Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
In this episode, Riccardo Bodini and Gianluca Salvatori introduce the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises (EURICSE), its activities, and what the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) means to them. They explore why SSE is relevant in today’s world and the evolution of the SSE movement, moving from the margins to the mainstream. In their entries in the SSE Encyclopedia, Gianluca highlights the importance of “social” in social finance for addressing SSE needs and finance sector dynamics, while Riccardo discusses the positive impacts of SSE finance entities in meeting the needs of both SSE organizations and individuals, offering an alternative to conventional financing. To read the Encyclopedia’s entry on social services and the SSE, visit unrisd.org/encyclopedia-sse
In this episode, Riccardo Bodini and Gianluca Salvatori introduce the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises (EURICSE), its activities, and what the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) means to them. They explore why SSE is relevant in today’s world and the evolution of the SSE movement, moving from the margins to the mainstream. In their entries in the SSE Encyclopedia, Gianluca highlights the importance of “social” in social finance for addressing SSE needs and finance sector dynamics, while Riccardo discusses the positive impacts of SSE finance entities in meeting the needs of both SSE organizations and individuals, offering an alternative to conventional financing. To read the Encyclopedia’s entry on social services and the SSE, visit unrisd.org/encyclopedia-sse
