the digital management of social enterprise projects in Europe- Increase the collective skills of European social entrepreneurs by sharing practices and innovations.- Generate new common European knowledge and models.The project involves the creation of 2 outputs:- O1 The Collaborative Design Model as an important support tool for social SMEs- O2 Virtual Cluster for Social Enterprises to support members in the development of initiatives and awareness programs in the field of entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility and the creation of social partnerships.There will also be training activities considered LTTA Trainings (C1-C5) as fundamental elements both to increase the knowledge and skills of the project participants and for the development of the outputs of the INN-CO project through co-creation with a collaborative approach. Each will involve 3 participants per partner organization involving the staff of the members of the partnership made up of trainers, tutors, educators in the VET area, professional social enterprise experts, social entrepreneurs. This could also include some volunteers from the project partners.As regards the impact, the participants thanks to the training received during the project and the exchange generated with other participants from the member countries, will be able to put the Collaborative Design method into practice with its various tools (participatory workshops, dialogue and experiential learning) to achieve a specific goal or solve a specific problem.The partner institutions will have more synergies between the members of the partnership, social enterprises members of the Virtual Cluster, stakeholders involved in the social economy.The social entrepreneurs involved will improve their skills in promoting the Collaborative Design approach within their companies and the social enterprises, associations and other stakeholders involved will be part of the Virtual Cluster.Finally, a strong impact at all levels will be given by ITC technologies and digital skills developed in the participants, allowing them to reach more stakeholders globally to develop future collaborations.

"""United Services for Social Enterprises"" (USER-SE), was a project, created through a strategic partnership between six countries: Italy, Spain, Belgium, Germany, France, and Greece. The project addressed the main issues limiting the development of the Social Enterprise (SE) sector, such as the poor understanding of the role of this type of companies in society, the lack of visibility, the need for business development and support services such as tutoring and training programs, investment support, etc. The survival and growth of SE are influenced by internal factors such as the lack of feasible business models, high dependence on the public sector as a source of income, lack of commercial acumen, entrepreneurial spirit, and skills, managerial and professional skills necessary for strengthening the activity. USER-SE sought to strengthen training, with an exchange of good practices and experiences in social entrepreneurship, increasing competencies within partner organizations. It has tried to disseminate and enhance the social approach in local communities by increasing the recognition and visibility of the social enterprises participating in the project. It then made available a support such as the one-stop services for social enterprise, which can strengthen the entrepreneurial culture, stimulate the approach to social enterprise and expand knowledge in the field of training. Objectives of the project were: - Promote the exchange of knowledge, experience, and good practices in the entrepreneurial field. - Improve skills and abilities in social entrepreneurship - Increase the sense of initiative and entrepreneurship - Create a virtual tool for orientation, support, and advice on social enterprise - Strengthen linguistic, digital, and intercultural skills - Promote strategic cooperation at the international levelUSER-SE involved staff members of the partnership formed by trainers, tutors, educators, training, and education professionals, three for each partner institution. USER-SE has developed 6 training activities on social enterprise and 3 transnational meetings. At the end of the project, the :- ""One-Stop Service for Social Enterprise online"" (https://userseerasmus.wixsite.com/home)""- Report on best practices"" were achieved.The project benefited from a participatory methodology and design thinking approach, consistent with the exchange of experiences and peer learning.The impact for the participants was the: - Improvement of knowledge and skills in social entrepreneurship. - Development of training methods, social technologies and consultancy skills in aspects related to social enterprise. - Improvement of communication skills in another language. - Increased motivation in social entrepreneurship and the learning activities developed. - Strengthening the approach to social entrepreneurship and the link with their profession. In the partner institutions it was: - Improvement of work management skills and international activities. - Improvement knowledge and skills of their staff - Development of international relations between partnerships and public and private institutions. - Reinforcement of the relationship with the social enterprises visited. - The ""One-stop service for Social Enterprise online"" and the ""Report on best practices"" created, are important tools to support social enterprises. In the Stakeholders: - Social entrepreneurs improved their skills in developing learning activities within their companies. - Social enterprises have an information and network tool, useful for their activities. - Greater awareness of social entrepreneurship - Increased visibility of social enterprises visited in the learning activity.The main results of USER-SE are a tool for development and training in the field of social enterprises."

Background The idea is to create a new training curriculum: the Project Manager of the Integrated Reporting, was inspired by a need rules represented by the Directive 2014/95 / EU which applies only to large enterprises but is an important step in raising awareness of sustainability also for small and medium enterprises, and nonprofit organizations. This directive is an important step towards the recognition of the concept of sustainability for companies, concerning the large enterprises but increasingly also involves small and medium-sized enterprises. In particular, among these is spreading good practice to accompany the economic balance with a social report, that is a separate document that gives a clear view on the commitment of the company towards sustainability. The PMIR will also move towards small-medium enterprises, nonprofit agencies and organizations that want to create a Sustainability Report. However, the birth of this professional is not only a regulatory requirements but an answer a various requests from a company that is increasingly attentive to the choices and the dynamics that create value; by the same companies and organizations they are increasingly aware of the theme Sustainability faced as opportunities for the Integrated Thinking. The PMIR is the new profession that can accompany the organization along a course of sustainability that points to the competitive advantage. This process allows to identify strategic, economic, environmental and social objectives, can be monitored through the choice of specific Key Performance Indicators.The new practice and new profession, enables organizations to go beyond traditional financial reporting, focusing on intangible assets, acquiring an ever greater awareness of risk factors, opportunities and outcomes that affect capabilities that the organization has to create value in the medium-long time. Objectives This project aims to create a European curriculum in the labour market: the Project Manager of the Integrated Reporting. The Project Manager of the Integrated Annual Reporting coordinates all the necessary activities for the compilation of Integrated financial statements, providing a clear representation of the economic and social performance and added value of the company (such as relationships the company has with its stakeholders (eg. Employees, customers and suppliers)). Therefore, this project aims to create a cross-linking role between the different business areas, a figure able to coordinate and implement the preparation of a complex document that tells the company from a multiplicity of viewpoints. This figure will have to possess skills in business administration, in order to be able to interpret and evaluate a company's financial statements. Furthermore training will transfer management, project management, interpersonal and communication skills, as well as information and statistics ones. Target group: Direct: - Graduates in economics or engineering (in particular management engineering). - Professionals, such as business consultants and accountants. - Employees who want to learn new skills and grow within the company. Indirect: - Every type of small, medium and large companies. Public and private organizations, banks and insurance companies, third sector. Project’s phases [3 years]: I Year: - Needs analysis Report; - Didactis platform; II Year: - Identification of the matrix of learning outcomes: Matrix of Project Manager of the Integrated Report III Year: - Pilot testing and participants’ motility; - MOOC; - Integrated Report Indicators Database Benefits / impact: - Benefits for participants and partners; - Benefits for enterprises’ internationalisation; any type of small, medium and large enterprises, profit and non-profit organizations, banks and insurance companies; - Benefits for graduates and professionals in the integrated reporting and sustainability Sustainability: Our partners are linked to learning VET and vocational training, social inclusion of disadvantaged groups, employment policies and ICT: they represent different institutional missions and will be important to support the project needs of direct and indirect target groups, as well as the multipliers effects. They will involve public institutions at local, regional and national activities for the dissemination and follow-up of the project through long-term relationships, which will lead to the signing of the memorandum in support of the European network. It will also be ensured by the University: • Professional training for corporate employees and graduates • MOOC: it will be supported by the University The project is built upon a methodology of international management, which can be transferred to other projects and countries. Through project outputs it will be possible to create a basis of knowledge, experience sharing, continuous learning.

"The EU sees the circular economy as an opportunity for resource-poor Europe to secure access to vital resources, maintain global competitiveness and ensure a high quality environment for Europe and the world. To bring about this systemic change, the European Commission proposed a programme of actions that is summarised in the 2015 Circular Economy Action Plan. Since the action plan’s adoption, a legislative framework for a circular economy has begun to take shape.For most people, the idea of circular economy (CE) remains an abstract concept, if not entirely alien. Although the theme of ""ecological change"" is increasingly popular around the world, many are still not aware of the major changes we will have to make to our lifestyle to ensure a sustainable future and ensure long-term well-being.The circular economy is much more than a simple economic theory, it modifies the organization of society itself and is a response to concrete environmental, social and economic problems of this millennium. In a CE, products and materials keep circulating in a high value state of use, through supply chains, for as long as possible in a world of finite resources. Its success will depend on the ability of different actors to make the transition possible by starting to understand that the change in the economic system must take place and it is imperative.All of us must do our part in supporting the transition to a circular economy.Circular Economy as a Development Strategy (CEDES) is a project, created through a strategic partnership between seven countries: Germany, Italy, France, Belgium, Poland, Sweden, Spain and wants to become a reference point for the countries involved on a central theme such as the circular economy to seize the opportunities of the ""circular advantage"".The European Commission has the challenge of shaping our economy and paving the way towards a climate-neutral, circular economy where pressure on natural and freshwater resources as well as ecosystems is minimized. Because of this, CEDES is aligned to this challenge and intends to contribute with international exchange of good practices, experience and knowledge for the creation of a virtual and physical platform in a circular economy as an important tool for the stakeholders and companies interested in change and become ""circular"". Objectives:- promote the exchange of experiences, knowledge and good practices in the field of circular economy.- improve knowledge, skills, and abilities in the circular economy.- increase the sense of initiative and social entrepreneurship with the circular economy vision.- create an online free tool for guidance, support, and advice on circular economy education.- strengthening linguistic, digital and intercultural skills.- Fostering strategic cooperation at international level.CEDES involves the staff of the 7 partner organizations, Trainers, VET teachers, tutors, business consultants, social entrepreneurs, and professionals working in the field of circular economy, institutions and companies working in the circular economy area in the partners' countries and companies working in different sectors of the economy in the partners' countries.CEDES through 7 training activities on the circular economy and 5 transnational meetings will produce as main results “One Stop Shop for Circular Economy and the“ Guidance Document on Best Practices in CE ”.The project methodology will be participatory, coherent with the exchange of experiences and peer learning and the work-based learning approach.The main impact of the project will be the promotion of development of the circular economy in the enterprises and social entreprises in the 7 partner countries. For the partecipant:- Improvement of knowledge & skills in the circular economy approach, the participants are able to put it into practice in their daily work inside the organization partners.- Development of social technologies and counseling skills in aspects related to the circular and blue economy. For the partner institutions:- Improvement of work management skills and international activities.- The partners will have staff with increased knowledge and skills in circular and social economy field.- Development of international relationships.For the enterprises, groups of people and organizations involved in the circular economy sector (stakeholders):- Entrepreneurs will improve their skills in developing the circular economy approach inside their own companies.- Enterprises will be informed about the ways to access funding for their activities based on the circular economy.- Enterprises will be informed about the ways to change their own business towards the circular economy vision.The knowledge acquired for the participants will be shared and put into practice within their own organizations. The main results of CEDES will be maintained even after its conclusion, as tools for development and training in the field of circular economy."

