The number of social enterprises in Europe is increasing and they are engaging in new fields. Many countries are introducing new legislation as well as new support schemes to boost the development of social enterprises.
Both public and private markets offer new opportunities for social enterprises to start up and grow, reveals the new report "Social enterprises and their eco-systems: developments in Europe" published by the European Commission. The research was conducted by independent academics supported by the Euricse and EMES network . Read More
Types of Manuscripts Accepted In general, submissions should be full-length articles; however, JEOD welcomes book reviews, research proceedings and conference letters as well. All JEOD content is published in English. No fees or charges are required from authors for manuscript processing on JEOD. Authors pay neither submission nor publication fees. Read More
The ICF GHK Consulting was appointed by the European Commission to map social enterprises in the 28 Member States and in Switzerland.
The study follows up on the Social Business Initiative launched by the commission in 2011. It is based on existing academic materials and interviews with over 350 stakeholders across Europe. Read More
The week of 14–18 September the president of Euricse, Carlo Borzaga and Euricse researcher Silvia Sacchetti visited the Center for the study of cooperatives in Saskatoon. Read More
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. Read More
Registration is now open for the XX edition of the Master Programme in Management of Social Enterprises. Read More
The governing bodies of the Institute The President is elected by the Board of Institutional Members based on a nomination by the Rector of the University of Trento. The President convenes and presides over the Board of Institutional Members, the Steering Committee and the Management Committee and is… Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More