Saw-B (SawB)

SAW-B, Solidarity of the Walloon and Brussels Alternatives, is a pluralistic federation of social economy. It brings together more than 120 social enterprises in Wallonia and Brussels (cooperatives, associations, research centers, etc.) active in renewable energies, solidarity finance, fair trade, local services, recycling, training, etc. Among our members, we also have about ten federations and networks. That’s 15,000 workers.

SAW-B seeks to create a movement for an economic and social alternative. Three tracks are thus pursued:

• Defend and represent the social economy at the regional, Belgian and European levels.

• Support and promote social economy projects to create new businesses or develop existing ones.

• Finally, to make known and to provoke a critical reflection about the economic alternatives, with the workers of the enterprises of social economy and with the public in general.

One video

• Ma journée avec l’économie sociale

  2019

  SawB

One case study

• Comensia – Les défis d’une coopérative d’habitations

  Article SAW-B, 14 octobre 2022

  October 2022

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9 Analyses/working papers/articles

• Le financement de l’économie sociale (1/3) – Les financements privés

  SAW-B, September 2021

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• Mobilité à deux vitesses – Concilier l’urgent et l’essentiel.

  SAW-B, April 2021

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• Une autre gestion est possible! Discussion avec Philippe Eynaud

  SAW-B, 2020

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• Evaluation de l’impact social : Derrière les techniques, des enjeux sociopolitiques

  ES et enjeux de société SAW-B

  Florence Jany-Catrice, Joanne Clotuch, 2017

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• Peut-on se réjouir de la naissance d’une économie sociale grecque ?

  Quentin Mortier, 2013

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• Coopératives sociales italiennes : des leçons ?

  Frédérique Konstantatos, December 2010

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• Alliances emploi-environnement et éco-construction Une chance à saisir pour l’économie sociale !

  Analyse SAW-B

  Marie-Caroline Collard, Jean-Marie Coen, May 2010

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• eu. Dossier: L’Europe et l’économie sociale

  2010

  SawB

• Guide pratique et concret des clauses sociales dans les marchés publics

  SAW-B, January 2009

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3 articles

• Pathways to habitat

  Article from the RIPESS Europe newsletter - October 2021

  SAW-B, October 2021

  RIPESS Europe, SawB

  Español - français

• Meeting with Pass-ages – creation of a unique inhabitants’ cooperative project

  Article from the RIPESS Europe newsletter - January 2021

  SAW-B, January 2021

  RIPESS Europe, SawB

  Español - français

• And the day after ? For a CoronaReset.

  Article from the RIPESS Europe newsletter - April 2020

  April 2020

  RIPESS Europe, SawB

  Español - français