Desbloqueando a economia social

The report argues that the social economy—comprising cooperatives, social enterprises, and non-profits—is a proven mechanism for inclusive and sustainable development. It identifies systemic barriers such as limited visibility and inadequate regulatory frameworks, and proposes two primary shifts: promoting the existing social economy through five specific policy priorities and leveraging its models to transform the broader profit-driven economy. The document highlights the sector's role in the green and digital transitions and its resilience during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.

• The social economy had a significant global economic footprint, representing approximately 7% of global GDP in 2017. In the European Union, there were 2.8 million social economy enterprises in 2020, employing 13.6 million people.
• The social economy demonstrates higher employment resilience during financial crises compared to public and private sectors. Between 2008 and 2010, employment in social enterprises grew by 20.1% in Italy and 11.5% in Belgium.
• Social entrepreneurs are positioned to lead an inclusive green transition by integrating circular economy principles and promoting organic agriculture and renewable energy, which helps mitigate the long-term costs of climate inaction.
• The sector can drive an inclusive digital transition by democratizing access to digital tools and creating new employment models, such as platform cooperatives, to combat automation-led job losses.
• Five policy priorities are identified to promote the social economy: establishing supportive regulatory frameworks, creating financial and tax incentives, expanding education and research, making public and private procurement more inclusive, and improving the collection and visualization of social impact data.
• To recalibrate the dominant economic model, the report recommends two additional priorities: improving corporate accountability through social taxonomies and supporting participatory business models.
• In Brazil, the social economy is supported by the National Impact Economy Strategy (ENIMPACTO), established by Decree 11.646 in August 2023 to foster an environment for socio-environmental impact businesses.
• The impact investment market is growing rapidly, with assets under management estimated at US$ 715 billion in 2019 and projected to reach US$ 1.845 trillion by 2030.

APA

World Economic Forum (2022). Desbloqueando a economia social. https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Report_on_Social_Economy_2023_PR.pdf

Chicago

World Economic Forum. Desbloqueando a economia social. 2022. https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Report_on_Social_Economy_2023_PR.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldeconomicforum2022desbloqueando, author = {{World Economic Forum}}, title = {{Desbloqueando a economia social}}, institution = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2022}, url = {https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Report_on_Social_Economy_2023_PR.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }