July 31, 2010 :: 8:43 AM
Congress Sponsors
Ministry of Labour and Immigration. Directorate General for the Social Economy, Self-Employment and the Corporate Social Responsability
http://www.mtin.es/es/empleo/economia-soc/cuerpo.htm
The Ministry of Labour and Immigration's Directorate General for the Social Economy, Self-Employment and the Corporate Social Responsability is the Spanish government department with responsibility for matters concerning the social economy. This Department proposes legislation and other statutory instruments to foster the social economy in this country. It also publishes wide-ranging statistical information on registered co-operative societies and labour companies and on the working population registered with the Spanish Social Security system, including data on those among them who work in social economy enterprises.
Junta de Andalucía
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es
The Junta de Andalucía is the institution that embodies and organises the self-government of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. This Regional Government comprises the Andalusian Parliament, the President of the Andalusian Junta and the Council of Government. The Directorate General for the Social Economy and Entrepreneurs of the Regional Government's Ministry of Innovation, Science and Enterprise is responsible for encouraging cooperativism and the social economy in Andalusia.
Seville City Council
Seville is a city with a deep sense of history and a sparkling appearance. Nonetheless, despite all that Seville is and has been there is still far more in store for it than the past and the city is taking great strides towards its future. Those who still do not know Seville should not miss the opportunity to visit this city and fall forever beneath the spell of its beauty.
CEPES Andalucía
The Confederación de Entidades para la Economía Social de Andalucía or Confederation of Organisations for the Social Economy in Andalusia (CEPESAndalucía) is an inter-sector business Organisation set up in 1993 that brings together the organisations (federations, associations, foundations) of Social Economy enterprises and self-employed entrepreneurs in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. The main function of CEPES-Andalucía is to defend the interests of this group of businesses and act as the social agent that represents it, as well as to further these business models as a means to create employment and achieve a more just society and greater distribution of wealth.
Universidad de Jaén
On 1 July 1993 the Parliament of Andalusia passed Act 5/1993, bringing the University of Jaen into formal existence. This University traces its roots back to the Modern Age and the University of Baeza. Jaen University has strong ties with both training (expert and specialist courses, MSc and PhD degrees) and research in the Social Economy, specifically on the subject of cooperatives. Researchers from the University of Jaen have achieved numerous accolades and prizes for their research in the field of the social economy.
Turismo de Sevilla Convention Bureau
http://www.turismo.sevilla.org
The Seville Tourism / Convention Bureau is Seville City Council’s Tourism Consortium. Seville, rich millenary heiress of different cultures that settled along the shores of the Guadalquivir River, preserves and pampers its world famous monumental architecture. Nonetheless, the Seville that we wish to introduce to you today is a synopsis of the values of its past heritage and modernity of its present reality. Such a symbiosis holds the city's historical character which offers contemporary infrastructures which convert the city into a first class tourist destination.
Fundación ONCE
The Fundación ONCE for Cooperation and the Integration of the Disabled was founded in February 1988 as an instrument of the Spanish blind to cooperate and show their solidarity with other groups of disabled people. All of the Fundación ONCE's activities are aimed at contributing to improving the quality of life of the disabled by providing them with stable employment,improving their training and promoting the creation of environments, products and services that are accessible by all.
Fundación Divina Pastora
http://www.divinapastora.com/fundacion/
The foundation was set up formally in 2004 in Valencia (Spain) on the initiative of the Mutualidad General de Previsión del Hogar “Divina Pastora” mutual provident society. Its aims include social assistance and social inclusion, including attending to the problems of families, the elderly and children, training and assisting those at risk of exclusion, particularly the physically and mentally disabled, and fostering the social economy.
Unicaja
Unicaja is a credit entity with a social character. It was set up in 1991 through the merger of the saving banks of Ronda, Cádiz, Almería, Málaga and Antequera. Unicaja's network currently consists of 908 branches spread across 16 Spanish provinces, the cities of Ceuta and Melilla, and London. Unicaja's Social Work (Obra Social) -the largest among private institutions in Andalusia- had a 58.1 million Euro budget in 2007.
Fundación Caja Rural del Sur
http://www.fundacioncajarural.org
The Rural Savings Bank of the South Foundation was set up for the purpose of returning to society the trust that the public has placed in this Savings Bank. It works in different fields: education and training, boosting innovation – especially in agriculture, promoting artistic values, bringing culture closer to society and spreading such important notions as respect for the environment.
Caja Rural de Jaén
http://www.ruralvia.com/isum/Main?ISUM_Portal=17
The Rural Savings Bank of Jaen, a cooperative credit society, was set up in 1957 and has been going from strength to strength ever since. The savings bank has over 400 people working in almost every municipality in the province and also in Madrid and Barcelona, a total of 143 branches to date, making it one of the best-known banks in the province of Jaén.
Fundación Cruzcampo
http://www.fundacioncruzcampo.com/
Ever since 1904, when it was founded, the company that was then called Cervezas Cruzcampo and now goes under the name of Heineken España has been well-known in Seville and all Andalusia as a business with a strong commitment to local issues, always distinguished by its permanent support for many projects of social interest, both public and private. In February 1995 the company set up a private Foundation with national scope to channel its cultural, social, sponsorship and patronage activities, which were already numerous at that date.
