Decent Work Agenda of ILO and COVID-19
For the millions of workers already in vulnerable situations, the COVID-19 crisis can have devastating consequences: their fundamental rights at work are threatened, pushing workers and their families towards greater insecurity. Safeguarding and extending fundamental principles and rights at work is therefore essential to address both the immediate and long-term crisis in the world of […]
Good Jobs for All in a Changing World of Work. The OECD jobs strategy
The digital revolution, globalisation and demographic changes are transforming labour markets at a time when policy makers are also struggling with persistently slow productivity and wage growth and high levels of income inequality. The new OECD Jobs Strategy provides a comprehensive framework and detailed policy analysis and recommendations to help countries promote not only strong […]
ENTRECOMP. The European guidelines for entrepreneurship education
The spirit of initiative and entrepreneurship is one of the 8 European key competences for lifelong learning, defined as “a person’s ability to translate ideas into action. This includes creativity, innovation and risk-taking, as well as the ability to plan and manage projects to achieve objectives. It is a skill that helps individuals not only […]
IMPACT INVESTING. New frontiers for social entrepreneurship. An interesting report by the Human Foundation.
Social impact investing finance (or Impact Investing) includes a wide range of investment strategies that aim to allocate financial resources to projects, companies and funds that aim to generate social benefits compatible with the economic return to be provided to the investor. It has, therefore, the dual objective of producing positive changes in the lives […]