Libérer l'économie sociale

The report presents the social economy—comprising cooperatives, social enterprises, and non-profits—as a mechanism for inclusive and sustainable development. It highlights that the social economy represented approximately 7% of global GDP in 2017 and suggests two primary shifts: developing a supportive ecosystem for existing social economy actors and recalibrating the general economy to be more value-driven. The document outlines five policy priorities for sector growth (regulatory frameworks, financial incentives, education, inclusive procurement, and impact data) and two for general economic transformation (accountability taxonomies and participatory business models). It also provides a regional analysis of the social economy's maturity and legal status across Asia-Pacific, Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, MENA, Latin America, and North America.

• The social economy had a global economic impact of approximately 7% of GDP in 2017 and contributes to job growth across various economies.
• In the European Union, the social economy was composed of 2.8 million entities in 2020, employing 13.6 million people, which accounts for up to 9.9% of the employment rate in certain countries.
• The report identifies five concrete policy priorities for governments to advance the existing social economy: establishing favorable regulatory frameworks, creating financial and tax incentives, enhancing education and research on social innovation, making public and private procurement more inclusive, and systematically measuring social impact data beyond GDP.
• To recalibrate the general economy toward a value-based system, the report proposes two priorities: strengthening accountability through the adoption of social reporting taxonomies and supporting participatory business and governance models.
• The impact investment market was estimated at 715 billion dollars of assets under management in 2019, with projections suggesting it could reach 1,845 billion dollars by 2030 if it grows at an annual rate of 9%.
• Regional analysis shows diverse levels of maturity: Sub-Saharan Africa has a largely informal social economy with an estimated 28 to 41 million jobs created by social enterprises in 2020; South Korea's social economy represents 3% of its GDP; and Ecuador's social economy represents 25.7% of its GDP.

APA

World Economic Forum (2022). Libérer l'économie sociale. https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Report_on_Social_Economy_2023_FR.pdf

Chicago

World Economic Forum. Libérer l'économie sociale. 2022. https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Report_on_Social_Economy_2023_FR.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldeconomicforum2022librer, author = {{World Economic Forum}}, title = {{Libérer l'économie sociale}}, institution = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2022}, month = may, url = {https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Report_on_Social_Economy_2023_FR.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }