GCSI Global Government Summit Resources

 

 

1. Launch of the Global Government Council for Social Innovation (GCSI)

 

GCSI (2025) Draft Strategy

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Draft vision paper on the People and Planet Economy

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2. Speaking the same language: Bridging the gaps in social innovation terminology ​

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Mapping the Social Innovation Terminology Landscape, Skoll Centre GCSI Working Paper

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World Intellectual Property Organization (2024) Global Innovation Index 2024: Unlocking the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship

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Stanford Social Innovation Review (2025) From Margins to Mainstream: Social Innovation for Systems Change 

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3. Crafting change: Legal and strategic pathways to social impact and innovation 

GCSI (2025) Asta Jurguta

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OECD (2023) Policy Guide on Legal Frameworks for the Social and Solidarity Economy -

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Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation (2022) Legal reform as a catalyst for social enterprise: an international social enterprise law & policy report 

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4. Financing for impact: Investing in a sustainable future 

GCSI (2025) Innovative Levies for People and Planet

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WINGS (2025) Philanthropy’s role in Unlocking Social Innovation: a Strategic Partner for Governments 

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International Labour Organization (2019) Financial mechanisms for innovative social and solidarity economy ecosystems 

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5. From data to action: Knowledge exchange and impact measurement 

Groupe SOS (2025) An Overview of Impact Measurement

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World Economic Forum (2024) State of social enterprise: a review of global data 2013-2023 

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OECD (2023) Mapping social and solidarity economy ecosystems around the world ​

 

International Cooperatives Alliance (2023) World Cooperative Monitor

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Ashoka (2022) The Unlonely Planet 2022 

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6. Additional reading​

United Nations General Assembly Resolution (2023) Promoting the social and solidarity economy for sustainable development 

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International Labour Organization (2023) Social innovation approaches to tackle labour exploitation and promote decent work 

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World Economic Forum (2025) Unlocking the Social Economy: Towards Equity in the Green and Digital Transitions 

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OECD (2021) Building Local Ecoystems for Social Innovation: A Methodological Framework 

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One Family Foundation (2025) Scaling with Governments:  The journey of a social innovator