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Launch of the first OASIIS Biennial Report 2018

21st March 2018Biosphere Reserves, Business and Biosphere, Climate Action, SDGs, Social Enterprise, Social Entrepreneurship, UN SDGs, UNESCO

The value of social entrepreneurship toward sustainable development in UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves Two years from its launch, previously unavailable data from the OASIIS

Social Enterprise Network Impact Evaluation

31st January 2019Evaluation, Networks, Report, SENs, Social Enterprise Action Plan, Unlocking more than Potential

Scotland's Social Enterprise Networks Found to Increase Connectivity by 1,000% About the SEN Pilot A common theme among third sector organisations is the challenge to measure and report on social

First Social Investor on OASIIS

23rd March 2018Firstport, OASIIS, Social Enterprise, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Investor, Sustainable development, UN SDGs, UNESCO Biosphere Reserves

WHAT IFGIRVAN GOES GLOBAL WITH OASIIS Ayrshire social enterprise programme What ifGirvan is to become the first social investor on the OASIIS platform, which connects UNESCO Biospheres worldwide.

How can Scotland and UK continue collaborating with the EU post Brexit?

16th January 2018ALDA, Brexit, Collaboration, Local Democracy, post Brexit, Scotland

#BREXITSCOTLAND On 23 June 2016 the UK as a whole voted to leave Europe. The disconnect is scheduled to take place at 11pm UK time on Friday 29 March, 2019. We hear a lot about the impact a hard

Cletwr Event Report

13th December 2017Biosphere Reserve, Business and Biosphere, Cletwr, Italy, Man and Biosphere, Rural development, SDGs, Social Enterprise, Sustainable development, UNESCO, Wales

I attended a 2-day event which was organised jointly by the Appennino Tosco-Emiliano Biosphere and OASIIS (Opening Access to Sustainable Independent Income Streams). The latter is an online platform

Adventure Centre for Education (ACE) Event Report

14th November 2017Biosphere Reserves, Business, Global Goals, Outdoor Activities, Partnership, Social Enterprise

In October Assist Social Capital co-hosted an event in Appennino Tosco Emiliano Biosphere Reserve, Italy. The event aimed to bring businesses from UNESCO Biosphere Reserves (BRs) together to hear and

UNESCO Biosphere Reserves & the Sustainable Development Goals

31st October 2017Biosphere Reserves, EU, LADDER, SDGs, Social Enterprise, Sustainable Development Goals, The Scottish Government, UN SDGs, UNESCO, UNESCO Biosphere Reserves

UNESCO Biosphere Reserves and the Sustainable Development Goals August - October 2017 191 Answers, 3 Recommendations Download the full report here: UNESCO Biosphere Reserves & the Sustainable

UNESCO International Workshop 19th -20th October

12th October 2017Biosphere Reserve, Business, Community, Italy, Social Enterprise, UNESCO, UNESCO International Workshop, Workshop

UNESCO International Workshop - The Role of Social Enterprise for UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Development 19-20 October 2017Verrucole Castle – San Romano in Garfagnana (LU)Appennino Tosco Emiliano

Unlocking Potential for Social Enterprise Networks

28th September 2017Evaluation, Networks, Scottish Government, SEN, Social Enterprise Action Plan, Unlocking more than Potential

We are pleased to be launching a pilot project with the support of the Scottish Government to document the impact of Scotland’s Social Enterprise Networks (SENs). We will be working with 4 of the

Bridging the SDGs: Citizens towards Sustainable Development

16th August 2017Collective Wisdom, Community, Insights, LADDER, Man and the Biosphere, OASIIS, Participation, Social Enterprise & Biosphere Reserves, Sustainable development, UNESCO MAB

We’re pleased to be partnering with Insights US on an exciting new project aimed at generating action-led advice from citizens, to support sustainable economic development within UNESCO