"""Network for the Development of Social Enterprises"" (REDES), is a strategic partnership for innovation KA2 Youth Program, which involves 7 different European countries: Spain, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Greece and Portugal. The Project was born as an initiative aimed at strengthening the knowledge of young entrepreneurs in the field of social entrepreneurship, becoming them into actors of change for the creation of a: business network for the development of social enterprise. The initiative is developed in a context in which the economic crisis of recent years has deepened the problems in Europe. Globalization, unemployment, inefficient social services, social inequalities, poverty, migration, etc. force to generate a new vision of development for the whole Union. The European Commission, as part of its policies to promote economic growth, considers social enterprises (SE) as a key element for the European social model and the Europe 2020 strategy sets the goal of making the EU a stable, sustainable and inclusive economy. The SE are inserted in this scenario, as main actors in the development of the European economy, stimulating growth and generating impact in societies through the job creation, social inclusion, use of sustainable energy and natural resources, environmental care, local development, etc. Many studies support these claims under the firm conviction that social enterprises (SE) can help to deal with the crisis and that the promotion of their development can impact on the improvement of society, economy and environment. Goals: - Promote innovation in the creation of SE networks in the countries involved. - Improve skills and knowledge in the field of social entrepreneurship. - Increase the sense of initiative and entrepreneurship. - Create a tool for support, information and networking in social entrepreneurship. - Strengthen linguistic, digital and intercultural skills. - Develop strategic cooperation at the international level. The project aims to involve 35 young entrepreneurs from 25 to 30 years old, coming from the 7 countries of the partnership (5 per country), united to create a business network REDES as an innovation initiative. In this process, young people will interact by proposing actions for the development of SEs with a European vision. The ES Network will operate both in virtual and physical environments. REDES is carried out at a transnational level, because given its characteristics and form of development could not generate the same impact in a national context. The activities to be carried out, begins with national meetings with important business entities for the selection of social entrepreneurs. Subsequently, a cycle of 4 training activities begins, focused on training in SE. In addition, it is planned to hold 3 transnational meetings, for the project coordination and implementation according to the project Work Plan, including an intermediate evaluation and an impact assessment. Two outputs will be created: a Guideline document for SE development (O1) and a video with the Best Practices by country (O2). For the dissemination phase, two ""social change meetings"" have been planned as a strategy for development and change. Young entrepreneurs and stakeholders will be invited, generating a participatory debate about the project. There will be 2 Conferences: a press conference for the presentation and a Conference of Closing the project. The impact will be: PARTICIPANTS: - Improvement of their capacities in social entrepreneurship and put them into practice in their daily work. -Strengthening the spirit of initiative and entrepreneurship with a social focus. - They will be ""social changemakers"" in the creation of the network REDES (physical and virtual). - Better communication in a foreign language. - Increasing the teamwork skills and multicultural setting. PARTNERS OF THE PROJECT: - The network of international relations created, will strengthen the cooperation between partners and public and private institutions interested in the social economy. - Strengthening the quality of work in the field of social enterprises. SE, STAKEHOLDERS: - The SE will have a support tool for their sector: REDES. - Social entrepreneurs will improve their entrepreneurial skills thanks to the services provided by REDES. - SE will have a helping hand to access funding. - It will generate a greater awareness of social entrepreneurship. - The visibility of SEs in each partner country will be improved. In general, the project will focus on promoting the development of SEs by strengthening synergies, links and entrepreneurial networks between individuals, organizations and institutions in the social economy sector, increasing the entrepreneurial culture and making more easy the research of funding. The project will also influence the job creation and economic development with social impact in the countries involved."