In the autumn of 2025, the Global Social and Solidarity Economy Forum will be held for the first time in France, following previous events held in Seoul, Montreal, Bilbao, Mexico City and Dakar.
This major biennial international event brings together all the stakeholders in the Social and Solidarity Economy ecosystem.
The aim is to pool the visions and practices that can make the SSE the “standard that will regulate the economy of tomorrow”, imposing the primacy of people and collective projects over capital, and structuring an economy based on proximity and long-term perspectives.
This seventh edition will be held from 29 to 31 October 2025 in Bordeaux, a city whose mayor is also President of the GSEF.
Each edition of the Global SSE Forum:
Bordeaux GSEF 2025 will be an important milestone on the road to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. With 5 years to go before the 2030 Agenda, the Forum should enable us to bring together civil society and territories to get things moving, challenge decision-makers and speed up the transition.
This is all the more crucial given the numerous threats facing the world today: wars, authoritarian regimes, economic disorder, social conflicts, ecological disasters and so on. The aim is to show that another world is possible and that it already exists.
The Scientific Committee will therefore be offering an extensive programme revolving around a strong theme and leading to a variety of sub-themes, fuelled by contributions from all over the world.
In addition to hosting discussions, the Forum will also have impacts in time and space, thanks to a series of territorial pathways, a cultural programme, and an SSE showcase for all audiences, participants and the general public alike.
Open to the city, Bordeaux GSEF 2025 will be an opportunity to showcase the SSE in what it is and can be, present in the daily lives of local residents, to demonstrate its assets in the service of the common good. Gateways will also be offered to conventional economic players to disseminate the values of the SSE and raise awareness of its contribution to the local economy.
Bordeaux GSEF 2025 – a welcoming, lively, stimulating and engaging Forum.