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Luxembourg hosts Global Government Summit for social innovation Time to share some more information about the Global Government Summit held here in Luxembourg from today until April 11th. Luxembourg will have the honour of welcoming around…

Scattered across a plain in Rollingen, buildings of organic and ecological design house a multitude of animals and activities. This is the Kass Haff educational and biodynamic farm.

Founded on the principles of solidarity farming, Krautgaart is a cooperative market garden farm based in Steinfort and Koerich. The team of enthusiasts take care of both the land and our taste buds! Krautgaart grows around…

Under the umbrella of the Elisabeth ASBL network of social institutions, Yolande Coop is an altruistic societal impact company working to promote inclusion. Since 2007, Yolande Coop has been supporting people with disabilities in their jobs.

Consuming locally means consuming sustainably. That’s the message from Kaf Lokal, a café-boutique in the heart of Esch-sur-Alzette. The Kaf Lokal societal impact company (SIS) opened its doors in 2021 on the initiative of the Centre…

Sociétés d’Impact Sociétal (SIS) shone at the first Luxembourg Impact Days. Five of the eight winning projects were initiatives by SIS companies.

Anchored in the field of professional reintegration since 1998, ProActif fights against socio-professional exclusion in Luxembourg. Training is the watchword of this constantly expanding organisation. For the past 25 years, ProActif, in collaboration with

In the heart of the town of Esch-sur-Alzette, a village of die-hard players in the social and solidarity economy work daily to build a better world. Benu Village sits humbly on a former wasteland in the…

This is the slogan on the website of on.perfekt, a Luxembourg initiative that is committed to offering fair and creative solutions to food waste. This cooperative was set up in 2020 after it was realised that…

The first edition of Luxembourg Impact Days will bring together players from the social economy sector to present their products, services, ideas and projects to encourage more responsible consumption for the benefit of mankind and the…

This ecovillage, founded in Luxembourg in 2015, is the first of its kind in the Greater Region and embodies the principles of transparency, social responsibility and sustainable living. By becoming a SIS, Benu Village is strengthening…

On 10 October 2022, the Union Luxembourgeoise de l’Économie Sociale et Solidaire (ULESS), in close collaboration with the societal impact company KnowThyBrand Women SARL-S SIS, and with the support of the Ministry of Labour, Employment and…

Launch of the new social economy web portal. On 27 September, Minister Georges Engel launched the new social and solidarity economy web portal. From now on, anyone interested will be able to find essential information about…

Inauguration of the Social Business Incubator (SBI) by Mr Georges Engel, Minister for Labour, Employment and the Social Economy. Start-ups will now be able to benefit from comprehensive, one-to-one support at the new incubator for social…

Call for applications for projects with a social and societal impact Following the great success of previous calls for projects, in which a large number of applications were selected for the IMPULS programme, the Ministry of…

SIS mobilises for LuxembourgTimes Business Run 2022 On the occasion of Business Run 2022, ULESS and the Minister for Labour, Employment and the Social Solidarity Economy motivated social entrepreneurs to demonstrate their dynamism and passion. The…

Mission: Impossible? Does using technology in your social impact projects seem complex and costly? For some time now, the so-called “Impact Tech” or “Tech 4 Good” has been enjoying a high profile. How can we bring…