International event on inclusive circular economy

On the 22nd of October, our senior researcher Giulia Galera will be among the speakers at "Lost in Transition: A Compass for an Inclusive Circular Economy", an international event in Naples organised by RREUSE, the international network that includes around 1,200 companies active in reuse across Europe. Read More

Proximity and social economy in the EU’s new agenda

On the 6th of October 2025, from 10:00 to 12:00, the online event “Forging Alliances for the Twin Transition: Proximity and Social Economy in the EU’s New Agenda” will take place. During the event, Gianluca Salvatori, EURICSE Secretary General, will deliver a keynote speech. Read More

ESIC: Skills for the future of Social Innovation

From 22 to 26 September, Ilana Gotz and Maria Muriglio, project managers at EURICSE, took part in the second transnational meeting of the ESIC project, which was held in Cork, Ireland. As part of the project, a questionnaire has been created for students, educators and professionals in the sector: we invite you to fill it in! Read More

Master GIS celebrates its 30th edition

The  Master's Degree in Management of Social Enterprises, promoted by EURICSE and the University of Trento, celebrates its 30th edition. The new cycle will start in March 2026. All information and the call for applications will be published in november on the Master's and University of Trento websites. Read More

Measuring Cooperatives: implementing the ILO Guidelines

Chiara Carini, senior researcher at EURICSE, edited the chapter on Italy in the recent ILO study "Implementing the ILO Guidelines Concerning Statistics of Cooperatives: Insights from Five Countries (2025)". A preview of the report is available on the ILO website. Read More

Forging Alliances for the Twin Transition: event online

The online event ‘Forging alliances for the twin transition: proximity and social economy in the EU’s new agenda’ will take place on 6 October 2025, from 10:00 to 12:00 CEST. Registration for the event is now open, and all interested stakeholders are warmly encouraged to attend. Read More

New research reports on the way

In the coming months, EURICSE will publish two new reports: one on the commercialisation of services by social cooperatives in Italy and its effects on local welfare, and the other on the strategies that agricultural and worker cooperatives operating in the manufacturing sector are using to address the challenges posed by the digital and ecological transitions, Read More

A new Working Paper for the EURICSE Series

WP 137|25 "Geography of social enterprises in the cultural and creative industries in Italy" written by Mariia Samareva and Maria Giovanna Brandano, offers an in-depth analysis of the territorial dynamics of social enterprises active in these sectors, based on company and third sector data. Read More

Co-operative education for democratic engagement

The webinar "Teaching Participation: Education for Democratic Involvement in Cooperatives", scheduled for 11 September at 2:30 p.m. and promoted by ICBEC, will explore how cooperative education can strengthen democratic participation. Read More

Italian best practices in Social Innovation

The Ministry of Labour has designated ICCSI, of which EURICSE is a partner, as the national validator of Italian good practices on the European Social Innovation Match platform, an EU tool for sharing experiences of social innovation. Read More

International Workshop on Cooperative Law and Public Policy

On 23 August 2025, President Paola Iamiceli presented EURICSE's contribution to the Legal Framework Analysis project at the International Workshop on Cooperative Law and Public Policy (ICA) in Pula, illustrating the pillars and future priorities of research on cooperative regulations at a global level. Read More