GROW brings together five European regions:South East England (UK), Emilia-Romagna (Italy), Noord-Brabant (Netherlands), Malopolska (Poland) and Andalucía (Spain).
All are experiencing rapid growth and share a vision of "smart growth" rather than growth at all costs.
With a budget of €7.5 million, GROW has supported 16 international projects.
Eighty organisations are involved in the joint implementation of the EU's Lisbon Agenda, providing more jobs, better jobs and improved social cohesion.
16 Grow pilot projects across the regions
GROW supports pilot projects and pioneering initiatives to address the dilemma that regional strategies face when balancing social, environmental and economic constraints to achieve stable growth. The project is composed of three main pillars: Green Growth, Business Growth and Inclusive Growth. The 3P Model - People, Planet, Profit - illustrates the sustainable principles behind the programme.
Grow Highlights
GROW has succeeded in catalysing changes and bringing together organisations with different expectations from social, business and environmental backgrounds, all joining forces to deliver high-impact projects to improve the lives of millions of people.
