Social and Solidarity Economy for the SDGs in a COVID-19 context
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2022) | Viewed by 3881
Special Issue Editors
Interests: social economy; cooperatives; economic growth; econometrics; sustainability; SDG
Interests: social economy; cooperatives; economic growth; econometrics; sustainability; SDG
Interests: social economy; agriculture; innovation; social media; organic products
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Dear Colleagues,
The 2030 Agenda was approved in 2015, in which a total of 193 UN countries agreed on the main global challenges, assuming responsibility for addressing and ending them, with concrete actions and a shared commitment by all actors. This Agenda resulted in clear goals, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the new context derived from COVID-19, social and solidarity economy can play an important role in territorial and economic development, linked to the SDGs.
Social and solidarity economy entities are positioned as privileged actors toward the achievement of the SDGs, with a business model based on the primacy of people, the equitable distribution of profits or the reinvestment of profits. This model has been endorsed by numerous actors, such as the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Social and Solidarity Economy, the ICA, the EESC or CIRIEC International.
The aim of this Special Issue is to continue working on the importance of the social economy for the achievement of the 17 SDGs. Additionally, the possible impact of COVID-19 on the 2030 Agenda is raised as a line of work, given its economic and social impact.
Dr. M. Teresa Cancelo
Dr. Emilia Vázquez
Dr. Domingo Fernandez Ucles
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Social and solidarity economy
- Sustainable development goals (SDGs)
- Territorial and sustainable development
- Creation of quality employment
- Public policies to promote the social economy
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