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Actions and Strategy for the Social Economy and Social Enterprises: The Way Forward

This presentation highlights the actions and strategies for the social economy and social enterprises, focusing on access to funding, access to markets, improving framework conditions, and promoting social innovation and new business models. It also discusses the implementation of various initiatives and projects scheduled for 2017-2018.

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Actions and Strategy for the Social Economy and Social Enterprises: The Way Forward

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  1. Actions and strategy for the social economy and social enterprises  The way forward General Presentation 12th GECES Meeting 27 April 2017

  2. The legacy • External contribution: - Council Conclusions on the Social Economy (December 2015),EP resolutions, EESC opinions, CoR opinions; - GECES report and recommendations (October 2016); • Commission's contribution and commitment: - Social Business Initiative (2011) follow-up; - "Start up and Scale-up" Initiative (October 2016); - Political and institutional context: EFSI/White Paper on the future of Europe/European Pillar of Social Rights as windows of opportunity; Series of actions coordinated by the launch of an Internal Task Forcebetween different services (January 2017).

  3. Presentation of the actions • Implementation of actions scheduled for 2017-2018. • Five pillars to be developed: • 1. Access to funding; • 2. Access to markets; • 3. Improving framework conditions; • 4. Social innovation, technologies and new business models; • 5. International dimension.

  4. Pillar 1: Access to finance 1.Reinforcing EasI guarantee and establishing a debt finance window ("EasI funded instruments"); 2.Implementing EFSI social equity instruments: • Investments in or alongside financial intermediaries; • Investments alongside BA or investments in BA funds; • Payment-by-results scheme (pilot). 3.Working on the revision of the EuSEF Regulation (2013).

  5. Pillar 1: Access to finance 4.Stimulating support for Social Enterprise Financing Markets under EaSI such as: • Capacity building measures ("EaSI Capacity building"); • Projects grants to develop markets; • Operating grants for EU-level networks; • Grants to reduce transaction costs of financial intermediaries for small investments.

  6. Pillar 2: Access to markets 1. Implementing the revised rules on qualitative public procurement: • Awareness-raising events & capacity-building measures to stimulate socially responsible procurement for public procurement officers; • Updating the guide " Buying Social" (2011); • Discussing better insertion of social clauses in Commission's procurement. 2. Reinforcing the cooperation between traditional enterprises and social economy enterprises: • Launch of a study in 2017 to select best practices; • Preparation of a high-level conference on the topic mid-2018.

  7. Pillar 2: Access to markets 3.Identifying entry points for social enterprise/social innovation in Corporate Social Responsibility policy and related actions; 4. Stimulating cross-border activities for social economy and social enterprises.

  8. Pillar 3: Improving framework conditions 1.Preparing guidelines to assist Member States in developing regulatory frameworks for the social economyand social enterprises (if they wish to); 2.Possibly updating the Guide on SGEI; 3.Promoting the creation of social economy clusters in different Member States; 4.Boosting the establishment of social economy and social enterprise satellite accounts in national statistics;

  9. Pillar 3: Improving framework conditions 5.Implementing the Pilot Project "Transfer of businesses under form of cooperatives"; 6.Implementing the Pilot Project "Reduction of young unemployment and the setting up of cooperatives "; 7. Updating the mapping of social enterprise ecosystems in Europe; 8. Producing four in-depth country reviews with the OECD;

  10. Pillar 3: Improving framework conditions • 9.Disseminating the EC/OECD compendium of social enterprises policies and initiatives to showcase successful national initiatives; • 10.Developing in co-operation with the OECD online policy assessment tools for inclusive and social entrepreneurship policies for local and regional and national authorities;

  11. Pillar 4: Social innovation, technologies and new business models 1.Reflecting on the use and impact of new technologies by social economy actors and particularly social enterprises: • Preparing a workshop to be organised in Brussels in cooperation with EESC - Q2 2017; • Launching a call for tender to map and diffuse best practices in Europe. 2.Implementing the Pilot Project “Sharing Economy Start-up initiative – Financing the future of European Entrepreneurship”; 3.Building the momentum for social innovation and supporting concrete projects through the European Social Innovation Competition.

  12. Pillar 4: Social innovation, technologies and new business models 4.Launching and managing the Social Innovation Challenge Platform which will help to find solutions for important social challenges: • 1 Million to run a platform and operate as a matchmaker; • +2.5 Million of re-granting for projects. 5. Increasing visibility for concrete projects on social innovation, social economy & enterprises, social impact investment under Horizon 2020: • LEIT: CAPS – Collective Awareness Platforms for Sustainability and Social Innovation; • Innovation in SMEs; • Societal Challenges 6 – Inclusive societies. 6.Reinforcing and mainstreaming the experimentation of Digital Social Innovation models under Horizon 2020.

  13. Pillar 5: International dimension 1.Promoting social economy and social enterprises in neighbourhood/enlargement policies and programmes: • Launching a programme for enhanced economic development in the Southern Neighbourhood (e.g.: Southern Mediterranean); • Developing bilateral and regional support (e.g.: Moldova, Armenia, Western Balkans). 2.Promoting social economy and social enterprises in development policies and SDGs objectives: • Conducting a feasibility study under the Partnership Instrument with the FPI; • Following up specific projects in Eastern Africa (Ethiopia / Kenya); • Promoting inclusive business models through the Inclusive Business Action Network (IBAN); • Following up on Framework Partnership Agreements (International Cooperative Alliance/ COM.

  14. Pillar 5: International dimension 3.Economic Diplomacy: promoting the role of social economy and social enterprises in international fora (UNTFSSE, ILGSSE, G20, G7, ILO …): • Meetings with international organisations and fora; • Possibly organising a conference on "Financing the Social Economy" with ILGSSE (2018). 4. Promoting the relations with International Finance Organisations and Donor Community: • Participating in the Global Social Impact Investment Steering group; • Capitalizing on the possibilities offered by the new European External Investment Plan (EIP) – Exploring possibilities for a Social Impact Investment Window. 5.Cross-cutting actions: • Preparing guidance documents & communication tools for external delegations and to relevant DGs and Services.

  15. Further information • https://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/social-economy • @SocEntEU

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