Our thoughts are with all Ukrainians during these darkest and most saddening of days. Social enterprises stand for peace, for helping those most in need, and for always being there in times of crisis.
New policy brief by the OECD voices support for the social and circular economy
The OECD has released a very important policy brief regarding the social economy’s contribution to the circular economy. RREUSE warmly welcomes this initiative, which rightly voices social enterprises’ pioneering role in expanding circular economy practices.
Celebrating a warm, fair and green holiday season with social enterprises
As Christmas approaches, toy manufacturers and stores repeatedly warned about possible shortages and longer delivery times. Soaring shipping and raw materials costs disrupted the supply chain, inducing uncertainty, price rises and reduced choice in the run-up to...
Long-awaited Social Economy Action Plan sends major signal of support to social enterprises active in the circular economy
RREUSE warmly welcomes the European Commission’s publication of the Social Economy Action Plan (SEAP), establishing a 9-year framework to ensure social economy actors are appropriately recognised and further supported within Europe’s low carbon, circular and digital...
Joint statement: Europe’s circular economy leaders demand removable, replaceable, and repairable batteries
Repairers, refurbishers and recyclers, alongside environmental NGOs, call on the European Commission, Parliament and Council to adopt ambitious requirements in the Battery Regulation to enable battery removal, replacement and repair for consumer electronics and LEVs....
Green Friday is back for its 5th edition!
While many people still perceive Black Friday as an opportunity, the Green Friday Collective is back this year – more motivated than ever – with the firm intention of debunking the myth: NO, Black Friday is not a good deal. Black Friday is the commercial tradition...
Back to school? Save money and the environment through second-hand!
Whilst children require certain products to go to class and learn, many of these goods have a limited lifespan, often being used for one single year before ending up in landfill. But this is not the only pitfall of the back-to-school period: school supplies are...
RREUSE Activity Report 2020
Building on resilience, innovation and circularity amidst global pandemic 2020 was a relentless year, marked by global fear, uncertainty and instability. For social enterprises active in circular services, COVID-19 severely disrupted existing activities, placing...
Buying Social – A Guide to Taking Account of Social Considerations in Public Procurement
The European Commission released a second edition of ‘Buying social: A guide to taking account of social considerations in public procurement’. The guide reflects developments having been put forward by the EU Public Procurement Directive of 2014. It provides...
Let’s get talking: Exploring social value in the circular transition with Adam Minter
As part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, RREUSE will be holding its first episode of the series Let's get talking on 8 June 2021 @ 3:00 pm CET. In this episode, Adam Minter will be joining us to explore the social dimension within the circular transition. The...
Job creation by social enterprises in the re-use sector
RREUSE’s latest briefing, Job creation in the re-use sector: Data insights from social enterprises, highlights the opportunities for job creation in the re-use sector. Based on first-hand experience and expertise provided by the wider RREUSE network, the data was...
Five ways in which social enterprises embrace and innovate the rising bike culture
For the first time, data for 2019 in Germany shows that electric bikes were sold in higher numbers than diesel cars. It is estimated that the overall bike industry employs around 281,000 people in Germany alone. As the European Commission pleads for cities to double...