IGNYTE Magazine Issue 06 | Page 57

Increasingly, social enterprises and impact organisations are making a significant contribution to the economy. According to WEF, social entrepreneurs, already impact close to 1 billion lives in more than 190 countries and the sector is growing (2). In Europe there are 2.8 million social economy entities, accounting for, over 6.3% of employment (3).

(1) www.eesc.europa.eu/resources/docs/qe-30-12-790-en-c.pdf

(2) https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/09/social-entrepreneurs-and-covid-19-stories-from-the-frontline

(3) www.eesc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/files/qe-04-17-876-en-n.pdf

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