Unlocking the Social Economy 2025

Report methodology The report builds on the insights gathered through extensive desktop research, literature reviews and over 20 interviews with government, business and social enterprise leaders. The team reviewed literature about the green and digital transitions, social enterprises’ ability to drive economic equity and policy’s role in creating enabling environments for the equitable transitions. The interviews included a standardized series of questions, including, but not limited to: –What are the mechanisms by which social enterprises drive equity? –How have policy-makers fostered a conducive environment for digital and green social enterprises? –What policy measures are needed to ensure that the green and digital transitions are equitable? Interviews included leaders from the following global regions: Europe, Africa, North America, South America and Asia. Image credit: Fair Trade Unlocking the Social Economy: Towards Equity in the Green and Digital Transitions 6