Har du ett innovativt projekt inom den sociala ekonomin? Ansök då till Programmet Socialt Entreprenörskap i Västra Götalandsregionen! Programmet har pågått sedan 2009 och i år prioriterar man projektansökningar som inriktar sig på ungdomsverksamhet.

Programmet vänder sig främst till mindre aktörer men även föreningar, kooperativ och sociala företag är välkomna med sin ansökan. Beviljat belopp är högst 100 000 kronor med förutsättning att projektet kan bli självgående inom 1-2 år.

För mer information och ansökningsblankett, besök Västra Götalandsregionens hemsida här.  

Do you have an innovative project in the social economy? Then you should apply for Programmet Socialt Entreprenörskap in the region of Västra Götaland! The program has been going on since 2009 and this year it gives special priority to project applications with focus on youth activities.

The project is designed primarily for smaller participants, however, associations, cooperations and social enterprises are also welcome with their application. Amount granted is not more than SEK 100 000 to condition that the project can become sulf-sustaining within 1-2 years.

For more information and application form, visit Västra Götalandsregionens website here.

Det nystartade svenska nätverket Cradle Net arrangerar stort C2C-event 29 april

Ur pressmeddelandet:

Kan du tänka dig en värld där allt du gör och konsumerar ger positiva ekologiska fotavtryck?
En värld utan avfall?
Cradle to Cradle gör den världen möjlig.

Den Nya Eko-industriella Revolutionen börjar torsdagen den 29 april kl 18.00 på Konstfack. Då får vi för första gången i Sverige höra den världsberömde tyske kemiprofessorn Michael Braungart, av Time Magazine utnämnd till ”Planetens hjälte”, berätta om det banbrytande konceptet Cradle to Cradle.

Cradle to Cradle (C2C) är en ny men självklar tanke; att förvandla avfall till näring i eviga kretslopp. I naturen existerar inget avfall – varför ska vi människor vara sämre?

Några exempel på C2C-produkter är glasspapper som smälter i rumstemperatur, bryts ner biologiskt och innehåller växtfrön. En fabrik som drivs av förnybar energi och som släpper ut renare vatten och luft än vad som tas in. Blöjor som du kan lägga i komposten och som kan bli biogas.

Under kvällen visar klädskaparen Matilda Wendelboe m. fl. upp världens första Cradle to Cradle-kollektion – kläder som du kan slänga i skogen eller ge tillbaka och få ut nya efter användning.

Dessutom finns möjlighet att delta i workshops med kreatörer, entreprenörer och organisationer som alla strävar mot nya lösningar där Waste = Food.

Tid: 29/4, kl 18-22
Plats: Konstfack, Stockholm
Begränsat antal platser!

För mer information och hur du anmäler dig till eventet, besök cradlenet.se

Special Feature on Social Entrepreneurship in McKinsey Quarterly

During the climate change conference weeks in Copenhagen, some 190 talks and panel discussions will be held in the people’s climate summit, Klimaforum09, and here things will sometimes be said that don’t necessarily fit the politically correct agenda of COP15. I find myself in the audience of the open discussion session “Tackling Capitalism and the climate crisis” where the tone is harsh and the words are blunt when speakers lay out the facts and ideas of how root causes of climate change are inherent in the social relations of capitalism. It’s hard to argue against that capitalist accumulation is the main cause of man effected climate change. “In the last hundred years, the only times the CO2 level has been dropping is during serious economy crises and if we don’t understand the old capitalism and find a new good driver for economic growth we won’t be able so solve the climate crises”, the speaker argues. I’m thinking of the enormous dilemma the world’s political leaders are facing. Not only during these extremely important weeks in Copenhagen but every single day. Because how to accept the fact that we have been and still are building modern society on a formula that is not at all sustainable. The western world is built on the pillars of economic growth as if growth could be infinite. That we live on a finite planet have not been a concern up until now. And what are our leaders to do when an alternative driver is so hard to accept, and invent?

