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The Social Economy and Sustainability

The Social Economy and Sustainability. World Social Forum Belem, Amazonia, Brazil. “ Another World is Possible, Another Economy is Necessary” Over 100 workshops on Building a Solidarity Economy, 100,000 participants. Major focus on social, economic and environmental justice.

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The Social Economy and Sustainability

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  1. The Social Economy and Sustainability

  2. World Social Forum Belem, Amazonia, Brazil • “Another World is Possible, Another Economy is Necessary” • Over 100 workshops on Building a Solidarity Economy, 100,000 participants. • Major focus on social, economic and environmental justice

  3. Social Economy Research National research program involving over 300 community and university based researchers, funded by SSHRC. National Hub co-led by CCEDNet and University of Victoria. Six regional centres – Community University Research Alliances.

  4. Social Economy Research • National and international research • Advancing the Social Economy for Socio-economic Development (2009) • Public Policy Trends and Instruments (2010) • Public Policy for the Social Economy: Building a People Centred Economy in Canada

  5. Social Economy Research • Tele-learning sessions on convergence of environmental movement and social economy, sustainable food and agriculture • Thematic papers • Summit on People Centered Economy May 2010 Ottawa • BC Alberta (BALTA) paper on The Great Transition (Lewis and Conatty)

  6. Social Economy Research • UN Environmental Programme report on “Green Jobs”, 2008 • World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth, 2010 • Alliance for a Responsible, Plural and Solidarity Economy

  7. Findings “There is a growing global movement to advance concepts and frameworks of the Social Economy (SE) as a way to address increasing inequality of social, health, economic and ecological conditions, to provide alternative solutions to the perceived failure of neo-liberal dominated globalisation and to address the weakening social capital of communities.” p.10, Tremblay

  8. Findings • Growing movement and literature around need to create local sustainable development models in face of climate change and peak oil (e.g. transition towns) • Sustainable food and agriculture movement with explicit use of cooperatives to grow local initiatives and capacity • Green jobs movement with some explicit use of cooperatives to transform industrial economies

  9. Findings • Growing movement and literature around need to create local sustainable development models in face of climate change and peak oil (e.g. transition towns) • Sustainable food and agriculture movement with explicit use of cooperatives to grow local initiatives and capacity • Green jobs movement with some explicit use of cooperatives to transform industrial economies

  10. Findings • Renewal energy movement with some explicit connections to social economy (e.g. Ontario) • Eco-system based planning and resource management initiatives linked to CED and “conservation based business” (Coast Trusts BC, Eco-Trust Canada) • Waste management initiatives that join up social economy with environmental objectives

  11. Findings • Aboriginal, First Nations, Inuit and Metis initiatives to integrate social, cultural, economic and environmental stewardship • Municipal requirements to create sustainability plans inclusive of social, economic and environmental conditions • Provincial legislation on sustainable development (e.g. Manitoba and Nova Scotia) and some advances in procurement

  12. Findings • Consumer demand for social and environmental responsibility • Green building financing • Social financing advances • Linkages of poverty reduction and prevention with environmental sustainability • CED frameworks and strategies that explicitly integrate social, economic and environmental sustainability

  13. Challenges • Capacity to generate cooperative alternatives to traditional economic development • Lack of incentives to convert businesses/industries to worker cooperative models linked to environmental outcomes • Integrated policy frameworks for social, economic and environmental objectives • Movement building and convergence across SE, cooperatives and enviros

  14. Ingredients for Success • Big Tent movement-building between social economy and environmental actors • Creative and strategic action • Empirical framework for policy development • Mutual support between local, regional, provincial and national scales of activity and investment • Leveraging of social financing alternatives to government dependency

  15. Next Steps • This workshop and your thoughts • Key informant interviews • E-Book by SE Hub • Follow up to the Summit on a People Centred Economy • Regional initiatives • Others ?

  16. Questions • What are your experiences with integrating cooperative movement and environmental movement objectives…what were the key lessons learned ? • What are the opportunities in your setting ? • What are the challenges ? • What could we do together to strengthen the social economy and environmental sustainability ?

  17. More information on our activities: www.ccednet-rcdec.ca www.socialeconomyhub.ca

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