Category: cooperation
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Fascinating Panel at fi-compass event on Worker Buyouts
A fascinating panel on both existing financial instruments for facilitating worker buyouts of enterprises and an engaging discussion on the need for new and improved support structures for encouraging awareness and adoption of such mechanisms. Featuring Alessandro Viola (Italy, CFI), Thierry Perrin (France, Les SCOPs), Pedro Blazquez (Spain, COCETA) and Tej Gonza (Slovenia, Center for…
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Two Talks at the Royal Academy of Belgium on a Sustainable Agenda for the Firm
I had the privilege of giving two keynote lectures as Chaire SFPI of the Academie Royale de Belgique, within the College Belgique, in October. The first of these was entitled Embedding Firms within the Mission Economy, and attempts to introduce and problematize the dual nature of sustainability (i.e. environmental and social), seeking to understand whether…
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Belgium’s Heritage Days
Brussel’s city center was turned into a car-free zone this weekend to celebrate “Heritage Days“, an event where Belgians celebrate their heritage and where the international embassies here in town are encouraged to open their doors to visitors and to celebrate their respective traditions. That includes examples like Hungary’s embassy offering Hungarian dance courses for…
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Several (fascinating) new videos online!
Module 3, #CooperativeEconomics, is nearly complete. Video 4, on #multistakeholding and multistakeholder coops is one of, I think, the most engaging discussions in all four modules. It shows how the role of single individuals, here a psychiatrist named Franco Basaglia, can sometimes change the course of history. Check it out!