Author name: SEED2SCALE

Local culture can play a powerful role in a just work transition. In a region facing job losses, youth outmigration and the transition away from lignite, the EcoZani initiative uses the city’s Carnival to activate skills, innovation and community participation. By transforming the Carnival into a Zero-waste, Zero-emission and Zero-exclusion event, the initiative brings together […]

The partners of the SEED2SCALE consortium worked on the national strategies, and the Greek partners focused on the regional aspect of social innovation, as Greece already has a relevant National Strategy. This report presents the co-design/construction methodology used and the meetings held, while the National Strategies and Action Plans for each Partner Country and the

Social Innovation Spotlight presents in this episode the Sustainable NGOs project that helps youth organisations better understand sustainability and apply it in practice. By building green competences and offering practical tools, it supports real change, not just awareness. From online trainings to simple tools like footprint calculators, the project helps organisations reduce their environmental impact,

This milestone completed the initial development phase of five national social innovation platforms, with beta versions made available online for first review and feedback, for the 5 countries from the seed2scale consortium: Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Greece and Romania. The platforms feature a fully developed visual design aligned with the project’s identity, and the initial content

In Torino, along the Dora river, the EU-funded project ToNite turned that fear into an opportunity by co-designing services with residents and regenerating public spaces so neighbourhoods feel alive and safer after dark. In this Social Innovation Spotlight you’ll see how ToNite: The full initiative is available on Social Innovation Match here.

The “Regulatory, Economical, Social and Political Conditions for Competence Center Setup” report explores the conditions in Croatia relevant to establishing a Competence Centre. Its purpose is to identify and evaluate the legal and regulatory framework, as well as economic opportunities and barriers, to ensure that the Competence Centre can be activated and function effectively without

This episode of Social Innovation Spotlight presents a social enterprise that reuses, repairs and recycles textiles while creating jobs for people with disabilities and other marginalised groups. Sustainable fashion is promoted by using locally sourced, eco-certified materials and producing based on real market demand. At the same time, recycling, redesigned collections, and second-hand sales give

From all of us at SEED2SCALE, warm holiday wishes to social innovators everywhere, from across borders, sectors, and communities. May this season bring rest, renewed energy, and fresh inspiration to keep building solutions that create real social impact. Wishing you a 2026 full of meaningful connections, measurable impact, and unexpected breakthroughs.

This time, we’re turning the spotlight on OPHORI – Handmade Cosmetics, a social enterprise that shows how something we use every day can create real impact for the environment and especially for people with disabilities. Behind every product they make, there’s a team of people with disabilities involved in every stage from production to final

Social innovation can change lives when it connects ideas with real opportunities. In the second episode of the Social Innovation Spotlight series, we present an inspiring story from Croatia about how a Digital Innovation Incubator is creating real opportunities for young people. The incubator supports students from different regions by giving them access to digital