The European Commission is today announcing the Semi-Finalists of the 2020 European Social Innovation Competition: Reimagine Fashion. The 30 projects represent exciting ideas for changing behaviours around sustainable fashion from across Europe. The Semi-Finalists, from 14 different countries, were selected from a field of 766 applications, by a Judging Panel comprising industry leaders from both […]

Guest post by 2020 Competition Judge John Pitsakis, co-founder of Greek sustainable fashion brand 3QUARTERS The biggest news of 2020, and for many years to come, is by far the global Covid-19 pandemic. The situation escalated so rapidly, we have some of the biggest and most advanced countries in the world being caught unaware. Daily […]

The European Social Innovation Competition selects 12 Judges every year to sit on the Judging Panel. As a group, these Judges offer a wealth of experience and insights, covering social innovation and entrepreneurship as well as technical expertise addressing the year’s theme. Through their collective voice they review applications and determine which entrants are taken […]

A fashion social enterprise journey from entering the European Social Innovation Competition to scaling up – by Valeria Valotto of Progetto Quid, Winner of the 2014 European Social Innovation Competition Fashion not only transforms us: concealing our flaws, making us feel pretty, sexy or professional, it also transforms, for better and for worse: cities, politics, […]

Throughout the course of February, a series of four webinars took place to provide support and inspiration to potential applicants to this year’s Competition by exploring different topic areas related to the sustainable fashion industry.

On 12th February we were in Valencia to celebrate the launch of the 2020 European Social Innovation Competition with a very special event at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia. Photos from the event can be found here. The event brought together key stakeholders in the fields of fashion, sustainability and social innovation, as […]

An interview with Slawomir Tokarski, Director of Innovation and Advanced Manufacturing, DG GROW Since its launch in 2012, the European Social Innovation Competition has served as a beacon for social innovators. Each year the competition takes on a different challenge facing Europe, employing a proven methodology for supporting early-stage ideas, while facilitating a network of […]

Lisa-Maria Sommer is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of the 2019 European Social Innovation Competition Impact Prize Winner, MTOP. Speaking at this year’s Awards Ceremony, she explained how the 2018 Competition has helped her company to double the output of its training programmes for refugees. A bit more than 3 and a half years ago, Nina […]

Italy’s ‘RecilaGaMe’ talks about turning plastic waste into silk, their innovative idea and their tiny larva business partners. Can you imagine transforming a plastic bag into an elegant silk tie? Or into a silk-shirt? Though it seems strange or even impossible, this is the concept of RecilaGaMe, our innovative plastic waste disposal idea. Our idea […]

Giuseppe Fasano, designer and co-founder at LUFT PARCEL, talks us though his inspiration, project and process through his participation in The European Social Innovation Completion.  My background is in design and I have been involved in packaging design for several years. Through my work, I noticed that the demand for sustainable packaging was increasing and […]