Documents
Food Coop. Operating Instructions
The research "Le Food Coop: Istruzioni per l'uso" is a practical and scientific guide for aspiring entrepreneurs that outlines the characteristics and development of food coops, particularly in Italy, and emphasizes their potential for replication in other contexts.
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Migrants, Refugees and the Social and Solidarity Economy
The entry particularly pays attention to the comparative advantages that SSE has in providing services to migrants and refugees, and introduces three empirical cases.
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The Finance Sector and the Social and Solidarity Economy
The entry explains the contribution of the social and solidarity economy (SSE) to strengthening social control over the finance sector for sustainable development. It highlights the role of SSE in developing financing mechanisms for the socio-economic development of deprived areas and vulnerable groups of people.
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Financing the Social and Solidarity Economy
The entry presents a list of financial instruments organised according to five broad categories: social base, surpluses and assets, grants, debt, equity. Each group shortly defines financial mechanisms that are, at least in principle, available to SSE.
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Contribution on the KPIs to monitor the implementation of industrial strategy
This paper reflects on the desirability of introducing specific criteria for quantifying the contribution of social economy organizations to the welfare of an area, thus providing an important tool to support EU policies.
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Contribution for an Action Plan on the Social Economy
This is the contribution that Euricse presented in Rome at the CNEL headquarters for an Action Plan on the Social Economy to support the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRP).
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The Social economy as a paradigm for the present and future of Europe: Elements and Action plan
The paper outlines the key elements that, according to Diesis Network and Euricse, should be considered in the Social Economy Action Plan as a contribution to the Roadmap published by the European Commission on March 1, 2021.
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Policy brief on social impact measurement for social enterprises
The paper, produced by the OECD and the European Commission, presents the issues and ongoing debates surrounding social impact measurement and provides concrete examples of measurement methods.
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Social clauses in public procurement – a practical handbook
In order to promote socially responsible public procurement, this report provides guidelines on how to include social values in the preparation and awarding of public contracts that support self-entrepreneurship and employment of disadvantaged people.
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Putting the “Local” in Economic Development: The Role of the Social and Solidarity Economy
Euricse and the International Labour Organization (ILO) Think Piece for the 4th World Forum on Local Economic Development, 17-20 October 2017 - Praia, Cabo Verde.
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A European Statute for Social and Solidarity-Based Enterprise
This paper explains why ad hoc legislation on social enterprises (SEs) is essential for the development of this unconventional form of business organization. It describes and compares existing models of SE regulation and discusses the key elements of a social enterprise's legal identity, with the aim of providing recommendations on the possible forms and content of an EU legal statute in this area.
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Social impact assessment in the Third Sector. Euricse’s scientific positioning and the ImpACT method
This paper is intended to reflect on the concepts of evaluation and social impact, to provide a brief scientific reflection on the topic, and above all to illustrate the positioning of our research institute Euricse with respect to the topic of social impact evaluation.
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Response to the Bank of Italy’s consultation on the Supervisory Provisions for the Cooperative Banking Group
Euricse decided to respond to the Bank of Italy's consultation as a research center that has devoted particular resources and attention to issues related to cooperative credit over the years.
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Observations to the ANAC guidelines for the assingment of services to third sector organisations and cooperatives
As a stakeholder, Euricse presents these observations, sharing the proposal which intervenes in a sector characterized by elements of undeniable complexity, both on the legal and the administrative level. The document is available in Italian.
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Policy brief on social impact measurement for social enterprises
The paper, produced by the OECD and the European Commission, presents current issues and debates on social impact measurement and provides concrete examples of measurement methods.
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The contribution of Euricse to the Government’s consultation on the third sector reform
In the light of the experience it has gained over the years, Euricse positively evaluates the new Government's guidelines on the third sector reform. The proposal offers a comprehensive approach to the sector that had been lacking so far.
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Appeal on the importance of cooperative banks for Europe’s economic recovery and growth
The paper addresses new regulatory measures for the EU financial system and was discussed by Carlo Borzaga, Euricse president; Romano Prodi, economist and former president of the European Commission and the Italian Council; Sir Partha Dasgupta, economist at Cambridge University and the London School of Economics; and Alessandro Azzi, president of Federcasse.
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EMES Position Paper on The Social Business Initiative Communication
This document was prepared by the Board of Directors of EMES as a response to the notice of the European Commission “Social Business Initiative” [COM(2011)682/2]", October 25 2011, with the aim of presenting the standpoint of EMES, gathering the experiences and opinions of the main scholars working in the social enterprises sector.
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Towards a common strategic framework for EU research and innovation funding
This document was drafted by the organizations that promoted the open letter to the European Commission titled “From Words to Action: Supporting Cooperative and Social Enterprises to Achieve a More Inclusive, Sustainable and Prosperous Europe.” The letter, signed by over 400 European academics, was officially presented to European Commissioners Michel Barnier and Antonio Tajani on October 13, 2010.
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Single Market Act: A Response from the European Scientific Community
This document was drafted by the authors of the open letter to the European Commission titled “From Words to Action: Supporting Cooperative and Social Enterprises to Achieve a More Inclusive, Sustainable and Prosperous Europe.” The letter, signed by over 400 European academics, was officially presented to European Commissioners Michel Barnier and Antonio Tajani on October 13, 2010.
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Mountain agriculture and the common agricultural policy
With this position paper, Euricse would like to emphasize the importance of mountain agriculture as one of the main avenues in achieving the sustainable growth objectives that are at the centre of today’s European agenda, and to lend our contribution to the conversation about the future of the Common Agricultural Policy.
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The European common agricultural policy and the role of enterprise networks
The main objective of the paper is to contribute to the debate on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) by offering the point of view of an extraordinarily important part of the European agricultural and rural fabric, which is agricultural cooperation.
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From words to action: supporting cooperative and social enterprises to achieve a more inclusive, sustainable and prosperous Europe
More than 400 researchers and academics from 29 European countries signed the plea "From words to action: supporting cooperative and social enterprises to achieve a more inclusive, sustainable and prosperous Europe". The plea, originated from a Carlo Borzaga's initative (President of Euricse), was sent to the European Commission and takes the cue from the statements on the importance of social economy released by the Commissioners Michel Barnier and Antonio Tajani.
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