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Recent financial crises have brought to light the social and environmental harm that can be cause... more Recent financial crises have brought to light the social and environmental harm that can be caused by instability in the financial system. Social and solidarity finance (SSF)—which includes a range of forms of finance and exchange that pursue a social mission—may offer less volatile, and therefore more sustainable, alternatives. At a time when the development community is deciding how to finance the ambitious post-2015 sustainable development agenda, the potential for SSF to contribute to a more stable financial system that is conducive to sustainable development should not be ignored.
Een onderzoeksinstituut voor sociale ontwikkeling aan het hart van de Verenigde Naties
The debates at the 2015 International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD) in Addis Abab... more The debates at the 2015 International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD) in Addis Ababa focused on macro gaps in development funding, and on the private sector as a provider of solutions. But this approach overlooked two fundamental players: social and solidarity economy (SSE) and social and solidarity finance (SSF). This think piece suggests that involving users in the management of financial resources and targeting funds towards sustainable activities leads the way to more sustainable finance conducive to socially sustainable development.
Synthesis paper of the UNRISD conference on "The Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Ec... more Synthesis paper of the UNRISD conference on "The Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy", 6-8 May 2013, Geneva (www.unrisd.org/sse).
Recent financial crises have brought to light the social and environmental harm that can be cause... more Recent financial crises have brought to light the social and environmental harm that can be caused by instability in the financial system. Social and solidarity finance (SSF)—which includes a range of forms of finance and exchange that pursue a social mission—may offer less volatile, and therefore more sustainable, alternatives. At a time when the development community is deciding how to finance the ambitious post-2015 sustainable development agenda, the potential for SSF to contribute to a more stable financial system that is conducive to sustainable development should not be ignored.
Een onderzoeksinstituut voor sociale ontwikkeling aan het hart van de Verenigde Naties
The debates at the 2015 International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD) in Addis Abab... more The debates at the 2015 International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD) in Addis Ababa focused on macro gaps in development funding, and on the private sector as a provider of solutions. But this approach overlooked two fundamental players: social and solidarity economy (SSE) and social and solidarity finance (SSF). This think piece suggests that involving users in the management of financial resources and targeting funds towards sustainable activities leads the way to more sustainable finance conducive to socially sustainable development.
Synthesis paper of the UNRISD conference on "The Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Ec... more Synthesis paper of the UNRISD conference on "The Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy", 6-8 May 2013, Geneva (www.unrisd.org/sse).