Brief description of the research aims

The team’s research centres on social economy and solidarity organisations such as cooperatives, employee-owned companies, insertion companies, social businesses and others. Particular emphasis is placed on their particular features, values, operating principles and the positive economic, social and environmental effects they have on achieving balanced people-centred uniting growth. The following topics are key: sustainable development; Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); values in companies (and organisations); people’s participation in companies (and organisations); decent jobs; supply chain sustainability.

Research areas

• Building a legal environment based on economic governance and management for all
• Social and solidarity economy, entrepreneurship and social innovation for sustainable development
• Learning and service as a transforming teaching tool

* Team recognised by the Basque Government

Team

Investigadora Principal
Aitziber Mugarra Elorriaga

Investigadores
Arantza Echaniz Barrondo
Mariola Serrano Argüeso
Marta Enciso Santocildes
Nerea Ereñaga de Jesús
Laura Gómez
Gema Tomás
Valentina Patetta
Casilda Zarauz
Ana Vidu