Euclid Network - the European Social Enterprise Network (EN)

🎧 The Social Economist: Episode 3 is live! Host Toby Gazeley (Euclid Network) is joined by Malo Bourel-Weeger (Mouvement Impact France) to explore how new EU sustainability and due diligence directives are reshaping the social economy in 2025. They unpack: 🔹 The effects of CSRD & CSDDD on impact enterprises 🔹 Why new rules may unintentionally penalise sustainable front runners 🔹 How global trade disputes are rippling through the social economy Special thanks to producer Jan T. K. and to the European Commission for supporting The Social Economist. 🎙️ Listen now on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dPtJ5hXp 🎙️ Listen now on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/d5ZjzKyq 📖 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dWaQ3v5F 💬 Share your thoughts: [email protected]

🌍 From Principles to Practice: Social Finance in Action Earlier this month, the CEE4Impact Day brought together trailblazers in social finance from across Central and Eastern Europe - exploring how intentionality, additionality, and measurability are shaping the future of impact investing. 💡 Highlights included: 🔹 Erste Group’s model of aligning its foundation, social finance, and core banking for systemic impact. 🔹 Family-led capital like SWAROVSKI, showing how values-driven investment can create meaningful change. 🔹 Inspiring pitches from nine social entrepreneurs from Croatia and Slovenia, part of the Impact SEED pilot cohort. But this is just the beginning. 🚀 In 2026, the Impact SEED project will: 🔹 Reveal key insights from our mapping of the CEE financial landscape 🔹 Expand our investment readiness platform to more social entrepreneurs 🔹 Launch a Best Practice Guide for investors, policymakers, and changemakers 👉 Read the full recap and see what’s next for social finance in CEE: https://lnkd.in/ev7BE_Sw

Recognition matters. Participants who complete the DiGi-SEII Training Program will receive digital badges and certificates to validate their achievements. These credentials highlight not only your commitment to professional growth, but also your ability to apply digital skills in advancing the social economy. 📌 Your learning is valuable. Let’s make it visible. Apply now: https://lnkd.in/dHu2qdaV Reach for Change ScaleChanger ESSEC Business School Social Economy Ukraine 28DIGITAL Sociale InnovatieFabriek Nilüfer Sosyal Girişimcilik Merkezi hannoverimpuls GmbH Provincie Antwerpen Glocal Factory T-hap knowl Social Enterprise for Education and Lifelong Learning Educational Association of Athens 'HFAISTOS' CEP University of Thessaly ImpactCity

🇬🇷 DiGi-SEII Project: Greece Perspective Greece presents a highly heterogeneous digital landscape. While SESOs demonstrate structured digital maturity, most SEs use tools sporadically without strategic integration. Key barriers include limited time, human resources, and skills. Additionally, current training offers are insufficiently adapted to the operational realities of organisations. Recommendations for an inclusive and sustainable digital transition: ✅ Contextualised and progressive training programmes ✅ Learning embedded in practical use cases ✅ Pooling tools and resources across the sector ✅ Long-term funding for tools and human support ✅ Supporting interface roles to bridge social needs and technical solutions The report underlines that digitalisation is not just about tools - it is a driver of organisational transformation aligned with mission and impact. 📌 Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/gu3Sn7c5 📌 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gZN5A5KP Reach for Change ScaleChanger ESSEC Business School Social Economy Ukraine 28DIGITAL Sociale InnovatieFabriek Nilüfer Sosyal Girişimcilik Merkezi hannoverimpuls GmbH Provincie Antwerpen Glocal Factory T-hap knowl Social Enterprise for Education and Lifelong Learning Educational Association of Athens 'HFAISTOS' CEP University of Thessaly ImpactCity

🎉 We were proud to see our CEO, Wieteke Dupain, attending the GSEF 2025 event in Bordeaux! It was a great opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, and share our vision for the future. Truly inspiring to see the passion and dedication of everyone involved. Let’s keep moving forward together! 🚀 #bordeauxgsef2025 #Euclidnetwork

Our Policy Lead Toby Gazeley will be at the 10th #ImpactFest in The Hague tomorrow! 🌍 Join his session “Impact Cities: co-creating enabling ecosystems for social entrepreneurship” (14:00–15:15, Fokker Terminal, Room 13) to hear how Hamburg, Malmö, and Torino are putting the #SEAP into action locally and to help shape the growing network of European impact cities. We’re proud to see our team contributing to this important conversation on the future of the #SocialEconomy. 💪 #ImpactCities #SocialEntrepreneurship #ImpactFest2025 #EuclidNetwork ImpactCity

🎙️ New Episode Alert! Season 3 of The Social Economist continues with Episode 2: “Deregulation through Simplification: Sustainability Under Threat” 🌍 Host Toby Gazeley (Euclid Network) is joined by Cornelius Müller (#SustainablePublicAffairs) to unpack how “simplification” is being used to quietly deregulate Europe, putting sustainability and the green transition at risk. 🔍 Topics include: ▶️ The EU’s backtracking on key sustainability policies ▶️ The fallout from dropping the Green Claims Directive ▶️ What this all means for Europe’s social economy Special thanks to producer Jan T. K. and to the European Commission for supporting The Social Economist. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dqUrD8Q5 🎧 Listen now on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/djFXB7rU 📖 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dUM7R6hD 💬 Got thoughts? Email [email protected]

🌍 A stronger future for Europe’s Social Economy! Euclid Network’s new position paper on the SEAP Mid-Term Review explores how Europe can renew its ambition for the social economy before 2030 — focusing on: ✅ The European Cross-Border Association (ECBA) – enabling social enterprises to thrive across borders 🏷️ Labels & verifications – building trust through credible social impact certifications 📊 Impact Measurement & Management (IMM) – proving and improving the value of social impact Our key call: let’s ensure the SEAP evolves to meet today’s realities and continues to empower social entrepreneurs across Europe. 💪 Read the full paper and recommendations 👉 https://lnkd.in/dR2Q-8mk

The Final Hackathon What better way to put skills into action than a Hackathon? At the end of the DiGi-SEII journey, participants come together for a Final Event & Hackathon — a space to: 🌟 Collaborate with peers from across Europe 💡 Apply digital skills to real-world challenges 🚀 Showcase innovative solutions The Hackathon isn’t just the end of the program. It’s a launchpad for new ideas, partnerships, and impact. 📌 Be part of it — apply today: https://lnkd.in/dHu2qdaV Reach for Change ScaleChanger ESSEC Business School Social Economy Ukraine 28DIGITAL Sociale InnovatieFabriek Nilüfer Sosyal Girişimcilik Merkezi hannoverimpuls GmbH Provincie Antwerpen Glocal Factory T-hap knowl Social Enterprise for Education and Lifelong Learning Educational Association of Athens 'HFAISTOS' CEP University of Thessaly ImpactCity

Scaling with Governments: Turning Social Innovation into Public Good Across the world, social innovators are finding new ways to address challenges in education, health, and social inclusion. Yet many of these solutions remain small, reaching only a fraction of those who could benefit. The Pathways to Scaling with Governments report by the One Family Foundation launched at the EU Social Innovation Forum 1-2 October, explores how collaboration between social innovators and public institutions can help proven ideas grow and endure. It offers practical tools and insights on what readiness looks like, which skills matter most, and how governments and innovators can partner to embed solutions into public systems. Because scaling is not about growth; it is about making impact last. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/dPui45K4