Small-scale social-environmental enterprises in the green economy: supporting grassroots innovation

La estrategia de canasta de bienes territoriales y su repercusión local en empleo e ingresos. El caso de Xicotepec de Juárez, Puebla

“…El Programa de Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (UNEP, siglas en inglés) lanzó en 2011 una iniciativa para el desarrollo de la economía verde. Más adelante, también otros autores han planteado una estrategia de diversificación productiva que haga posible el desarrollo sostenible rural, incluyendo el mejoramiento de la calidad de vida de la población en el campo y, por consiguiente, la erradicación de la pobreza rural (United Nations Environment Programme 2011; Creech et al 2014). …”

Worldwide Good Practices in Managing the Orientation of Technical Education Towards Sustainable Development

“…A three-year study performed on one thousand social and environmental small, micro and medium-sized enterprises (SMMEs) in developing countries showed that one of the most significant barriers to social and environmental enterprise sector success is the shortage of skills at the grassroot level, and carrying out their own training is a significant investment for these enterprises (Creech et al, 2014). The same researcher argues for additional efforts to be made in non-formal and informal TVET to facilitate transition to green growth.…”

Transitions to sustainability at the bottom : the role of grasstoors ecopreneurs

“…It has also been argued that grassroots entrepreneurs contribute to the green economy on the ground, because they bring about inclusive and resource-efficient technological innovations and promote more inclusive mechanisms to deliver products and services (Pansera & Sarkar, 2016;Sarkar & Pansera, 2017). However, researchers have found that still much support is needed to social and environmental enterprises as the grassroots foundations of a more sustainable development (Creech et al, 2014). This needed support consists of access to research organisations to develop and test products and technologies, access to information, access to advisors and mentors, access to finance and access to channels to communicate their success.…”

“…This has been often referred to as an 'inclusive green economy' (UNEP, 2012). It has been argued that moving towards such economy requires creative social and environmental entrepreneurs, known as ecopreneurs, who are able to organise, create and manage ventures that deliver social, environmental and economic value (Creech et al, 2014;Pansera & Sarkar, 2016). In fact, the agreed 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development defines specific green-economy targets in the Goal 8 'Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all'.…”

“…Researchers have found that much support is needed to social and environmental enterprises as the grassroots foundations of the green economy, namely in the form of access to research organisations to develop and test products and technologies, access to information, access to advisors and mentors, access to finance and access to channels to communicate their success (Creech et al, 2014).…”