When Tim Jackson presents his ideas on “prosperity without growth” in the session “From globalization to localization of life and economy”, I’m once more filled with hope. The sustainability adviser to the UK government shows us how the old system based on income, credit and spending can’t continue. And he as an idea of how to do it. Another world with a new economic structure is possible, and why wouldn’t it? Part two of the talk is today, Thursday at 1 pm. Looking forward to it.

When not in the seminar rooms the people of Klimaforum is interacting around the many stands and exhibitions in DGI-Byen. In the halls things are buzzing. We are discussing new innovations, religion, politics, looking at acute climate effects and drinking coffee all at once. People networks are intertwining, business cards and folders passed around. The 2020 Climate Solutions Meshwork provides great tools of interaction and immediate collaboration. YourClimate.TV are broadcasting live from a small studio hosting a wide diversity of people from all over the world. Hope and frustration are ever-present and I’m glad to have the opportunity to take part of it all.

If you are in the vicinities of Copenhagen, come by and join the summit!

By Johan Rutherhagen, SE Forum

In December 2007 I partcipated at a Global Journey hosted by the organisation Pioneers of Change. The theme for the Journey was to understand sustainable communities and learn from them. Among other things we had wild discussions about the COP15 conference and how to create attention and awareness on climate change and to take action.

One of the people I met in the Brasilian atlantic reinforest was Julie Abitz. She is one of the founders and hosts of Survival Academy, an initiative to share knowledge and take action on climate change during COP15. This is how they define their work:

“We need to share responsibility as citizens, employees, consumers, social entrepreneurs, politicians, activists, leaders, and members of communities and organisations to meet the challenges of the world at this time.”

Hosted events range from change labs, deep democracy, open space seminars, to learning for future business moves and how organisations are creating financial value by adressing climate change.

So, don’t waste your time, take action and if you are in Copenhagen, don’t hesitate to participate in the events Survival Academy are hosting. Read full programme

SE Forum’s activities are all carried out on a voluntary basis and as an organization we want to offer you a platform where you can easily make use of your competence working for a good cause. We are highly interested in meeting new people of different backgrounds who are active, capable and inspired and wants to make a change. For this reason we’ve created different working teams in order to gather people with different interests and give them a chance to get involved in our organization.

The second working team ready to launch is the Event team led by Board members Anna Edwall and Jonas Pinzke. The kick-off meeting will take place on October 8. The principal aim of the team will be to generate ideas in relation to the monthly event SE Bar, as well as the SE Forum Event in November 2009.

If you want to help SE Forum to develop activities that inspires and spreads the word about Social Entrepreneurship, and create connections between all people and sectors to create social change, please contact Anna (anna@se-forum.se) or Jonas (jonas@se-forum.se) for more information or simply to submit an entry.

When? Thursday 8 October at 12.00

Location: Yogayama, Jungfrugatan 8, Stockholm

If you wish to gain more knowledge on how to become a contemporary leader with a sustainable approach, SE Forum recommends you to attend the Hunger Project-Sweden’s seminar on sustainable leadership. The seminar will be held in Stockholm and will be a source of inspiration where you can listen to a number of successful leaders and get acquainted with models and tools on how to bring out the best of you.

For more information on this event, please read the complete invitation.

SE Forum’s activities are all carried out on a voluntary basis and as an organization we want to offer you a platform where you can easily make use of your competence working for a good cause. We are highly interested in meeting new people of different backgrounds who are active, capable and inspired and wants to make a change. For this reason we’ve created different working teams in order to gather people with different interests and give them a chance to get involved in our organization.

The first working team ready to launch is the PR team led by Board member Filippa Odevall. The kick-off meeting will take place on October 6 at 17.30. The principal aim of the team will be to improve the communication skills of SE Forum.

If you want to help SE Forum to reach out through press, media or social channels, please contact Filippa at filippa(at)se-forum.se for more information or simply to submit an entry. Further information on meeting place will be announced in the next few days.

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