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Actions and strategy for the social economy and social enterprises The way forward General Presentation The legacy Communication on a Social Business Initiative (2011) follow-up; Council Conclusions on the Social Economy (December


  1. Actions and strategy for the social economy and social enterprises  The way forward General Presentation

  2. The legacy • Communication on a Social Business Initiative (2011) follow-up; • Council Conclusions on the Social Economy (December 2015), EP resolutions, EESC opinions, CoR opinions; • GECES report and recommendations (October 2016); • " 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 Force between 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 debt finance window; 2. Implementing blended instruments under EFSI Equity; 3. Working on the revision of the EuSEF Regulation (2013) ; 4. Stimulating support for Social Enterprise Financing Markets under EaSI.

  5. Pillar 2: Access to markets 1. Implementing the revised rules on qualitative public procurement; 2. Reinforcing the cooperation between traditional enterprises and social economy enterprises; 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;

  6. Pillar 3: Improving framework conditions 1. Preparing guidelines to assist Member States in developing regulatory frameworks for the social economy and social enterprises (if they wish to); 2. Possibly updating the Guide on SGEI ; 3 . Updating the mapping of social enterprise ecosystems in Europe; 4. Producing four in-depth country reviews with the OECD; 5. Disseminating the EC/OECD compendium of social enterprises policies and initiatives to showcase successful national initiatives;

  7. Pillar 3: Improving framework conditions 6. Developing in co-operation with the OECD online policy assessment tools for inclusive and social entrepreneurship policies for local and regional and national authorities ; 7. Boosting the establishment of social economy and social enterprise satellite accounts in national statistical accounts; 8. Promoting the creation of social economy clusters in different Member States;

  8. Pillar 3: Improving framework conditions 9. Implementing the Pilot Project "Transfer of businesses under form of cooperatives"; 10. Implementing the Pilot Project "Reduction of young unemployment and the setting up of cooperatives".

  9. 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; 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;

  10. 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; 5. Increasing visibility for concrete projects on social innovation, social economy & enterprises, social impact investment under Horizon 2020; 6. Reinforcing and mainstreaming the experimentation of Digital Social Innovation models under Horizon 2020.

  11. Pillar 5: International dimension 1. Promoting social economy and social enterprises in neighbourhood/enlargement policies and programmes; 2. Promoting social economy and social enterprises in development policies and SDGs objectives; 3. Economic Diplomacy : promoting the role of social economy and social enterprises in international fora (UNTFSSE, ILGSSE, G20, G7, ILO … ); 4. Promoting the relations with International Finance Organisations and Donor Community: 5. Cross-cutting actions.

  12. Further information Executive Summary and Recommendations available in all EU languages in the Website https://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/social- economy @SocEntEU

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