https://unescap.org/events/2024/apfsd11-side-events
https://unescap.org/sites/default/d8files/event-documents/Enabling%20Soc...
Organizers: Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia, Catalyst 2030 Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Social Enterprise Promotion Office, Thailand Department of Trade and Industry, Philippines Poverty Reduction through Social Entrepreneurship Coalition, Philippines SE Thailand Asia Pacific Regional CSO Engagement Mechanism - Social and Community Enterprise Constituency
Description: Social enterprise policies play a pivotal role in accelerating the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Social enterprise policies encourage the creation of businesses that address pressing societal challenges as well as accounting for environmental impact. Social enterprise policies are also instrumental in poverty reduction, inclusive recovery and building back fairer from the impacts of COVID-19 by stimulating innovative solutions that foster inclusive and equitable economies, promote well-being of marginalized communities, and ensure their participation in sustainable development processes. In Thailand, the Social Enterprise Promotion Office was established in 2019 under the Prime Minister’s Office to develop, support, promote self-reliant social enterprises to contribute to a fair and sustainable country. In Australia, the Victoria State Government launched a new Social Enterprise Strategy 2021-25 which was developed with the social enterprise sector and aims to grow the sector, strengthen its connectivity and unlock the potential to create more jobs and deliver an enhanced economic and social value. Since 2018, the Victorian government leveraged the government’s buying power to increase the value of goods, services and construction by delivering social and sustainable outcomes for its citizens. In the Philippines, the Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Development Council lodged under the Department of Trade and Industry passed Resolution No. 3, Series of 2021 Recognizing Social Enterprises as Partners in Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Recovery.
